Liverpool 'learn length of Conor Bradley absence with ankle injury'
The 20-year-old was given the nod over the fit-again Trent Alexander-Arnold for the visit of the Eagles, who earned a shock 1-0 win at Anfield thanks to Eberechi Eze's strike.
The Englishman's first-half effort condemned Liverpool to their first Premier League home defeat in almost 18 months, although Bradley did not see out the full 90, going down in agony at the start of the second period.
Bradley came off worse in a clash with goalscorer Eze and had to be helped off the field by Liverpool's medical team, before Jurgen Klopp revealed that the right-back had overstretched his foot.
The Reds boss did not have an immediate update on how severe Bradley's problem was, but he admitted that the defender's injury was «very painful», suggesting that he would be sidelined for at least a short amount of time.
Bradley to miss Atalanta BC, Everton fixturesAccording to the Liverpool Echo, Bradley's injury is not quite as bad as first feared, and the Northern Ireland international will definitely play again before the 2023-24 campaign is over.
However, Bradley is expected to spend around three weeks in the treatment room, meaning that he will miss the remainder of April and potentially the start of May unless his rehabilitation goes better than expected.
The 20-year-old has therefore been ruled out of the second leg of Liverpool's Europa League quarter-final clash with Atalanta BC, where Klopp's men need to somehow overturn a 3-0 deficit if they are to progress to the semi-finals.
Should Liverpool pull off another spectacular European comeback, Bradley may also miss the first leg of
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