Eddie Howe has hailed Alexander Isak as world class after the ahead’s double in Newcastle’s 5-1 win over Sheffield United.
Isak has now scored in seven straight video games at St James’ Park and took his tally to 23 objectives for the marketing campaign in all competitions with a brace towards the Blades.
The Swedish striker has struck 19 occasions within the Premier League and is now only one adrift of Erling Haaland and Cole Palmer within the race for the division’s Golden Boot.
Isak is the primary Newcastle participant to have reached 20+ objectives in all competitions in a top-flight season since Alan Shearer in 2003/04 and Howe believes the 24-year-old is a world-class expertise.
He insisted he wouldn’t swap the in-form ahead, who has been linked with Arsenal, for every other participant in Europe.
“I feel he’s, sure, I feel he’s,” Howe mentioned in his post-match press convention when requested if Isak was world class.
“For me, I feel the most important factor is would I swap him with anyone else? No, I wouldn’t. While you take a look at his age profile and what’s to come back, you take a look at his attributes and his qualities, he’s some expertise.
“I feel we should always simply get pleasure from his performances, how he’s enjoying in the mean time.
“He’s filled with confidence, he seems bodily in a extremely good place and I simply assume it’s an incredible factor to look at him play presently.”
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