"Nothing medical to say about it. I haven’t spoken to him about it yet but it’s a good thing he scored — a good goal assisted by Florian Wirtz. Let’s not be too negative yet. We don’t know yet. Let’s hope Alex is back with us soon but it is difficult to say.”

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All attention was on the former Newcastle United talisman despite the victory on away soil and injury expert Physio Scout (on X, formerly Twitter) claimed that he could face anywhere between two and 12 weeks on the sidelines as the current diagnosis is very cloudy. They claimed that such a tackle can place stress on the knee structure with potential damage to the MCL and ACL.

They added that the most likely outcome would be that 26-year-old Isak sprained his ankle following contact from Van de Ven, resulting in him missing at least a two-month period of matches  

Key Statistic: Alexander Isak holds the record for the most goals scored by a Swedish player in a single Premier League season, netting 23 goals for Newcastle United during the 2024/25 campaign.

The Athletic's Liverpool Correspondent, James Pearce, took to social media in the aftermath of victory last night to inform supporters that the Reds now face 'an anxious wait' to understand the severity of the Swedish striker's injury, though it is suspected to be a lower leg issue rather than his knee. Alisson also shed light on Isak's situation.

"Yeah, I think he'll be okay," the shot stopper said before sharing his delight at Isak's opener. "Happy for him for scoring the goal but, of course, we don't want him to be injured. Hopefully it's just a knock and nothing too serious because he can help our team so much with his quality."