Conor Bradley was hailed by Liverpool boss Arne Slot for an “outstanding” performance in the Reds’ Champions League victory over Real Madrid , having effectively pocketed Vinicius Jr .

After going viral online for his tackle on Kylian Mbappe in this fixture last season, the Northern Irish full-back was handed the seemingly tricky task of keeping another pacey Los Blancos star quiet at Anfield on Tuesday.

Vini Jr may have drawn blanks in each of his European outings so far this term but he boasts nine direct goal involvements from 11 appearances in La Liga, and threatened to cause headaches for a Liverpool backline that has been uncharacteristically leaky for much of the season so far .

Even more pressure was lumped in Bradley’s shoulders given this midweek match marked th

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