Virgil Van Dijk ‘not worried’ about Alexander Isak despite difficult debut season but warns striker must score more

Alexander Isak has endured a difficult start to life at Liverpool (Reuters)

Virgil van Dijk said he has no worries about the “outstanding” Alexander Isak despite his tough debut season at Liverpool and his lack of goals.

But the Liverpool captain said their record signing has to score more in the future after finally getting a Premier League goal at Anfield for Arne Slot’s side.

Isak, who cost a British record £125m, has only scored four goals in 21 games for Liverpool, three of them in the Premier League, in an injury-hit campaign.

Van Dijk said: “In terms of what I’ve seen of him everyone knows and sees and experiences as team-mates how outstanding he is. It is about getting games, confidence but obviously scoring goals as a striker – that’s the main trigger for him.

“I’m not worried at all about him whatsoever. We want more than goals from him and that’s what he can bring and he just has to keep going and keep working, keep staying fit and keep staying important for the football club because I think he will and he already is.”

Isak suffered a fractured leg when scoring against Tottenham in December and underwent ankle surgery. His goal in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace was his first in 2026.