Ibrahima Konate was strayed for the fourth time this season for the fourth time and Arne Slot has revealed that there was an injuries for the middle behind.
The Frenchman was withdrawn from the defeat in Chelsea in the 56th minute and the Sag Final Shift Ryan Gravenberch to the middle for the rest of the game.
It was the fourth time that Konate did not see the full game in the Premier League this season, but this time it is worried about his fitness forced lock.
“It had to do with fitness. He felt his quad a bit,” said Slot Sky Sports after the game. ‘Then alarm bells go off with me.
“But if the game had continued like this, I would also have made the change, maybe a little later, but I didn’t want to take the risk because they pressed us with the left wing player.
“It was no coincidence that when Ryan started playing there, we got more and more in the game and creating more problems for Chelsea.”
Slot later added in his press conference: “I don’t know if it is a big injury. He was a little bit. I asked him and he felt his quad. It might be okay that he left early enough.”
According to the Mail‘S Lewis Steele, Konate went straight through the tunnel after he got off the field and’ seemed to have a grimace on his face ‘.
This season, Konate played the fourth minutes of each Liverpool player (746), despite questions about his form, where the defender persisted while Joe Gomez remains unused.
The No. 5 was called upon to represent France during the international break and a withdrawal from the team would confirm a problem that could influence his availability for Liverpool.
The first match back is against Man United on October 19 in Anfield, a match that starts another run of seven games in 22 days – for which the Reds are already without Alisson.
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