Liverpool international break news as Alexander Isak gets major boost amid new injury blow

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With the international break drawing to a close, Liverpool's players will be returning to the club over the next few days, with Alexander Isak having now learned his World Cup fateLiverpool striker Alexander Isak(Image: Getty Images)It was a bumper Tuesday for Liverpool's stars as the international break drew to a close, with six players starting as more eyed up some minutes before returning to Merseyside.And, although they weren't involved themselves, there were places at the World Cup on the line for Alexander Isak and Federico Chiesa, with Sweden and Italy both in action in the European play-offs to reach this summer's tournament.Players will now be heading back to Liverpool ahead of the return to action on Saturday against Manchester City in the FA Cup, with a huge couple of months lying ahead now for Arne Slot's side.READ MORE: Man City dealt injury blow ahead of Liverpool game in FA Cup as 'not ideal' issue emergesREAD MORE: Liverpool injury news and return dates ahead of Man City after Giovanni Leoni updateHere is the latest news on the international front for Liverpool's players after Tuesday's games...Alexander IsakIsak could only watch on from afar as Sweden took on Poland for a spot at this summer's World Cup. Thankfully for the striker, he can celebrate his country booking their place at the tournamentViktor Gyokeres was once again the hero after his hat-trick against Ukraine on Thursday as he scored a late winner, with Sweden winning 3-2 in Stockholm.Isak will now be hoping he can prove his fitness in time to get his spot on the plane.

The striker is expected to return to action soon for Liverpool, with Slot having pinpointed the Champions League tie against Paris Saint-Germain as his target.Federico ChiesaLike Isak, Chiesa had to watch on as Italy faced Bosnia and Herzegovina in their play-off - although the winger could have perhaps been involved had he not decided to pull out of Gennaro Gattuso's squad.Moise Kean broke the deadlock early on for the visitors, but Alessandro Bastoni's red card raised tensions just before half-time. Italy couldn't hold onto its lead, and Haris Tabakovic's equalizer sent the game into extra time.Nothing could separate them during the subsequent 30 minutes as the tie went to penalties, with Italy going down 4-1 as it misses out on a place at the World Cup for the third tournament in a row, with Chiesa now facing a quiet summer amid doubts over his future at Anfield.Italy boss Gennaro Gattuso during his side's World Cup play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina(Image: Getty Images)Milos Kerkez, Dominik Szoboszlai and Kostas TsimikasIt wasn't the most thrilling end to the international break for Milos Kerkez and Dominik Szoboszlai both started for Hungary in a goalless draw with Greece.Rather frustratingly for Slot, the pair both played the full 90 minutes before heading back to Merseyside, having also played the majority of Saturday's win over Slovenia - not the ideal build-up ahead of Saturday's clash with Manchester City.There was another - slightly forgotten - Liverpool face in action, with Kostas Tsimikas starting for Greece.

Van Dijk, meanwhile, also came off at half-time, while Gravenberch remained on the bench as the 10-man Netherlands held on for a draw.Lewis Koumas and Kieran MorrisonIt's fair to say no one in Wales or Northern Ireland would have wanted to play this game, with both nations having been beaten in the play-offs for the World Cup last week.The game in Cardiff though did give Lewis Koumas the chance to make his second start for Wales, and impress those back at Anfield more amid his loan at Hull City. The 20-year-old played just over an hour, and could be back in action on Friday as Hull travels to Oxford United in the Championship.Having missed out on a place in Northern Ireland's squad against Italy, academy winger Kieran Morrison was named on the bench for his country for the first time, although he will have to wait a little while longer for his debut.