Alexander Isak is returning to Liverpool from international duty with a minor injury, and he will miss Sweden’s three remaining fixtures in this break before being assessed at the AXA Training Centre. He scored and played the full 90 minutes at the Strawberry Arena in Stockholm before the update arrived. Sweden still have games against Romania, Poland and Bosnia-Herzegovina to come.
Liverpool's update on Isak
The club statement was straightforward: Isak is back early because of a minor injury, and Liverpool medical staff will check him when he returns. No longer timeline has been given, and the club have not said he will miss Manchester City when they visit Anfield on Sunday October 11.
That uncertainty lands against a strong start to the season. Isak has scored four Premier League goals this season in five appearances, and Liverpool sit sixth in the Premier League with 9 points from 5 matches. They are unbeaten in five league games, too, so losing their new forward for any period is awkward even if the problem is not being described as major.
What the timing means for Liverpool
Sweden manager Graham Potter said before the update that Isak had played a lot of games lately and that there was no chance he would play all the minutes. That fits the workload around him, but it does not change the main fact here, which is the injury and the early return.
Liverpool’s schedule after the break is not gentle. City come first, then LASK in the Champions League in Austria, followed by October home games against Villarreal, Brighton and Chelsea. With Isak already on four league goals, Liverpool will want him fit quickly, but the only firm update is that he is headed back to be assessed.
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