Sweden Team Announcement: Isak Selected Whereas Gyokeres Excluded
Viktor Gyokeres moved to Arsenal after leaving Sporting during the offseason
Arsenal forward the Swedish attacker was left out from the new manager's maiden Sweden team selection, while Liverpool striker the talented attacker secured inclusion
The Arsenal forward is due for further medical tests in the coming days amid concerns he sustained a hamstring injury in Arsenal's English top flight win against Burnley on Saturday
Gyokeres missed Arsenal' European win against the Czech side earlier this week
Alexander Isak Returns
The Liverpool striker, who hasn't featured since 22 October owing to muscle issues, made the squad to play in the World Cup fixtures against Switzerland (15 November) plus Slovenia (November 18th)
Other Premier League Selections
- Tottenham midfielder the young talent, who is recovering from a head injury
- Magpies winger Anthony Elanga
These players were included in the Premier League contingent selected under former Brighton, Chelsea and West Ham manager the new Swedish coach
Potter's Hiring
The English manager was named by Sweden initially temporarily in late October, under four weeks after his departure from West Ham
Former boss Jon Dahl Tomasson lost his job after the national team's 1-0 loss against the Kosovan team on 13 October, an outcome which rendered straight qualification in Group B out of reach
Current Position
The Swedish team find themselves bottom of Group B having only a single point from four matches
Should they don't manage to secure second place, they may yet participate in the qualification playoffs due to thanks to their showing in the most recent Nations League
