Conor Bradley‘s popularity at Liverpool knows no bounds, with the Northern Irishman being given a brilliant new song!

The 21-year-old was outstanding against Real Madrid on Wednesday night, playing an important role in the Reds’ 2-0 victory at Anfield.

Bradley’s perfectly executed tackle on Kylian Mbappe was one of the moments of the season so far, and he also assisted Alexis Mac Allister for the opening goal.

Unfortunately, the right-back was forced off with a hamstring injury late in the game, and he is expected to miss around a month of action.

It has been a meteoric rise for Bradley, who enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2023/24, and a fantastic song has now been created for him.

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Indie act The Ragamuffins have penned the track to the tune of Irish folk song The Irish Rover, popularised by The Dubliners and The Pogues.

The full lyrics to Bradley’s version are as follows:

“Conor Bradley can play in the Liverpool way, Conor Bradley from County Tyrone,

“Conor Bradley‘s a Red, leaves defenders for dead, Conor Bradley you’ll never walk alone,

“He can shoot, he can pass, covers every blade of grass, turned Kylian Mbappe right over,

“When he runs down the wing and the Kop starts to sing ‘Conor Bradley the Irish Rover!'”

There is an undeniable catchiness to the song, and while it may need to be chopped down a little, it is easy to envisage it being a hit inside Anfield.

It has already become popular on social media, receiving over 80,000 likes on TikTok and also going down well on This Is Anfield‘s YouTube channel, and fans have been showing their love for it, too…

New song for Conor Bradley ?

Think it’s well deserved after that performance last night?

Come down on Sunday to see our residence singer David of @theragamuffins with some more of his belters making the famous Hotel Anfield atmosphere ? pic.twitter.com/r6Xe4Ah1mQ

— Hotel Anfield | 23 Anfield Rd (@hotelanfield) November 29, 2024

Yerrrrssss ??? pic.twitter.com/xWzhLE8J0p

— Big Uncle Knobhead (@willo_ian) November 29, 2024

Came across this on tiktok and Ive watched it about 20 times.

New Conor Bradley song. #bradley #IrishRover pic.twitter.com/E5yt1dNOnb

— keith peppard (@Kpep84) November 29, 2024

Words can’t express how much I love this.

? Conor Bradley – the Irish Rover ? pic.twitter.com/hVBT7cggtq

— Enda McHugh (@Ogie_Halfhand) November 30, 2024

It is heartwarming to see Bradley receiving so much adoration, with the young defender maturing into a great squad player for Arne Slot.

Hopefully, his return will come before the end of the year, but if not, he will have a big role to play for Liverpool during the second half of the season.

Let’s get this song going as viral as possible!

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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk is in bullish spirits about his side’s Premier League title push, promising that they are going to “go for it.”

The Dutchman is excelling as skipper, seamlessly taking on the honour from Jordan Henderson in 2023 and lifting the Carabao Cup last season, scoring the winning goal in the final against Chelsea.

Speaking to the Mirror, Van Dijk explained that a combination of experience and winning mentality will stand the Reds in good stead in the coming months.

“It’s the experience that will obviously help you, in my opinion, and it should help you, and my feeling is, it will,” Van Dijk said.

“If you play for Liverpool, then you always have these expectations.

“If you ask anyone in the Premier League, they would love to be in the position we are, at this point in the season, eight points clear. I’m a winner. I want to win in each and everything I compete in.

“I’m not participating just to be there; I want to be successful, and I’m playing games to win, and I want to be successful at the end of the season.”

Van Dijk has been an ever-present for Liverpool in the Premier League this season, playing every minute and looking at his peak, helping Arne Slot‘s side build an eight-point lead over Man City.

Going into further depth about the title race, the 33-year-old promised that the Reds will give all they have to seal glory.

“We’re going to give it a try. We’re going to go for it and hopefully enjoy it,” he added.

“We’re going to have difficult moments, going to have games where we play poor. But we want to find a way to win each and every game.

“And if you’re ready to suffer, ready to have these difficult moments and overcome them, then it could be a very special season.

