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Sweden manager Graham Potter said that Alexander Isak will be available to play during the international break, and is hopeful that the striker will play some part in Liverpool's clash with Manchester City this weekend.
Isak has not played in any of Liverpool's last four games after coming off with a hamstring injury at half-time of the Reds' Champions League win over Frankfurt last month.
Potter named his squad for Sweden's World Cup qualifiers against Switzerland and Slovenia earlier this week, and Isak was among the players included. "Alex is not ready to play 90 minutes in two games in four days," Potter said. "But he is available and I look forward to meeting him. Hopefully he can play against Manchester City (on Sunday) and be with us in Malaga."
Potter will link up with his players in Andalusia in southern Spain next Monday before the squad travels to Switzerland later in the week for a crucial fixture.
Sweden must win both games against Switzerland and Slovenia, and also hope that Kosovo loses both of its games — against the same opponents — to snatch a World Cup play-off spot.
Another high-profile Sweden striker, Arsenal's Viktor Gyokeres, is not in the Sweden squad after suffering an injury during the Gunners' win over Burnley last weekend.
Speaking ahead of Liverpool's win over Real Madrid earlier this week, Slot confirmed that Isak will not start against City.
"With Alex we have to wait and see," Slot said. "Definitely not starting on Sunday, but maybe he can be involved in the squad. He is still not training with the team, so we have to wait and see."
Meanwhile, Liverpool remains without Alisson, Jeremie Frimpong and Giovanni Leoni against City.
Summer signing Frimpong is expected to be out until December with a hamstring injury, while goalkeeper Alisson has not figured since coming off in a Champions League game away to Galatasaray in September.
Alisson shared a picture of himself back out on the training pitch at the AXA Training Center last week, suggesting a return to action might not be too far away.
Young center-back Leoni faces a long road back to fitness after sustaining a serious knee injury in a League Cup game against Southampton in September.
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