LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Record Liverpool signing Alexander Isak will be gradually integrated into the team after his heavily interrupted start to the season, manager Arne Slot said Friday.

Isak, who joined Liverpool for $170 million on Sept. 1, didn't train with Newcastle during preseason or in the first weeks of the Premier League campaign as the striker pushed for a move away from the northeast club.

While on international duty recently for Sweden in World Cup qualifying, he didn't play at all in the 2-2 draw against Slovenia and came on as a 72nd-minute substitute — for his first appearance of the season — in a 2-0 loss to Kosovo.

Isak could make his debut for Liverpool at Burnley in the league on Sunday, but it is likely to be from the bench.

“We will treat Alex the same as the

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