We asked for your views on Alexander Isak returning to first-team training this week after being sidelined for three months with an ankle injury and fibula fracture.
Do you see the striker having a crucial part to play in the latter stages of this season or do you believe he needs a full pre-season to hit the ground running?
Here are some of your thoughts:
Mark: While it is good to have Isak back, he is unlikely to be fully up to speed for the remainder of the season. He is a nice option to bring on for 20 minutes from the bench, if needed, as Arne Slot doesn’t seem to trust Federico Chiesa. However, I don’t expect to see much from him until next season.
Ian: I’d prefer Isak to take longer to fully recover. He is injury-prone and maybe that’s because he is always pushed to return early. Let’s leave him to recover properly, have a great World Cup and return on a high at full-strength.
James: Having Isak back is obviously great, but it gives Slot the same old headache he had at the start of the season. Will he drop Mohamed Salah, during his goodbye parade, for the remainder of the season regardless of form? I can’t see it. I really want Isak to get going, but his main focus will undoubtedly be getting fit for the World Cup and I’m hoping he gets selected for that squad. That might be a blessing for Liverpool, who will need his goals next season.
Osian: Isak will be worth most of, if not all, the money we spent on him. I remember watching his goal against West Ham, after coming back from his first injury, and just thinking: ‘This is a proper striker’. It’s just the way he scored with almost no thought-process that proved and justified his price tag to me.
Billy: I get the excitement but he was really poor when he played, don’t forget that!
Yusuf: This is his pre-season heading into next season. I reckon we will see flashes and hopefully we can try a system with him, Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz playing together in the final games of the season. Slot has done many things wrong this season, but one thing he should do right is get his big money signing’s shooting boots on. I reckon Isak can get three or four goals, which will bring his confidence back for next season.
