Jurgen Klopp says he was really worried for 24-year-old Liverpool player after ‘horrible moment’ vs Arsenal

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Even though it was the perfect result for Liverpool against Arsenal last night, there were a few nerve-racking moments.

Particularly, in the first half, when Arsenal dominated possession and looked threatening to score – but just couldn’t put the ball into the back of the net.

But it wasn’t just those moments that seemed to worry Jurgen Klopp on the night. With an already injury stricken squad, the Liverpool boss admitted there were moments he was fearful of his players on the pitch.

Especially, about Ibrahima Konate – who produced an incredible performance on the night.

Jurgen Klopp’s comments about Ibrahima Konate

The 24-year-old centre-back put in one of his best performances recently. He thwarted everything that came in his way at the Emirates and barely put a foot wrong. It was the kind of performance worthy of a leader at the heart of defence, and Klopp was full of praise for him in his post-match press conference.

The Liverpool boss also revealed he was very concerned about Konate when he went down and looked like he might have picked up an injury.

“Top, top.” Klopp praised the performance of his defenders as per the club’s official website. And then he went onto describe a ‘horrible moment.’

“Oh my God, the horrible moment was [when] Ibou was twice down and then Jarell goes down and jarred his back, twisted a little bit. Actually, I thought that’s it and then it would have been really tricky early in the game.”

Thankfully, both Konate and Jarell Quansah escaped injury – and the Liverpool boss has nothing to worry about.