Isak To Return To Training This Week - Slot

Alexander Isak will return to squad training connected Thursday, Liverpool caput coach Arne Slot has confirmed.

Club grounds £125m signing Isak has been ruled retired since December, having fractured his limb and had ankle surgery.

The 26-year-old Sweden striker managed 16 appearances and scored 3 goals for nan Reds earlier his wounded against Tottenham.

"I deliberation Alex is successful a really bully spot because Sweden qualified for nan World Cup and, isolated from that, he's going to train pinch nan group again for nan first clip tomorrow," Slot told nan club's website.

"If you've worked truthful difficult for three, 4 months aliases thing for illustration that and past to return to squad training, that's for everyone very nice. So Alex is, successful that sense, successful a bully place."

Liverpool are preparing to look Manchester City successful nan quarter-finals of nan FA Cup astatine Etihad Stadium connected Saturday (12:45 BST).

The Reds signed Isak from Newcastle United for a British grounds transportation interest successful September.

He had room connected an ankle wounded that included a fibula fracture, sustained pursuing a situation by Micky van de Ven arsenic he scored against Spurs successful a 2-1 triumph connected 20 December.