Alexander Isak is a doubt for Liverpool’s Premier League game at Brentford on Saturday after picking up a groin injury against Eintracht Frankfurt this week.
The Sweden international — a British-record signing — was withdrawn at halftime of Liverpool’s 5-1 win in the Champions League on Wednesday, but Liverpool manager Arne Slot suggested it was not a serious injury.
“Alex (is) not too bad. Question mark for the weekend. Let’s see where he is,” Slot said Friday.
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch is also a doubt after being left out of the Frankfurt game with an unspecified issue, while Jeremie Frimpong is out with a hamstring injury.
“Jeremie is not in a good place,” Slot added. “He’s definitely not going to play today, tomorrow or next week. Hamstring injury so that’s going to take a while.”
Isak has made a slow start since his $170 million move from Newcastle in the offseason,
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