Conor Bradley could be 'Premier League great' - AP McCoy

Liverpool's Conor Bradley celebrates winning the League Cup alongside Jarell Quansah, left, and Harvey Elliott, right.

Liverpool's Conor Bradley has the potential to become a "Premier League great", according to twenty-time champion jockey AP McCoy.

Bradley, 20, from County Tyrone started for Liverpool in the Carabao Cup Final on Sunday, which saw the Reds lift the cup for the tenth time.

Speaking on the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme, McCoy urged Bradley not to have "any regrets".

He said the sky is the limit for the Northern Ireland international.

"There's a lot of people who have played in the Premier League but not everyone can leave their mark, not everyone can be a Thierry Henry or a Roy Keane," McCoy told the programme.

"He has the opportunity and has the potential to be a Premier League great so that's what he should aspire to be."

'You get one chance to make an impression'

The Moneyglass man, who stepped away from racing in 2015, emphasised the importance of Conor Bradley prioritising his football.

"What I would say is that you've only got a short period of time as a sportsperson - don't have any regrets," he said.

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"Look, everyone is different. A lot of the youth of today like the party lifestyle, like the enjoyment of being famous and well-known.

"You get one chance to make an impression, don't get caught up in any of the rest of it.

"You want to get the most and the best out of your career."

AP McCoy urged Liverpool's Conor Bradley not to have "any regrets"

For the former jockey, today's greats can be an example of why it is sometimes important to ignore the money and said studying and learning from those at the top of their game is crucial.

"If you look at Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, two of the best footballers that have ever ever played the game, [they] never get injured.

"It's not a coincidence, it's a lifestyle, it's how professionally you keep yourself.

"They certainly don't do it for the money, they do it because they want to be the best footballers in the world."

Asked about the importance of dedication compared to ability, McCoy was clear that dedication is "more important".

"Would I have any advice for Conor Bradley? I always say look at the best."

For McCoy, the best was three-time British Champion jockey and fellow Antrim native Richard Dunwoody.

Dunwoody was the only jockey of his generation to win the Grand National, the Champion Hurdle, and the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

"I didn't stalk him," McCoy said of Dunwoody, adding: "I watched everything that he did and I took all the little pieces, maybe good and bad, from him and I thought: 'I'll try and hopefully make me better."