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Arne Slot said that Liverpool defender Conor Bradley is getting closer to being able to play a full 90 minutes after recovering from a hamstring injury.

Bradley was out for over six weeks after coming off hurt in the 2-2 draw with Aston Villa on February 19, only returning in the Reds' 3-2 defeat by Fulham on April 6.

The Northern Ireland international has lined up in Liverpool's two games since the loss at Craven Cottage, featuring for over an hour against both West Ham and Leicester City.

The next step for Bradley is playing a full game — although he now has Trent Alexander-Arnold's return to contend with — and Slot believes the 22-year-old is close to being able to do that.

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We are taking good care of him because he had two similar injuries," Slot said of Bradley, who also missed all of Liverpool's games in December due to a hamstring problem

“It is very important for him to play many games in a row, to become an even better player than he is now.

That is probably the only reason why he hasn’t had a real run of games yet?

As long as Trent is here, that will be difficult for him but they are both very good full backs."

Slot's backing of Bradley comes after Roy Keane raised concerns over the youngster's capacity to replace Alexander-Arnold in Liverpool's team when the 26-year-old moves to Real Madrid over the summer.

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Alexander-Arnold's future has not been officially clarified but it is widely expected that he will move to the Bernabeu on a free transfer.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Keane said of Bradley: "He was poor at the weekend [against Leicester]
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