How dare you... You bend your arms inside? Pep Holan Is One Level Over Isaac

Sep 13, 2025

How dare you... You bend your arms inside? Pep Holan Is One Level Over Isaac
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Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has set out to take care of his disciples. Guardiola was asked to compare Alexander Isaac (Liverpool) and Elling Holan (Manchester City) at a press conference ahead of the 『Manchester Derby" against Manchester United on the 13th (Korea time). In response, Guardiola said "Isaac is an outstanding player. But Holan is a little higher up there,' he might say, considering the transfer fee spent by Liverpool. But others will say Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo (when asked to name the best striker). I have no desire to trade Holan with anyone."

Isaac was the biggest topic in the transfer market last summer. Isaac, who played for Newcastle United until last season, announced his move to Liverpool ahead of this season. He was absent from Newcastle's Korean tour due to injury, but he was in training normally and expressed dissatisfaction with the part where his transfer to Liverpool was not progressing. Newcastle emphasized that they would not send Isaac if the set transfer fee standards were not met, but in the end, they raised the white flag at the end of the transfer market. Liverpool's transfer fee to Newcastle to bring Isaac is reported to be 125 million pounds (about 2236.2 billion won).




How dare you... You bend your arms inside? Pep Holan Is One Level Over Isaac
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Manchester City's leading striker, Holan, has made a brilliant start to the season by scoring multiple goals against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the opening round of the Premier League. He remained silent against Tottenham Hotspur, but scored again against Brighton and Hove Albion. In the European qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Moldova on the 10th, he contributed to the team's 11-1 victory by scoring 5 goals and 2 assists alone.

Isak has yet to play in an official match since his transfer to Liverpool. The problem was that he did not participate in Newcastle's pre-season schedule and did not make his body properly. Liverpool coaches have expressed their willingness to use Isak at a time when he has improved his condition.

In the last two seasons, Isaac and Holan have been in the Premier League's top scorer competition. Holan, who scored 27 goals in the 2023-2024 season, beat Isaac (21 goals) to become the top scorer in the Premier League. However, Isaac scored 23 goals last season, one goal ahead of Holan (22 goals). While both players failed to win the top spot last season due to Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, 29 goals), expectations are high that they will play a real game again this season.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.