Alexander Isak injury latest as Sweden makes decision on Liverpool striker before crucial qualifier
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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesAlexander IsakAlexander Isak has not played for Liverpool since December and is still a while off full sharpness, even after he was spotted training on the grass in Kirkby earlier this weekLiverpool striker Alexander Isak.(Image: PETER POWELL / AFP via Getty Images)Liverpool striker Alexander Isak has been left out of the Sweden squad that will attempt to qualify for the World Cup when it takes on Ukraine next week.Sweden's players will meet in Valencia on Monday before the game on Thursday. Isak has not played a competitive minute since December, when he broke his leg in the act of scoring against Tottenham.In the absence of Isak, there will be a lot of pressure on the shoulders of Arsenal forward Viktor Gyokeres to step up.
He is yet to return to team training, and even when he does, he is likely to take some time to get back to full sharpness."There's nothing we can do about it," Potter explained. If it loses and is out of World Cup contention, it will play a friendly against the loser of that other semi-final, also at home at the national stadium."I have to mess up the party again," Slot said last week when he was asked about Isak.
"Let's say [he comes back] at the beginning of April, he has been out for three-and-a-half months and hasn't trained with the team for three-and-a-half months."The last time he did that, it took him a while to get up to speed."I am really, really looking forward to having him back, but don't get the expectations so high that the minute he's on the pitch, he's at the level of what we spent that money on.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn moreFrom $100LFC.comSee the dealLiverpool's home and away strips for the 2025/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com or via the LFC Online Store in both the US and across the world."If you ask me now, I would say I don’t expect [Isak to go on duty with Sweden for their World Cup play-off against Ukraine]."But we are still one and a half weeks off, there is always co-operation between club and country but I don’t expect him to play for us before that."Liverpool.com says: It was never likely that Isak would be fit enough to go away with Sweden.