Jamie Carragher spotted Bradley Barcola copying Sadio Mane during Liverpool’s clash with Bournemouth

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Liverpool supporters are hopeful that Bradley Barcola can become Andoni Iraola’s answer to Sadio Mane on the left side of their attack after his £123m signing this summer.It has been a quiet start to life with the Reds for the Frenchman so far, but he was given another chance to impress during Sunday’s Premier League clash against Bournemouth.Liverpool could not really get Barcola into the game quite as much as they’d have liked in the early stages of the match, but Jamie Carragher still noticed the 23-year-old making similar runs to those Mane used to make down the left wing, all while being picked out by Virgil van Dijk. How does Liverpool’s new-look forward line compare against the best attacks in Europe?

We could see Bradley Barcola, Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo together for the first time vs Atletico Madrid Photo Credit: Getty Images/Karl Bridgeman – UEFA Carragher highlights Barcola’s left wing runsVan Dijk’s long-range passing to Liverpool’s wide players has been a feature of their play since the centre-back joined the club in 2018, with Mohamed Salah the main beneficiary of his raking diagonal balls.He would often ping them down the line for Mane as well, though, with his lofted pass over the top for the Senegalese to score against Bayern Munich in the Champions League providing one of the Reds’ most iconic moments under Jurgen Klopp.And Van Dijk was at it again on Sunday, dropping a perfectly weighted dink over the top for Barcola to run onto, with Carragher noting how quickly the France international got after the pass.READ MORE: Liverpool fans decide what must be done with Milos Kerkez ahead of return to Bournemouth“I mentioned before the game, I was asked by Dave Jones to describe him [Barcola]. He’s quick,” the Liverpool legend said live on commentary for Sky Sports.“Think about the pass, how often Virgil van Dijk played that ball for Sadio Mane to get on the back of a full-back.

You can just see it every time he gets that run in behind, it’s blistering pace.”Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox