Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says he hopes his side ensure Sweden striker Alexander Isak "has a quiet night" in Tuesday's friendly.

Isak has scored 23 goals in 33 games for Newcastle this season, including in the Carabao Cup final win against Liverpool.

The 25-year-old also has 15 goals in 51 internationals and is set to start at the Strawberry Arena in Stockholm.

"He's a player we know well because he's much talked about in the UK," O'Neill said on Isak.

"He's a fantastic player, but I think it's about how we handle him as a team."

O'Neill added that Isak's role is "slightly different" compared with his position at Newcastle, and that his "intelligent" all-round play is as dangerous as his goalscoring threat.

O'Neill also pointed out that Sunderland defenders Daniel Ballard and Trai Hume, who will miss the game through injury, had the experience of facing Isak in the FA Cup.

"He's a player that everyone is talking about," O'Neill added.

"It's like anything, it's how we are as a team without the ball - that's the most important thing.

"Hopefully we can give him a quiet night."

Sweden come into the friendly off the back of a 1-0 defeat in Luxembourg, while Northern Ireland drew 1-1 with Switzerland in Belfast.

The friendlies, along with June's fixtures with Iceland and Denmark, will be preparations for the start of World Cup qualifying in September.

O'Neill says he "expects" a response from Sweden, after their defeat and added the result was not as surprising as it once was given Luxembourg's improvement in form in recent years.

"I've got to know Jon Dahl Tomasson quite well over the last number of months at Uefa things, and we've chatted about his squad and his team, as we have about my team.

"The perception that going to Luxembourg is an easy game is a misconception, if I'm honest.

"We would expect Sweden at home to put in a strong performance. We have to be ready to deal with that."

Northern Ireland will face Germany, Slovakia and Luxembourg in 2026 World Cup qualifying, which begins in September, and O'Neill says facing some of Europe's biggest teams in friendlies will prepare his side for the campaign.

"You always want both," O'Neill said when asked if the result or performance was more important in Stockholm.

"You always want to see the team develop. The result is not that significant, if the result goes against us I don't think it will damage us in any significant way.

"It's good exposure for the team. We're testing ourselves, we're not taking easy games and hopefully we'll see the benefit of that in September."