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Keifer MacDonald

'He is that good' - Young Liverpool defender tipped to break into Jurgen Klopp's first team

Bolton Wanderers manager Ian Evatt has backed Conor Bradley to break into the Liverpool first team in the years ahead and also expressed his gratitude to Anfield officials for not recalling the young defender.

Conor Bradley has excelled in League One during his season-long loan away from Merseyside and, at the weekend, provided an assist during Bolton's over Portsmouth at the weekend.

It was the 19-year-old's sixth assist of what has been an eye-catching half-season at the University of Bolton Stadium. And it's that kind of skill that Evatt believes will see the defender one day become a permanent fixture in Jurgen Klopp's side.

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