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Reds boss Arne Slot still missing two defenders for Boxing Day clash at Anfield
Liverpool will remain without Ibrahima Konate and Conor Bradley for their Premier League clash with Leicester on Boxing Day.
Both Reds defenders have been sidelined since the rousing 2-0 Champions League win over Real Madrid at Anfield on November 27.
Bradley filled in admirably for Trent Alexander-Arnold that night against the holders on Merseyside, but suffered a hamstring injury that was initially expected to keep him out for a period of many weeks.
Konate also started against Madrid and completed the full 90 minutes, though was seen limping after the full-time whistle having sustained a knee issue following a challenge from Real substitute Endrick.
Like Bradley, the layoff for the French international centre-back was originally anticipated to be a number of weeks.
Asked for a new update on the pair before Sunday’s dramatic 6-3 win over Tottenham, Liverpool boss Arne Slot said:
“These are the two that are still ‘in the red’, so they don’t train with us at the moment. They are on their way back but they don’t train with the team yet.”
Quizzed on when they could return to action, he added: “That is, what I’ve said before, quite difficult. We thought, I thought, that [Diogo] Jota would have been back a bit earlier already and sometimes the end stage of rehab takes a bit longer.
