NewsCarabao Cup final fitness latest: Updates on Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Konate
Arne Slot remains optimistic about Ibrahima Konate’s chances of playing in the Carabao Cup final while Liverpool expect Trent Alexander-Arnold to return before the end of the season.
Konate was substituted during extra-time of the Reds’ Champions League defeat by Paris Saint-Germain in midweek, after Alexander-Arnold had been forced off in the second half due to injury.
Slot’s team face Newcastle United at Wembley on Sunday and, during his pre-match press conference on Friday morning, the head coach was asked for an update on the duo and whether Jarell Quansah and Wataru Endo are his options at right-back, with Conor Bradley and Joe Gomez also sidelined.
He said: “I think maybe even Curtis [Jones] can play there. And you can also play as a left-footed defender on the right side, which is what Newcastle do at the moment but on the opposite [side].
“So, Trent is indeed not available. He will not be there at the final. But he is still to be assessed for how long it’s going to take but we do expect him back in the end of the season.
“What about Ibou Konate? We didn’t train yesterday, we were on a day off and the day before was recovery, so I expect him to train with us today but let’s see how he is.”
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