Swedish Squad Announcement: Alexander Isak Selected While Gyokeres Omitted

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Viktor Gyokeres moved to the Gunners after leaving Sporting during the offseason

Arsenal striker the Swedish attacker has been omitted from Graham Potter's initial Sweden squad, while Liverpool striker the talented attacker has earned a place

Gyokeres is set for more assessments in the coming days amid worries of a hamstring injury during the Gunners's Premier League win at the Clarets on Saturday

The 27-year-old was absent from Arsenal' European success against Slavia Prague on Tuesday

Isak Makes Comeback

The Liverpool striker, who has been sidelined from 22 October because of a groin problem, has been chosen to play in World Cup qualifying matches versus the Swiss team (15 November) plus Slovenia (November 18th)

Additional England-based Inclusions

  • Spurs midfielder the young talent, who is recovering from a head injury
  • Magpies winger Anthony Elanga

These players are among the Premier League players chosen under former Brighton, Chelsea and West Ham manager the new Swedish coach

The New Manager's Role

Potter was named by Sweden first on a short-term basis in late October, under four weeks after his departure from the Hammers

Former coach the Danish coach was fired after the national team's 1-0 loss to Kosovo in mid-October, a result which rendered automatic qualification from Group B unattainable

Current Position

The Swedish team find themselves last place in their qualifying group with just a single point in four matches

Should they don't manage to finish second, they may yet be involved in the secondary qualification due to of their performance in the most recent UEFA competition

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