🔗 Share this article Sweden Team Announcement: Isak Named While Gyokeres Excluded Viktor Gyokeres joined the Gunners after leaving Sporting Lisbon during the offseason Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres fails to make the cut in Graham Potter's initial Sweden squad, while Liverpool striker the talented attacker received selection Gyokeres is set for further assessments in the coming days following fears he sustained a muscle problem during the Gunners's Premier League victory against Burnley last weekend Gyokeres sat out Arsenal' European win versus the Czech side earlier this week Alexander Isak Back in Action The Liverpool striker, absent from action since 22 October owing to muscle issues, has been chosen for World Cup qualifying games versus the Swiss team (15 November) plus Slovenia (18 November) Other England-based Selections Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall, working his way back from a head injury Newcastle wide player the Swedish international Both athletes feature in the Premier League players chosen by former Brighton, Chelsea and West Ham boss Graham Potter Potter's Hiring The English manager was appointed by Sweden originally on a short-term basis in late October, less than four weeks following his departure from West Ham Previous manager Jon Dahl Tomasson lost his job after Sweden's 1-0 loss to Kosovo on 13 October, an outcome that ended automatic qualification from Group B impossible Current Standing The Swedish team find themselves bottom of their qualifying group with only one point in their opening four games Should they fail to finish second, they could still participate in the secondary qualification as a result of their performance during the previous UEFA competition