Former boxing champion Carl Frampton believes Conor Bradley could become Northern Ireland's "highest-profile" footballer after George Best.
Castlederg native Bradley starred in a second-half cameo in Liverpool's 2-0 win over Arsenal in the FA Cup on Sunday.
The 20-year-old was a 75th-minute replacement for Harvey Elliott and put in a near flawless display at the Emirates Stadium.
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Frampton - who won world titles in the super-bantamweight and featherweight divisions during his own stellar career - is a big fan of the Northern Ireland defender.
And he was one of many admirers as Bradley excelled for the Reds in Sunday's FA Cup success.
Frampton said on X (formerly known as Twitter): "Here’s a shout, Conor Bradley is going to be Northern Ireland’s highest profile player after Best."
Other fans were left purring over Bradley's performance at the Emirates, especially the way the emerging young talent handled the threat of Gabriel Martinelli.
@LFCTransferRoom posted a collage of photos including a set of car keys, a wallet, a phone and Arsenal star Martinelli, along with the line: "Conor Bradley emptying his pockets after the match!"
@WilcoFtbl added: "That cameo from Conor Bradley. We have some player on our hands here. Made Martinelli look like a dusty footballer."
@LFCLaurie said on X: "Will probably go under the radar, but Conor Bradley deserves a big shoutout there. That cameo was really, really impressive."
Another fan added: "Brilliant from Conor Bradley!!! What a performance!!!! Shut Martinelli down. Class subs again from Klopp!!! What a time to be a Red!!!! Get in lads!!!! Warriors everyone of yous!!!!"
@Corballyred said: "Conor Bradley was excellent when he came on, he shut down the Martinelli threat."
Paul said: "Thought the Kid Connor Bradley came on and just nullified Martinelli and the threat of just walking past Trent. Old School Right Back and very promising signs for a lad so young."
BBC Northern Ireland's business and economics editor John Campbell said: "A huge performance by Castlederg’s Conor Bradley in the FA Cup this evening."
Another Liverpool supporter tweeted: "So we gonna talk about Conor Bradley owning Martinelli or what???"
Meanwhile, @folyix simply stated: "Conor Bradley. Remember that name."
We will. We will.
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