Arne Slot confirms Liverpool injury setback as Ibrahima Konate problem addressed

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"He wasn't ready to train today. He had too many issues after our last game (v Tottenham) although he had those issues already after the Galatasaray game."It wasn't the plan to play him against Tottenham but unfortunately Ibou got discomfort in his hamstring so we couldn't take the risk of playing him."That's why Joe had to play, and (the issues) have build up so much now that he is a bit of a doubt for tomorrow.

He is going to try tomorrow to see if he's available."Asked if Konate was ready to play, Slot responded: “He is at this moment of time. The day after the game is recovery, if you play so many games with only two days of rest in between you cannot do a lot but he is declared completely fit, he doesn’t feel the discomfort anymore."So, then he is ready to start and hopefully fulfil 90 minutes or, if needed, even longer.

"But the fact you see Alex on the pitch tells you he gets closer and closer to joining us."No timescale but he won't be available on Saturday as well. If you don't train with the team then you're not ready to play, and as we all know if you've done for months only individual sessions then it's also quite a step up to train with the team and when you train with the team it's quite a step up to play at Premier League intensity and Champions League intensity."Choose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FC