It has been a mixed season at Liverpool for Conor Bradley under Arne Slot.
The young defender has impressed whenever he has featured under the Dutchman, but he sustained an injury against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League that kept him on the sidelines for over a month.
Bradley has relished the competition with Trent Alexander-Arnold and has proved during his stint with the first team that he more than belongs here.
His injury was obviously a tough one to take, but he’s now back and looks set to key role in the second half of the season.
And the Northern Irishman has hailed two unseen Liverpool coaches for their help during his rehabilitation.
Conor Bradley hails two Liverpool coaches for help with injury rehab
With Alexander-Arnold injured, Bradley featured against Real Madrid in November and was one of the best players on the pitch as he comfortably got the better of Kylian Mbappe on the night.
Frank Leboeuf was in awe of Bradley’s performance against Real Madrid, admitting that he stood up and applauded when the young defender crunched into Mbappe to win the ball back with a perfectly timed slide tackle.
However, in the dying embers of the game, he went down clutching his hamstring and was ruled out for over a month as he missed the festive period.
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Bradley is now back and started the Carabao Cup game against Tottenham Hotspur as the Reds lost the first leg 1-0.
Ahead of the game against Accrington Stanley later today, the Northern Irishman hailed physios Joe Lewis and Dave Rydings for their role behind the scenes with his recovery.
He said via LFC: “Obviously working with the physios, Joe Lewis and Dave [Rydings], helped me massively in getting back fit as quick as possible.
“It’s difficult, especially at the start because you’re asking, ‘Why has this happened to me again?’
“But you’ve just got to keep working hard every day and make sure that you’re ready whenever you come back.”
Bradley expected to feature regularly from now
Bradley has returned to full fitness and gave a good account of himself against Tottenham despite the result.
Liverpool are blessed to have two great options at right-back and the young defender is expected to give Alexander-Arnold a run for his money during the business end of the season.
Bradley is in line for another start vs Accrington Stanley as Arne Slot prepares to ring in the changes for an FA Cup third-round tie against the League Two side.