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Bradley Barcola made his Liverpool debut last week, and Andoni Iraola has now dropped a hint about his involvement against Atletico Madrid at Anfield. The Frenchman enjoyed a second-half cameo in the 2-0 win away to Ipswich Town, looking bright and showing how much pace he will add to the Reds’ attack. Bradley will now be chomping at the bit to make his first start for Liverpool, and it could potentially come his way when Atletico head to Merseyside in the Champions League on Wednesday night. Speaking in his pre-match press conference, the Reds’ head coach hinted that “more minutes” will be coming the 23-year-old’s way, meaning he may well start: “Yes, I think he played overall with extra time 31 [minutes] maybe or something like this [at Ipswich],” Iraola replied. “I think he’s ready to play more minutes. “He has been training quite normally. The only thing is he hasn’t had the pre-season minutes that normally players have. We have to consider this, but I see him in a really good place. I think he can play more minutes definitely. “I don’t see him like limited, no, I see him like a normal player with this circumstance that he hasn’t had a lot of pre-season minutes to build his form. But I saw him playing very well and I think he is ready to play more, yes.” Ideal time for Bradley Barcola’s first Liverpool start? This feels like the right time for Barcola to be handed his full Reds bow, especially as the Champions League is less intense than the Premier League. It is the natural next step for him in terms of match fitness, having lacked action of late, with Cody Gakpo then battling for a start for Victor Munoz on the right wing. That said, seeing Barcola come off the substitutes’ bench again would be far from a disaster, especially if Iraola and Liverpool’s medical team don’t believe he is fully up to speed yet. Either way, we will be seeing him at some point on Wednesday evening, as Reds supporters get a chance to watch their new star signing in action at home for the first time.