Isak injury latest: Arne Slot provides update after Liverpool striker subbed early in Champions League | OneFootball

Liverpool’s club record signing has suffered a setback

Arne Slot has revealed that Alexander Isak was taken off at half-time of Liverpool’s 5-1 win in the Champions League on Wednesday due to injury.

The Reds ran rampant against hosts Eintracht Frankfurt after falling a goal behind in Germany, as five different scorers struck to ensure the Merseyside club’s recent losing streak came to an end.

And while the former had a decent early chance to open the scoring, it was instead the latter who stepped up to provide the equaliser after Liverpool went 1-0 down.

Isak was largely quiet for the rest of the half as centre-backs Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate gave the Reds the lead and extended it following corners and at half-time the Swedish striker was withdrawn, with Federico Chiesa sent on in his place.

Speaking after the match, Slot said: "Alex (Isak) had to go off at half-time because he felt his groin a bit.

“Unfortunately he had to go off, so let's hope for the best. It's not easy when a player is out for so long."

The Liverpool manager was referring to Isak’s disrupted pre-season, with the Swede having been forced to get up to speed mid-season following his protracted move from Newcastle this summer.

And, worryingly, groin injuries are something the 26-year-old is all too familiar with, having suffered a similar issue repeatedly during his last few seasons with the Magpies.

Isak may now face a race against time to be fit for Saturday night’s trip to Brentford.

Thankfully for Slot, another goal and solid performance by fellow striker Hugo Ekitike gives Liverpool a ready-made replacement up front in the event that Isak misses out.