"I'm hoping that this doesn't have to be that bad because if he would be out now for a few weeks, that would throw him back or put him back. I don't know how to say it. But it's the difficult balance we were having with him. When he came, he hardly had trained. You try to prepare players for once a week football, but if you are Liverpool and you play every three days,"
"FRANKFURT, Germany -- Arne Slot said he hopes Alexander Isak "isn't out for a few weeks" after the Liverpool head coach admitted concerns over the £125 million ($167 million) forward's fitness following a groin injury during Wednesday's 5-1 Champions League win against Eintracht Frankfurt. Liverpool emphatically ended their four-game losing streak against the Bundesliga side in Germany, but a hamstring injury sustained by Jeremie Frimpong and Isak's groin setback took the gloss off the win for the Premier League champions."
Alexander Isak sustained a groin injury during Liverpool's 5-1 Champions League win over Eintracht Frankfurt and was substituted at half-time after an unproductive 45 minutes. Manager Arne Slot expressed concern that a multi-week absence would set Isak back because the forward missed preseason and had limited training after a transfer standoff with Newcastle. Slot highlighted the difficulty of preparing a player for Liverpool's three-day fixture schedule when they have trained only for once-a-week football. The victory ended a losing streak against Frankfurt but was marred by injuries to Isak and a hamstring issue for Jeremie Frimpong.
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