Liverpool star Conor Bradley captained Northern Ireland in their 5-0 walloping of Bulgaria and their side had an average age of just 22 years and seven months

Conor Bradley became the youngest-ever player to captain Northern Ireland over the weekend and he donned the armband again versus Bulgaria

A Rising Star at Liverpool and Northern IrelandConor Bradley’s journey from academy hopeful to Liverpool’s first-team squad member has been an impressive one. The 21-year-old

Northern Ireland suffered a 1-0 defeat to Bulgaria in Plovdiv last month as a mistake from goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell proved costly, but they go into Tuesday’s match in confident mood after a strong performance in Hungary on Saturday, even if it went unrewarded.

The young Liverpool right back wore the armband for the first time for his country, and became the youngest player to do so.

At 21 years, three months and three days old, Conor Bradley will break Steven Davis’ record (21 years, four months, 20 days) as the youngest player to captain Northern Ireland, held since 2006.

Conor Bradley will skipper Northern Ireland against Bulgaria on Tuesday and says he is taking inspiration from Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk, who is his captain at the Premier League giants

That thread of leadership continues today, with Van Dijk, Salah, and Robbo all retaining their armbands. More recent signing Dominik Szoboszlai is the captain for Hungary. And now, joining the ranks is Conor Bradley who wore the armband for Northern Ireland in their UEFA Nations League tilt against Belarus.

Liverpool's Conor Bradley says it will be "something special" to lead out Northern Ireland for the first time in Saturday's Nations League contest with Belarus in Hungary. The game, which will be played behind closed doors and at a neutral venue because of Uefa restrictions on the hosts,