See when Konaté will return from injury and what Klopp would do regarding his and van Dijk's absence

Prior to the match against Newcastle Jürgen Klopp made it known that Ibrahima Konaté was a doubt for the match at St. James Park and in the end, the 24-year-old French defender was unable to play against the Magpies, causing Klopp to have to use Joel Matip as Virgil van Dijk's partner in central defense.

However, the circumstances of the match, and by that we mean that John Brooks was the central referee, our captain Virgil van Dijk received a red card and had to leave the field of play before the 30th minute, leaving our team with player less for more than an hour of the match, and although in the end the team was able to pull out the victory, the outlook in terms of defense looks complicated.

According to Anything Liverpool, Konaté will not be ready to return next weekend due to injury, so he is not expected to play against Aston Villa. The source claims that the Frenchman will return until after the international break to face Wolverhampton.

In addition to his absence, the expulsion of Virgil van Dijk also causes a very sensitive loss for Jürgen Klopp, as it is expected that in addition to the suspension for having received the red card, he could be suspended for a couple of more games for his reaction to the expulsion. That is why, at least for the next game, Klopp will be without his two first-choice defenders, but apparently he might have a plan for this scenario.

What would Klopp do with Konaté and van Dijk out?

It seems obvious that with his two first-choice defenders out, Jürgen Klopp will use Joe Gomez and Joel Matip as defenders for the game against Aston Villa and will also have Jarell Quansah as an alternative on the bench. However, the possibility of Liverpool signing a new defender before the end of the transfer window has been discussed for weeks and it seems that Arthur Theate and Piero Hincapie are the main candidates.