Pundit says £36m Liverpool player had one of his worst games ever vs Galatasaray

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Liverpool handed Galatasaray their first home win in the Champions League for seven years.The Reds had yet another game to forget on Tuesday night, with this one coming in the form of a 1-0 defeat in the Champions League.After a disappointing result at the weekend losing to Crystal Palace, Arne Slot would have expected a big reaction from his players, but this did not happen.Liverpool struggled to create any clear-cut chances and looked shaky once again, with their performances starting to concern many fans.The defence is the area that appears the most fragile, and ex-Red Dean Saunders believes one player in particular had one of his worst games in a Liverpool shirt.Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty ImagesIbrahima Konate struggled for Liverpool againAlthough the Reds’ attack is not firing on all cylinders, the biggest concern will be just how many goals they are conceding. So far, they have let in 11 goals in nine games, not something the reigning Premier League champions should be doing.One big reason for this is Ibrahima Konate, with the Frenchman starting the season in uncharacteristically bad form.He has looked shaky on the ball, made many mistakes, and just looks nowhere near his best, with Saunders going as far as saying his performance against Galatasaray was one of his worst to date.“You’re right about Konate, he’s had one of his worst games tonight, unforced errors, he’s lost his confidence,” he said on talkSPORT.READ MORE: Daniel Sturridge says Arne Slot did something vs Galatasaray that was really ‘strange’Unfortunately, he is probably not wrong either, as this is not the first time the 26-year-old has been poor this season.Every mistake seems to be punished too, with his sloppy error on Tuesday night seeing him dispossessed, forcing Alisson into a save that saw him injure himself in the process.Ibrahima Konate’s contract situation needs to be sorted nowOne reason why Konate might be under more pressure than most is because he is still yet to sign a new contract, with this saga now dragging on far too long.Real Madrid are keen on getting him on a free transfer in the summer, and at the moment, he is playing like he already has one eye on a move to the Spanish capital.But with time running out, the Frenchman needs to make a decision because it is clearly affecting his performances and impacting the team as a whole.If he chooses not to sign, then this increases Liverpool’s need to sign a centre-back in January, although this is probably needed regardless given Giovanni Leoni’s injury.