Isak faces two months out with injury after reckless' tackle: Slot

"The Sweden striker was injured in a tackle from the defender in the act of scoring the opening goal in Saturday's 2-1 victory and limped off the pitch. Liverpool said in a statement on Monday that the forward had had an operation on an ankle injury that included a fibula fracture. It's going to be a long injury, for a couple of months, Slot told reporters on Tuesday, So, yeah, that's a big, big, big disappointment for him. And as a result, also of course for us."

"Slot described Van de Ven's tackle as reckless. I think I said a lot about the tackle of Xavi Simons [sent off earlier in the game for Spurs], which for me was completely unintentional, and I don't think you will ever get an injury out of a tackle like that. The tackle of Van de Ven, if you make that tackle 10 times, I think 10 times there's a serious chance that a player gets a serious injury."

"Isak's injury is the latest setback for the forward after he signed from Newcastle for a British record 125 million pounds ($168m) in September. A dispute with Newcastle meant he did not have a proper preseason programme and arrived at Liverpool well behind his teammates in terms of fitness. His season was then interrupted by a groin injury. The 26-year-old has scored just three goals in 16 appearances since completing his protracted move to Anfield."

Alexander Isak will miss at least two months after fracturing his fibula in an ankle injury sustained in a tackle against Tottenham and undergoing surgery. Arne Slot described Micky van de Ven's challenge as reckless and said the tackle carried a high risk of serious injury. Isak limped off after scoring the opening goal in a 2-1 match and has since had an operation. The forward arrived at Liverpool behind teammates in fitness after a £125 million transfer and a preseason dispute with Newcastle, and a prior groin problem interrupted his season. He has three goals in 16 appearances, leaving Liverpool short while Mohamed Salah is at the Africa Cup of Nations and Cody Gakpo is not yet ready to return.

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