{"id":517814,"date":"2026-04-07T15:20:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/517814\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:20:13","slug":"alexander-isak-trains-with-liverpool-squad-ahead-of-psg-tie-as-four-still-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/517814\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Isak trains with Liverpool squad ahead of PSG tie as four still out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Isak could return to the Liverpool squad for the first time since December at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>13:04, 07 Apr 2026Updated 13:23, 07 Apr 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Alexander Isak of Liverpool speaks to team mate Ryan Gravenberch (Photo by Jan Kruger\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_GettyImages-2270204125.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Alexander Isak of Liverpool speaks to team mate Ryan Gravenberch (Photo by Jan Kruger\/Getty Images)\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Alexander Isak of Liverpool speaks to team mate Ryan Gravenberch (Photo by Jan Kruger\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Alexander Isak trained with the Liverpool squad on Tuesday ahead of their flight to Paris for the first leg of their <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/uefa-champions-league\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Champions League<\/a> quarter-final tie against PSG.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Forward Isak <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/alexander-isak-return-liverpool-training-33700816\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">had returned to team training on Thursday<\/a> prior to the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/fa-cup\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">FA Cup<\/a> tie at Manchester City, but Reds boss Arne Slot opted to leave him out of the matchday squad for the clash at the Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking ahead of that game, Slot said: \u201cI was hoping the same [that Isak would be among the substitutes on Saturday], but you always do these things in co-operation with medical staff, performance staff and the player himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWe came to the conclusion that it was better for him to have a few more sessions than only one or two and then immediately jump into a game like this, where if you bring him in there might be extra-time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LiverpoolEchoLFC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"> All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo&#8217;s dedicated LFC Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThe situation is now that I hope \u2013 again I hope \u2013 that he will be available for Wednesday, but today came too early for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Isak&#8217;s inclusion would suggest that he will be among the party travelling to Paris, with the Reds announcing their squad for the trip later on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">There were no other notable injury absences from the Liverpool squad seen in training aside from the expected quartet of Alisson Becker, Wataru Endo, Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Alisson has said that he expects to return from his hamstring injury at the end of April, while Endo, Leoni and Bradley remain out with long-term problems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" 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