Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was delighted with Conor Bradley's performance in their Carabao Cup semifinal first-leg win against Fulham.
Bradley impressed at fullback in Wednesday night's 2-1 win.
Klopp later said: "I told him before the game already I was waiting for that moment that we can give him the opportunity. I was really waiting for it because when he got injured in pre-season, my opinion about him was already here [high] and then he was out for a pretty long time. A top boy.
"Today was pretty intense for him. Somebody has to drive him home hopefully because he really is sitting in the dressing room and doesn't look great!
"He gave his absolute everything and it's just so nice to see, it's really so nice to see. And the next is sitting outside on the bench already. That's really cool that he could show how good he already is and, of course, so much more to come. In the first goal, things like this happen, but if you are a defender there will always be an involvement in a goal somehow. But it's all about how quick can you get into the game again and I didn't see any kind of reaction I liked that a lot."