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It was a winning first return to his former club for head coach Andoni Iraola, while Isak has already surpassed his Premier League goal tally from the entirety of an injury-wrecked debut campaign on Merseyside in just five outings this term.
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Isak → surpass → outings
While certainly not a stellar performance by Liverpool against opponents still searching for their first top-flight win of the season, they did enough to prevail as more praise was heaped upon defensive signings Jeremy Jacquet and Ronald Araujo.
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praise → search → Jacquet
Many of their stars will now jet off on international duty, with Liverpool not in action again until they host leaders Manchester City - who have won every game this season - in a blockbuster clash at Anfield on October 11, which is quickly followed by a trip to LASK Linz of Austria in the Champions League.
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which → jet → League
Hugo Ekitike
Isak’s upturn in fortunes has come amid the continued absence of fellow striker Hugo Ekitike, who has not played since rupturing his right Achilles tendon in the second leg of Liverpool’s Champions League quarter-final tie against former club Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield in April.
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who → come → April
The Frenchman missed the end of last season and the World Cup, with suggestions that he would remain sidelined for a period of between nine to 12 months, which would put him on track to return between January and April next year.
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which → miss → January
The 24-year-old has been providing updates of his recovery on social media, recently posting footage of himself kicking and juggling a ball against a wall indoors.
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himself → provide → wall
Iraola recently sprung a surprise by including Ekitike in his squad for the league phase of the Champions League, with the hope that he could potentially return for the final two games in January, against Inter Milan and Lens.
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he → spring → Milan
"It's difficult with these long-term injuries and I think he's still far [away from returning],” Iraola said before the goalless draw with Fulham last weekend.
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Iraola → think → Fulham
"We had a meeting with the medical department to analyse when we completed the [squad] list for the European games.
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we → have → games
There is a reasonable chance that he could help us in the last two games of the group stages.
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he → be → stages
"It's still very early to say because it's a long-term injury and a big part of the rehab [he] is still to meet.
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he → say → rehab
"But we decided to put him there because there is a hope and a realistic chance that he could help us in January."
Potential return date: January 2027
Conor Bradley
Conor Bradley is another long-term absentee for Liverpool, having undergone surgery on bone and ligament damage to his left knee suffered during the closing stages of the goalless draw with Arsenal in the Premier League back in January.
Providing a new update on the Northern Ireland captain last week, Iraola said: “He is not close to training with the team.
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He → decide → team
He is training alone but he has started touching the ball.
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he → train → ball
We want him back as soon as possible.
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We → want → him
“He has a road a little bit ahead of him and it is going to take some time.
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it → have → time
“I think [Giovanni] Leoni is a little bit ahead of him and still it’s going to take some time for Conor, yes.”
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it → think → Conor
Potential return date: November or December
Federico Chiesa
Federico Chiesa has also yet to play for Liverpool competitively under Iraola, having sat out the first seven games of the season due to what was described as a “small muscle injury” in his back sustained during the friendly against Como last month.
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what → have → Como
Iraola confirmed that the Italian forward would not be in contention to face Bournemouth, though it is presumably hoped that he could be ready after the extended international break with three more weeks now ahead to work on his fitness.
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he → confirm → fitness
Potential return date: Sunday October 11, vs Manchester City (H)
Giovanni Leoni
Giovanni Leoni was desperately unfortunate as he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear in his left knee on his first appearance for Liverpool at Anfield after joining from Parma in a £26million transfer last summer, against Southampton in the Carabao Cup.
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he → suffer → Cup
He was expected to miss a full year of action, which has proved to be the case.
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which → expect → action
However, he has been working hard on his rehabilitation and Iraola recently confirmed that he was ahead of Bradley, meaning we could potentially see his return in October or November.
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we → work → October
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