Liverpool star Ibrahima Konate hobbled off the pitch after his team’s victory over Real Madrid (Image: GETTY)
boss has issued an update on after the defender hobbled off the pitch after his side had dispatched in the on Wednesday night. The France international was in inspired form at the heart of the Reds defence but as he received attention from ’s medical staff after the final whistle.
Konate played the full 90 minutes alongside Virgil van Dijk as the Reds continued their 100 per cent record in this season’s Champions League.
Goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo were enough to secure a 2-0 victory, with Kylian Mbappe and both missing penalties during the contest.
lost right-back Conor Bradley to an injury late into the match after the 21-year-old had enjoyed a fine night in club colours.
And Slot spoke about Bradley and Konate as he addressed the media on Thursday ahead of his team’s showdown with at the weekend. “They are still being assessed so it’s difficult to see how they are,” explained the Dutchman.
“Let’s wait and see, but it’s never a good sign. Conor, we had to take him off, and Ibou didn’t walk off the pitch as he should after the fantastic game he played. Not a good sign.”
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Liverpool boss Arne Slot has provided a fitness update on Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate (Image: GETTY)
The former Feyenoord boss then offered some positive news on , who returned to the bench against Real after missing Sunday’s victory over Southampton.
“Konate and Bradley are still being assessed – [it’s still] so close to last night – and I have just come off the training pitch, so we have to wait and see,” he explained. “Trent is fit enough to start [against City], yes.”
And Slot then outlined why he hasn’t spoken at depth about the team’s absentees as he added: “In general, people only talk about injuries if results aren’t there, so it is good people don’t talk about them.
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“But the moment you start to lose it is about kick-off times or injuries, but nine out of 10 times it is quality of gameplan or quality of other team. If the replacements do so well for our injured players, it’s normal they don’t talk about the injuries.
“Missing Alisson, [Diogo] Jota, Trent – players who have had impact on results… But it is good we don’t talk about it much.”
’s victory over Real means they are two points ahead of Inter Milan at the top of the Champions League table. The Merseyside giants are also a staggering eight points clear at the top of the table and will be aiming to extend their lead when second-place City visit Anfield on Sunday.