Ibrahima Konate's injury is better than first feared, after the French defender’s premature exit from Liverpool’s win over Sparta Prague sparked concern that he would be another casualty for Sunday’s title tussle with Manchester City.
Konate asked to be substituted early in the second half of the 5-1 win, in which Darwin Nunez scored a first-half brace to add to Alexis Mac Allister, Luis Diaz and Dominik Szoboszlai goals in a thumping victory for the Reds.
He appeared to be holding his hamstring and in some discomfort as he walked off the field, causing many Liverpool fans to worry he would be another injury to add to their long list ahead of the visit of the Treble winners.