Conor Bradley required treatment on an apparent hamstring injury
Peter Byrne/PA Wire
Liverpool face a nervous wait after Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate appeared to pick up injury issues against Real Madrid.
The Reds beat the European champions 2-0 at Anfield to make it five wins from five in the Champions League this season and continue what has been a remarkable start to life under Arne Slot.
Liverpool are the only side with a perfect Champions League record and hold an eight-point lead in the Premier League. They face Southampton in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals next month.
The attention now shifts to this weekend’s Anfield showdown against Manchester City, who are now on a six-match winless run, losing five of those.
It remains to be seen who Slot has available for that clash on Sunday. Bradley went off in the final minutes against Real, seemingly indicating that his hamstring was the problem, while Konate appeared to be in significant pain as he went down after the full-time whistle and required treatment.
Asked whether he knew how serious the injuries were to the defensive duo, Slot said after the match: “No, not yet. I know where they have pain, but how bad or how good it is is difficult to judge so close after the game.
"This is what happens during a season. We missed Trent today, we missed Jota today, we missed Alisson today. We didn’t miss Trent because he was on the bench, but he couldn't play from the start, but Kostas we missed.
"This happens through a season. I am really hoping both of them are available to play because we want them all available, but if not someone else has to step up and until now this season everybody that I [have] selected to start has shown up.
"That's also what is going to happen on Sunday, if they can play but also if they can't play then other ones will step up."
Should Bradley be ruled out of the City match, Trent Alexander-Arnold could come back into the starting lineup. The right-back has recovered from a minor hamstring injury and was an unused substitute against Real on Wednesday night.