{"id":489776,"date":"2025-10-11T01:31:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T01:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/489776\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T01:31:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T01:31:15","slug":"liverpool-fringe-man-labelled-outstanding-after-leading-country-to-wc-qualifying-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/489776\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool fringe man labelled \u2018outstanding\u2019 after leading country to WC qualifying win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Arne Slot will hope the glut of Liverpool players featuring for their countries this international break return to Merseyside without injury.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> have endured a tough start to the new <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/english-premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> season, with the defending champions not looking anywhere near their best so far in 2025-26.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/jamie-carraghers-verdict-on-milos-kerkez-will-be-tested-as-liverpool-now-make-40m-deal-official\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool signed Milos Kerkez<\/a> and Jeremie Frimpong in an attempt to strengthen their options at the back, but Slot\u2019s men have conceded nine Premier League goals so far this season.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btbf-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BeyondTheBackFour?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"object-fit:unset\" src=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/custom\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/podcast\/btbf-title.svg\" alt=\"\"\/>  Click to subscribe to the podcast <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"object-fit:unset;height:30px;width:fit-content\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/custom\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/podcast\/youtube.svg\" alt=\"\"\/>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, the performance of one Reds youngster on Friday night for his country will surely give the Anfield boss food for thought ahead of the upcoming visit of Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"714\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2235992691-1024x714.jpg\" alt=\"Arne Slot, Manager of Liverpool, celebrates victory after the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 League Phase MD1 match between Liverpool FC and Atletico de Madrid at Anfield.\" class=\"wp-image-987294\" \/>Photo by Liverpool FC\/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesConor Bradley excels for Northern Ireland<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool right-back <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/conor-bradley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conor Bradley<\/a> put in a man-of-the-match performance for Northern Ireland on Friday night, leading Michael O\u2019Neill\u2019s side to a 2-0 win over Slovakia at Windsor Park.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old was a marauding presence down the Northern Ireland right, with a clever ball leading to his side\u2019s opening goal in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Bradley was substituted late in the game to rapturous applause from the home faithful, with the Liverpool defender a firm fans\u2019 favourite in Belfast.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, team-mate Trai Hume labelled the Liverpool man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/10\/tuchel-criticises-silent-england-fans-world-cup-qualifying-news-and-more-football-live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u2018outstanding\u2019<\/a> following a stellar performance.<\/p>\n<p>The only blot on Bradley\u2019s copybook was the fact he was booked, meaning the Northern Irish captain will miss Monday night\u2019s clash against Germany due to suspension.<\/p>\n<p>Bradley needs game time at Anfield<\/p>\n<p>The departure of Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid in the summer was expected to lead to Bradley being given more time on the pitch for Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>However, the signing of Frimpong has added competition for places, while Dominik Szoboszlai has also been featuring at right-back for the Premier League champions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"774\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2209814874-1024x774.jpg\" alt=\"Liverpool FC v West Ham United FC - Premier League\" class=\"wp-image-949012\" \/>Photo by Ed Sykes\/Sportsphoto\/Allstar via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Bradley is a solid defender who is tenacious in the tackle and reads the game well, while the 22-year-old is also a threat going forward.<\/p>\n<p>With Manchester United visiting Anfield after the international break, fielding Bradley at right-back following his Northern Ireland heroics \u2013 allowing Szoboszlai to play in midfield \u2013 would be a smart choice by Slot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arne Slot will hope the glut of Liverpool players featuring for their countries this international break return to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":489777,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,8928,393,162,4884,179,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-489776","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-conor-bradley","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-english-premier-league","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-liverpool","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=489776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/489777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=489776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=489776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}