Liverpool were defeated 2-1 by Crystal Palace in their Premier League clash on Saturday.
Saturday’s defeat means that the Reds’ perfect Premier League start has been squandered.
Palace were more than deserving of all three points on Saturday, with many thinking that Slot’s men would have too much quality for them to handle.
However, that couldn’t have been further from the truth, with Martin Keown even saying that Ibrahima Konate had a “nightmare” performance.
Martin Keown tears into Ibrahima Konate after his poor performance
Konate was Liverpool’s worst player once again on Saturday.
The centre-back has long been linked with a free transfer to Real Madrid at the end of the season, and after some of his performances this term, it feels like the Frenchman is already in Spain.
Virgil van Dijk can only carry Liverpool’s defence so much, with the Dutchman seemingly doing everything in his power to keep his team in the game.
However, even though Jean-Philippe Mateta hasn’t been in the best form this season, Keown still believes that he made Konate have a “nightmare” performance.
“Jean-Philippe Mateta is giving Ibrahima Konate a nightmare,” he said in quotes relayed by BBC Sport.
“Konate is making Mateta look world-class. Van Dijk also can’t get near him.”
Liverpool must get their act together before they face Galatasaray in the Champions League
Although Galatasaray won’t likely be as much of a challenge as Palace, they’ll be more than up for the game.
Liverpool had the perfect start to their Premier League season, and against Palace, it feels like everything they’d managed to improve on as a team was forgotten about.
Although they’ve now lost their winning streak in the top flight, they can add another win to their Champions League tally as long as they perform to the levels their fans know they can.
Because if they go into the clash on Tuesday the same way they started against Palace, it could get rather messy at RAMS Park.
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