Howe admits Isak 'would have made a difference' after Liverpool defeat

The Newcastle boss offers no update in the stand off between the striker and the club

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00:00I've not been party to talks on this for a long time now, so I've been preparing the team,

00:05giving all my energy to the players that want to play for Newcastle. I think that's where my

00:09energy is best put at the moment. The quality of Alex, I think he would have made a difference

00:15in the two games, I don't think there's any denying that. But that said, the teams function

00:20really well and I think that the performance of the players and the team in the two games

00:27doesn't happen without every part of the team functioning well. You can't carry anyone in this

00:33division against any opponent. So yes, we maybe today in that first half needed to score when we

00:40were on top and goals do change games as always, but just dealing with what we have, Craig really.