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The French superstar made his inevitable, and hugely anticipated, move to the Spanish giants in the summer in what appeared to be the final piece in the jigsaw to shape the future of Real Madrid's attack.

Mbappe and Madrid looked a match made in heaven in August but come November, it seems not everything has gone to plan.



Wednesday’s game at Anfield pitted two giants of the modern era against each other, as Mbappe led the line against Liverpool with Mohamed Salah in sensational form.

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Salah's contract situation remains in saga territory after the forward declared he was "disappointed" at no new offer as of yet, but he is certainly not playing as if it is on his mind.

Salah and Mbappe shared similarities on the pitch on Wednesday, both missing penalties but with one key difference - their responses.

A despondent Mbappe looked uncharacteristically out of place at the front of the Madrid attack, labelled by one Spanish outlet as “a downright useless element” and handed a brutal 2/10 rating by influential French newspaper L'Equipe.

The Red side of the ECHO readership was obviously thrilled by the win over Madrid, and were particularly impressed by Conor Bradley's display up against Mbappe.

On Ian Doyle's Liverpool player ratings, brommers wrote: "Bradley showed Mbappe how to play football tonight." Meanwhile, Original75 added: "Bradley should get 10 in the rating(s), imagine our young player dominating Mbappe, the most expensive player in the world".

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Conor Bradley's superb performance for Liverpool against Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe has earned him high praise.

There also remains the remote possibility that if Salah does leave next summer, Liverpool may be tempted to go back in for Mbappe if he is willing to end his short time in Madrid - but the finances make such a deal unlikely.

Stranger things have happened, but Mbappe's struggles contrasted with Salah's stunning form show how valuable it is for a world-class player to be in the right place, at the right time