Premier LeagueLiverpool v Manchester United: Team news

The centre-half came off with a muscle injury in the Reds' last outing before the international break and then did not feature in France's two matches.

Arne Slot, however, offered a positive update on Konate's fitness during his press conference on Friday morning.

"Ibou has come back to us, started the sessions again and is expected to train with us today," the head coach said, and Konate duly did participate with the squad at the AXA Training Centre.

Wataru Endo withdrew from Japan duty and Ryan Gravenberch was substituted at half-time of the Netherlands' win over Finland last weekend.

No update was provided on Endo but Slot said of Gravenberch: "Ryan is completely fit, although we still have to train twice. But if you ask me now, he is completely fit."

Alisson Becker remains sidelined, so that means Giorgi Mamardashvili is in line for his second Premier League outing.

Asked for a timescale on Alisson's return, Slot offered: "Like I always say, it's so difficult to say because the end phase of rehab can always give you positives or negatives, but he will not play on the weekend and also not next week."

Alexander Isak started Liverpool's last two league matches and played every minute of Sweden's two World Cup qualifiers over the break.

"Fitness-wise, I think he's now close to the level he should be and now I think we can judge him in a fair way from now on," Slot said.

United, meanwhile, will make checks on the fitness of Noussair Mazraoui and Diogo Dalot, the latter returning early from duty with Portugal due to a muscle complaint.

Lisandro Martinez is edging closer to a return from the anterior cruciate ligament injury he sustained in February, but this contest comes too soon for the defender.

"Licha [Martinez] is near, but almost returning to the trainings with the team," Ruben Amorim told reporters. "Mazraoui, I don't know.

"The rest of the guys, the national team [players], they are ready. But if you saw the games, some players played in Japan, so we need to be careful to give more time.

"Diogo didn't play the last game [with Portugal]. He was here [yesterday]. Bruno [Fernandes] played 62 minutes, we gave [him] one more day [to recover].

"We try to balance everything to have everyone ready. But they are ready. The guys are returning from national teams, they are ready to play."

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens, who arrived from Royal Antwerp at the end of the summer transfer window, kept a clean sheet on debut against Sunderland a fortnight ago.

On whether the Belgian has earned the right to keep his place in the XI, United head coach Amorim replied: "You have to prove during the week but, of course, he did a great job. It is possible that he is going to start the game.

"The first impression in this club is really important. To maintain the level is even more important and really difficult."

Last match

Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool (October 4): Mamardashvili, Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Isak.

Manchester United 2-0 Sunderland (October 4): Lammens, Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw, Amad, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo, Mount, Sesko.