'Outstanding' Liverpool ace given perfect opportunity as new injury update emerges from Anfield - opinion

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Conor Bradley now has six weeks to make Liverpool’s right-back spot his own. In most of Liverpool’s games, Bradley has been the one to emerge victorious and get handed the starting role.

However, there have been times when Frimpong has been Slot’s preferred choice, even if he has been deployed a tad further up the pitch than a normal full-back would be. Photo by Gerrit van Keulen/Soccrates/Getty ImagesBut now that a new update has emerged on Frimpong’s injury status, Bradley couldn’t have wished for the news to be any better.Jeremie Frimpong is set to be sidelined for the next six weeksFrimpong has already been sidelined for an extended period since joining Liverpool.The full-back was out for around a month towards the start of the season, and although it didn’t feel like Liverpool missed him all that much, this time around, they almost certainly will.

And that’s because, in a new report shared by Daily Mail journalist Lewis Steele, it seems like Frimpong is now likely to be absent for the next six weeks.“Jeremie Frimpong is facing around six weeks on the sidelines in another significant blow to the out-of-form Premier League champions,” he wrote.“He limped out of the 5-1 thrashing of Eintracht Frankfurt last Wednesday with what looked to be a recurrence of that injury and has already spent a week out, so an early December return is the most likely target.”Conor Bradley must take this opportunity with open arms if he wants to be Liverpool’s starting right-backRight-back has been a problem area for Liverpool ever since the 2025-26 season kicked off. Of the four players, Szoboszlai’s performances have arguably been the best, but since it has been made more than clear that the Hungarian is much better as a midfielder, Slot cannot continue playing him there.This leaves Bradley, who was once called “outstanding” by Trai Hume and Ramsey.Photo by Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesRamsay is only just starting to get back into the swing of things after suffering multiple long-term injuries and having his progression massively hindered.This means that Bradley is likely to be the man who Slot calls upon to take the reins and, if he manages to perform to the best of his ability, there’s no reason why he can’t lock his place down in Liverpool’s starting XI.