Sweden manager Graham Potter has confessed Liverpool striker Alexander Isak still remains someway short of fitness following his recent return from injury.
The 2025–26 campaign has been littered with fitness issues for Isak, whose self-imposed exile from Newcastle United left him without a pre-season. Reds manager Arne Slot was forced to ease his £125 million ($164.4 million) signing into action before a groin injury sent Isak back to the sidelines in late October.
Despite his injury, Isak, who was an unused substitute during the 3–0 defeat to Manchester City, was included in Potter’s Sweden squad for the current international window, but the former West Ham United boss warned fans they will only see a limited number of minutes from the 26-year-old.
“He’s had a good week, he’s available [to face Switzerland on Saturday],” he told a press conference. “But we have to be smart with him because he’s been out for a while.
“He’s not ready to play two matches for 90 minutes. We have to wait and see.”
