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liverpool afraid of him alexander isaac He suffered serious damage to his leg when he was injured against Tottenham and was sidelined for a long period.
The £125million man was hurt in a challenge by Micky van de Veen, a fraction of a second after Isak had scored the opening goal for Liverpool.
Isak will need to undergo an MRI scan before Liverpool know the full severity of the problem, but they are worried he will be without their record buy for some time.
The Sweden international has a lower leg injury rather than a knee injury and Liverpool are fearful of Isak due to the nature of the challenge. He was unable to celebrate his goal, requiring immediate medical treatment and staggering off the field.
The forward has had an intermittent start to his Liverpool career since making the British record deadline day move, first waiting to be fit after missing pre-season training with injury and then injuring his groin in the Champions League win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
He scored his second Premier League goal for Liverpool against Spurs but now his absence is hurting the manager Arne Slott Lack of forward to the immediate future.
Kodi Gakpo is also injured while Mohamed Salah is with Egypt at the African Cup of Nations. Additionally, versatile player Dominik Szoboszlai will miss Saturday’s game against Wolves with a suspension after receiving his fifth yellow card of the season.