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Burnley manager Scott Parker shrugged off concerns around the fitness of Hjalmar Ekdal after the center-back limped off during the international break.
Alexander Isak's Sweden teammate, who has lined up in all three of Burnley's Premier League games so far this season, came off with a fitness concern during a 2-0 loss to Kosovo, but he is expected to be fine to play against Liverpool on Sunday.
Addressing Ekdal's fitness, Parker said: "He's okay, yeah. He came off because he felt a little something, but it's nothing severe. He trained with us today, so he's okay.”
Parker said Burnley has no fresh fitness concerns after the break. “We're fine,” he added. “We are where we are and where we have been really. All players came back fit and healthy from international break, so we're pretty solid there.”
Connor Roberts remains sidelined, as does Jordan Beyer, while Zeki Amdouni and Manuel Benson are long-term absentees for the Clarets.
“He's back on the grass,” Parker revealed of Beyer. “He's reacting in the right way from his treatment but he's still probably a few weeks away.
“But initially, from where we were, he's definitely heading in the right direction. We'll see how the next couple of weeks go when we pick up his work and hopefully he comes through that and keeps improving, so we'll see how that goes.”
Parker added: “Jordan’s the same [as Connor],” Parker said. “Jordan's picked up his work and he's on the grass as well.
“I think he'll probably need a little bit more time though – and obviously the history with Jordan and what he's coming out of in terms of that long injury of his knee and now this hamstring, we just need to tread very, very carefully. But he's heading in the right direction.”
As for Liverpool, Jeremie Frimpong, who missed the wins over Newcastle and Arsenal prior to the international break due to a muscle problem, is expected to return having trained at the AXA Training Center this week.
Curtis Jones is set to be Liverpool's only absentee. Arne Slot said in a press conference on Friday: “Curtis Jones, of course, I don’t know if you knew, but he got injured in the last game, so he will not be available for the game against Burnley.
“The rest of them I think all came back [from international duty] without a problem."
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