Liverpool are sweating over the fitness of the hero of Wednesday night, Conor Bradley, after the Northern Irishman suffered a hamstring injury that could rule him out of a crunch period of the season.
Bradley put in a near-perfect display as the Reds overcame their hoodoo against Real Madrid to go five wins from five in the Champions League, with many fans citing the highlight of the night as his crunching tackle on Kylian Mbappe when the pair were in a one-versus-one duel.
But the 21-year-old from County Tyrone felt discomfort in his hamstring and, though scans are still ongoing to judge the full extent of the injury, there is a fear that he could be out for around four weeks.
Ibrahima Konate is another who is a doubt for Sunday’s visit of champions Manchester City after limping off – though it is believed the Frenchman is hopeful he has avoided any serious damage.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, who has missed the last three weeks with a hamstring problem of his own – he pulled out of international duty and sat out of Liverpool’s last two games – is fit enough to start against City after being on the bench against the Spanish champions.
‘They are still being assessed,’ said Slot on Thursday afternoon on Bradley and Konate.
Liverpool are sweating over the fitness of Conor Bradley ahead of their crunch game against Manchester City on Sunday
Bradley was one of the stars of the show against Real Madrid but went off injured in the game
The fitness of Ibrahima Konate is also unclear after the defender hobbled off on Wednesday night
‘It is difficult to see where they are. It is never a good sign. Conor had to be taken off and Ibou didn’t walk off the pitch as he should. We have to wait and see.’
Pep Guardiola’s City coming to Anfield marks the start of a run of nine games in 29 days in December for Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas and Diogo Jota will miss the clash. Alisson has trained with goalkeepers but remains a doubt while Federico Chiesa is building fitness.
