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Arne Slot Confirms Ibrahima Konate Injury 'Alarm Bells' as Liverpool Centre-Back Fears Heighten - Liverpool Echo
Ibrahima Konate left the match early with a quad injury, adding to Liverpool’s defensive crisis during their third defeat in eight days, coach Arne Slot confirmed.
- Saturday at Stamford Bridge saw Ibrahima Konate, French international centre-back, limping off 10 minutes into the second half in the 2-1 defeat, Liverpool head coach Arne Slot confirmed.
- Facing fixture congestion, Konate had played three games in eight days and endured a four-hour flight, with Liverpool head coach Arne Slot calling centre-back rotation a `risk`.
- In the 56th minute, Slot brought on Curtis Jones as Ryan Gravenberch dropped into defence after Konate reported feeling his quad and limped off.
- Liverpool's limited centre-back options mean Konate's injury deepens the shortage after Giovanni Leoni's season-ending knee injury, while the international break allows assessment before Manchester United.
- Expecting criticism, Arne Slot said `If I rotate against Galatasaray people complain that I rotate` and described the Konate change as precautionary amid three defeats in eight days.
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