Former Watford captain Troy Deeney has urged Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak to sabotage training sessions in order to force a move to Liverpool. Isak, 25, has been at the centre of one of the Premier League’s biggest transfer sagas this summer,

When Newcastle United host Liverpool on Monday night, the focus will be on a player who won’t set foot on the pitch.

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe remains hopeful Alexander Isak can be reintegrated to the squad despite the disgruntled striker saying his relationship with the club cannot continue in an explosive midwe