Gary Neville takes aim at Liverpool star who 'annoyed him' and forced Arne Slot decision

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One of those saw Konate hooked in place of Curtis Jones, prompting Ryan Gravenberch to retreat and become a makeshift centre-back.READ MORE: Bayern Munich chief fires subtle dig at Liverpool after Florian Wirtz £116m transfer - 'Not our DNA'READ MORE: Liverpool handed Alejandro Garnacho VAR penalty verdict during Chelsea defeatAccording to Neville, Slot wanted to urgently address Liverpool's failure to progress the ball from defence, as they chased an equaliser against a buoyant Chelsea. "If you watch Konate on the ball at the start of the second half, he is just walking with it," Neville said on commentary for Sky Sports."It's frustrating me and annoying me to be honest with you, it's obviously annoying Slot as well because he has decided he is going to get somebody who is better on the ball at the back."That is strange from Konate.

"I don't know if it's a big injury, but I do know that he limped," the Liverpool boss revealed post-match. "And I asked him, and he said, 'I feel my quad a little bit'."But for me all alarm bells go off because in another sprint then you never know if that is going to go good, so it was already a substitution I had in mind for maybe a little bit later, because the right centre-back has a lot of ball possession, and we all know that Ryan is good in there."So it might be okay and he went off early enough, but it was clear that I had to take him off because he was limping."Slot's changes took effect almost immediately, as Liverpool gathered momentum and got a foothold in the game.

"Last season we lost against Chelsea as well," Slot reflected amid his worst run as Liverpool manager."Stamford Bridge is always difficult. Decision-making could've been better, last 10-15 minutes was end-to-end."We arrived in their 18-yard box with [Andy] Robertson, we couldn't control the ball but again it's fine margins like it's been for as long as I've been here.