Ibrahima Konate is raring to show why he ought to companion Virgil van Dijk on the coronary heart of defence after serving to Liverpool to a 2-0 win over Brentford.
Unnoticed of the beginning XI within the season-opener at Ipswich, Konate was launched at half-time after Jarell Quansah was controversially substituted and the Reds discovered an additional gear to beat the Tractor Boys.
Konate was most well-liked to Quansah towards the Bees on Sunday and made a number of telling interventions, and he additionally began the lightning breakaway that led to Luis Diaz opening the scoring after 13 minutes.
Mohamed Salah assured all three factors within the seventieth minute as Liverpool made it two wins from two within the Premier League, claiming a second clear sheet within the course of to the delight of Konate.
“I’m comfortable and I’ve to indicate what I love to do as a result of I feel lots of people forgot what I did final season and within the video games earlier than,” Konate informed www.liverpoolfc.com.
“Now I’ve to indicate that I’m prepared this season to be the most effective and I hope to be top-of-the-line defenders on this planet this season.”
Victory in Arne Slot’s first aggressive dwelling match in control of Liverpool provides the Merseyside outfit loads of confidence heading into the primary acid take a look at of his reign at Manchester United subsequent weekend.
Konate accepts Liverpool are usually not but firing on all cylinders beneath the Dutchman, who changed Jurgen Klopp in the summertime, however he’s assured it is not going to take lengthy for every part to click on.
“Now we have to be prepared for the following large sport, which is coming very fast,” Konate added.
“We aren’t very 100 per cent as a result of it’s a brand new supervisor, we begin new issues – however I feel this may come very fast and I’m so excited to be 100 per cent with what the supervisor needs.”
Hypothesis about the way forward for Ivan Toney, who has been linked with a change to Saudi Arabia earlier than the switch window shuts on Friday, continues to overshadow Brentford’s early season.
Whereas boss Thomas Frank was coy over the state of affairs after his facet’s defeat at Anfield, he was extra forthcoming about his need for Brentford to go on a cup run.
In Frank’s time in west London, Brentford have reached the semis and quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup, they usually begin their newest marketing campaign at Colchester on Wednesday.
“It ranks excessive,” Frank mentioned. “It’s a match we now have performed properly in. We actually wish to go on a cup run. We play three video games this week so after all I’ll use the squad however I’ll play a robust crew.
“I wish to progress, with all due respect to Colchester, who I do know will do every part they’ll to win the sport.”
