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'He lacks that': Ian Wright and Roy Keane can't agree on what Liverpool's Conor Bradley did vs Real Madrid

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It was a highly satisfying evening for Conor Bradley on Tuesday, who dominated Vinicius Jr in Liverpool’s win over Real Madrid, but his display has left Ian Wright and Roy Keane divided.Arne Slot’s team secured a crucial win in the Champions League as Alexis Mac Allister scored the only goal of the game against the 15-time European champions.The Reds were in desperate need of a win in the competition and managed to clinch three points on Trent Alexander-Arnold’s return to Anfield.The 27-year-old’s replacement, Conor Bradley, produced a strong performance against Los Blancos; however, Roy Keane couldn’t help but question one aspect of his game.Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty ImagesRoy Keane highlights one of Conor Bradley’s key weaknessesKeane has highlighted Bradley’s inability to provide much of a threat in the final third for Liverpool in their win over Real Madrid.Meanwhile, Ian Wright stuck up for the Liverpool defender, praising his defensive display facing Vinicius Jr, saying: “That’s why you want to see him up against a winger like that because that then takes him to another place, he did everything last night. You know what I mean?”But that wasn’t enough for Keane, who added: “We sit here every week talking about the modern football back.



Now, you sit here every week saying, Trent’s amazing. What’s Trent’s strength?”The Arsenal legend hit back by saying: “I’m talking about with Trent.

We just talked about Trent’s going forward. We’re talking about last night and Conor Bradley’s defence.”Roy Keane unhappy with Liverpool fans booing Trent Alexander-ArnoldBut for Alexander-Arnold, it was not a happy return to Anfield as his team were beaten and he was booed on to the pitch by his former supporters.Trent was unable to start for Madrid, having only just returned from injury, but when he did come on after 82 minutes, he was greeted by a chorus of jeers.Keane was unhappy with Liverpool fans booing the ex-Liverpool star, stating: “You don’t have to say good luck in Madrid.