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Ibrahima Konate wasted no time in preparing for Liverpool's next big game at Aston Villa on Wednesday night after being substituted against Wolves to avoid the risk of being sent off.
French centre-back Konate was withdrawn at half-time of Sunday's hard-fought 2-1 victory at Anfield, with Reds boss Arne Slot admitting he was concerned that the 25-year-old would receive a 'soft' red card.
Konate was booked by referee Simon Hooper for a tug on Wolves forward Matheus Cunha in the 31st minute, before colliding with Cunha and committing a foul on the edge of the penalty area eight minutes later.
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"If he got his second one for a shoulder push that would have again been a soft yellow so he would have been sent off for two soft yellows(
Konate got straight down to work in the gym in the second half.
The French defender tussled with Wolves forward Matheus Cunha.
"It is so difficult to play 45 minutes against a strong Wolves team so I had to take Ibou off because you can’t play football knowing in your head you can’t make a foul against such good players as Wolves have.”
Quansah would deliver an impressive second half display as the Reds held on for a nervy win, but Slot will be expected to pick Konate from the start again for Wednesday night's trip to Villa Park.
And the centre-back immediately began preparing for that game after sitting out the second half at Anfield
In a video on his Instagram Story with the caption 'Second half', Konate is shown working out in the players' gym still in his full kit from the first period.
The Reds have now pulled seven points clear of second placed Arsenal with the victory, and will hope to stretch that lead to 10 on Wednesday.
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