The international window that just completed saw Alexander Isak play competitive football for the first time since May. Liverpool’s record-breaking signing missed the entire preseason and the first three matches of the Premier League campaign due to his bitter holdout at Newcastle United. So is he match fit now? Well he made an 18 minute cameo for Sweden, where he missed two big chances in the shock loss to Kosovo.
So does Sunday bring the debut of Isak in a red Liverpool shirt? Maybe to probably, but likely only in a limited role.
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We’ll probably see Alexander Isak come off the bench in the second half. The 125 million GBP signing probably needs to build back up to 90 minutes match fitness. Alexis Mac Allister is not 90 min match fit either, as he has yet to complete a full match. The Argentina national team coach, Lionel Scaloni, admits that Mac Allister is not 100% right now.
Finally, defenders Jeremie Frimpong and Ibrahima Konate are expected to shake off their less than serious injury issues and be available to feature here.
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