Jurgen Klopp was asked why Ibrahima Konate was not involved in Liverpool's Europa League with Toulouse.
The boss explained that the Frenchman was rested due to a massive workload in recent weeks. That included games for France which led to Klopp sending a message to their head coach Didier Deschamps.
"[Konate] did not start tonight. He’s not even in the squad," Klopp told French media outlet RMC Sport.
"I love absolutely everything about Ibou, but the problem is Ibou had injury problems from time to time, and Monsieur Deschamps played him 90 [vs. Netherlands] and 87 [vs. Scotland] minutes in the two games.
"So, we’ve used this time now to give him a little rest. He could have played tonight [Thursday], of course, but he has to play on Sunday again.
"That’s why I spoke to Ibou and told him, tell Monsieur Deschamps, ‘that’s how you rest a player’. Not three minutes, the fully 90," Klopp added with a smile.
"But we are more than overly happy with Ibou. [He is a] fantastic boy and a super player and France can be really happy to have him."
