Northern Ireland star Conor Bradley ‘buzzing’ to be back after signing new deal at Liverpool

Conor Bradley has extended his stay with Liverpool

Northern Ireland wing-back Conor Bradley says he is “buzzing” to be back on the pitch for Liverpool after signing a new deal with the club for the foreseeable future.

The 20-year-old sustained a back problem in pre-season which has kept him out for nearly four months but made his long awaited return to the pitch in Thursday’s 4-0 win over LASK in the Europa League.

And Bradley capped off his week by signing a new contract at Anfield, a show of faith from manager Jurgen Klopp in the potential he believes the Castlederg man possesses.

Having finally made his comeback, the defender is keen to start making his presence felt on the team sheet again having been a mainstay in the line-up during pre-season, and he’s thrilled to be back in the thick of the action.

"Buzzing to be back. It's been frustrating and a long couple of months out injured, so buzzing to be back,” Bradley told LFC.com after helping the Reds reach the last-16 of the Europa League.

"I just want to help the team as much as I can and I just need to try to stay available as much as I can. There's loads of games coming up, so hopefully there'll be plenty of chances for me."

Having impressed on loan at Bolton Wanderers last season, it looked like Bradley was set for a significant role with Liverpool this campaign when he was handed the starting right wing-back shirt in pre-season.

However, a problem flared up during a training session which turned into something even more problematic, halting all his positive momentum and leaving him sidelined for an extended period.

"I just had a sore back. I did a running session in the morning, came in (with) a sore back, got a scan and had a stress fracture in my back,”