Conor Bradley hails return of 'massive' Liverpool player as 'difficult' admission made

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Conor Bradley was speaking after Liverpool returned to winning ways in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory at home to Aston VillaConor Bradley has emphasised the importance of Ryan Gravenberch to Liverpool following a difficult period without the midfielder. The three points against Aston Villa on Saturday got the Reds back to winning ways in the Premier League following four straight defeats in the competition.After a positive performance against Villa, Arne Slot’s team look to be improving, with a crucial player returning from injury in the form of the 23-year-old GravenberchAnd right-back Bradley, who also impressed in the 2-0 victory, said: “Yeah, it's nice.

He's on my side quite a bit more and helping me out. It’s nice to have Ryan back, obviously he's a massive player for us.”READ MORE: Virgil van Dijk responds to Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool return - 'I'm not going to say'READ MORE: Xabi Alonso explains unusual Real Madrid decision ahead of Liverpool clash - 'So we don't get caught'With the addition of Gravenberch to the Reds midfield, the team looked like a side with much more structure, after playing a number of matches where performances were lacking.And Bradley added: “Really happy with the performance, really happy with the win.“It's just nice to get back to winning ways after what has been a difficult few weeks.”The Northern Ireland international also heaped praise on Mohamed Salah after the Egyptian hit the 250-goal milestone, making him only the third player to reach that amount in the club's 133-year history.“Mo is a legend for this football club, and he is someone I try to learn a lot from every day in how hard he works, every day in the gym and things like that," said Bradley to the club's official website.“He's a fantastic player and I think he showed that tonight."But despite the win, which moved the defending champions back within seven points of leaders of Arsenal, Bradley hasn’t allowed himself to get carried away, as two massive matches against Real Madrid in the Champions League and Manchester City in the Premier League loom on the horizon.The 22-year-old added: “It's a massive week, starting with tonight and we got the job done tonight.

But we've got two more massive games coming up now, on Tuesday and then City at the weekend.“We look forward to that, recover now and hopefully do a good job.”For the latest news and breaking news, visit liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc. Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you.Follow us on Twitter @‌LivEchoLFC - the official Liverpool ECHO LFC Twitter account - for all the latest LFC news as it happens in real time.We're also on Facebook/LiverpoolEchoLFC - your must-see LFC news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Liverpool ECHO.Listen to our podcasts by searching for 'Blood Red' wherever you get your podcasts.Sign up for one of the Liverpool Echo's free daily and weekly newsletters on Liverpool FC by clicking here.