Why Ibrahima Konate is absent for Liverpool against Toulouse after narrow escape

Ibrahima Konate absence explained as Liverpool face Toulouse.
By Will Rooney
Published 26th Oct 2023, 19:34 BST
Ibrahima Konate of Liverpool at AXA Training Centre on October 25, 2023 in Kirkby, England. (Photo by John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Ibrahima Konate of Liverpool at AXA Training Centre on October 25, 2023 in Kirkby, England. (Photo by John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
Ibrahima Konate of Liverpool at AXA Training Centre on October 25, 2023 in Kirkby, England. (Photo by John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Ibrahima Konate has been handed the evening off for Liverpool’s Europa League Group E clash against Toulouse at Anfield.

Konate narrowly escaped a dismissal in last weekend’s 2-0 win over Everton in the Merseyside derby. The centre-back was already on a booking when he tripped Toffees striker Beto - but did not receive a second caution.

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Konate, who has had niggling injury issues since joining Liverpoool from RB Leipzig in the summer of 2021, has been handed a rest against Toulouse. Joe Gomez and Joel Matip start in central defence, with Virgil van Dijk and Jarell Quansah providing cover on the bench.

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