{"id":518184,"date":"2026-01-15T15:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/518184\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T15:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:15:12","slug":"conor-bradley-breaks-silence-after-gabriel-martinelli-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/518184\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor Bradley Breaks Silence After Gabriel Martinelli Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool right back Conor Bradley has undergone surgery on the knee injury he suffered during last week\u2019s tense 1\u20131 draw with Arsenal, admitting his latest setback came as a \u201cbig blow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bradley fell awkwardly while attempting to clear the ball towards the end of the match, which sparked chaos when Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli forcibly tried to remove him from the pitch, seemingly not understanding the seriousness of the injury.<\/p>\n

The Brazilian winger later apologised after his behaviour and conduct was widely slammed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Following the news reports in the days that followed revealing \u201csignificant\u201d damage to ligaments and bone, Liverpool fans were already prepared for Bradley to not play again this season.<\/p>\n

Still, now that his comeback can begin after going under the knife, he\u2019s trying to be optimistic about the months ahead and the recovery process.<\/p>\n

\u201cA big blow but surgery is done so the comeback starts now,\u201d the defender posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt won\u2019t be for a little while but I already can\u2019t wait to get back playing for Liverpool <\/a>and Northern Ireland. Thanks for all the support,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Liverpool Players Fully Behind Their Teammate<\/p>\n

A number Bradley\u2019s colleagues shared their well wishes as comments on his post.<\/p>\n

Giovanni Leoni, who is himself sidelined long-term because of an ACL injury suffered just weeks after joining the club last summer, responded with two heart emoji and one flexed muscle emoji.<\/p>\n

Stefan Baj\u010deti\u0107, another who has had to deal with injury problems, wrote: \u201cWe are with you, brother.\u201d<\/p>\n

There were additional similar messages from Andy Robertson, Alexis Mac Allister and Ibrahima Konat\u00e9, the latter referring to Bradley as his \u201clittle brother.\u201d Caoimh\u00edn Kelleher, Jarrel Quansah, Neco Williams and Kostas Tsimikas were also among ex-Liverpool teammates to also post comments.<\/p>\n

Bradley\u2019s Injury Record Holds Him Back\"Conor<\/p>\n

Bradley has already missed a lot of football. | Marc Atkins\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Since bursting onto the first-team scene at Liverpool, Bradley has regularly had to battle injuries. He made his full Premier League debut in January 2024, but it might have been much sooner had a back problem not forced him to miss the first half of that season.<\/p>\n

He later suffered hamstring and other muscles issues in 2024\u201325 and had already had a spell out of the team so far this season prior to this current knee injury. Overall, Bradley has been unavailable for 58 Liverpool games across the past two-and-a-half years, which could grow to upwards of 80 over a three-season period in the next few months while he recovers again.<\/p>\n

In the season that Liverpool are ready for someone to fill the shoes of Trent Alexander-Arnold\u2014right back summer signing Jeremie Frimpong has recently been playing as a winger\u2014it\u2019s a hugely frustrating moment for Bradley to be injured again.<\/p>\n

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