Conor Bradley offers glimpse of personal life in highlight post

Conor Bradley is the toast of Liverpool supporters after stepping up with a huge midweek performance. The Liverpool FC defender delivered a spectacular performance as the reds defeated Real Madrid 2-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Bradley was filling in for Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was recovering from injury. The Northern Ireland international was excellent all game, delivering arguably the moment of the night when he stopped a run by French superstar Kylian Mbappé with a crunching tackle that got the Anfield crowd on its feet.

Sadly, the match ended in some disappointment as Bradley limped off towards the end of the game with injury. Manager Arne Slot has said he is unsure whether he will be fit for the top-of-the-table clash against Manchester City this Sunday.

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Away from the pitch, Bradley has rarely spoken about his personal life. Nevertheless, he has pinned a highlight to his Instagram page with a black heart emoji as its title. The highlight shows several pictures of him with Riona McCreesh.

The pictures show the pair enjoying meals together and going to an F1 Grand Prix last June in Barcelona, as well as a video of her celebrating when Bradley won the EFL Trophy at Wembley while he was on loan at Bolton Wanderers. Riona’s Instagram page shows she enjoys travelling, with trips to Thailand, Portugal and the Seychelles Island in the last few months.

There are no pictures of them together on her page, although she is followed by Saffie Khan and Lucia Bramani, who are in relationships with fellow Liverpool players Curtis Jones and Federico Chiesa. According to her Linkedin profile, Riona is a senior buying administration assistant at British fashion brand Sosandar in Wilmslow, Cheshire.

Earlier this year, artist Jordan Breen said Riona had given him his first commissioned work when she asked him to create a collage of Conor's most memorable Liverpool moments. In an interview with the Fermanagh Herald, he said: “This first came about in January, when his girlfriend [Riona McCreesh] inquired about me creating a painting for Conor’s 21st which was in July.

“I was given complete creative freedom for this piece. His girlfriend sent over around 10 of his best images, so I made a collage of some of his iconic moments of the season, like his first senior goal against Chelsea.

“I was really happy with how the painting came together, after around two weeks of work. A lot of people think it’s my best painting to date and I may agree.”