Liverpool will turn their attention to the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final clash against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night after being held to a dr

Ibrahima Konate returned to the Liverpool starting XI against Manchester United on Sunday but Arne Slot does not expect him to be ready to play again on Wednesday. The French defender had been out of action since late November with a knee injury but was back in the team for the visit of the Red Devils.

Injury forced the Liverpool boss into one change against Manchester United but his alteration at the back wasn't expected with Ibrahima Konate returning to the starting XI

Arne Slot has admitted that Ibrahima Konate is unlikely to start against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday after making his injury return for Liverpool against Manchester United. The Frenchman had been sidelined for the Reds since suffering a knee injury against Real Madrid at the end of November.

Robertson, who has played an underlapping role for Slot, overlapped Cody Gakpo (and sometimes stayed deeper when Gakpo played wide), while Alexander-Arnold put up 10 crosses — his most for almost a year, since 13 against Newcastle United on New Year’s Day.

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Liverpool put in one of their performances of the season against Tottenham - but you wouldn't have known it from their post-match reaction

When you concede three you haven’t had a perfect game, but Arne Slot was mostly thrilled at how his Liverpool side took the game to Spurs on Sunday.

Liverpool were boosted by the returns of two key defenders ahead of Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final showdown at Tottenham. Both Ibrahima Konate and Conor Bradley returned from injuries suffered during the Champions League win over Real Madrid in November for Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United at Anfield.