Liverpool star just proved he's one of the WORLD'S brightest talents

Liverpool have an incredibly special talent and he's just shown it to the world.

Liverpool weren't good against Fulham on Sunday afternoon. The Reds just couldn't get things together - well, couldn't do it quick enough, anyway.

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Arne Slot's team knew they could extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to 14 points with a win. Arsenal slipping up at Everton gave them that privilege - but they couldn't take it.

Alexis Mac Allister fired Liverpool into a 1-0 lead with a glorious goal but a series of defensive mistakes meant Fulham led 3-1 at half-time. It was the first time this season that Slot's team fell two goals behind.

The second half was better. Luis Diaz eventually found the back of the net to set up an interesting last 10 minutes and Liverpool did have chances to equalise.

They couldn't take any of them, however, and suffered just their second Premier League defeat of the campaign. But that's not to say there weren't positives here.

One of them was clear for all to see: Conor Bradley. Liverpool have an incredibly bright talent here.

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Conor Bradley is a special one

Bradley got the assist for the second Liverpool goal, though the pass itself wasn't anything too special. The important thing about the assist was actually the position the full-back took up.

He'd burst forward on an inside run, driving through the middle of the pitch. Importantly, that was where the space was and Bradley was ready to attack it.

This was the main trait of his performance. In 23 minutes, Bradley took up some of the most dangerous attacking positions from any Liverpool player all game.

A few minutes after the assist, Bradley was in acres of space for a Curtis Jones header. The Scouser was right to have an effort on goal but the right-back had found himself wide open in the area. It was a goal-scoring position if the ball had fallen free.

And then just a few minutes after that, Bradley was making a near-post run for a left-wing cross. He ran beyond Darwin Nunez, Mo Salah and Luis Diaz to try and get onto the ball first - something that's truly ridiculous from a full-back.

But that's what Bradley brings. He is constantly looking to make things happen in the attacking third, constantly looking to drive forward, and constantly spotting where the space is.

Liverpool have spent the last eight years with Trent Alexander-Arnold doing very non-full-back things from right-back and reinventing the position. Well, here's Bradley doing the same thing in a completely different way.

No, he isn't going to play sweeping passes that slice teams open. He is, however, going to give opposition defences problems they haven't thought about before.

Bradley was only on the pitch for 23 minutes but created the joint-most chances in the game (two) and had four passes into the final third. He was a force of nature and this from a player who looks better every time he plays.

We're praying that Bradley can get over his fitness concerns and remain ready to play because he is a very, very special talent. He's still only 21 and without a full season of regular football.

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Once he gets that, he'll be unstoppable - and it could come next season.