Alexander Isak was taken off at half-time as Liverpool thrashed Eintracht Frankfurt
Alexander Isak was taken off at half-time as Liverpool thrashed Eintracht Frankfurt
Arne Slot has revealed that Alexander Isak was taken off because of groin injury in The striker was withdrawn at half-time against the Bundesliga outfit as the Reds came from behind to end their four-game losing run.
Federico Chiesa came on in place of the Sweden international, who had been selected to start in attack alongside Hugo Ekitike for the first time against Frankfurt. The France international equalised for the Reds, before further goals from Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai clinched an emphatic win.
Speaking after the final whistle, confirmed that the substitution had been enforced ascomplained of a groin issue.
"Hugo got a big chance and he scored it," he told TNT Sports. "Alex got a few. Unfortunately he didn’t score yet, but he had to go off at half-time because he felt his groin a little bit. That’s a pity.
"I’ve said it many times, it’s such a difficult balance to find with a player that missed out three months. You bring him slow, you bring him slowly.
"People also maybe sometimes argue with me if you cannot play him more or more often, no longer. Now we've played him for the second time in three days and unfortunately he had to go off, so let's hope for the best.
"But it's it's not an easy balance to find if a player has been out for so long."
Isak is now a potential injury doubt for's trip to Brentford on Saturday. But the striker is not the only player who the Reds have been left sweating over.
in the first half at Deutsche Bank Park.
The Netherlands international was taken off after 19 minutes, with Conor Bradley introduced in his place.
Ryan Gravenberch is also an injury doubt for Liverpool after twisting his ankle in Sunday's defeat to Manchester United. The midfielder missed the trip to Germany as a result.
Elsewhere, Alisson Becker and Giovanni Leoni both remain long-term absentees.