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152 Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk have taken to social media to praise Conor Bradley after the Liverpool youngster came off the bench to help the Reds knock Arsenal out of the FA Cup third round on Sunday.
Jurgen Klopp appeared to take a big gamble ahead of the final 15 minutes at the Emirates. With the tie still goalless, the Liverpool boss replaced Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones with Conor Bradley and Bobby Clark.
Arsenal had been dominant in the first-half. But Liverpool came back at them after the break. So to take Elliott and Jones off for the two youngsters seemed to be a risk.
Conor Bradley praised after Liverpool win
However, it was the visitors who scored the two goals late on, with a Jakub Kiwior own goal and a Luis Diaz strike settling the game and putting Liverpool in the hat for the next round.
Certainly, Bradley and Clark can be happy with their contributions. And the 20-year-old took to Instagram after the game to express his delight at the victory.
And the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk were amongst those to praise the youngster…
Premier League debut may now not be too far away
Bradley is surely getting closer and closer to making his Premier League debut. Liverpool are having to deal with a lot of injuries right now. And they have also lost a couple of players to international duty.
With that, Jurgen Klopp is going to have to shuffle the pack. Joe Gomez has frequently played at left-back recently with both Andrew Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas sidelined.
And given that Alexander-Arnold can play in midfield, there may be a moment when Klopp sees the merit of pushing him forward and bringing Bradley on in the top-flight.
Judging by his cameo at the Emirates, he is definitely showing signs that he is ready for that next step in his fledging career.
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