Conor Bradley

Bradley gets forward with a directness that catches tired opposition wingers cold late in matches, timing his overlapping run to arrive exactly as the ball is about to be played wide. His delivery from the right byline is usually driven low and hard rather than floated, aimed at a runner rather than hopefully into the mixer. That attacking instinct makes him as much a creative outlet as a conventional defender.

Bradley first established himself when Liverpool's regular options were unavailable, then made it difficult for the manager to leave him out once everyone returned to fitness. The balance he still has to strike is between that attacking instinct and the defensive discipline a full back needs against the division's better wingers, who test his recovery positioning relentlessly. Watch how he copes defending one on one against a winger who simply runs at him.