Alexander Isak is an injury doubt for Liverpool’s home clash with Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.
Isak started Tuesday night’s 1-0 win over Inter Milan at the San Siro, playing nearly 70 minutes before being replaced by Florian Wirtz, who won the late penalty converted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
The £125million British transfer-record signing will be assessed when the players reconvene at the AXA Training Centre, Arne Slot has confirmed.
The Inter match was only Isak’s second start alongside fellow striker and summer signing Hugo Ekitike, who joined for £79million.
Slot said: “What we all saw, which is completely normal, is the more they play, the more they will adapt to each other and the better they will cooperate.
“I think it is fair to say, the other two No.9s on the pitch for Inter, Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez, were more used to playing with each other. But I also saw promising things from the both of them.
“It’s the second time they have played together, for obvious reasons, match fitness, and I think we will see more of this in the future of them playing together.
“But Alex also got a knock in the first half, so let’s see how he has recovered from that and if he is able to start tomorrow. And if he is able, if I make the decision to start them again, or I do it in a different way.”
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