Liverpool hit by Ibrahima Konate injury concern with France

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Published October 11, 2025 12:18pm Updated October 11, 2025 12:18pm Ibrahima Konate is an early doubt for Liverpool’s match against Manchester United next Sunday (Getty) Liverpool have been handed a fresh concern over Ibrahima Konate’s injury as the defender is ruled out of France’s upcoming World Cup qualifier. Konate was forced off after less than an hour in Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat to Chelsea last Saturday due to a thigh injury. ‘I don’t know if it is a big injury, but what I do know is he limped a little bit and when I asked him he said he felt his quad a little bit,’ Arne Slot said after Liverpool’s loss at Stamford Bridge. ‘Then, for me, all alarm bells go off because in another sprint you never know if that is going to go good. ‘It might be OK that he went off early enough but it was clear I had to take him off because he was limping.’ Get personalised updates on Liverpool every day Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro’s Football Newsletter.

Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we’ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you. Ibrahima Konate only took part in light training before France’s win over Azerbaidjan on Friday (AFP via Getty) Konate was then left on the bench for France’s 3-0 win against Azerbaijan on Friday evening.

Deschamps’ side are due to travel to Iceland for their next World Cup qualifier on Monday night, however, Konate has been left out of the squad and will now return to Liverpool. France, meanwhile, will also be without be without Kylian Mbappe for their qualifier against Iceland next week.