The setback occurred during Liverpool’s commanding 5-1 victory over Sparta Prague in the Europa League, casting a shadow over an otherwise positive performance.
Jurgen Klopp had initially planned to rotate his defensive options, intending to give Konate and Virgil van Dijk each a half of play to manage their workload ahead of the Man City showdown.
In the latest press conference, reds boss provided the latest news on Konate saying: “Ibou was rather positive last night. He thought he made the right decision in the right moment.
“How we know, that doesn’t mean a lot, unfortunately! He will get scanned, definitely. So far, I don’t have the results of that.”
However, Konate’s involvement extended beyond the break before he was forced to withdraw due to the suspected hamstring issue.