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In an attempt to restart play quickly in the closing moments, Gabriel Martinelli tried to move Conor Bradley off the pitch while he was down injured. pic.twitter.com/VyazI4vqqY — ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) January 8, 2026 Martinelli exacerbated damage to Bradley’s knee by pushing him In May – five months after the game – respected journalist Chris Williams reported that the injury was worse than first reported. He said: “Information tonight from within IFA, via LFC, that Conor Bradley’s injury is far worse than reported.
Williams said: “Further detail I held back on in May (after agreement with the IFA) was their assessment of how the injury was complicated. “Medical staff believe that the manhandling of him caused the patella to fragment, requiring complex rebuilding, making the injury much worse.” Further detail I held back on in May (after agreement with the IFA) was their assessment of how the injury was complicated.
“I think it’s a situation that is tricky, because we trust Conor in the long term, we know we want him to be our right-back but right now he is still, I would say, a little bit far from returning. “So, with the centre-back, with the right-back situation, in terms of defensive depth, we are, I think, very thin right now so I think it’s a solution that we are trying to find, yes.”
