Alexander Isak has not had the start to life at Liverpool that he would have been expecting.

The Reds are in a very dire situation right now, with Manchester United handing them their fourth loss on the bounce in all competitions.

Not only are results not going their way, but performances all-round are far from good enough, with Liverpool struggling to score as many goals as they used to.

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This is a big surprise given the additions in this area of the pitch, with Isak just one player who was expected to come in and hit the ground running.

Although he has not been fully fit for most of his time at Anfield so far, he still has failed to do anything really of note, with Alan Pardew wondering whether he could be the new Fernando Torres.

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Liverpool have had a number of quality strikers in their time, with Torres one of the best, especially in the Premier League era.

The Spaniard set the league alight and caught the attention of many big clubs, eventually moving to Chelsea for £50m, which was, at the time, a huge transfer fee.

However, he never hit...