Ibrahima Konate and Conor Bradley injury updates after Liverpool beat Real Madrid

Arne Slot could not corroborate however superior the injuries to Ibrahima Konate and Conor Bradley were aft Liverpool’s triumph implicit Real Madrid, but was hopeful some volition beryllium acceptable this play against Manchester City.

It was a large nighttime for the Reds arsenic they bushed the Spanish giants 2-0 acknowledgment to goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo.

Slot’s squad are sitting beauteous astatine the apical of the Champions League array aft 5 wins from 5 games with their play going sensationally good arsenic they are besides apical of the Premier League.

However, determination was atrocious quality arsenic Bradley limped retired of the crippled connected 87 minutes, seemingly with a hamstring issue, portion Konate was connected the transportation astatine the extremity of the crippled and receiving treatment.

Asked if helium knew what the wounded problems were, Slot told a post-match property conference: ‘No. Not yet. I cognize wherever they person symptom but however atrocious oregon however bully it is is hard to justice truthful adjacent aft the game.

‘But this is what happens during the season. We missed Trent [Alexander-Arnold] today, we missed [Diogo] Jota today, we missed Alisson [Becker] today. We didn’t miss Trent due to the fact that helium was connected the bench, but helium couldn’t play from the start. Kostas [Tsimikas] we missed. This happens done the season.

‘I’m truly hoping some of them are disposable to play [against Manchester City connected Sunday] due to the fact that we privation them each available. But if not, idiosyncratic other has to measurement up.

‘Until present this play everybody that I’ve selected to commencement person shown up. That’s besides what’s going to hap connected Sunday if they tin play, but besides if they can’t play past different ones tin measurement up.’

Speaking to TNT Sports astir the celebrated triumph and Liverpool’s superb commencement to the season, Slot said: ‘You cognize however peculiar it is to play against a squad that has won the Champions League truthful galore times.

‘They were a symptom for Liverpool for galore years too. It is simply a large week and it is pleasing to see.

‘I didn’t person docket successful presumption of magnitude of points I wanted. You privation to instrumentality the playing benignant arsenic soon arsenic possible. That is not hard due to the fact that it wasn’t that antithetic to Jurgen’s. It is large to spot not lone the starters but the players coming connected are doing arsenic we expect. If earlier the play I had counted points for this constituent successful the play I wouldn’t person done arsenic overmuch arsenic we person now.

‘Every clip Real Madrid threatened america was from us. I deliberation we tin play with much strength and amended with the ball.’

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