I went on trial with Manchester United but rejected them to sign for Liverpool instead

Conor Bradley insists that his childhood support for Liverpool wasn't the only reason why he chose to sign for them instead of Manchester United earlier in his career.

The 20-year-old has been one of the breakthrough stars of the Premier League season after making his competition debut against Bournemouth last month. Bradley grabbed an assist in the 4-0 win and built upon it when he notched another two in a 5-2 win over Norwich in the FA Cup the following week.

The best was yet to come for the Northern Irish youngster, though, when he scored once and assisted twice in the 4-1 win over Chelsea and was even nominated for the Premier League Player of the Month award.

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He has since made nine appearances in total for the Liverpool first team, and it looks like he could be a long-term competitor for vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold.

It's been a whirlwind journey for Bradley since he joined Liverpool from Dungannon Swifts almost five years ago, but things could have been a lot different had he signed for United instead.

"I was training with the Liverpool Academy in Belfast, and they brought me over for a trial," he previously told the Belfast Telegraph. "I didn't do very well at first, but then I went to Germany on a tour in April 2016, and I was named Players' Player of the Tour. That was really the start of it all for me."

"I played a game for Northern Ireland in Newry, and after that, I had Chelsea and Manchester United looking at me as well.

"I went to United and Southampton on trial, but we picked Liverpool. It wasn't just