Liverpool fans left fuming with Ibrahima Konate after first-half moment against Chelsea

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Liverpool’s draw with Chelsea felt bigger than just the result because of the mood around Anfield.This was not a flat stadium simply reacting to a bad result. Who was Liverpool’s best player in Saturday’s disappointing draw with Chelsea?

Some good amongst the bad Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Liverpool fans booed Ibrahima Konate for not playing forward against ChelseaKonate has never been Liverpool’s most technically astute defender, but he is more than competent on the ball. The atmosphere at Anfield was as tense as it has been all season, and even when Liverpool were leading, the crowd were not one bit happy with what they were watching.

Two minutes before Chelsea’s equaliser, Konate did something that he had already done more than once in the first half.He carried the ball forward, had space in front of him, and looked like he had the chance to move Liverpool up the pitch. Some took the game by the scruff of the neck, like Rio Ngumoha and Alexis Mac Allister, but most were passengers who didn’t seem to want it enough.READ MORE: Liverpool fans in complete agreement about Arne Slot remaining manager after ChelseaJoin Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox