Ibrahima Konate injury concern – “alarm bells” for Arne Slot

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Ibrahima Konate was subbed off before 90 minutes for the fourth time this season and Arne Slot has revealed that there was an injury concern for the centre-back. The Frenchman was withdrawn from the defeat at Chelsea in the 56th minute and it saw Slot shift Ryan Gravenberch to centre-back for the remainder of the match.

It was the fourth time Konate has not seen out the full match in the Premier League this season, but this time concerns over his fitness forced Slot’s hand. He felt his quad a little bit,” Slot told Sky Sports after the match.

I asked him and he felt his quad. It might be OK that he went off early enough.” As per the Mail‘s Lewis Steele, Konate went straight down the tunnel after he came off the pitch and “seemed to have a grimace on his face.” Konate has played the fourth-most minutes of any Liverpool player this season (746), despite questions over his form, with the defender persisted with while Joe Gomez remains unused.