The spectre of defeat in the Champions League final was still hanging over Liverpool when the club signed Fabinho in May 2018, just two days after losing to Real Madrid in Kiev.
The Brazil midfielder made 41 appearances in his first season at Anfield and has started three of the Reds’ first four Premier League games this term.
Liverpool fan @Kloppholic on Twitter described the £39m purchase from Monaco [via BBC] as one of Jurgen Klopp’s best signings at the club.
https://twitter.com/Kloppholic/status/1168908504444354562
Having started only 21 Premier League matches last season, Fabinho wasn’t a constant presence in the team in this first year at Anfield.
However, he has earned plenty of praise for his recent performances, with Gerard Brand of Sky Sports noting how he has provided “a powerful, cool hand at the base of midfield” and Ross Chandley of The Redmen TV saying that he “might not be full of flair but his role shouldn’t go underestimated“.
These Liverpool fans took to Twitter to lavish praise on Fabinho for his performances with the Reds:
https://twitter.com/jpmoney_yo/status/1169100155364290560
Signed him 2 days after we lost in UCL final 2018. Klopp knows best.
— Gabi-Lee (@GabiLee_vdW) September 4, 2019
Serious upgrade on Emre Can
— Ekene Uzoewulu (@ekene_uzo) September 4, 2019
Van Dijk of the midfield, can’t get better praise than that.
— Simon (@SimonBrayLFC) September 3, 2019
https://twitter.com/MugheerSajjad/status/1169013849447632897
https://twitter.com/anorthernsoul78/status/1168962269721649152
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