Major Alexander Isak injury concern ahead of Newcastle United vs Manchester City

Isak was forced off at half-time during the 2-1 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers with a toe injury but was passed fit for last weekend’s 3-0 defeat at Fulham after receiving an injection.

However, the issue flared up again in the closing stages at Craven Cottage and he hasn’t trained ahead of Man City. United boss Eddie Howe confirmed he is a doubt.

Howe said: “He'll be a doubt for tomorrow. He trained last week before the Fulham game and he had an injection in his toe to play. He felt fine but started to feel his toe in the last five or 10 minutes of the game.

“After the game, it stiffened up and it wasn’t in a great place earlier in the week. That hasn’t changed yet so we’ll have to make a decision again on whether he trains today.”

“He’s had scans and lots of tests and the injury has been diagnosed fine, there’s no issue - it sounds worse than it is but he’s got a broken toe but it is one that can be managed at played with providing he can tolerate the pain levels.

“That will have no long-term risks. He had a injection to numb the toe last week and that was fine until the injection wore off. Let’s see how he is today.”

Anthony Gordon will likely to lead the attack should the Sweden international miss out with Callum Wilson unavailable until after the October international.

“We’ve always viewed Anthony as a third striker in a sense because he’ll play very differently to Callum and Alex. He’s not an out and out line leader but he’s very clever about what he does when he does play in that role.

“He played well against Wolves in the second-half, he’s more a drifter in terms of his position so he won’t necessarily be a focal point but he’s got the pace to run in behind and the ability to then play so he’ll play it slightly looser but can still be very effective.”