Conor Bradley lets slip what he's seen from Florian Wirtz behind the scenes

Liverpool right-back Conor Bradley has been earmarked for a key role at the club going forward.

Bradley, 22, was behind Trent Alexander-Arnold in the Anfield pecking order - but the Englishman departed for Real Madrid over the summer. Although the Reds signed Jeremie Frimpong as cover for Trent, Bradley will still have his part to play.

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He was awarded a new, long-term contract over the summer - and Dutchman Frimpong is expected to play further forward as well as in a traditional right-back role.

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Bradley now has the experience of being a Premier League title-winner and once he puts his injury problems decisively behind him he will go on to bigger and better things.

Bradley set for Wirtz showdown

The defender made his comeback from his latest injury blow against Newcastle on matchday two of the Premier League season.

Although he didn’t play in the win against Arsenal - Bradley was back in the thick of the action on Thursday night as Northern Ireland beat Luxembourg.

Next up for the right-sided player is Germany on Sunday - meaning a showdown with new Liverpool teammate Florian Wirtz.

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The 22-year-old playmaker has been accused of making a slow start at Anfield - yet to deliver a goal or assist - but in time will prove worthy of his £116m price tag.

And Bradley ahead of the encounter has revealed that he’s been blown away from what he’s seen from the 2023/24 Bayer Leverkusen league and cup double winner.

"It's going to be another difficult game but looking forward to it,” he told the BBC.

“We had a few jokes before we went away, not Whatsapps yet but I'll have to get into him tomorrow and tell him to take it easy on us.

"He's an unbelievable player. I've seen that from the few weeks we've had together in pre-season, and we'll have to keep him quiet Sunday night."

Wirtz was part of the German lineup which lost against Slovakia in midweek. The team as a whole received some heavy criticism - although in truth Wirtz was probably the best player on the pitch.

He will be hopeful of bouncing back against Northern Ireland on Sunday - and then carrying some strong form back into his club campaign.

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