The defender had been in France after the death of his father but played and scored his first league goal at Anfield on Saturday.

The winter transfer window closes on Monday and Liverpool face a race against time to get any last-minute signings over the line.

Liverpool are making one final push to sign a new defender before the transfer deadline, with Lutsharel Geertruida reportedly a top target. Geertruida played under Reds boss Arne Slot at Feyenoord and is currently halfway through a season-long loan spell at Sunderland from RB Leipzig,

Slot, though, still has the backing FSG, according to a report from The Athletic. The Liverpool owners have no intention of following rivals Manchester United and Chelsea by making a managerial change in January. Both Ruben Amorim and Enzo Maresca were shown the Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge exits, respectively, earlier this month.

Alexis Mac Allister bagged a brace and Mohamed Salah got back in the goals as the Reds stormed their way into the Champions League last 16

The Reds were beaten 3-2 in a dramatic clash at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday. It was the reigning Premier League champions’ seventh league defeat of the campaign – three more than in the whole of last season – and leaves Liverpool down in sixth place in the table.

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot praised the commitment of Ibrahima Konate after the centre-back cut short his compassionate leave to help relieve their defensive issues. The France international’s father died last week and he was not due to return until Friday but with Joe Gomez still injured and also no fit recognised right-back,