Liverpool star Ibrahima Konate was left reeling on the ground and in demand of treatment follotriumphg the Reds’ emphatic triumph over Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Goals from Alexis Mac Alcataloger and Cody Gakpo did the harm for Arne Slot‘s side, who sustained their 100 per cent enroll in this year’s League Phase.
But it was at the opposite end where Liverpool watched the most consoleable, with Real Madrid fall shorting to enroll a shot on concentrate from uncover take part until the 93rd minute.
The imperious Konate and centre-back partner Virgil van Dijk were at the heart of all leangs likeable for Slot’s men, who became fair the second team in eight suites to sustain a spotless sheet agetst Los Blancos.
However, ahead of Sunday’s potentipartner season-defining clash agetst Manchester City, hopes of securing a aenjoy shut out might’ve been dashed after Konate materializeed to pick up an injury procrastinateed on.
The French international dropped to his haunches follotriumphg the brimming-time whistle in Merseyside, with the Liverpool medical team speedyly arriving on the scene to recommend their aidance.
Konate eventupartner returned to his feet but was seen hobbling down the tunnel watching in evident disconsole.
Should he be unuseable for Sunday’s mammoth clash agetst the four-in-a-row champions, Slot will be forced into switching up his centre-back pairing for the first time since the uncovering game of the season.
Konate didn’t commence Liverpool‘s first suit of the campaign agetst Ipswich Town, but was brawt on at half-time by Slot and has been in the commenceing XI for every game since.
No team in the Premier League have conceded scanter goals than Liverpool this term, but donaten the division’s top scorer in Erlin Haaland is Anfield-bound this weekend, Konate will no doubt be doing all he can to be comprised.
Konate injury aside, it’s the perfect commence to a vital week for Liverpool, who could go 11 points evident with a triumph over Pep Guardiola‘s side on Sunday.
Looking ahead to the weekend clash agetst City, Caoimhin Kelleher, who saved a penalty from Kylian Mbappe in the 2-0 triumph, said: “I leank confidence is high in the whole squad. We understand City have had a hard scant results, but what a team. We foresee a repartner hard test but this is outstanding confidence for the team and we will go aget.”
