The 20-year-old is already a key player for Northern Ireland and earned his 16th cap against Andorra. He delivered a talismanic performance, opening the scoring in the 16th minute before increasing the advantage on 23 minutes. And his performance left those watching in awe, with the media highly impressed.
The Belfast Telegraph wrote on Bradley’s display: “I’ve said it before and will say it again...what a talent Northern Ireland have on their hands. The same goes for Liverpool Football Club.
“For the umpteenth time in 2024, the 20-year-old from Tyrone showed his class inspiring Michael O’Neill’s team to a comfortable victory over Andorra, finishing their trip to Spain on a positive note.
“Bradley was playing at right wing back but found the drive, determination and desire in the end of season friendly to charge forward and score twice from close range in the first half.
“It was fox in the six yard box stuff from the Anfield hero surging into the danger zone to finish with aplomb on two occasions. He was a class apart.
“As a kid Bradley was renowned for having a goalscoring instinct and here he was showing it in international football just as he had done at Hampden Park against Scotland when he was matchwinner then too.”
Meanwhile, BBC Sport wrote: “The Liverpool player shone in an otherwise uneventful game played in front of only 400 supporters.”
Belfast Live gave Bradley’s efforts a 9/10 match rating that made him the man of the match. They commented: “Not too many arguments about this as the Liverpool man once again showed his class and was unlucky not to finish with a hat-trick.”
Bradley will now get a well-earned rest before reporting back for Arne Slot’s first pre-season as Liverpool head coach next month.
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