“But we’ll see. I think we just have to enjoy the ride.”

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If Liverpool are to win the league this season, the influence of Van Dijk will need to be as great as ever.

He has rarely looked better for the Reds, still standing out as the world’s best centre-back and leading the troops superbly.

Van Dijk will be needed even more in the absence of the injured Ibrahima Konate, too, with the Frenchman potentially missing for a number of weeks.

Should Liverpool go all the way in the league, it will be one of Van Dijk’s greatest achievements, further enhancing his legend to become the 11th Reds captain to lift the title.

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Alexis Mac Allister is at risk of a further suspension for Liverpool this weekend, after he picked up a Champions League ban earlier in the week.

Mac Allister opened the scoring in the Reds’ 2-0 win over Real Madrid on Wednesday evening, beating Thibaut Courtois in front of the Kop.

It was the Argentine’s second goal of the season, on a night when he excelled, completing 92 per cent of his passes and making four defensive actions, per FotMob.

Mac Allister did pick up a costly yellow card, however, with Liverpool’s No.10 booked for a cynical foul on Arda Guler shortly before half-time.

It was his third booking of the season in the Champions League, meaning he will miss the Reds’ trip to Girona on December 10 (5.45pm GMT).

Liverpool host Man City in a huge Premier League game on Sunday and Mac Allister finds himself at risk of a domestic ban this time, meaning he could miss two of the next four matches.

A yellow card at Anfield would see him receive a fifth booking of the season in the league, leading to a one-game suspension.

Ibrahima Konate is in the same boat, but sadly, the Frenchman is out of the weekend action through injury, having confirmed as much on Instagram on Friday.

While Mac Allister’s absence against Girona may be a blessing in disguise, allowing him a breather during an intense period and missing a game that isn’t too pivotal, Arne Slot won’t want the same happening in the league.

The 25-year-old is enjoying an outstanding season alongside Ryan Gravenberch at the heart of Liverpool’s midfield, featuring in all 12 league games and starting 10 of them.

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A booking against City would see Mac Allister ruled out of next Wednesday’s trip to Newcastle, in a game where his experience will be needed in front of a fervent St James’ Park crowd.

There is also the threat of him missing the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park against Everton next Saturday (12.30pm), should he pick up a yellow at Newcastle instead of on Sunday.

Granted, the World Cup winner can’t start every game and will need to be managed carefully, but he will be an integral figure during a run of tough upcoming fixtures.

Mac Allister feels like a certainty to start at home to City, but hopefully, he won’t allow the threat of a suspension to affect his performance.

• Man City (H) – Premier League – Sunday, December 1, 4pm (BST)
• Newcastle (A) – Premier League – Wednesday, December 4, 7.30pm
• Everton (A) – Premier League League – Saturday, December 7, 12.30pm
• Girona (A) – Champions League – Wednesday, December 10, 5.45pm
• Fulham (H) – Premier League – Saturday, December 14, 3pm
• Southampton (A) – League Cup – Wednesday, December 18, 8pm
• Tottenham (A) – Premier League – Sunday, December 22, 4.30pm
• Leicester (H) – Premier League – Boxing Day, 8pm
• West Ham (A) – Premier League – Sunday, December 29, 5.15pm

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Ibrahima Konate has confirmed that he will miss Liverpool’s clash with Man City on Sunday, with both he and Conor Bradley potentially injured for a month.

The Reds have been so ‘lucky’ with injuries this season!

Three key starters in Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota have been absent of late, among others, and now Konate is also sidelined.

On Friday, the Frenchman took to Instagram to confirm that he is out of Sunday’s enormous visit of City and beyond after picking up a late knee issue against Real Madrid.

“So frustrating to pick up this injury right at the end of a great game on Wednesday night,” Konate wrote.

“Now we start the recovery process but one thing I promise is I will come back and be the best I can be once again.

“Thank you for the amazing support at Anfield. Inshallah we will keep going and I will support the team every step of the way.”

