As Mbappe motored down the left wing at the half-hour mark, Bradley eschewed the human response of weeping and quietly soiling yourself as an elite athlete hurtles towards you and swung himself ...

The tackle Mbappe’s pace looked certain to do the rest but Conor Bradley, who had taken up a relatively central position, brilliantly sensed the danger.

Right-back Conor Bradley caught the eye for Liverpool in their 2-0 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League after setting the tone with a brilliant tackle on Kylian Mbappe ...

Liverpool's Conor Bradley tackles Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe during the Champions League game at Anfield on Wednesday night. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA ...

That is precisely what happened for Liverpool in their clash with Real Madrid, as stand-in fullback Conor Bradley produced a full-bloodied challenge to stop Kylian Mbappé in his tracks mid-stride.

Arne Slot’s decision to task Conor Bradley — a young player with very little Champions League experience — with keeping Kylian Mbappe quiet was another stroke of genius for the first-year ...

32' Liverpool 0-0 Real Madrid Fascinating, this. Brahim breaks well. He sends Mbappe down the left channel. The home fans are almost hushed in worry.And then BANG. Conor Bradley goes in hard on ...

Fans and pundits lavished praise on Conor Bradley after the 21-year-old's display in Liverpool's 2-0 win over Real Madrid, earning Anfield's adulation in one particular Kylian Mbappe duel But the ...

KEY MOMENT: Liverpool's Conor Bradley tackles Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe at Anfield on Wednesday. Pic: Peter Byrne/PA Wire.

Conor Bradley has been lauded for showing Kylian Mbappe “no respect” with his thumping tackle on the Real Madrid star. Bradley started at right-back for Liverpool in the Champions League ...