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Alexander Isak is facing a lengthy spell out of the Liverpool team after fracturing his leg in the process of opening the scoring for Liverpool against Tottenham last weekend
Alan Shearer expressed his sympathy with Alexander Isak after it was confirmed that the Liverpool star broke his leg during Saturday's win against Tottenham.
Isak emerged as a substitute with the game goalless, and was responsible for breaking the deadlock as he latched onto Florian Wirtz's through ball and lashed the ball into the Spurs net. However, Isak stayed down after scoring under a challenge from Micky van de Ven and was visibly in pain, receiving treatment before limping off the pitch and being replaced by Jeremie Frimpong.
Subsequent scans confirmed that Isak fractured his leg, and Shearer told the Swede that he should expect a tough recovery as he rehabilitates away from his teammates over the coming months.
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"You can have a fracture and be out for a couple of months, or it can be a really bad break.
"I’ve been on the other side of that with a really bad break.
"You never want to see anyone injured. It hasn’t been easy for him at all; it’s been one setback after another for Alexander since he’s been at Liverpool.
"It was a good movement and a really good finish. It’s such a shame he gets injured in the tackle. It was just really unlucky.
"When I broke my ankle and leg, tib and fib, it was my second serious injury. That hurt me.
"Yes, it was painful, but in terms of going forward, it was tough because that was the second injury where I'd been out for several months. If you get one, you’ve been unlucky, but I had three of those.
"Whatever injury you get, it is tough, but a long-term one is really tough because you’re training with the physio and doctors, away from the group. It's even tougher when you go to a new club because you’re still bedding in and getting to know people.
"It’s a long road to recovery.
"For Liverpool, now I think it depends on the severity of Alexander’s injury whether they go for a forward in the January transfer window. If it’s going to be five or six months, then they would look at it. I suspect they were looking at it anyway.
"(Antoine) Semenyo might have been on their radar already, as he would be for a few clubs if the release clause is true. That wouldn’t surprise me, depending on how long Alex is out for."
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