"Not today. As everybody knew, he didn't have any team training at Newcastle, the Liverpool head coach told Sky Sports ahead of the game as reported by Liverpool.com. He went to the national team and only played for 15, 20 minutes. We think with a week where we play three games in seven days, this is the best lead up for him to be available against Atletico Madrid."
"What I can say is that in pre-season after one or two weeks you play your first 45 to 60 minutes and you build that up gradually. But that you do with proper training sessions during the week. Now we hardly have any proper training sessions with the team because we play three games in seven days. So where would he be? Second, third week of pre-season now I would say."
Alexander Isak missed the Burnley match because he lacks match fitness after joining on deadline day and having limited pre-season time. The striker did not complete team training at Newcastle and only played 15–20 minutes for his national team, leaving him in the early stages of a typical pre-season build-up. Liverpool face a congested schedule with three games in seven days, which restricts proper training sessions. Coaching and performance staff plan a cautious reintegration to allow 45-plus minute appearances midweek while managing load to keep him available for key fixtures like Atletico Madrid and Everton.
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