Liverpool told reason for Ibrahima Konate struggles with Trent Alexander-Arnold comparison

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Wrexham defender Conor Coady has offered a theory on Ibrahima Konate's struggles at the start of this season — and he claims it has nothing to do with his Liverpool contract situation. "I look from a center-back's point of view and Konate is getting a bit of stick at the start of the season, let's be honest," Coady said on the BBC's Monday Night Club.

"Teams exploited that channel and Konate has got to go out and defend and I'm telling you now, from a center-back's point of view, you do not want to go out there and defend as a right-back. He got a lot of stick for his defending but now there's no full-back in position.

"I'm telling you now, no center-back wants to defend there and there's a reason you play center-back and not right-back." In reality, though, Alexander-Arnold often left gaps at the back that Konate would have to cover. Konate's biggest problem, really, has been in possession, where he has been sloppy at times.