Liverpool supporters saw Alexander Isak take part in his first training session on Tuesday after the club\u2019s record signing joined the squad at Kirkby. Jon Dahl Tomasson insisted that Isak wasn\u2019t anywhere near ready to start a competitive fixture after spending his summer in self-imposed exile. The Sweden boss gave him 18 minutes in the 2\u20130 defeat to Kosovo on Monday night and within 48 hours he was out on the Kirkby pitches.<\/p>\n
Jeremie Frimpong\u2019s presence on the training ground was another positive sign. The \u00a329.5 million summer arrival from Bayer Leverkusen was pictured scampering around with his usual zesty energy after being sidelined through injury. The fullback missed Liverpool\u2019s final two games of August after damaging his hamstring an hour into his Premier League debut.<\/p>\n
Conor Bradley is also working his way back from a muscular issue. With Bradley and Frimpong unavailable early on, Arne Slot was forced to deploy central midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai in the backline. That tactical switch proved effective. Szoboszlai embraced the defensive role while retaining the stamina to contribute to Liverpool\u2019s attacking play and his spectacular free kick decided a stale clash with Arsenal a fortnight ago.<\/p>\n
Bradley returned to the bench for that meeting with Arsenal and was assessed fit enough to join up with Northern Ireland. He started against Luxembourg last week and then played the full 90 minutes of a 3\u20131 defeat to Germany. That Germany result was, incidentally, settled by another free kick from a Liverpool player, on this occasion Florian Wirtz.<\/p>\n
The training images offered a guarded boost: Isak back on the grass after limited minutes for his national side, Frimpong moving freely following his hamstring setback, and Bradley continuing his return from a muscular problem. For now, the club will continue to manage each player’s minutes and monitor recovery as preparations continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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