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Daily Mirror
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Felix Keith

Liverpool facing defensive crisis vs Man City as injury forces Jurgen Klopp into rethink

Jurgen Klopp will have to re-jig his defence on the eve of the Manchester City match after Ibrahima Konate picked up a minor injury.

Konate was set to start Sunday’s crunch Premier League game against City at Anfield following Joel Matip’s withdrawal with an injury. The Frenchman has struggled with fitness issues this season, but started the 7-1 win over Rangers in the Champions League on Wednesday and was poised to partner Virgil van Dijk.

But The Athletic reports that Konate did not train on Friday due to a muscle problem. He is being assessed on Saturday and, while the problem is understood not to be serious, it is unlikely that Klopp will risk him, given his recent history on the sidelines.

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