Jurgen Klopp can't ignore Ibrahima Konate's two records as Liverpool's quest nears end

Of the 10 Liverpool outfield players who started against Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday, only one remained from the start at St Mary's.

And when the bravado and bluster died down surely everyone could understand Jurgen Klopp's decision to ring the changes, so soon after extra-time and penalties and with so much in store on the horizon.

In many ways Klopp's selection of Ibrahima Konate - on the pitch for the entirety of that game on Saturday - was his easiest. Virgil van Dijk went off with a minor issue at the weekend, and he was always going to rest Trent Alexander-Arnold.