The Conor Bradley who crunched Kylian Mbappe at Anfield on Wednesday night is the same Conor Bradley Jim Magilton saw when the Liverpool starlet was just 10 years of age. The 21-year-old from Castlederg was the toast of Merseyside half an hour into Liverpool’s Champions League showdown with Real Madrid when he homed in on Mbappe like an exocet missile.

Liverpool's victory over Real Madrid was ignited by a thumping, memorable challenge on Kylian Mbappe from their young right-back

With just over 30 minutes on the clock and half-time coming into view, Liverpool won a free-kick inside Real Madrid’s half and had the opportunity to apply further pressure on the European champions and turn their wider control into a tangible advantage.