Speaking to Liverpool's club media at the start of the Reds' preseason United States tour, Bradley himself addressed his physical development as he said: "I think naturally you get bigger as you get older but I try to work on it as well. In the off-season, I was in the gym just doing as much as I could while always recovering as well. I feel bigger, I feel stronger, I feel fitter.
"For me this pre-season, I just want to stay injury-free. I just want to make sure I'm as fit as I can [be] going into the season and make sure I've got no injuries, because obviously last year I think I only got two weeks of pre-season and obviously got the injury.
"My main focus is to just stay injury-free, get myself fit and get myself ready for the season."