Alexander Isak confirmed to start third game in 10 days

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Alexander Isak is set to start for Sweden as they look to salvage their hopes of reaching the World Cup against Kosovo on Monday night, in a big test of the striker’s fitness. Since his £125 million move to Liverpool on deadline day, Arne Slot has been consistent in his approach to Isak’s fitness.

Slot has maintained the eventual target is for Isak to be fit enough to start three times in a week – as is typical of Liverpool’s schedule – with that a long-term goal. The 26-year-old is therefore set for the biggest test of his fitness yet this season when he starts for Sweden against Kosovo on Monday night.

Slot’s ‘pre-season’ plan for Isak “The best [will be] when he comes back hopefully from the Swedish national team,” Slot explained after the 2-1 win over Southampton a fortnight ago. “Then I think after that, then his pre-season has ended and we can expect even more from him.