Liverpool's Ibrahima Konate sidelined for two weeks with hamstring injury (1 Viewer)

Liverpool and French defender Ibrahima Konate will be out of action for two weeks due to a minor hamstring injury, as confirmed by the French Football Federation. This setback occurred before Liverpool's 3-0 Premier League victory over Brentford, where Jurgen Klopp paired Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk in central defense, successfully securing a clean sheet.

Despite the absence of Konate and Joe Gomez, Liverpool's performance was not adversely affected, leading to a comfortable win. Klopp, however, didn't delve into the specifics of their injuries before the match, stating to the media, "Yeah, both for injury reasons as well. We will see how serious how it is but they were not available today."

Although Konate was initially included in the France squad for the Euro 2024 qualifiers in November against Greece and Gibraltar, the French Football Federation revealed that the 24-year-old sustained a hamstring injury during the warm-up before Thursday's Europa League loss to Toulouse, where he remained an unused substitute.

While the injury is not severe, Konate is expected to be sidelined for the next two weeks. As a result, Didier Deschamps has chosen to call up Chelsea's Axel Disasi as Konate's replacement.

"Victim of a small muscle injury to his left hamstring with Liverpool in the Europa League on Thursday in Toulouse during the warm-up, Ibrahima Konate was unable to play this weekend with Liverpool," the FFF said in a statement.

"His injury requiring approximately two weeks of treatment, Didier Deschamps, after speaking with Dr. Franck Le Gall, the doctor of the French team, recorded Ibrahima Konate's withdrawal.

"The national coach decided to call Axel Disasi as reinforcement. The Chelsea defender is expected tomorrow at noon at Clairefontaine, like all the players selected for this last gathering of the year."