Conor Bradley kept Vinicius Junior quiet at Anfield

Liverpool have continued their return to form with a 1-0 win over Champions League opponents Real Madrid - and some fans in the Liverpool Echo comments section are full of praise for the instrumental role that young Reds right-back Conor Bradley played in keeping Real's fearsome forwards quiet.

Coming from a convincing 2-0 win against Aston Villa at the weekend, Liverpool were out to prove that they had shaken off the malaise that has hung over the early part of the season. Keeping La Liga leaders Real Madrid at bay, and securing a 1-0 win at home that stands them in good stead as the Champions League's opening phase goes on, will have helped.

Alexis Mac Allister scored the only goal of the game, putting a second-half header past an imposing Thibaut Courtois. But it was the right-backs who became the focus of the night, with Conor Bradley putting in a vital shift to prevent Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior from combining to deadly effect, as they often have in the Spanish league.

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