Liverpool suffer injury blow despite Real Madrid win as Ibrahim Konate helped off

Liverpool enjoyed an fantabulous evening against Real Madrid arsenic goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo secured a memorable triumph astatine Anfield but determination was a precocious interest for Reds brag Arne Slot

Liverpool look an anxious hold implicit the fittingness of Ibrahima Konate aft helium picked up a precocious wounded against Real Madrid.

The French defender was named successful the Reds' starting XI for their clash with the Spanish giants. He played the afloat crippled as Arne Slot's broadside secured a 2-0 win.

But Konate appeared to prime up a precocious issue. Immediately aft the full-time whistle, members of Liverpool's aesculapian squad rushed to his broadside to springiness him treatment.

He was successful wide pain, portion helium was past helped disconnected of the transportation by doctors arsenic his Liverpool teammates toasted their memorable win. Any wounded would beryllium a monolithic interest fixed however cardinal Konate has been for the Reds this season.

The French planetary has made 17 appearances for Slot this word and has established a coagulated concern with Virgil van Dijk. Konate was not the lone caller wounded interest for the Liverpool boss.

Academy postgraduate Conor Bradley besides limped disconnected the transportation during the crippled and was replaced by Joe Gomez. Slot volition apt springiness an update up of the weekend's game.

Liverpool could perchance widen their pb astatine the apical of the Premier League array arsenic they look rubric rivals Manchester City astatine Anfield connected Sunday. Speaking up of that game, goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher said: "I deliberation assurance is precocious successful the full squad. Man City, we cognize they person had a pugnacious fewer results but what a team. We expect a truly pugnacious trial but this is bully assurance for the squad and we volition spell again."

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While Konate and Bradley look acceptable to beryllium doubts up of the weekend, determination was a immense boost against Real Madrid. Trent Alexander-Arnold returned to the squad with a spot connected the bench. He had missed the crippled against Southampton.

Elsewhere, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Alisson Becker, Diogo Jota and Federico Chiesa each stay sidelined. Speaking astir the 4 up of the clash with Real Madrid, Slot said: “Federico is not successful the squad yet. He is grooming with us, not the full session, but mostly 1 oregon 2 parts of the session.

“Harvey Elliott is successful the squad but hasn’t played for a agelong clip competitory shot – so, helium is there, but of people not acceptable to start. Alisson is not determination yet, Diogo is not determination yet, Kostas is not determination – helium is having an wounded arsenic well, truthful it’s rather a database for america arsenic well."

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