Northern Ireland star Conor Bradley sidelined by injury: ‘He will only be back sooner if a miracle happens’

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Northern Ireland's Conor Bradley and Luxembourg's Laurent Jans battle for the ballLiverpool boss Arne Slot has confirmed that Conor Bradley will miss at least three weeks of action due to injury.The right-back picked up a muscle injury during Northern Ireland’s 1-0 victory over Luxembourg in Windsor Park on Monday night. Bradley’s international boss Michael O’Neill substituted Bradley at half-time of the World Cup Qualifier.Slot said: "I don't expect Conor to be part of the upcoming 22 days, maybe he will be back before that if a miracle happens."Liverpool manager Arne Slot (left) shake hands with player Conor BradleyThat means the County Tyrone native will miss Liverpool’s Premier League games against Nottingham Forest, West Ham United, Sunderland and Leeds United, plus Champions League matches with PSV and Inter.Bradley’s absence is a blow for the struggling Premier League champions who trail league leaders Arsenal by eight points.

Liverpool lost their last match before the international break in dispiriting fashion as they went down 3-0 at Manchester City.With Liverpool’s other right-back Jeremie Frimpong still a fortnight from fitness it presents an issue for Slot, who has deployed midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai there a number of times this season already.However, the Hungary captain has been his best player in his more advanced role so that could mean either another midfielder Curtis Jones or Joe Gomez, who has completed 90 minutes only twice since Boxing Day, could feature.Bradley is expected to return to action long before Northern Ireland’s World Cup Play-Off Semi-Final with Italy on March 26.Read more