Gareth Bale sends message to Kylian Mbappe after nightmare performance vs Liverpool

Gareth Bale insists Kylian Mbappe remains the champion subordinate successful the satellite ‘on his day’ contempt his mediocre show successful Real Madrid’s 2-0 decision to Liverpool successful the Champions League connected Wednesday evening.

France’s World Cup victor had an evening to hide astatine Anfield arsenic helium capped a subdued show by seeing his punishment saved by Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher successful the 2nd half.

Mbappe has present scored conscionable 1 extremity successful his past six appearances for Madrid but Bale is assured the 25-year-old volition statesman to radiance for Carlo Ancelotti’s side.

‘It does happen, I’ve missed penalties, everyone’s missed penalties,’ Bale told TNT Sports.

‘It’s conscionable benignant of unfortunate astatine the infinitesimal that it’s not rather going Mbappe’s way.

‘I deliberation connected his time he’s the champion subordinate successful the satellite and I deliberation it’s conscionable a substance of clip earlier helium becomes good.’

Meanwhile, Luka Modric is adamant that Mbappe volition statesman to marque an interaction for Madrid.

‘We spot him doing well, grooming well, with confidence,’ Modric told Movistar aft Madrid’s defeat.

‘Sometimes helium comes out, different times helium doesn’t. Today helium didn’t travel out, particularly the penalty.

‘But we person assurance and I’m definite Kylian volition bash what is expected of him.’

Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos echoed Modric’s verdict connected Mbappe.

‘Kylian is moving hard, cipher knows that amended than us,’ helium said.

‘Things are not going well, helium is not scoring the goals helium wants to score. It is hard to settee successful a nine similar Madrid, but Kylian volition bash it. I americium definite of it.’

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