Alexander Isak injury update ahead of Liverpool vs Chelsea | Football

Alexander Isak is in contention to return from a groin injury for Liverpool’s Premier League match against Chelsea on Saturday.

The Sweden international made his comeback from an ankle injury that included a fibula fracture last month after missing 22 games for Liverpool.

Isak has been eased back but suffered a groin injury during training last week which ruled him out of the 3-2 defeat away to Manchester United last Sunday.

However, Liverpool’s £125 million signing returned to training this week and Arne Slot has confirmed that the striker could feature against Chelsea at Anfield in Saturday’s 12:30pm kick-off.

‘Alex trains with us again,’ Slot said at his pre-match press conference on Friday.

‘Only yesterday for the first time. So that’s a positive. Yesterday he did parts of it, so hopefully he can do parts, or everything, today and let’s then see how much we’re going to use him tomorrow.

‘Giorgi [Mamardashvili] will train with us today for the first time so let’s see how he’s going to react.’

Slot also confirmed that both Alisson Becker and Mohamed Salah remain unavailable.

‘Alisson not yet, doesn’t train with us yet but very close to,’ said Slot.

‘Mo also not trained with us yet but is also, like Ali, getting very, very, very close to training with us.’

Slot also clarified why Ibrahima Konate and Florian Wirtz did not take part in training earlier this week.

‘Ibou had a personal reason not to be there, but he was there yesterday and today again,’ Slot said.

‘And Florian was a bit unwell but he trained with us yesterday also.’

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