Conor Bradley believes the added pressure of League One football with Wanderers has made him “miles better.”

Though the Northern Ireland international had sampled the glamour of the Champions League with Liverpool and featured in the Premiership, he says the pressures of playing two games a week up and down the land in his loan spell with the Whites have already been beneficial.

Bradley has been a big hit since arriving from Anfield, scoring three times, which has meant some favourable reports heading back to his parent club.

And speaking whilst on international duty, the 19-year-old is optimistic he will head back to Merseyside in a much better position.

“Just having that game rhythm from playing twice a week has helped me massively. If you were to compare me now to 6-12 months ago, I feel I am a miles better player.

"It has been massive that they have kept in contact and they still want to know how I am doing and how I am settling in.

"Liverpool have been great that way and I can't thank them enough.

"It was the right time to make the loan move. I needed to get out and play as many games as I could.

"It is a big learning curve for me but it is a move I had to make and I can't wait for the rest of the season."

Bradley also arrived at Bolton with a fair amount of international experience.

Already boasting eight caps, the young wing-back could take his total into double figures by the time he returns with upcoming games against Kosovo at home and Greece away.

Getting used to the added physicality of League One football has been one of the biggest challenges Bradley has faced but one helped by drawing on his experiences of pulling on a Northern Ireland shirt.

“Obviously I am not used to that playing Under 23 football with Liverpool,” he said.

"So stepping up and playing against proper me has been difficult, but it is something I am getting used to and I am improving on every week.

"Playing senior football for Northern Ireland, and in front of fans, has been a big benefit. It has helped me prepare for situations and first-team football. It was a massive help for me going out on loan this season.

"I just want to bring that momentum and confidence with me into the Northern Ireland squad, and hopefully I get the chance to play a couple of games."

Bradley got plenty of attention in Northern Ireland as he was propelled from Liverpool’s youth team on to the international stage at the age of 17. And he has continued to grab headlines this season with an impressive start at the University of Bolton Stadium.

But he is confident that despite his tender years, he will handle whatever his loan spell has to throw at him.

“I feel like with the family I have behind me it’s easy to keep my feet on the ground, they make sure of that. It’s not too hard to be honest,” he said.

“There’s always going to be expectation on you and even when I went to Bolton I knew there was going to be expectation then.

“There’s always going to be that bit of pressure but hopefully I’m able to keep producing good performances.”