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Liverpool may now have received a huge fitness boost regarding "world-class" player

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Now, speaking to reporters, with quotes shared by the Liverpool Echo, Slot has stressed not to allow expectations to get too high, but also hinted that he isn’t definitely out of Sweden’s internationals at the end of the month. “If you ask me now I would say I don’t expect [Isak to go on duty with Sweden],” Slot said.



Let’s say [he comes back] at the beginning of April, he has been out for three and a half months and not trained with the team for three and a half months. “I am really, really looking forward to having him back but don’t get the expectations again so high that the minute he is on the pitch, he is at the level of what we spent that money on.” Any Alexander Isak brilliance an added bonus this season Having Isak back will be a massive boost for Liverpool and Slot, easing the workload on Hugo Ekitike and allowing the Reds to call upon a player whom Alan Shearer has called “world-class” in the past.

But it is important that he isn’t rushed back too soon by the Reds, potentially damaging the injury further, so patience is required with the striker. He is also a main contributor for This Is Anfield, one of the world's biggest Reds-related sites, where he writes features and news, and covers matchday content.