By LEWIS STEELE, FOOTBALL REPORTER

Published: 20:55, 1 April 2026 | Updated: 20:57, 1 April 2026

Alexander Isak is set to return to full training with Liverpool on Thursday for the first time this year.

It is a huge boost for boss Arne Slot ahead of a crucial month where the Reds travel to Manchester City in the FA Cup on Saturday then contest a two-legged Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain.

Isak has been absent since fracturing his fibula in the win over Tottenham just before Christmas but has now been given the green light to step up his recovery.

Though Liverpool and Slot will go easy in Isak’s recovery – his return will likely be phased with cameos off the bench to start – it provides a huge help for the team who also have work to do to confirm their Champions League spot for next season. They are currently fifth.

Isak joined from Newcastle for £125million in a British record fee but he has scored just three goals in 16 appearances in a first season plagued by...