Not Van Dijk; Liverpool defender tipped to ‘rival the greats’ after Leicester performance

Liverpool are one win away from the title and at a time that we need all the players to be focused on the job at hand, one man is stepping up to the plate.

Selecting his Premier League team of the week for BBC Sport, Troy Deeney made space for one Red in his side after the win against Leicester City – Ibou Konate.

Explaining the decision, the 36-year-old said: ‘Liverpool made hard work of it against Leicester but Konate showed that he is at the top level physically and he is switched on.