Overview
- Alexander Isak trained with Liverpool on Friday after a three-week groin layoff and is unlikely to start at Manchester City, though he could be involved.
- Sweden boss Graham Potter has called up Isak but said he is not ready to play 90 minutes twice in four days, indicating careful workload management.
- Slot cautioned that rehab does not restore match sharpness and asked for patience, revising his earlier view that Isak’s pre-season was complete.
- Alisson is expected to return after the international break, with Jeremie Frimpong also targeting that window though not fully fit for Nottingham Forest, and Andy Robertson’s load is being assessed.
- Liverpool halted a run of six defeats in seven with clean-sheet wins over Aston Villa and Real Madrid before visiting second-placed City as Arsenal lead the table.