"From the club's point of view, they've paid 125m for a player, he's taken this long to get going and now he's going to miss months with what is a severe injury. It is a huge blow and not something you'd wish on anybody. I don't know how to phrase this without it sounding disrespectful, but it solves a problem for them in as much as it gets rid of the questions around him."
"I just hope it's not too severe and he can come back to playing as soon as possible. Can they play him and Ekitike together? Will one of them have to play out wide? Do they sacrifice Ekitike to get Isak in his best position? They haven't got that problem now, so Ekitike can focus on his game as the main man without all of those questions and doubts around it."
Alexander Isak broke his leg while scoring against Tottenham and will be ruled out for a significant period. Liverpool paid 125m to sign him from Newcastle and he had struggled to settle before the injury. The club faces the loss of a major summer signing and a lengthy recovery process. The absence removes immediate selection dilemmas about pairing Isak with Ekitike or playing one out wide. Ekitike becomes the undisputed number nine and can concentrate on leading the attack without debate. The injury increases pressure on Liverpool's forward options and raises concerns about Isak's physical and mental recovery.
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