Fabinho had a few nervy moments in the opening three or four minutes tonight…
But from that point onwards, bossed the midfield like a general.
The Brazilian is a real physical presence, but not only did he win tackles and interceptions, but consistently drove forward with the ball at his feet.
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He’s been typecast as a no.6, a pure holding midfielder, but what we’ve seen against Red Star Belgrade is a traditional no.8 – a box-to-box enforcer!
Naturally, Reds on Twitter were delighted with Fabinho’s early performance and reckon it’ll allow him to keep his spot in the side.
Fabinho took a few mins to settle in but since then has been magnificent. #LFC
— Harshal (@_harshalB) October 24, 2018
Fabinho is a fantastic player 👏🏼
— Roscoe (@shaw_bailey) October 24, 2018
Fabinho looking the business! #LFC
— David Hale (@dhale85) October 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/deanregan86/status/1055183054308864000
Fabinho proving a lot of people wrong. Midfield is the best it’s looked in a month. All 3 complimenting each other so well.
— Jez (@YourMateJez) October 24, 2018
Fabinho looks class in the middle for Liverpool
— Clyde West (@WestClyde) October 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/Bash_luiz/status/1055183032422936577