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Liverpool star Ibrahima Konate is interviewed by Sky Sports(Image: Sky Sports - YouTube)

Ibrahima Konate has become the latest Liverpool star to dismiss the notion that the Reds have not enjoyed a special season even if they win the Premier League because of their failure in the other competitions.

Arne Slot’s side lost in last month’s League Cup final to Newcastle United, and also suffered a premature Champions League as they lost to Paris Saint-Germain in the round-of-16.

Meanwhile, Liverpool also suffered a shock FA Cup fourth round exit at the hands of Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle back in February.



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Former Reds striker Michael Owen is among those to question Liverpool’s achievements this year, though captain Virgil van Dijk shut down such a suggestion while Arne Slot has also laughed off the theory.

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Konate has now also debunked such a claim, insisting all those of a Reds persuasion would have picked being in the position the club are in now over still competing on all four fronts but with no guarantee of lifting any silverware.

“If you asked every player of every fan what do you want,” he said.

But he admits, having narrowly missed out on both the Premier League and Champions League in his maiden season with the club, such losses are motivating him as Slot’s side continue to close in on the title.

“I hope I will win every trophy.

We know we have to work a lot and do everything until the end of the season to achieve something special and we work on it every day.

“I was close to winning the Premier League, I was close to winning the Champions League.

Every single game I play this season for Liverpool, I just remember how close I was to winning this but I didn’t.

“At the end, nobody remembers this moment.

And that’s why we have to be focussed and ready.”

Meanwhile, having experienced a Liverpool open top bus parade after winning both the League Cup and FA Cup in 2022, Konate is well aware that the Reds' celebrations if they win the title this season will be a different level entirely - emphasising just how special the club's season is shaping up to be.

“Not one of us, not even the players who won the Premier League in 2022, don’t know what will happen if we win it," he said.
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