"The Sweden striker played an hour of Wednesday's 3-2 victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League in his first significant action in months due to his dispute with Newcastle United and prolonged move to Liverpool. We just have to see how they all feel, Slot said ahead of Friday afternoon's training. All I know is Alex probably felt his body more than ever before after the 60 minutes he played, so let's see how he recovered, then we will see about the lineup."
"Slot also addressed the possibility of pairing Isak with close-season signing Hugo Ekitike up front, a combination that could offer the champions a new attacking dimension. If both of them are in the best form of their life then you consider more to play them together, Slot said. It's quite clear that we have a certain structure of 4-3-3, but the amount of times where we have ended the game with two nines has happened a lot as well."
Liverpool meet Everton in the Merseyside derby at Anfield on Saturday, August 20 at 12:30pm (11:30 GMT). Liverpool sit top of the Premier League with four wins from four; Everton sit sixth. Alexander Isak played 60 minutes in Wednesday's 3-2 Champions League win over Atletico Madrid after months out due to a dispute with Newcastle United and his transfer to Liverpool; his starting role depends on how he recovers. A front pairing with Hugo Ekitike is under consideration if both players reach peak form, despite Liverpool typically operating in a 4-3-3. The derby atmosphere at Anfield is expected to be electric.
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