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'Step by step we will be better' - Liverpool debutant Konate promises progress after pre-season draw

The Reds' top summer signing from RB Leipzig joined Jurgen Klopp's defence on Tuesday

Ibrahima Konate has promised better days ahead after his "unforgettable" Liverpool debut was partially spoiled by a draw in a friendly with Stuttgart on Tuesday.

The centre-back, signed from RB Leipzig for £36 million ($51m), said "step by step we will be better" as he gets to build experience alongside new team-mates such as Andy Robertson, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold once they return to full health.

Liverpool were decimated by injuries at the back last year, but the addition of Konate may help prevent another crisis in 2021-22.