Conor Bradley’s raw energy too much for Mbappé and wins roar of approval | Barney Ronay

The young Liverpool full-back produced a brilliant tackle to deny the Real Madrid star in the night’s defining image

With 30 minutes gone at Anfield there was a moment of home-crowd theatre that would stand as the defining image of this 2-0 Liverpool victory, perhaps even of Conor Bradley’s young career to date, and which also produced surely the loudest and most visceral roar of the night. And let’s face it, who doesn’t like a loud and visceral roar.

It came from a Liverpool corner, Kylian Mbappé carrying the ball upfield, and feeling the night start to open up ahead of him. At which, point: enter Bradley, haring across from the left, with an energy that stated very clearly this was not a footballer intent on harrying or jockeying or showing Mbappé the outside, but who instead intended to separate Mbappé’s feet, and also the ball, from the Anfield turf.

Conor Bradley’s raw energy too much for Mbappé and wins roar of approval | Barney Ronay

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