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Louise Taylor

‘I wouldn’t swap him for anyone’: Eddie Howe happy to take Isak over Haaland

Newcastle’s Alexander Isak is substituted and embraced by manager Eddie Howe during the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at Arsenal
Eddie Howe (centre) says of Alexander Isak (right): ‘Alex is very different to any other striker I’ve worked with.’ Photograph: John Walton/PA

Eddie Howe has insisted he would not swap Alexander Isak for any other forward in world football – Erling Haaland included.

All eyes will be on Sweden’s Isak and Norway’s Haaland as two of the world’s best strikers meet at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday for Newcastle’s visit to Manchester City.

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