Arne Slot was left marvelling at the performance of Conor Bradley, while Robbie Fowler was also full of praise after his brilliant defensive display helped shut out Vinicius Jnr in Liverpool\u2019s Champions League win over Real Madrid \u2013 but perhaps the biggest and most eye-catching praise came from the Anfield faithful.<\/p>\n
The Reds put in arguably their best performance of the season as they edged out Xabi Alonso\u2019s side 1-0 at Anfield, thanks to a second-half header from Alexis Mac Allister. But with Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois arguably the best player on the pitch, there was no denying that Liverpool<\/a> fully deserved their victory.<\/p>\n Indeed, the Spanish giants were limited to just two shots on target throughout the game as Arne Slot\u2019s side made it two successive wins and put in the type of performance that shows they are now fully over their recent blip.<\/p>\n A big part of their ability to silence Real Madrid\u2019s world-class attack was the performance of Bradley<\/a> at right-back \u2013 and fans could not help but praise the Northern Irishman for a brilliant display.<\/p>\n Taking to X, one supporter claimed: \u2018Conor Bradley has been world class tonight, he always shows up to the games that mean the most.\u2019<\/p>\n Another claimed: \u2018Conor Bradley has given the performance of a lifetime here, I\u2019ve no idea why he hates Madrid so much, but if we could get every player he goes up against to look like Mbappe or Vini we will be sorted.\u2019<\/p>\n A third chipped in: \u2018This Conor Bradley is another gem of a player that goes under the radar without being talked about a lot. He\u2019s really dealing with Vinicius on that right wing. Massive performance from him.\u2019<\/p>\n A fourth added: \u2018Conor Bradley doing everything he can to make sure Liverpool fans don\u2019t miss Trent Alexander-Arnold against Real Madrid\u2019<\/p>\n The plaudits kept on coming, with another stating: \u2018Conor Bradley needs to pretend every opponent is Vinicius Junior. My God!\u2019<\/p>\n A sixth continued: \u2018Conor Bradley had beast mode activated and was definitely our best player.\u2019<\/p>\n A seventh marvelled: \u2018The formation was spot on. The players responded with style and energy, and Bradley was magnificent. If only he could keep that form.\u201d<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t just from the terraces, either, that Bradley earned enormous praise, with Slot and media alike all wowed by his display\u2026<\/p>\n DON\u2019T MISS\u00a0\ud83d\udd34\u00a0Vinicius Jr still trying to escape Conor Bradley\u2019s pocket as Liverpool school Real Madrid amid Alexander-Arnold boos<\/a><\/p>\n Conor Bradley: What Arne Slot, Robbie Fowler are saying<\/p>\n Slot had words of praise for his entire defensive line, but was particularly impressed by Bradley\u2019s shift, noting: \u201cThe whole team defended really well in the high press, in the low block, before adding: \u201cConor was outstanding.\u201d<\/p>\n The Dutchman added: \u201cTo be against Vinicius one-on-one so many times is not for everyone to play a game like this, but [Bradley] did outstanding today.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking on\u00a0BBC Sport, former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock declared: \u201cVinicius Junior hasn\u2019t fancied it one bit. To a man, Liverpool have been exceptional.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, former England defender Jonathan Woodgate hailed Bradley\u2019s display: \u201cConor Bradley has done so well tonight. Down that side, he has done really well with Vinicius Junior.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking on Amazon Prime Video, former Reds striker Robbie Fowler added:\u00a0\u201cConor Bradley, wow, he put in an unbelievable performance and if Vinicius Junior gets to his bedroom tonight I\u2019ll be amazed because I think Conor Bradley might be stopping him getting in there.\u201d<\/p>\n Journalist Lewis Steele of the Daily Mail also added on his X<\/a> feed: \u2018Hardly cutting analysis, but Conor Bradley has been incredible so far. Not given Vini a sniff, and his line-breaking passes to Ekitike have been brilliant.<\/p>\n \u2018Tbh I\u2019m slightly \u201cjury\u2019s out\u201d on how good he actually is, but this is the level. His best game since, er, Real Madrid last year.\u2019<\/p>\n Latest Liverpool news: Reds humbled by Wirtz claim; \u00a3202m triple deal claims<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the CEO of Bayer Leverkusen has made a startling claim about Florian Wirtz and Real Madrid that no one at Liverpool will wish to hear<\/a>.<\/p>\n Wirtz has been slow to find his feet at Anfield, but has now put in his two best displays for the Reds in the Champions League: Tuesday night against Real Madrid and last month away to Eintracht Frankfurt.<\/p>\n In other news, reports on the continent claim Liverpool are planning to spend a further \u00a3202m on three new signings in the January window to complete the rebuild of Slot\u2019s side \u2013 but TEAMtalk can explain\u00a0why\u00a0only<\/a>\u00a0one of the trio touted to sign is a realistic target<\/a>.<\/p>\n