Liverpool handed fresh injury scare as Alexander Isak withdraws from Sweden duty

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That's because, on Sunday morning, it was confirmed that the striker has withdrawn from the Sweden squad "due to a minor injury". Isak started and scored as Graham Potter's Sweden returned to UEFA Nations League B by beating Romania 2-1 at the Nationalarenan in Stockholm on Friday night.

The main question being, will Isak be fit to feature against Manchester City? Speaking in the mixed zone on Friday after the game, Isak's toe was clearly bleeding, but he played down but was quick to play down longer-term concerns: "You can see it...

It’s nothing serious, but due to the number of matches in a short period of time, he won’t be able to take part. It’s frustrating for both him and us."Graham PotterThe 27 year old had started the season very impressively, scoring four times across all competitions, matching last year's tally already.