Jose Enrique picks a BIZARRE Liverpool & City combined XI, with Bradley included
Former Liverpool defender Jose Enrique has made a few puzzling selections in his combined Liverpool-Manchester City XI ahead of their titanic Premier League clash on Sunday.
The fixture, which has produced some of the most gripping matches in the league's history, pits the division's top two teams and the world's two best managers, for the final time at the respective clubs.
The Reds are hoping to achieve a fairytale conclusion to the Jurgen Klopp era at Anfield, following the German's decision to depart at the end of the campaign. While, City are seeking to become the first team in the history of the English top-flight to secure four consecutive titles.
Ahead of the huge clash, former Reds defender Enrique alongside ex-Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara constructed a team made up of stars from each outfit who are likely to be available this weekend.
But there were some truly perplexing decisions across the board, like the call to omit Kyle Walker in favour of a youngster that has only just made his name on the big stage.
'On current form, I’d start Conor Bradley at right back over Kyle Walker,' Enrique said on The Counter Attack podcast from Grosvenor Sport. 'This kid is really making an impact for Liverpool and they don’t seem to miss Trent Alexander-Arnold at all, so I’d have him over Walker at the moment.
'He’s not put a foot wrong and he’s been flying for them recently – he’s a young boy that’s come in and done unbelievably. Full credit to Jurgen Klopp for trusting him and some of the other players from the academy over the past few weeks – they’ve been brilliant.'
Enrique, who ended a five-year stay on Merseyside the summer after Klopp joined the Reds, was also full of praise for centre-back Ibrahima Konate. The
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