Newcastle striker Alexander Isak has been linked with a move to Liverpool in the summer transfer window and his future could depend on Champions League qualification

Alexander Isak cannot stop scoring, and as a result the speculation surrounding a possible future away from Newcastle United continues to heat up. Isak's brace was a pivotal part of his side being able to weather a late Nottingham Forest fightback from 4-1 down to take all three points in a seven goal thriller.

From four successive shots, between the 23rd and 34th minutes, Newcastle scored four times — and that clinical 11-minute spell includes the two-minutes-plus taken to award a penalty following a VAR review.

Alexander Isak's double made him the highest-scoring Swedish player in Premier League history, overtaking Freddie Ljungberg (48)