On Saturday, Jurgen Klopp threw Fabinho into the action in the Premier League for the first time. With Adam Lallana suffering from cramp and 20 minutes left to play against Huddersfield, Fabinho was given his Premier League debut and now a lot of Liverpool fans have been calling for him to make his full debut next weekend.
Great to see Fabinho make his Premier League bow.
Should he start against Cardiff next week? pic.twitter.com/CfBAzDLKVC
— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) 21 October 2018
Fabinho is quite clearly a cracking player. His ability on and off the ball will be extremely useful Klopp’s side when he properly finds his feet but until then the Reds are just going to have to be patient. They have complete faith in their eccentric German gaffer and will trust him to get it right eventually with Fabinho, even if it that has meant waiting five months for his Premier League debut since signing him back in May.
So far this season, Georginio Wijnaldum has been trusted to play in defensive midfield a lot of the time and the Dutchman is yet to let down his manager or his teammates whilst occupying the role. It would be unfair to drop the ex-Newcastle man on current form and he only missed out against Huddersfield due to not being 100% fit. If he’s recovered for Cardiff next week it could present Klopp with a selection headache, although the Kopites are pretty convinced that it should be their new Brazilian man given the start.
You can read The Reds’ thoughts on Fabinho starting next week here:
absolutely, he looked up and passed forward more in 2 minutes than all our other midfielders did in the whole game…
— Ewan Thomas (@ewanthomas2706) October 21, 2018
Absolutely, needs to find his feet in the prem
— Richard Howell (@RichardHowell17) October 21, 2018
Absolutely!…. he's better than hendo by a country mile!
— Bigpappi (@ErrolJohnson18) October 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/ace_amk/status/1054256822171901952
Yes, should start against Red Star midweek as well.
— James (@JamesRnB97) October 21, 2018
Should start every game along with Keita and Gini
— (@lfcakh) 21 October 2018
https://twitter.com/emekaugwokegbe/status/1053966390108000256
Yes! Shaquiri on front 3 and Fabinho on Midfield. Lallana was só baddly yesterday. Fabinho deserve more chances.
— FelipeCardoso99 (@FelipeCardoso99) October 21, 2018
The Reds are keen for Fabiunho to make his full debut and will hope it comes against Cardiff next weekend.
