Alexander Isak injury: How Liverpool could line up against Man United as Arne Slot considers two replacements

Liverpool manager Arne Slot could see Florian Wirtz oregon Cody Gakpo to regenerate Alexander Isak against Manchester United pursuing quality of the Swede's latest wounded blow.

On Saturday night, reports emerged claiming that Isak had picked up a caller injury and would beryllium retired for 1 to 2 weeks, ruling him retired of the crunch clash astatine Old Trafford.

Isak's lack could beryllium peculiarly damaging for Liverpool, arsenic Slot is already without his different 2 out-and-out centre-forward options successful Hugo Ekitike and Jayden Danns.

Isak had been a guaranteed starter up beforehand since Ekitike suffered a season-ending Achilles wounded against Paris Saint-Germain successful the Champions League, portion 20-year-old Danns is presently dealing with a hamstring problem.

As Mohamed Salah is besides sidelined with a hamstring injury, Slot volition beryllium moving with a depleted onslaught for the conflict with Man United and volition person to find a originative solution.

New Alexander Isak wounded item emerges arsenic Liverpool endure immense Man United blow

New item connected Isak's wounded has present emerged, arsenic the Daily Mail claims that the erstwhile Newcastle United antheral - who has been beset by fittingness problems this play - picked up a groin wounded successful training.

Even a insignificant groin occupation tin instrumentality a fortnight to heal, meaning that Isak is besides astatine hazard of missing the location clash with Chelsea connected May 9 and perchance the travel to Aston Villa connected May 17.

The 26-year-old should beryllium backmost successful clip for the last crippled of the play against Brentford, but his groin contented is the latest successful a agelong enactment of setbacks for the striker since his record-breaking summertime move.

Isak has lone travel up with 4 goals and 1 assistance successful 21 matches for Slot's broadside successful each competitions and has been restricted to conscionable 13 Premier League appearances, including 8 starts.

The Scandinavian's Liverpool debut was delayed by his deficiency of a pre-season owed to him going connected onslaught astatine Newcastle, and helium has besides been struck down by adductor and limb injuries, missing 3 months with a breached fibula.

How Liverpool could enactment up against Man United without Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike

No Isak, nary Ekitike, nary Salah and nary Danns means that Slot has been deprived of 4 cardinal attacking options against Man United, but each is not mislaid for the Dutchman.

Gakpo has often played arsenic a fig 9 for the Reds since joining from PSV Eindhoven successful 2023, coming up with 18 goals successful 63 games from specified a role, according to Transfermarkt.

The Dutchman truthful appears to beryllium the apical prime to commencement up beforehand astatine Old Trafford, wherever 3 of Wirtz, Dominik Szoboszlai, Rio Ngumoha, Jeremie Frimpong and Federico Chiesa could signifier his supporting cast.

Alternatively, if Wirtz is deployed arsenic the mendacious nine, Szoboszlai would apt commencement successful a deeper midfield slot portion Ngumoha, Gakpo, Frimpong and Chiesa vie for 2 wide positions.

Despite the atrocious quality with Isak's injury, Liverpool could suffice for the Champions League successful Sunday's heavyweight contest, which they participate successful 4th spot successful the Premier League table.

Woodman; Jones, Van Dijk, Konate, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Ngumoha; Gakpo