Klopp, Liverpool’s manager, said that Conor Bradley was “exceptional” after his team beаt Fulham 2-1 in the first game of the Carabao Cup semi-final. The young player showed a lot of potential, even though it was hard for him to fill in for the sick Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Bradley’s job against Willian was tough, but he was able to get better and almost set up a goal for Darwin Núñez. He did a great job, and when Sky Sports asked Klopp if he would sleep well, the German replied, “He will.” He might fall asleep in the changing room on the way home, I’m not sure.

“The best. What a nice boy. He has great character, real ability, and a lot of promise. He’s also on the right team because everyone loves, respects, and wants him to do well. It looks great.

“So, yes, that was a great game, even though football is hard.” It was tough. He was involved in our own goal by tripping over the ball or something, but it was clear that we were having trouble as a team against Fulham’s tight defense. We played too much around the midfield and got stuck on the wings, where we lacked fluidity, and we needed to change that and play more in the half-spaces.

After 19 minutes, Liverpool was behind because they didn’t defend a bouncing ball, which let Andreas Pereira set up Willian for a strong low shot that went past Caoimhín Kelleher. Liverpool had a hard time with Fulham’s deep defense. They could have doubled their lead if Bobby De Cordova-Reid had passed the ball to Pereira instead of taking a shot from close range.

But Klopp’s choice to add Núñez and Cody Gakpo changed everything. Because of Núñez’s pass, Curtis Jones scored to tie the game, and then he set up Gakpo to score the winning goal for Liverpool. Uruguayan player almost scored, but Bernd Leno made a great save on Conor Bradley’s cross.

Klopp told beINSPORTS, “In the first half, we had a lot of the ball but not much was going on.” It seems like we played too much around the shape. Now is the time for us to make some changes because we are used to some things that weren’t there today. Don’t worry about it; you just need to get used to it.

“We knew what was wrong in the first half, but it’s hard to fix, talk to the players, and get the word out.” Again, halftime was very important today to tell them where to play and other things. We didn’t play badly, we just didn’t play well.