Overview

• Arne Slot defended Ibrahima Konaté’s form, stressing the centre-back is not alone in recent mistakes highlighted by defeats to Crystal Palace and Galatasaray.
• Slot warned against judging players by single moments after losses, saying his analysis considers the full 90 minutes and wider team performance.
• A Konaté turnover in Istanbul led to a chance for Victor Osimhen that preceded Alisson Becker suffering a hamstring injury during a recovery save.
• Questions over Mohamed Salah’s form continued after he was benched in Turkey, with Slot pointing to his overall scoring record and the evolving forward line.
• Konaté is in the final year of his contract with talks ongoing, and L’Équipe has reported Liverpool are confident of an extension.