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Liverpool boss Klopp finds Bradley positives in Union SG defeat

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was pleased with Conor Bradley in their Europa League defeat at Union SG.

Klopp has no doubts about the potential of the young fullback.

He later said: "Conor is a top player, I like him a lot. His attitude is outstanding, he's a real fighter. And how everybody in the first half was, we were struggling, we were struggling, we lost balls in the wrong moments and it's really difficult. I would never judge a player after a game like this and tell, 'OK, he's obviously not good enough' or whatever.

"I know how good they are because I see them every day in training and tonight is an important experience. I don't think any career ever started without these kind of games where you have to struggle, where you have to fight through, where you have to survive – and Conor, especially, did.

" We found a way into the game, had good moments, really good moments and other moments where he knows he can improve and he has to learn. He's still young. But that's part of development."

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