Ibrahima Konate worry grows again as Virgil van Dijk left fuming - 5 Liverpool talking points

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ELLAND ROAD, LEEDS // Dominik Szoboszlai thought he had saved Ibrahima Konate some embarrassment after Hugo Ekitike netted a brace, only for Ao Tanaka to score a late equalizer for Leeds against Liverpool. Though he wasn't always perfect here, Ekitike looked determined to show why he deserves a run.

"We need him, and he will still be important like he has been," Virgil van Dijk told reporters after that draw. "We still have to remember there is a reason why he has been so successful at the club and we have to respect that." Once more, though, he was benched here.

He didn't come on again and that is a major statement, especially as Liverpool didn't win. In fairness to the Liverpool boss, however, he can't do much about his players making ridiculous decisions.