Sweden national team manager Graham Potter has called up Liverpool’s Alexander Isak and revealed that he expects the striker to feature against Manchester City this weekend.
This comes as an unexpected boost for Liverpool, who have been without their club-record signing since he damaged his adductor four games ago, with a daunting trip to the Etihad on Sunday. Arne Slot has been reluctant to divulge too much information about Isak’s health, but more light has now been shed on the situation by Potter.
The freshly appointed Sweden boss described Isak as “available” ahead of November’s World Cup qualifiers against Switzerland and Slovenia. However, he also admitted that his star striker was not yet back to full fitness. “We’ll see this weekend. Hopefully he can play against Manchester City and be with us in Málaga,” the English coach told .
“But Alex is not ready to play 90 minutes in two games in four days,” Potter warned. “But he is available and I look forward to meeting him.”
Earlier this week, Slot revealed that Isak would “definitely not” start against City as he had not yet returned to team training ahead of Liverpool’s midweek Champions League victory with Real Madrid. If Isak does prove to be available, it could give the Reds boss a selection headache this weekend.






