'He worries me a bit': Michael Owen points out Konate flaw that showed in Porto win

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'He worries me a bit': Michael Owen points out Konate flaw that showed in Porto win

Ibrahima Konate helped Liverpool to a clean sheet but the centre-back didn't have his best game against Porto, as Michael Owen pointed out.

“It was a huge game for Porto and they got in once or twice," Owen told BT Sport.

“Konate worries me a little bit, I must say.

“He presses a little bit, he comes in and likes to mark men and a lot of the time he gets done in behind.

“A couple of times there people are getting in behind him so I think they’ve just got to be careful without [Virgil] Van Dijk.

“Communication might be key between them. They don’t strike me as two players, Matip and Konate, that are going to speak to each other much.”

Konate has shown that he had everything it takes to be one of the best in the world but the Frenchman is still a raw prospect.

Games like these will be important in his development though, as he continues his bid for a starting spot with the Reds.

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