Ibrahima Konate responds to Liverpool vs Brighton win amid injury fear

Ibrahima Konate has responded to a message from Trent Alexander-Arnold after Liverpool's win over Brighton. The Reds claimed a 2-1 win over Seagulls to move to the top of the Premier League table and ahead of Manchester City and Arsenal.

Goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah secured the three points for Liverpool, having being forced to come from a goal behind to get the win. Ferdi Kadioglu had put the visitors in front in the first half, leaving the Reds trailing 1-0 at the break.

Arne Slot was also forced to make one change at the interval with Joe Gomez replacing the injured Konate. The France international walked off the pitch after the half-time whistle while using his shirt as a makeshift sling for his left arm.

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After the win, Alexander-Arnold posted on Instagram a message which read: "Keep going." The post was liked by Konate, along with several other members of the Liverpool squad.

Slot was asked about the potential injury to Konate after Liverpool's win over Brighton. The Reds head coach admitted it was too soon to give an update on the severity of the injury.

"He had a little bit of pain at half time," Slot said on Saturday. "So it was only the first half that was a disappointment, it was also the fact he had to go off because he has been really good for the whole season."

Slot added: "We don't know yet [Konate's situation]. He is in a lot of pain but he hasn't been to the hospital yet and maybe it is not even necessary to go to the hospital. It is always difficult to judge an injury in the first hour or first 10 minutes after a game when it has happened.

"Let's hope he can be with us sooner because until now he's had a big impact on our season."