Liverpool suffer Ibrahima Konate injury blow ahead of Manchester City showdown

Liverpool are going through a mounting damage disaster forward of Sunday’s showdown with Man Metropolis (Image: Getty)

Liverpool are sweating on the health of Ibrahima Konate forward of Sunday’s heavyweight Premier League showdown towards Manchester Metropolis.

Jurgen Klopp’s aspect are already set to be with out defensive mainstays Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joel Matip who each missed the midweek Champions League victory over Rangers.

Konate, who loved a formidable first season at Anfield following his transfer from RB Leipzig, made his first begin of the marketing campaign at Ibrox as Liverpool romped to a confidence boosting 7-1 victory.

The France worldwide, nonetheless, in accordance with The Athletic, picked up a muscle damage towards the Scottish aspect and is unlikely to be risked towards the champions.

Liverpool are already 13 factors behind Metropolis and face the daunting job of making an attempt to tame in-form Erling Haaland who has already scored 20 targets in all competitions since his summer time transfer from Borussia Dortmund.

“’You've got one of the best group on the earth and you set in one of the best striker available on the market — it doesn't matter what it prices, you simply do it,’ mentioned Klopp on the problem of making an attempt to compete with Pep Guardiola’s relentless profitable machine.

‘I do know Metropolis won't prefer it, no one will prefer it, you’ve requested the query however you realize the reply.

‘What does Liverpool do? We can't act like them. It isn't attainable. Not attainable. It's simply clear.’

Reffering to Metropolis, Newcastle United and Paris Saint-Germain, all membership’s owned or part-owned by Gulf states, Klopp added: ‘There are three golf equipment in world soccer who can do what they need financially. It’s authorized and every part, high-quality, however they will do what they need.

‘We've to have a look at it [and say], ‘We'd like that and we want that and we've to look right here and make it youthful, and right here a prospect and right here’s a expertise,’ and that's what it's a must to do. And also you compete with them.

‘It isn't an issue in any respect for me, it’s like it's. Don’t ask me that query since you at all times open this dialogue and it’s me telling you.

‘However you all realize it, you must know. It isn't attainable to cope with that.’

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