Follow usThe Reds’ head coach, Arne Slot, has revealed that Alexander Isak can be out for several months after a “reckless” challenge by Spurs defender Micky van de Ven.
The Swedish striker suffered a fracture to his left leg after a sliding tackle from the Tottenham defender as Isak netted in his team’s 2-1 victory against Spurs in London.
Alexander underwent a procedure on what his club labeled as “an ankle problem that included a fibula fracture.
“Isak will be out for a long time, for several months,” shared Liverpool’s manager. “He is very disappointed as we share the same frustration.”
Spurs defender didn’t receive a card for his challenge against the Swedish striker. Slot revealed that, according to him, Micky’s challenge was reckless:
“I’ve talked a lot about the tackle of Xavi Simons, which for me was completely unintentional. I don’t think that you would suffer any injury from what he did.
“However, the tackle of Micky is a completely different story. If you make that tackle ten times, I believe that in all of the times there is a high chance that a footballer suffer a serious problem.”
"He's [Isak] so unlucky because he was getting closer to the player he was last season"
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