Liverpool XI vs Burnley: Isak debut, team news and predicted lineup.
It seems almost certain that Isak won’t be starting for Liverpool for a few weeks yet, so a brief cameo off the bench seems the most he can hope for at Turf Moor on Sunday, leaving fellow summer signing Hugo Ekitike to continue leading the attack after his impressive start to life in English football.
Curtis Jones will play no part against Burnley, with Slot revealing that the England midfielder suffered a knock during the win over Arsenal before the international break.
However, Jeremie Frimpong has returned to training after missing the last two matches with a hamstring injury and should feature, while Ibrahima Konate shrugged off a late scare against Arsenal to play two full games for France.
Dominik Szoboszlai – whose stunning free-kick saw off the Gunners in an early season battle of familiar title rivals – has impressed at right-back with Frimpong out and Conor Bradley only just back from his own injury, though you’d expect one of the specialists in the position to take over this weekend.
That should be Frimpong if fit enough, otherwise Bradley should step in.
It would seem harsh to drop Szoboszlai after his heroics against Arsenal so he could move back into midfield here, with Alexis Mac Allister a potential candidate to make way after his recent international exertions with Argentina.
If Slot wants to freshen things up further with Liverpool’s Champions League opener and a Merseyside derby clash on the way next week, then the likes of Joe Gomez, Andy Robertson, Wataru Endo and Federico Chiesa are all potential options, along with teenage sensation Rio Ngumoha.
Predicted Liverpool XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Ekitike
Injured: Jones
Time and date: 2pm BST on Sunday September 14, 2025
