Liverpool dealt fresh injury concern ahead of Fulham and West Ham crunch clashes

Liverpool fear that electric young full-back Conor Bradley may have sustained ligament damage in the side's gutting defeat to Crystal Palace at Anfield on Sunday. The 20-year-old could be set for a spell on the sidelines, potentially missing upcoming crunch clashes with Fulham and West Ham.

Jurgen Klopp's men can't afford any more slip-ups if they are to keep pressure on Manchester City in the Premier League title race. Liverpool were beaten 1-0 by the Eagles yesterday with the reigning Champions now two points clear at the top of the table after Arsenal also were defeated.

Liverpool next travel to Fulham in the league, before a Merseyside Derby against Everton at Goodison Park and then a third consecutive away day to play West Ham at the London Stadium at the end of the month. There's also the second leg of the Europa League quarter-final against Atalanta to navigate, with Liverpool 3-0 down on aggregate, meaning squad depth will be key.

Bradley has enjoyed a breakthrough season for Liverpool and marked himself as one of the league's hottest talents as he stepped up to fill in for Trent Alexander-Arnold this term. Bradley has made 10 Premier League appearances this season, all since the turn of the year, picking up a goal and three assists in the process.

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However, he was forced off the field in the 48th minute at Anfield on Sunday. Speaking after the defeat, Klopp said: "How it is on these days, something like that happens as well. Conor overstretched his foot slightly. The first moment and what Conor felt didn't look great, [but] now I heard a little bit that it's settled quite quickly.

"I don't know. Is the ligament damaged or not? I don't know, so we will get this information tomorrow or Tuesday, but it was very painful for him so that's not cool."

Any ligament damage could point to a lengthy lay-off, but Liverpool will be boosted by the fact that it was Alexander-Arnold who came off the bench to replace Bradley against Crystal Palace. The England international hadn't featured since February due to a knee ligament issue.