Sweden Team Lineup: Isak Named While Gyokeres Excluded

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Viktor Gyokeres joined the Gunners after leaving Sporting Lisbon in July

Arsenal striker the Swedish attacker was left out in the new manager's initial Sweden team selection, whereas Reds striker the talented attacker secured inclusion

Gyokeres is due to undergo more assessments in the coming days amid concerns of a muscle problem during the Gunners's Premier League victory against Burnley last weekend

The 27-year-old was absent from the Gunners' European win against Slavia Prague earlier this week

Alexander Isak Makes Comeback

The Liverpool striker, who has been sidelined since late October due to muscle issues, was selected for the World Cup matches against the Swiss team (November 15th) plus Slovenia (18 November)

Additional England-based Selections

  • Tottenham midfielder the young talent, working his way back from a head injury
  • Newcastle winger Anthony Elanga

These players were included in Potter's England-based players chosen under ex- multiple English clubs manager the new Swedish coach

The New Manager's Role

The English manager took over the Swedish federation first temporarily on 20 October, under four weeks after leaving from West Ham

Former boss Jon Dahl Tomasson was fired following Sweden's defeat to the Kosovan team on 13 October, a result which rendered straight qualification from their World Cup group unattainable

Present Situation

Sweden find themselves last place of their qualifying group with just a single point in four matches

Even if they fail to secure second place, they could still participate in the secondary qualification due to of their results in the most recent Nations League

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