Liverpool boss Arne Slot has acknowledged that striker Alexander Isak stays uncertain for the weekend conflict towards Brentford after being taken off with a groin downside throughout their win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
The Swedish ahead, who started alongside Hugo Ekitike in Wednesday’s match the place the latter scored towards his former membership, was substituted on the interval at Deutsche Financial institution Park following discomfort in his groin.
Strain is mounting on Slot to get the very best out of the British-record signing, whose underwhelming begin has produced only a single aim — within the Carabao Cup towards Southampton.
Forward of the fixture towards Brentford, Slot provided an replace on his staff’s harm issues, saying, ‘Alexander isn’t too dangerous. He’s a query mark for the weekend, so we are going to see the place he’s,’ throughout his pre-match press convention.
Isak’s health setback arrives at a pivotal second as he continues his seek for a primary Premier League aim since finishing his switch to Liverpool on deadline day.
His early spell at Anfield has been affected by restricted pre-season coaching following his hectic summer time departure from Newcastle United. To this point, the 26-year-old has made eight appearances throughout all competitions, contributing one Carabao Cup aim and a single Premier League help.
Doubt
When requested for an replace on Jeremie Frimpong, who additionally sustained an harm within the conflict with Frankfurt, Slot responded, ‘Jeremie Frimpong isn’t in a great place; he gained’t play right now, tomorrow or subsequent week,’ earlier than including, ‘Hamstring accidents, so that’s going to take some time.’
After 4 straight defeats in all competitions, Liverpool desperately wanted a confidence-lifting consequence — and so they delivered it emphatically on Wednesday with a 5-1 overcome Eintracht Frankfurt within the UEFA Champions League.
The Reds, nonetheless, will look to finish a troubling home away file, having misplaced their earlier 4 Premier League away matches towards London golf equipment.
They’ll goal to keep away from a fifth consecutive defeat within the capital — a file they final skilled between March and November 1970 — after they make the journey to face Brentford in East London on Saturday.
Encouragingly, Liverpool boast a powerful file towards the Bees, profitable every of their final 5 conferences. They’ve additionally discovered the web in all eight of their Premier League fixtures towards Brentford — their second-best good scoring file towards any aspect, behind Queens Park Rangers, towards whom they’ve scored in all 14 encounters.
