Liverpool produced a superb performance on Wednesday night, sweeping aside an old enemy with relative ease.
Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo were the scorers in a dominant 2-0 win over Real Madrid, that saw Arne Slot continue his 100-per-cent win record in the UEFA Champions League.
Despite Mohamed Salah missing a penalty, there were plenty of positives for Arne Slot’s men.
The Reds dominated from the off and were fully deserving of the three points.
On another magical European night at Anfield, Liverpool fans were treated to a night to remember as they made Madrid miserable once the final whistle blew.
There were great performances all over the pitch from Liverpool players and the result continued an almost impeccable start to Arne Slot’s time as new head coach.
The former Feyenoord manager must be thinking that managing Liverpool Football Club is a piece of cake.
In the aftermath, we have picked out five things we have learned from a dazzling display.
1. That Conor Bradley Performance
Conor Bradley was handed the toughest test of his career so far when he was selected to keep tabs on Kylian Mbappe for the 90 minutes at Anfield, and the Northern-Irishman seemed to make quite the impact.
The battle began midway through the first half when Bradley sprinted near enough forty-yards to produce a flying tackle that prevented Mbappe from having a free run at goal, winning the ball cleanly and this sparked the Anfield crowd to turn up the noise.
Ever since that moment, the World Cup winner failed to get the better of the young right-back on every occasion.
Bradley bettered Mbappe in almost every matchup on the left-hand side whilst notching up an assist, making four tackles, winning eight duels and retained possession a total of nine times.
No player has recorded higher figures across those categories in the Champions League, this season.
Conor Bradley in numbers vs Real Madrid:
87 Minutes
1 Assist
9 Recoveries
7/11 Ground Duels Won
100% Aerial Duels Won
85% Pass Accuracy
Truly sensational.
