Arne Slot explains why Liverpool’s Alexander Isak misses out against Man United

SportFootballArne Slot explains why Liverpool’s Alexander Isak misses out against Man UnitedIsak scored in last week’s win at Crystal Palace but is ruled out of the clash with Hugo Ekitike and Mohamed Salah also unavailableJamie Braidwood Sunday 03 May 2026 14:49 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969731","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/alexander-isak-injury-liverpool-man-utd-premier-league-b2969731.html","title":"Arne Slot explains why Liverpool’s Alexander Isak misses out against Man United"}}Alexander Isak has endured a difficult start to life at Liverpool (Reuters)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Arne Slot confirmed Alexander Isak was ruled out of Liverpool’s trip to Manchester United due to a minor injury in the latest setback to the record signing’s stop-start seas...