The Reds have been on a poor run of form, losing consecutive matches for only the second time under Arne Slot. Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesIbrahima Konate disappoints againIt has not been a good start to the season for Konate. But with Joe Gomez the only other senior centre-back in the Liverpool squad, Slot does not have many options to swap him out. “It was frustrating and annoying me and it was obviously annoying Arne Slot as well and he’s taken him off. Given the lack of options Slot has at centre-back right now, there is no need to take any risks with something like that.