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Player News: Two Liverpool centre-backs miss training ahead of Nottingham Forest clash

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By Mizgan Masani

Latest updates from the training at Liverpool amidst allaying of fears over the absence of a duo

Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez missed Tuesday’s training session for Liverpool, but Liverpool Echo understands it is not injury-related.

The report reveals that the defensive duo were working on individual fitness programmes ahead of the game on Saturday against Nottingham Forest.

While Gomez was not involved in the match-day squad against Leeds, presumably because he is not been in good form, Konate played the full game at Elland Road and continued to impress irrespective of a crazy moment to hand the opposition a goal.

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: Danny Welbeck of Brighton & Hove Albion controls the ball while under pressure from Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Liverpool FC at American Express Community Stadium on January 14, 2023 in Brighton, England.
Ibrahima Konate (L) and Joe Gomez (R) missed the training session on Tuesday, but neither of them are injured. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Apart from these two, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who are set to leave the club in the summer as their contracts expire, were not seen in the training as well.

Luis Diaz, on the other hand, looked in good spirits and took part in the full training session. The Colombian made his first appearance for Liverpool against Leeds on Monday since October. He must be itching to get a start as soon as possible.

With three days still to go for the Forest game, we should expect Konate and Gomez to train with the team and be a part of the squad come Saturday.

Liverpool's French defender Ibrahima Konate (C) wins a header as Leeds United's US midfielder Brenden Aaronson (L) looks on during the English Premier League football match between Leeds United and Liverpool at Elland Road in Leeds, northern England on April 17, 2023
Konate has been in great form for Liverpool. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

The former has been in great form and is the first-choice centre-back partner of Virgil van Dijk these days. If he remains for the remaining eight games of this season, we might win the majority of them.

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We have had a lot of false dawns this season. Jurgen Klopp must make sure that the big win over Leeds isn’t a one-off anymore. His team needs to back that up with a win over Forest before facing West Ham away and Tottenham at home next week.

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