Liverpool are in line for a huge boost with Ibrahima Konate’s injury not believed to be serious.
Konate was withdrawn early in the second half on Saturday as Liverpool were beaten 2-1 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, losing top spot in the Premier League as a result.
Reds head coach Arne Slot delivered an update on the Frenchman after the game and said: "I don't know if it is a big injury, but what I do know is he limped a little bit and when I asked him he said he felt his quad a little bit.
In a massive boost for Liverpool, who welcome Manchester United to Anfield after the international break, Konate joined up with the French national team on Monday at Clairefontaine, where he was scheduled to undergo further tests.
Meanwhile, amid reports the defender's injury is not a major concern ahead of World Cup qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Iceland, head coach Didier Deschamps has revealed all 23-man selected are fit.
“There are still injuries. I don’t have any additional information,” Deschamps said at a news conference. “We’ll have an update when the players arrive. Kylian is here. He had a small problem that isn’t a deal breaker.
“Otherwise, he wouldn’t have come The observation is that for the vast majority, they arrive tired. They arrive from one week to three matches.
“I will have to spread out the playing time more than in September. They are all fit to play.”
The Konate news will be music to the ears of Slot who is already facing a central defensive shortage following confirmation that summer signing Giovanni Leoni faces up to a year on the sidelines after tearing his ACL.
Furthermore, Wataru Endo - who has previously filled in at centre-back - has withdrawn from the Japan squad for games against Paraguay and Brazil because of an unspecified injury.
Alisson Becker is Liverpool’s other injury casualty at the moment after being forced off in the 1-0 Champions League loss to Galatasaray with a hamstring issue.
After missing the defeat to Chelsea, the goalkeeper will also sit out Brazil’s fixtures against South Korea and Japan, though he is a massive doubt for the Man Utd showdown on October 19.
