Swedish Team Announcement: Alexander Isak Named While Viktor Gyokeres Misses Out

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Viktor Gyokeres moved to the Gunners from Sporting Lisbon during the offseason

Arsenal forward the Swedish attacker has been omitted from the new manager's first Swedish national team selection, while Reds forward the talented attacker secured selection

Gyokeres is scheduled for additional assessments in the coming days amid concerns of a muscle problem in Arsenal's English top flight victory against Burnley on Saturday

The 27-year-old sat out Arsenal' Champions League win versus Slavia Prague earlier this week

Alexander Isak Returns

Isak, who has been sidelined from late October due to a groin problem, was selected to play in World Cup qualifying matches versus Switzerland (15 November) and Slovenia (November 18th)

Other England-based Call-ups

  • Tottenham playmaker Lucas Bergvall, working his way back from concussion
  • Magpies wide player Anthony Elanga

These players were included in Potter's Premier League players named by former Brighton, Chelsea and West Ham manager Graham Potter

Potter's Appointment

The English manager took over by Sweden first for an interim period on 20 October, under four weeks following leaving from the Hammers

Previous coach Jon Dahl Tomasson lost his job after the national team's 1-0 loss against Kosovo in mid-October, an outcome which rendered automatic qualification from Group B impossible

Present Standing

The Swedish team find themselves last place in Group B having only one point from their opening four games

Should they don't manage to secure second place, there remains a chance they might take part in the World Cup play-offs because of their results in the most recent Nations League

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