Alexander Isak was forced out of Saturday's Premier League game between Liverpool and Tottenham in London after suffering an injury while scoring during the second half
It's believed Alexander Isak may have injured his lower leg, rather than his knee, during the 2-1 victory at Tottenham on Saturday.
The Liverpool striker scored his third goal for the Merseyside club, but he appeared to pick up a worrying injury in doing so. While he was striking the ball, Isak was clattered into by Micky van de Ven and went down clutching his left knee before being substituted.
Liverpool fans immediately started worrying about the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee; a ruptured ACL would end the former Newcastle star's season. Arne Slot was asked about Isak's injury and didn't seem too confident in his response.
But Isak's left knee might be completely fine, as The Athletic claims Isak has suffered a suspected lower leg injury.
Yet it's too early to say how severe Isak's injury is. Liverpool fans will be waiting anxiously for news over the next 48 hours.
Liverpool has now won three consecutive games in all competitions. Hugo Ekitike also scored on Saturday before Richarlison pulled one back late on to ensure a nervy end in London. Xavi Simons and Cristian Romero were both sent off for Spurs.
Despite the goals and red cards at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the big talking point from Saturday's game was Isak's injury.
"I don’t have any news on him, but if a player scores, gets injured, and doesn’t come back on the pitch or doesn’t try to come back, it’s usually not a good thing," Slot said when asked about the striker's condition.
"I cannot say anything more than that. That is just a gut feeling and nothing more than that. Nothing medical to say about it.
"I haven’t spoken to him about it yet, but it’s a good thing he scored, a good goal assisted by Florian Wirtz. Let’s not be too negative yet. We don’t know yet. Let’s hope Alex is back with us soon, but it is difficult to say."
Speaking of Wirtz, he's now starting to look like one of Liverpool's most important players after a slow start to life on Merseyside. He's now got six assists to his name as a Liverpool player, with three of those coming in his last five appearances.
Wirtz was asked about Isak's injury while speaking to LFC TV. He said: "With Alex it’s a bit unlucky, I hope it’s not too bad, but we have to wait for that."
Conor Bradley was also forced out of Saturday's game with an injury, while Jeremie Frimpong was taken off late on. The latter's withdrawal was due to him being on a yellow card rather than the bloody injury he suffered to his face late in the game.
Wirtz added: "I think the others (Bradley and Frimpong) are not too bad, but hopefully Alex will be back soon."