Conor Bradley at heart of Jürgen Klopp’s last young Liverpool band

Northern Ireland full-back has become invaluable at Anfield and would surely thrive under Klopp’s possible replacement Roberto De Zerbi

FLYING: Conor Bradley: When you are playing for Liverpool, you may as well be a winger playing at full-back.

IF Roberto De Zerbi wants advice on how to impress the Anfield crowd on Sunday (2pm) he should seek Conor Bradley’s counsel. The full-back stepped in for the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold in late January and has not looked back since his first Premier League home game against Chelsea.

Bradley scored once and assisted two in a 4-1 thrashing as he announced himself to Liverpool fans. De Zerbi brings his Brighton side to Anfield with his name under consideration to replace the departing Jürgen Klopp. Another fine showing would make a timely statement, although the home fans will be hoping for a valiant defeat for the Italian.