Alexander Isak lived up to the hype on his Newcastle debut with two exquisite finishes vs Liverpool - one denied by VAR - as Toon legend Alan Shearer watched on... Eddie Howe's men may have lost at the death but their £60m recruit made a lasting impressio

High up in the director’s box, Alan Shearer sat on the front row and the look on his face told us he was enjoying what he saw.

Shearer was a snapshot of 3,500 Newcastle fans in the Anfield Road End, who had come south hoping to see something special from the man whose name has dominated every conversation on Tyneside for much of this past week.

Many had set off not knowing whether Alexander Isak would be able to make his eagerly-awaited debut but midway through the afternoon, the green light had arrived. Newcastle’s record signing — all £60m and 6ft 3in of him — had received his work permit and was ready to launch his new career.