Arne Slot gave a guarded assessment after Alexander Isak was forced from the pitch following his goal in Liverpool\u2019s win over Tottenham Hotspur. The 26-year-old summer recruit converted a first-time finish after Florian Wirtz slid a perfectly weighted pass into Isak\u2019s stride, but his celebration never began. Spurs centre back Micky van de Ven\u2019s challenge missed the ball and caught Isak, whose left knee appeared to twist awkwardly while his studs were caught in the turf.<\/p>\n
Isak was left writhing on the turf and, after lengthy medical attention, had to be helped off with an arm draped across two physios. Slot declined to offer a firm medical update straight after the match. \u201cWe\u2019ll have to wait and see,\u201d he warned. \u201cIt is too short after the game to speak about it but it is never good when a player has to come off.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have any news on him,\u201d the Liverpool boss reiterated in his postmatch press conference, \u201cbut if a player scores, then gets injured and then doesn’t come back on the pitch and doesn\u2019t try to come back … that\u2019s usually not a good thing.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I cannot say anything more than that, that is just [a] gut feeling. Nothing medical to say about it.\u201d Slot had not yet spoken to Isak by the time of his media duties but worked to emphasise positives from the brief cameo.<\/p>\n
Slot noted the link between the club\u2019s two most expensive signings of all time. \u201cIt\u2019s a good thing that he scored: a good goal, assisted by Florian Wirtz,\u201d he said. \u201cI said last week already players are getting better and the team is getting better. Again, it wasn\u2019t perfect today, especially not in the last 10 minutes, but in the meantime we pick up points and I see the team developing in a way I like to see.\u201d<\/p>\n
The strike was Isak\u2019s second Premier League goal for Liverpool and his first at Anfield remains pending. It was also the first assist Wirtz had created for a teammate in England\u2019s top flight. Wirtz\u2019s pass for Isak was recorded as his 27th Premier League chance created this season; the previous 26 had not resulted in goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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