Former Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant thinks Liverpool should look to bolster its attack with the addition of Alexander Isak.

Isak has proved himself to be one of the best strikers in the Premier League since joining Newcastle in 2022, scoring 38 goals in 66 top-flight appearances.

Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez moved to England in the same summer as Isak but has not had the same kind of impact, managing just 22 goals in 77 appearances for the Reds.

Nunez has faced criticism from many Liverpool fans in recent times and Pennant thinks it's time for the Reds to move on from the Uruguayan, and try and sign Isak instead.

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“I think Liverpool should be looking at signing Alexander Isak from Newcastle in January," Pennant told Casino Apps. "He scores every time he plays against Liverpool since he’s joined! Not only that, but he’s also a proven goalscorer and is a real handful for defenders.

“His movement is great, he’s quick and can bring in other players as well. He has all the attributes of a fantastic number nine. That goal against Liverpool recently was all his creation, it was him getting the ball out of his feet and striking it into the back of the net and it’s not the first time we’ve seen that.”

On Nunez, Pennant added: “He cost so much money and is up there with one of Liverpool's highest-paid players. He’s just not giving Liverpool what they paid for – yes, he works his socks off and the fans love him, bringing something different to the team, but ultimately you want goals.

“Especially for that price tag, you expect returns to justify that fee, I think after this season – which is his third – we’re not going to see any improvement in the fourth or fifth. This is it now, this is the final product of Darwin Nunez. No disrespect to him, but he’s not on the level as a player that Liverpool are as a team.

“Liverpool has had some great number nines in the past, and Nunez falls short of them. I think it’d be wise to offload him somewhere in Europe and invest the money they get for him elsewhere.

“There was all that chat when he joined being compared to Erling Haaland when he went to Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund, but he just hasn’t got up to speed in the Premier League like Haaland has.”