Alexander Isak injury update as Liverpool star's knee might be completely fine
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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesAlexander IsakAlexander Isak was forced out of Saturday's Premier League game between Liverpool and Tottenham in London after suffering an injury while scoring during the second halfIt's too early to say whether Alexander Isak has suffered a serious injury(Image: Getty Images)It's believed Alexander Isak may have injured his lower leg, rather than his knee, during the 2-1 victory at Tottenham on Saturday.The Liverpool striker scored his third goal for the Merseyside club, but he appeared to pick up a worrying injury in doing so. Arne Slot was asked about Isak's injury and didn't seem too confident in his response.READ MORE: Liverpool VAR incident as referee and Premier League explain Tottenham red cardREAD MORE: Gary Neville sums up Alexander Isak agony as Liverpool fears ACL injuryBut Isak's left knee might be completely fine, as The Athletic claims Isak has suffered a suspected lower leg injury.Yet it's too early to say how severe Isak's injury is.
Xavi Simons and Cristian Romero were both sent off for Spurs.Isak was challenged by Micky van de Ven(Image: Getty Images)Despite the goals and red cards at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the big talking point from Saturday's game was Isak's injury."I don’t have any news on him, but if a player scores, gets injured, and doesn’t come back on the pitch or doesn’t try to come back, it’s usually not a good thing," Slot said when asked about the striker's condition."I cannot say anything more than that. Let’s hope Alex is back with us soon, but it is difficult to say."Speaking of Wirtz, he's now starting to look like one of Liverpool's most important players after a slow start to life on Merseyside.
He's now got six assists to his name as a Liverpool player, with three of those coming in his last five appearances.Wirtz was asked about Isak's injury while speaking to LFC TV. He said: "With Alex it’s a bit unlucky, I hope it’s not too bad, but we have to wait for that."Conor Bradley was also forced out of Saturday's game with an injury, while Jeremie Frimpong was taken off late on.