Carragher backs ‘fantastic’ Liverpool youngster to become ‘first choice’ next season – ‘let him play’

Jamie Carragher has backed Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate to become the club’s first-choice centre-back alongside Virgil van Dijk.

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Konate signed for Liverpool last summer from RB Leipzig. The Red paid around £36m to bring him to the Premier League.

The centre-back has been a bit-part player this term. This has largely been down to the form of Joel Matip and Van Dijk.

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The 22-year-old has still impressed when given the chance though. He has started 20 games across all competitions.

His latest start came against Villarreal at Anfield in midweek in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Carragher thinks Konate will be playing more regularly next season as he is a “fantastic” talent:

“[Konate] is great, isn’t he? Joe Gomez is having a very hard time getting back into the team – he is playing right back at the moment,” Carragher said on the ‘It’s a Funny Old Life’ podcast.

“But the three now, wow. I think Konate, next season, might become the first choice to partner Virgil van Dijk.

“He may just edge Matip, not that Matip has done anything wrong. I just think Konate is that young and he is that good that you have to just go and let him play.

“He’s getting a lot of games now – but he is