LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Alexander Isak’s underwhelming start to his Liverpool career hit another bump when he sustained a groin injury in the Champions League win at Eintracht Frankfurt.

The Sweden striker, signed from Newcastle for a British-record fee of 125 million pounds ($170 million) at the end of the summer transfer window, was withdrawn at halftime of the 5-1 victory on Wednesday.

It was the second injury on the night for Liverpool, with right back Jeremie Frimpong having already come off midway through the first half because of a hamstring problem.

Isak has been building up his match sharpness in the last few weeks, after training away from the main Newcastle squad in preseason while agitating for the move to Liverpool. He has scored just one goal in eight games in all comp

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