Liverpool, England – Not be small matter o! Wayne Rooney don open mouth talk say Alexander Isak no fit start for Liverpool ahead of Hugo Ekitike. Isak, wey Liverpool buy from Newcastle for mouth-watering £125 million, don only score one goal since he join the club at the beginning of September. And na that goal come from League Cup too! For Premier League, e don yet to find the back of net after three starts in a row. Chai! Na wetin we call hot pepper soup for player career.
Rooney no hold back as he yarn. He talk say Isak no dey ready since him come from Newcastle. “He no train well, he no get pre-season,” Rooney talk. “All the time wey Newcastle dey train, this guy dey sit down for house dey gree with im agent. E no good at all.” E even go further to say, “On current form, E no deserve to play ahead of Ekitike.”
As if na add salt to injury, Liverpool don suffer four consecutive losses in all competitions, na the first time dem go through this kind wahala since November 2014. Last season, dem dey chop Premier League trophy but dis season, e no be so simple. They kick off well with seven straight wins, but now dem dey find consistency like person wey dey find im lost phone.
Rooney talk say dem don dey too complacent and Arne Slot, the Liverpool coach, dey learn hard lessons now. E just 46 years old, and this na the first time e don experience this kind lose streak. “I see am dey argue with officials for touchline, na uncommon sight be dat,” Rooney added with plenty surprise. “Pressure don dey show for dem.”
Another wahala for the Reds be the form of Mohamed Salah. Rooney talk say Salah dey one of the greatest in Premier League history, but this season, e dey look like shadow of im old self. Last season, na he sabi carry Liverpool on im back as he score 29 goals in 38 league matches. But this term, him dey struggle pass money collector for market. “Salah don carry plenty pressure over the years,” Rooney explain. “E don play too many games, maybe e don reach im limit.”
Rumor dey fly say Salah fit wan leave Liverpool next summer. “I go miss im if e waka. Fantastic player no doubt, but we no sabi if him don tire.” Na wetin Rooney give us as gist, and e make sense like jollof rice for party.
Meanwhile, Manchester United no dey dull. The victory over Liverpool na dem first wey dem fit carry for Anfield since 2016. Despite the tough time wey Ruben Amorim dey face, this win don boost dem morale, and now e fit just two points behind fourth-placed Liverpool. “Dis win na for the manager,” Rooney dey hail dem. “To win for Anfield no be beans, e get level!”
Na so di drama unfold as Liverpool dey prepare for their next encounter. Dem go face Manchester United again, and fans dey hope say Isak fit deliver and balance the table. Na only time go tell if e go fit show say im na real deal or na just talk.
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