Ibrahima Konate sends message to fans after Liverpool development
Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate took to social media to celebrate reaching the League Cup final after their 4-0 win over Tottenham.
The 25-year-old played the full 90 minutes as Liverpool secured final clash at Wembley with Eddie Howe’s Newcastle on March 16th.
Cody Gakpo opened the scoring after just 34 minutes before main man Mohamed Salah doubled Liverpool’s lead from the penalty spot just after half-time.
Spurs goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky took out Darwin Nunez, giving the Egyptian the perfect opportunity to score, an incident that left many Tottenham fans raging at Kinsky.
Dominik Szoboszlai capped off a fine performance with a goal to make it 3-0 in the 75th minute before captain Virgil van Dijk rounded off the scoring five minutes later.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, former PGMOL chief and ex-FIFA official Keith Hackett believes Van Dijk could have seen red for an incident with Richarlison earlier in the game.
Liverpool demolish Tottenham to set up Newcastle final
The Frenchman has been a key player for Arne Slot so far this season, starting 22 of his 25 games across all competitions, popping up with two goals, and providing two assists in his 1950 minutes of action.
Konate took to Instagram after the win over Tottenham to celebrate the opportunity to earn their second consecutive League Cup title, saying: “Another final with my team! Let’s go!”
Newcastle will have no intention of making it easy as they seek the first trophy of the Eddie Howe ere, with Anthony Gordon firing a warning shot at Liverpool on social media.
Slot’s attention will turn from the League Cup to the FA Cup as they prepare for a trip to Championship side Plymouth on Sunday (February 9).