{"id":136648,"date":"2025-09-14T11:49:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T11:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/136648\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T11:49:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T11:49:14","slug":"liverpool-drop-three-team-news-hints-for-burnley-clash-as-arne-slot-faces-alexander-isak-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/136648\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool drop three team news hints for Burnley clash as Arne Slot faces Alexander Isak call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Isak has returned from international duty with Sweden and is ready to make his Liverpool debut after joining from Newcastle in a Premier League record move<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_Liverpool-Training-Session.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Isak in Liverpool training\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Alexander Isak in Liverpool training(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Liverpool will return from the international break with a trip to Burnley, and it could be a chance for new record signing <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/alexander-isak\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Alexander IsakLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Alexander Isak<\/a> to make his debut for the club. Isak joined on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/transfer-deadline-day\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"transfer deadline dayLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">transfer deadline day<\/a>, a little over 24 hours after the Reds claimed victory in their last league game against Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Isak appears to have come through the international break unscathed, and joined his new team-mates in training ahead of the trip to Turf Moor. Indeed, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LiverpoolLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> boss <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/arne-slot\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Arne SlotLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Arne Slot<\/a> has thanked Sweden counterpart Jon Dahl Tomasson for using the striker sparingly after several months without any competitive football.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cFirst of all I think the Swedish manager, Jon Dahl Tomasson, deserves a big, big, big compliment because he gets one of the best, maybe the best striker in the world in and needs to play two very important games for his country, but understands if he would play him twice for 90 minutes the player would have probably been injured for multiple weeks,\u201d Slot said.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/harvey-elliott-supported-former-liverpool-32472323\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32472323\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harvey Elliott supported by former Liverpool teammates after latest message<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/liverpool-real-madrid-champions-league-32472388\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32472388\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool given early Real Madrid boost with key man to miss Champions League tie<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThat is not always easy for a manager, that he takes care of the interest of the player, so he deserves a big compliment for that and we will treat Alex the same as they did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Those comments suggest Isak might well start from the bench on Sunday, and the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/barclays-premier-league\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Premier LeagueLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Premier League<\/a> leaders also dropped what might be another hint to the starting XI on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Dominik Szoboszlai is front and centre of the matchday post on Instagram, with Ryan Gravenberch and Conor Bradley also pictured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">This could mean Jeremie Frimpong is not quite ready to return in Bradley\u2019s place at right-back after injury issues of his own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Liverpool\u2019s South American players are back after some serious travel time during the international break, but the Sunday kick-off has given them time to recover and get up to speed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1_alexis.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis Mac Allister's Instagram story ahead of Burnley vs Liverpool\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Alexis Mac Allister&#8217;s Instagram story ahead of Burnley vs Liverpool(Image: Instagram \/ alemacallister)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Alexis Mac Allister shared a matchday preview photo on Instagram on Saturday, indicating he\u2019s ready to go again after playing the full 90 for Argentina in Ecuador.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Milos Kerkez was also busy during the break, albeit in Europe rather than across the Atlantic, and he shared an update on Sunday morning after returning from a Hungary double-header.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1_kerkez.jpg\" alt=\"Milos Kerkez's Instagram story ahead of Burnley vs Liverpool\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Milos Kerkez&#8217;s Instagram story ahead of Burnley vs Liverpool(Image: Instagram \/ miloskerkezofficial)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Historically, players who share the graphics have tended to be involved in the matchday squad, whether that means they will be in the starting XI or begin the match on the bench remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Burnley manager Scott Parker confirmed the Clarets haven\u2019t suffered any new injury issues during the international break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hjalmar Ekdal was forced off in Sweden\u2019s defeat to Kosovo, but has been passed fit to return against the champions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Parker\u2019s 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