Liverpool players have been involved in the first two games of Euro 2024.
The Reds have 10 members of the first-team squad away with their countries aiming for glory in Germany.
Most of the 10 are set for prominent roles in their teams. Andy Robertson, Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk will captain their nations, while others are certain starters.
After two games of the tournament, both Robertson and Szoboszlai have already been in action.
The Liverpool left-back suffered the humiliation of Scotland’s 5-1 defeat at the hands of Germany on Friday, while Szoboszlai and Hungary were beaten 3-1 by Switzerland on Saturday afternoon. As the days go on, more Reds will take their bow.
Ibrahima Konate set to miss out on France place
The next Liverpool players in action will be Arne Slot’s Dutch trio. Van Dijk will lead his team out against Poland on Sunday with Ryan Gravenberch and Cody Gakpo also hoping to be involved.
Trent Alexander-Arnold is then expected to start in midfield for England as they take on Serbia later that day.
From there, all eyes will be on Ibrahima Konate as he turns out for France against Austria on Monday.
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Earlier this week it was reported that Konate is set to start for the French, edging out Arsenal centre-back William Saliba.
However, according to L’Equipe, that decision could now be reversed by Didier Deschamps.
They claim that following Konate’s enforced absence from training through illness, Saliba has ‘seduced’ the French coaches. The Arsenal man is now reportedly expected to start.
A final decision is supposedly still yet to be taken by Deschamps, but all signs seemingly point to Saliba getting the nod next to Dayot Upamecano.
Ibrahima Konate availability woes continue
In some respects, it could actually be good news for Liverpool if Konate is not deemed to be a starter by Deschamps.
Konate had a poor end to the season and could possibly be better off taking a rest over the summer.
On the flip side of that, it will do his confidence no good to be bombed out of the French team, even if it’s not because of his performances on the pitch.
Although Konate being dropped largely appears to be based on his availability though, the 25-year-old hasn’t been in great form for his country. Konate was criticised for his performance in recent a friendly against Luxembourg.
If Saliba comes in against Austria and does well, it could mean that the Liverpool defender is resigned to the bench for the rest of the tournament.
In terms of form, he probably can’t complain. Konate is ‘unbelievable’ on his day but those days haven’t been coming around often enough of late.
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