Liverpool boss Arne Slot has confirmed that Alexander Isak can be out for a “couple of months” after the Sweden worldwide suffered a damaged leg in the course of the Reds’ victory over Tottenham on Saturday. The Sweden striker has undergone surgical procedure after sustaining a fracture in his left leg.
Isak got here off the bench at half-time towards Spurs and fired his facet into the lead 11 minutes later as he swept dwelling a cool end. However he suffered an harm within the course of after being challenged by Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven as he acquired his shot away. And he hobbled off the pitch with the help of two members of Liverpool’s medical crew, with Jeremie Frimpong approaching to interchange him.
And the Dutchman defined: “It should be a protracted harm, a few months. That is an enormous, massive, massive disappointment for him and likewise for us.”
He later added: “I am assured he can [play a part in the back end of the season]. It has been a very difficult and troublesome interval for him.
“You be a part of a brand new membership – he was very excited – and also you need to present instantly your qualities, however that was merely unimaginable.
“If you have not educated for 2 or three months at critical stage, on this league you must be on prime of your recreation to affect a recreation of soccer.
“We knew it could take months. We knew it may take him time, that is why he is so unfortunate he is now injured as all of us noticed along with his objectives towards West Ham and Tottenham he acquired nearer to the participant he was at Newcastle.”
Isak’s absence means Slot might want to rely closely on Hugo Ekitike over the approaching weeks, with the Frenchman netting his eleventh objective of the season at Spurs after transferring to Anfield in the summertime.
And turning his consideration to Ekitike, Slot defined: “He nonetheless must get stronger however he is already turn out to be stronger. He can rating a objective, he has nice footwork, dribbling expertise – he has a lot in his locker.
“He’s adjusted to the Premier League now, the most important factor is how he can turn out to be bodily excellent – that is what he’s engaged on actually arduous.
“Final two, three, 4 minutes he was very, very, very drained at Tottenham. I see this usually. However there’s hardly any relaxation for these gamers, I’ve to offer them quite a lot of compliments. Each time they battle, battle, battle from first second to the final.”
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