‘He’s available’: Klopp suggests he could unleash ‘magnificent’ Liverpool talent v Leeds

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Ibrahima Konate is available against Leeds United tonight.

The Reds will hope to build on their midweek hammering of Ajax when they host Jesse Marsch’s struggling Whites.

Liverpool looked to have turned a corner earlier this month, only to fall to a 1-0 loss at Nottingham Forest last week.

Meanwhile, Leeds have suffered a major downturn in form since their bright start to the season.

The Elland Road side’s winless run stretches to eight games ahead of their trip to Anfield.

Speaking ahead of the game, Klopp was able to provide some good news on the fitness front.

Konate has barely featured for Liverpool this season due to injuries.

The 23-year-old picked up an injury in Liverpool’s final pre-season friendly that kept him out for the opening weeks of the campaign.

Konate then returned to action, then he suffered another injury problem, and he hasn’t played since the 7-1 win over Rangers.

The ‘magnificent‘ centre-back was on the bench against Ajax, but Klopp admitted he was only there due to a lack of options.

The Liverpool boss, speaking at his pre-match press conference, said he’d have only brought the Frenchman on in case of a “very serious situation”.

However, Klopp was able to confirm that Konate is now available for the visit of Leeds.

“Yes,” Football365 quotes him as saying about whether the defender was available.

“I would say the Ajax game, we didn’t have more subs so we could take him with us, but he was not really ready for this game.

“In a very serious situation in the last five minutes maybe, but he’s available now.”