Sweden Squad Reveal: Isak Named While Gyokeres Excluded
Viktor Gyokeres moved to Arsenal after leaving Sporting Lisbon during the offseason
Gunners striker the Swedish attacker was left out from the new manager's first Sweden squad, whereas Liverpool striker Alexander Isak secured inclusion
The Arsenal forward is set to undergo more examinations in the coming days amid concerns he sustained a muscle problem during Arsenal's English top flight win at Burnley last weekend
Gyokeres sat out the Gunners' Champions League win versus the Czech side earlier this week
Isak Back in Action
Isak, who hasn't featured since late October owing to a groin problem, made the squad for the World Cup fixtures against Switzerland (November 15th) plus Slovenia (November 18th)
Additional England-based Call-ups
- Spurs midfielder Lucas Bergvall, who is recovering from concussion
- Magpies wide player Anthony Elanga
These players are among Potter's England-based players named under ex- multiple English clubs coach Graham Potter
The New Manager's Role
Potter was named the Swedish federation first for an interim period in late October, under four weeks following his departure by West Ham
Former coach Jon Dahl Tomasson was sacked after the national team's defeat against Kosovo in mid-October, an outcome that made automatic qualification in qualifying group unattainable
Present Standing
The Swedish team are currently last place in their qualifying group with just one point from their opening four games
Should they don't manage to claim the runner-up spot, there remains a chance they might take part in the World Cup play-offs as a result of their results during the previous UEFA competition
