Liverpool fear Alexander Isak’s season is over with a broken leg as Reds face forwards crisis

Alexander Isak reportedly suffered a broken leg during their clash at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

The Swedish striker went down injured immediately after scoring the opening goal during their 2-1 win against nine-man Spurs.

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Spurs defender Micky van de Ven caught Isak just after the Liverpool forward struck the ball into the back of the net.

The 26-year-old stayed down and was given treatment on his left leg on the pitch, but was unable to continue for the rest of the match.

“We’ll have to wait and see,” Liverpool boss Arne Slot said when asked about Isak’s injury post-match.

“But if a player scores and then gets injured and doesn’t try to come back on the pitch, that’s usually not a good thing.”

A report from The Athletic claims that his injury is a suspected leg break, and Liverpool are concerned about the extent of the damage.

Isak could be sidelined for at least a few months and thus the rest of the season.

Arne Slot named the British record £125million signing on the bench against Spurs.

Isak came at the start of the second half and replaced Conor Bradley, before scoring his third goal in 16 appearances this season.

However, it is not yet known when his next outing will be and his absence will come as a big blow to Liverpool.

Isak injury amid Reds resurgence

Victory at Spurs saw Liverpool extend their unbeaten run to six in all competitions.

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It was their third consecutive win and marks continued improvement from their dismal form earlier in the campaign.

Isak also scored for the second time in five Premier League matches.

But further contributions will have to wait as his Liverpool struggles took another hit with another injury.

A lack of match fitness at the beginning of the season meant he had to wait until September 17 to make his debut.

Isak later missed four further matches through abductor pain.

Liverpool are now dealing with a lack of options in attack following their weekend win.

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Mohamed Salah has joined Egypt for the Africa Cup of Nations and will be unavailable until late January should they reach the final.

Cody Gakpo also missed the victory over Spurs through a muscle injury.

Liverpool welcome Premier League strugglers Wolves at Anfield on December 27 in their next match before entertaining Leeds United on New Year’s Day.