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Liverpool moved to the highest of the Premier League standings with a win in opposition to Brighton on Saturday.
Targets from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah turned across the match for the Reds who have been dropping 1-0 in opposition to the Seagulls.
The Reds, impressed by supervisor Arne Slot’s halftime crew discuss, got here again to win at Anfield and since each Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis misplaced their matches, the win gave the Merseyside membership a vital benefit within the Premier League title race.
The one concern for the Liverpool trustworthy from the match in opposition to Brighton was the harm suffered by centre-back Ibrahima Konate.
The French defender was taken off at halftime and appeared visibly in ache. Joe Gomez was introduced on to interchange the injured defender.
Virgil van Dijk had identified after the match that the harm may not be too severe and that’s additionally what the scan has confirmed.
Konate posted a message on his Instagram account, making the followers conscious of the extent of his harm.
Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate went off injured in opposition to Brighton. (Picture by Maja Hitij/Getty Pictures)
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He wrote:
“Thanks for all of the messages of assist. My harm isn’t severe fortunately. I had a scan at present and it confirmed there is no such thing as a break. I’ll be prepared for the subsequent sport.”
Virgil van Dijk has introduced the very best out of Ibrahima Konate
This comes as big increase for Liverpool who depend on Konate’s presence on the coronary heart of their protection alongside Van Dijk.
Each of the Liverpool centre-backs have been in fantastic type this season and their document reveals that.
They’ve solely conceded six Premier League objectives in ten matches this season, displaying that they’re the very best defensive facet within the league by a ways.
Regardless of the provision of defenders like Gomez and Jarrel Quansah as again up, Liverpool know that Konate is vital to their possibilities of profitable silverware and his constant degree of performances haven’t gone unnoticed.
