{"id":29284,"date":"2026-04-08T01:53:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/arne-slott-explains-alexander-isaks-plans-liverpool-injury-update-soccer-sports\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T01:53:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:53:39","slug":"arne-slott-explains-alexander-isaks-plans-liverpool-injury-update-soccer-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/arne-slott-explains-alexander-isaks-plans-liverpool-injury-update-soccer-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Arne Slott explains Alexander Isak&#8217;s plans, Liverpool injury update | Soccer | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/6848553.jpg?r=1775591642753\" alt=\"Arne Slott spoke about Alexander Isaac\" title=\"Arne Slott spoke about Alexander Isaac\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">Arne Slott spoke about Alexander Isaac <span class=\"caption\">(Image: (FRANCK FIFE \/ AFP via Getty Images))<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Manager Arne Slott has revealed that Alexander Isak will not be in the starting XI for Liverpool&#8217;s match against Paris Saint-Germain, but could feature at the Parc des Princes. Isak was named in Liverpool&#8217;s squad for the first time since breaking his leg in December and traveled to France with the Reds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>The Sweden international returned to first-team training last week but was not included in Saturday&#8217;s FA Cup squad against Manchester City. However, the striker is now poised to make his first return since breaking a bone in his foot following a challenge from Micky van de Ven in his side&#8217;s win over Tottenham Hotspur just before Christmas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s finished almost a week of team practice, so he can play a role. Otherwise I wouldn&#8217;t take him,&#8221; Slott admitted in Tuesday night&#8217;s pregame press conference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t take him to the Etihad because I felt he couldn&#8217;t perform yet. We think we can get performance out of him now, but we&#8217;re not starting now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>The Reds arrived in Paris under intense scrutiny following Saturday&#8217;s sluggish display at the Etihad Stadium. The game came just after another defeat at Brighton before the international break.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Following the weekend&#8217;s result, captain Virgil van Dijk candidly admitted that his side let the Tour down against City and apologized to the fans for his side&#8217;s performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Asked about the centre-back&#8217;s comments, Slott said: &#8220;Sometimes in a football game you want to do things a certain way and for various reasons you don&#8217;t want to do it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;But one of them is you can definitely concede when you think you&#8217;re playing well and you&#8217;re in the game. Usually the most hurtful moments in football are just before and after half-time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>\u201cRight after half-time we were down 3-0 and then for five minutes you could see we were too open and our players were struggling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/6848556.jpg?r=1775591647349\" alt=\"The Reds suffered a crushing defeat to Manchester City in their latest encounter.\" title=\"The Reds suffered a crushing defeat to Manchester City in their latest encounter.\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">The Reds suffered a crushing defeat to Manchester City in their latest encounter. <span class=\"caption\">(Image: James Gill &#8211; Danehouse\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>\u201cThe good thing was that after 4-0 City seemed happy with it and they couldn&#8217;t create any more chances because we always had the ball.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t see the players giving up, but it&#8217;s good for the captain to have a strong and solid reaction after a game like that. Hopefully we can show a strong and solid reaction as a team tomorrow evening, not just immediately after the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Luis Enrique&#8217;s team are the overwhelming favorites to win with a tie, but Slot doesn&#8217;t care about the bookmakers&#8217; opinions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think it matters whether there&#8217;s a favorite or not,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s only two games, but a lot can happen between those two games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;Both teams have very good players and last season showed that both teams can go head-to-head.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>\u201cI think we deserved to lose 4-0 here last season, but it was thanks to Alisson that we didn\u2019t lose 4-0 in that game. I think we deserved to win that game at Anfield.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;The difference between these two teams is that PSG kept the group together. I think our team will be different from the team that was here last season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Express sports on FB! Get all the best sports news and more on our Facebook page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/2191416\/Liverpool-injury-Arne-Slot-Alexander-Isak\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arne Slott spoke about Alexander Isaac (Image: (FRANCK FIFE \/ AFP via Getty Images)) Manager Arne Slott has revealed that Alexander Isak will not be in the starting XI for Liverpool&#8217;s match against Paris Saint-Germain, but could feature at the Parc des Princes. 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