Arne Slot has provided an injury update on Alexander Isak ahead of Liverpool’s pivotal clash with Aston Villa.
The British-record signing has endured a stuttered start to life on Merseyside, with his pursuit of regaining full match sharpness hampered by a recent groin problem.
The Swede was withdrawn at half-time in Liverpool’s 5-1 thrashing of Frankfurt last week – their only win in their last seven – and Slot has confirmed that the striker will not be available for the visit of Villa on Saturday.
Slot has also ruled out Curtis Jones for this weekend, who was forced off against Brentford with a minor issue, but has revealed Ryan Gravenberch is back in training and could feature.
“Ryan (Gravenberch) trained with us yesterday. The other two (Isak and Jones) didn’t yet,” Slot said.
“In the end phase of the injury, things can slow down a bit or things can go faster but Ryan trained with us yesterday and he will train with us today and then we will make the call whether he is able to start.
“The other two are 99.9 percent sure not in the squad on Saturday.”
