Should Isak go straight in? The FPL talking point

The Premier League returns this play aft nan world break, and galore Fantasy Premier League managers whitethorn person a conundrum connected their hands.

Liverpool signed Alexander Isak from Newcastle for a British-record £125m connected transportation deadline time and nan mobility now is whether he will commencement astatine Burnley connected Sunday.

Do Fantasy Premier League managers bet and propulsion him into their teams? Or do you time off him retired for Gameweek 4?

This week's FPL master Holly Shand and nan guys from The FPL Podcast by BBC Sport statement this week's FPL talking point.

Holly Shand: I deliberation nan cardinal for Gameweek 4 is to instrumentality pinch nan Liverpool assets you have, do not bargain aliases waste this week until nan starters go clear. There's nan appealing fixture of Burnley away, but there's nary guarantee Isak starts successful that game. He has had a disrupted August wherever he hasn't trained consistently aliases played immoderate competitory minutes. He only played 18 minutes crossed 2 fixtures for Sweden complete nan world break and truthful it would beryllium a astonishment to beryllium connected nan squad expanse this weekend.

Chris Sutton: I deliberation it is excessively early. I very overmuch uncertainty he is up to lucifer speed, truthful why would Liverpool propulsion him successful from nan commencement erstwhile Hugo Ekitike is performing anyway. It is simply a cleanable business for Liverpool because they tin conscionable nurture him into nan squad and springiness him minutes and gradually build that fitness. To propulsion him into your Fantasy squad would beryllium ridiculous.

Holly Shand: Going forward, Isak will predominate successful nan number 9 role, which could spot Cody Gakpo and Ekitike successful a conflict for minutes connected nan left. Liverpool statesman their Champions League run against Atletico Madrid adjacent midweek, wherever they'll request this squad depth. Ekitike has had different 400,000 caller owners up of Gameweek 4, having delivered 3 extremity involvements successful nan opening 3 gameweeks, pinch only Mohamed Salah much highly owned from this Liverpool team. Only Joao Pedro and Erling Haaland person scored much imagination points among forwards than Ekitike.

Statman Dave: I deliberation Gakpo's minutes will beryllium constricted pinch Ekitike perchance playing connected nan left. With Ekitike's 2 goals and assists I uncertainty he would beryllium nan 1 who is dropped. Gakpo would spot much minutes disconnected nan chair aliases commencement and past get taken disconnected pinch Isak nan semipermanent player. Isak will people a batch of points and him and Mo Salah complement each other. There is tons of talk that Salah is nan main feline and everything goes done Salah, truthful Isak won't get anything, but that is rubbish. Salah is not playing anyplace adjacent nan level we expect but really they complement conscionable makes much sense. Isak is nan opportunity to feet, Salah tin agelong nan backmost statement - it works.