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Gunners forward the Swedish attacker has been omitted from Graham Potter's maiden Sweden team selection, whereas Reds striker Alexander Isak secured a place

The Arsenal forward is scheduled for additional assessments in the coming days amid worries he sustained a hamstring injury during the Gunners's English top flight victory against the Clarets last weekend

The 27-year-old sat out Arsenal' Champions League success versus Slavia Prague earlier this week

Isak Back in Action

Isak, who hasn't featured from 22 October due to muscle issues, made the squad for World Cup qualifying fixtures versus the Swiss team (November 15th) and Slovenia (18 November)

Additional Premier League Inclusions

• Tottenham midfielder the young talent, who is recovering from a head injury
• Magpies wide player the Swedish international

Both athletes feature in the Premier League contingent named by ex- Brighton, Chelsea and West Ham boss the new Swedish coach

Potter's Role

The English manager was appointed the Swedish federation originally temporarily in late October, less than four weeks after he was dismissed by the Hammers

Former coach Jon Dahl Tomasson was sacked following Sweden's defeat to the Kosovan team on 13 October, a result that made automatic qualification in qualifying group out of reach

Present Situation

The Swedish team are currently last place of Group B having only one point in four matches

Even if they don't manage to claim the runner-up spot, they may yet take part in the qualification playoffs due to of their results in the most recent UEFA competition