Conor Bradley Breaks Silence After Gabriel Martinelli Incident

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Liverpool correct backmost Conor Bradley has undergone room connected nan knee wounded he suffered during past week’s tense 1–1 tie pinch Arsenal, admitting his latest setback came arsenic a “big blow.”

Bradley fell awkwardly while attempting to clear nan shot towards nan extremity of nan match, which sparked chaos erstwhile Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli forcibly tried to region him from nan pitch, seemingly not knowing nan seriousness of nan injury.

The Brazilian winger later apologised aft his behaviour and behaviour was wide slammed.

Following nan news reports successful nan days that followed revealing “significant” harm to ligaments and bone, Liverpool fans were already prepared for Bradley to not play again this season.

Still, now that his comeback tin statesman aft going nether nan knife, he’s trying to beryllium optimistic astir nan months up and nan betterment process.

“A large rustle but room is done truthful nan comeback starts now,” nan defender posted connected Instagram.

“It won’t beryllium for a small while but I already can’t hold to get backmost playing for Liverpool and Northern Ireland. Thanks for each nan support,” he added.

Liverpool Players Fully Behind Their Teammate

A number Bradley’s colleagues shared their good wishes arsenic comments connected his post.

Giovanni Leoni, who is himself sidelined semipermanent because of an ACL wounded suffered conscionable weeks aft joining nan nine past summer, responded pinch 2 bosom emoji and 1 flexed musculus emoji.

Stefan Bajčetić, different who has had to woody pinch wounded problems, wrote: “We are pinch you, brother.”

There were further akin messages from Andy Robertson, Alexis Mac Allister and Ibrahima Konaté, nan second referring to Bradley arsenic his “little brother.” Caoimhín Kelleher, Jarrel Quansah, Neco Williams and Kostas Tsimikas were besides among ex-Liverpool teammates to besides station comments.

Bradley’s Injury Record Holds Him Back

Bradley has already missed a batch of football. | Marc Atkins/Getty Images

Since bursting onto nan first-team segment astatine Liverpool, Bradley has regularly had to conflict injuries. He made his afloat Premier League debut successful January 2024, but it mightiness person been overmuch sooner had a backmost problem not forced him to miss nan first half of that season.

He later suffered hamstring and different muscles issues successful 2024–25 and had already had a spell retired of nan squad truthful acold this play anterior to this existent knee injury. Overall, Bradley has been unavailable for 58 Liverpool games crossed nan past two-and-a-half years, which could turn to upwards of 80 complete a three-season play successful nan adjacent fewer months while he recovers again.

In nan play that Liverpool are fresh for personification to capable nan shoes of Trent Alexander-Arnold—right backmost summertime signing Jeremie Frimpong has precocious been playing arsenic a winger—it’s a hugely frustrating infinitesimal for Bradley to beryllium injured again.