Alexander Isak tipped for new role with pressure on Liverpool striker after Anfield struggles

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Alexander Isak has been tipped for a role in a front two with Viktor Gyokeres as Sweden aims to clinch an unlikely play-off spot in World Cup qualifying. Sweden goes into both games with Graham Potter as its interim manager after sacking Jon Dahl Tomasson off the back of the last break.

Former Sweden defender Jonas Olsson, who played in the Premier League for West Bromwich Albion, criticized Tomasson's tactics and said that it will be important for Potter to find a way to get the best out of Isak and Gyokeres. "It's about getting them (Isak and Gyokeres) involved in the game, putting him in good positions as often as possible.

It was a 3-4-2-1 formation, with Isak as a dropping striker, but I think they will play with two strikers now. "The chemistry between them hasn't been good at all in the national team, not in these four games or the games in the summer, so that's something to work on when Gyokeres is back, but I do think a change of formation will be a first step towards that." Isak and Gyokeres are teammates at international level Liverpool boss Arne Slot is also facing a similar dilemma to Potter, as he tries to accommodate two top strikers in Isak and Hugo Ekitike.