Sweden Squad Announcement: Alexander Isak Selected While Viktor Gyokeres Excluded
The striker moved to the Gunners from Sporting this summer
Gunners forward Viktor Gyokeres was left out from Graham Potter's initial Swedish national squad, while Liverpool striker Alexander Isak secured inclusion
Gyokeres is due to undergo further assessments in the coming days amid worries of a hamstring injury in Arsenal's English top flight win at the Clarets on Saturday
The 27-year-old sat out Arsenal' Champions League win against the Czech side earlier this week
Isak Makes Comeback
The Liverpool striker, absent from action since 22 October because of a groin problem, was selected for the World Cup matches against Switzerland (November 15th) plus Slovenia (18 November)
Additional Premier League Selections
- Spurs midfielder Lucas Bergvall, working his way back from concussion
- Magpies winger the Swedish international
Both athletes are among Potter's England-based players named by former Brighton, Chelsea and West Ham coach the new Swedish coach
The New Manager's Hiring
The English manager was named by Sweden initially temporarily in late October, under four weeks after his departure from the Hammers
Previous boss the Danish coach was fired after Sweden's 1-0 loss to the Kosovan team on 13 October, a result that made direct progression from qualifying group impossible
Present Standing
The Swedish team sit bottom in Group B having only one point in four matches
Should they don't manage to finish second, they could still take part in the World Cup play-offs because of their results in the most recent Nations League
