Swedish Team Announcement: Isak Included Whereas Viktor Gyokeres Omitted
Viktor Gyokeres joined Arsenal from Sporting during the offseason
Gunners forward the Swedish attacker has been omitted in the new manager's first Swedish national squad, while Liverpool striker Alexander Isak received a place
The Arsenal forward is due to undergo further medical tests in the coming days amid fears of a muscle problem during Arsenal's Premier League triumph at Burnley on Saturday
The 27-year-old was absent from Arsenal' European win against Slavia Prague earlier this week
Isak Returns
The Liverpool striker, who has been sidelined from late October owing to muscle issues, made the squad for the World Cup fixtures versus the Swiss team (November 15th) and Slovenia (18 November)
Other England-based Inclusions
- Tottenham midfielder the young talent, who is recovering from concussion
- Magpies wide player the Swedish international
Both athletes are among Potter's Premier League players named by ex- multiple English clubs coach Graham Potter
Potter's Hiring
The English manager was named by Sweden initially for an interim period in late October, less than four weeks following leaving from West Ham
Previous boss Jon Dahl Tomasson lost his job following the national team's 1-0 loss to Kosovo in mid-October, an outcome which rendered automatic qualification from Group B out of reach
Current Position
The Swedish team find themselves bottom in their qualifying group having just a single point from four matches
Should they don't manage to secure second place, they could still take part in the secondary qualification due to of their results in the latest UEFA competition
