Conor Bradley: Really happy

A timely boost for Arne Slot's squad, they will now turn focus to the coming week and heavyweight clashes with Real Madrid and Manchester City.

Post-match, Bradley spoke to Liverpoolfc.com to assess the win against Villa, the added confidence it can bring and the importance of trying to follow it up.

Read the Q&A below...

On the performance having 'everything needed'...

Yeah, it was going to be a difficult game, Aston Villa are a good team. Really happy with the performance, really happy with the win. It's just nice to get back to winning ways after what has been a difficult few weeks.

On Liverpool being dominant despite some early chances for Villa...

I thought it was a dominant performance. I thought we played really well at times, and even when we didn't have the ball I felt like we were in control. A good performance and a good win.

On Gravenberch being back in midfield...

Yeah, it's nice. He's on my side quite a bit more and helping me out. It's nice to have Ryan back, obviously he's a massive player for us. So, nice to have him back and good to get the win.

On the importance of the Reds' pressing in the game...

I think it suits us better. Whenever teams try to play out against us, our press is one of the best things we can do. It suited us a lot better tonight and I thought the press was magnificent right from the front with Hugo [Ekitike] and Mo, and us lads backing it up from the back. It was brilliant and I think that set the tone for the game.

On the belief inside the stadium and the players sticking together...

We know it's been a difficult few weeks but we know looking round the changing room, we've got so much quality in there and you knew it was only a matter of time before we could turn it around. Thankfully that was tonight. But at the same time, it's only one win. We've got to keep going now, we've got two more massive games before the international break so we've got to recover now and be ready for it.

On the confidence Liverpool can take from the win...

It's obviously nice because it has been a really difficult run. To get back to winning ways is good for confidence and things like that. Obviously we'll be ready for Tuesday now, which is another massive game.

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On Salah reaching 250 goals for the club...

Mo is a legend for this football club and he is someone I try to learn a lot from every day in how hard he works, every day in the gym and things like that. He's a fantastic player and I think he showed that tonight. He was bang at it and fully deserved to score.

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