Meanwhile, DaveOKCOP has even claimed that Konate could be out for five to six weeks, but it’s worth stressing that no mainstream journalists have reported it.

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On this day in 1998, Steven Gerrard made his Liverpool debut, coming on as a late substitute at home to Blackburn in the Premier League.

The Reds won that game 2-0, thanks to goals from Michael Owen and Paul Ince.

It was the first of 710 legendary appearances for Liverpool by Gerrard, who went on to cement himself as arguably the greatest player in the club’s history, captaining them for 12 years.

That elusive league title may have evaded him, but he inspired his side to 2005 Champions League glory and also won the UEFA Cup, two FA Cups and three League Cups.

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Ibrahima Konate has ruled himself out of featuring against Man City and beyond, posting an injury update on social media after hobbling off the pitch with a knee injury.

Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Real Madrid was the source of plenty of joy, but in the immediate aftermath all eyes inside Anfield were on Konate as he lay on the ground receiving treatment.

In the final passage of play, Endrick achieved what he set out to do after being introduced off the bench by injuring a Liverpool player.

He had seemingly targeted Konate throughout his short stint on the pitch and now the Frenchman faces a spell out to focus on recovery, as his post on Instagram on Friday afternoon confirmed.

“So frustrating to pick up this injury right at the end of a great game on Wednesday night,” Konate penned.

“Now we start the recovery process but one thing I promise is I will come back and be the best I can be once again.

“Thank you for the amazing support at Anfield. Inshallah we will keep going and I will support the team every step of the way.”

The tone and content of the message is certainly one that means he will not be featuring against Man City on Sunday or anytime soon after.

The Mail‘s Lewis Steele first reported that it is “believed the Frenchman is hopeful he has avoided any serious damage,” but later confirmed he faces a spell on the sidelines.

There are suggestions that Konate could face a month on the sidelines, which is also the case for Conor Bradley.

Joe Gomez is expected to lineup alongside Virgil van Dijk at Anfield on Sunday, but Jarell Quansah is also available to assume the role at centre-back in the coming weeks.

It is a huge blow for Liverpool to lose Konate and, although an exact timescale remains unknown, he will be expected to miss at least number of weeks during the busiest period of the season.

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Alisson has been sidelined for eight weeks to miss nine Liverpool games due to his latest hamstring injury, and he’s now explained why he’s needed a long time to recover.

The Reds’ No. 1 has succumbed to a hamstring injury twice this season and already three times in 2024 – amounting to a combined 26-game absence so far.

Alisson‘s most recent injury has seen him sidelined since October 5, when he was forced off late in the win against Crystal Palace to consequently miss the last nine matches.

Arne Slot revealed in October that Liverpool have been “looking into” the Brazilian’s extensive injury record as it is quite “uncommon for goalkeepers.”

Now, the 32-year-old has explained why he has required a long spell on the sidelines when speaking in a recent interview to OneFootball.

“My recovery is going very well,” he said. “It’s been seven weeks since the day of the injury.

“It was a tendon injury in the hamstring, so whenever it involves a tendon it is something more delicate. Since I had an injury a few days before, a couple of weeks before, it requires even greater care and longer recovery time.

“So everything is going very well, as planned.”

One huge relief is that it was not an injury that required surgery, but you can understand why Liverpool have not forced his recovery.

Initial reports suggested Alisson would be out for up to six weeks, but that time has since come and gone, meaning Caoimhin Kelleher has held onto the starting role.

Alisson‘s deputy has performed admirably, not that it has surprised the Brazilian, who said: “It’s no surprise to me the level he’s playing at, it doesn’t surprise me because I follow him on a daily basis.

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“I know what he’s capable of, but he’s shown a lot of maturity.

“Not only is he putting in good performances, but he is a goalkeeper who gives you confidence, he is a goalkeeper who gives confidence to the team and who also knows the way everyone likes the Liverpool goalkeeper to play.”

In news relating to his future, Alisson also reaffirmed his desire to “fulfil” his Liverpool contract, which runs until 2026 but has an option to extend for a further year.

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