Liverpool suffer worrying injury blow as Alexander Isak is forced to withdraw from Sweden duty - after 'heavy stamp' left striker limping with bloody toe following win over Romania

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Liverpool star Alexander Isak has suffered another injury blow with Sweden, forcing him to withdraw from international duty.

Liverpool star Alexander Isak has suffered another injury blow with Sweden, forcing him to withdraw from international duty.

The forward, who has enjoyed his best-ever start to a Premier League season, will be assessed by Liverpool's medical staff at the AXA Training Centre.

He scored in Sweden's 2-1 win over Romania on Friday but was spotted after with a blood-soaked sock after a heavy challenge.

> 'You can see it... It was a heavy stamp,' he told reporters in the mixed zone.

> 'Those of you who have played might know that it takes a few minutes for the pain to subside, but it was okay.’

While it appears minor on the surface, Liverpool fans will have their fingers crossed that Isak does not suffer the same fate as last season, when he missed 30 matches for club and country due to various injuries.

The £125million record signing suffered a broken leg and was sidelined for months after a robust challenge by Tottenham's Micky van de Ven in December.

It left him unavailable until April and unable to gain any momentum in a debut season where he scored just four times in all competitions after signing from Newcastle.

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