Jurgen Klopp is often vilified for when his reliance on internal solutions doesn’t appear to pay off.
With Trent Alexander-Arnold out injured, however, the German’s faith in Academy graduate Conor Bradley more than paid off.
The Northern Irishman put in a more than mature performance against Premier League opposition in Marco Silva’s Fulham and was unfortunate to walk off the pitch without an assist.
What do the stats say?
In short – it was an assured performance from such a young (20 years of age) talent.
The right-back recorded six tackles, an interception and won nine of his ground duels in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg, according to stats compiled by Sofascore.
There were a coupe of key passes registered in addition, along with one big chance provided for Darwin Nunez that was inexplicably saved by Bernd Leno on the night.
