Published: 12:16, 20 October 2025 | Updated: 12:16, 20 October 2025

Liverpool manager Arne Slot should drop British record signing Alexander Isak, Wayne Rooney has claimed after Manchester United's shock 2-1 win at Anfield.

The reigning Premier League champions suffered more disappointment on Sunday with a fourth successive defeat in all competitions, losing at the hands of their bitter Manchester rivals.

Harry Maguire's 84th-minute header handed the Red Devils their first win at Anfield in over a decade, after Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo cancelled out Bryan Mbeumo's early strike for United 62 seconds into the match.

Isak, who joined Liverpool for a record-breaking fee of £125m last summer after forcing a move from Newcastle, made his third successive Premier League start for the Reds on Sunday but continued to struggle in front of goal.

The Swedish international has yet to score a league goal for Liverpool despite netting in the Carabao Cup, chalking up just two goal contributions in seven appearances across all competitions so far.

Meanwhile, fellow summer arrival Hugo Ekitike, who joined for £79m from Eintracht Frankfurt, enjoyed a blistering start to...