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title: "Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp and Fabinho shared angry exchange v Leeds"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-premier-league-jurgen-klopp-fabinho-james-pearce-leeds-news-updates/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2022-10-30T11:15:00Z"
modified: "2022-10-30T11:15:00Z"
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# Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp and Fabinho shared angry exchange v Leeds

**Jurgen Klopp and Fabinho shared an angry exchange of words during [Liverpool](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/)‘s 2-1 defeat to Leeds United on Saturday night, journalist James Pearce has revealed.**

### The Lowdown: Liverpool suffer another defeat

The Reds suffered a dreadful night at the office, losing to a Whites side who are battling relegation, and seeing their [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) top-four hopes take a huge hit.

Rodrigo and Mohamed Salah scored for either team in the first half and it was left to youngster Crysencio Summerville to bury a late winner to stun the home crowd.

There were numerous poor performers on show for Liverpool and Fabinho was one of them, with the Brazilian once again a million miles away from the player that he has been in the past.

### The Latest: Klopp berates Fabinho

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/1586438522407264256?s=20&t=T8loGdGzHW0TPCM7QpPzIw) during the game, Pearce claimed that Klopp and Fabinho argued at one point, summing up the current negativity at Liverpool as he observed:

> “Fabinho getting a rollicking off Klopp.”

Meanwhile, Dominic King also threw in his thoughts on the incident via [Twitter](https://twitter.com/DominicKing_DM/status/1586501704014520321?s=20&t=T8loGdGzHW0TPCM7QpPzIw), stating:

> “It’s an indication of how things are when a player of Fabinho’s calibre looks lost. The 38th minute exchange between him and Jurgen Klopp caught the eye for all the wrong reasons.”

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### The Verdict: Shadow of his former self

Fabinho’s decline has been dramatic this season, considering that he has arguably been [one of the world’s best](https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjSo7a9x4f7AhUZS8AKHa3BBSYQFnoECBwQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisisanfield.com%2F2022%2F01%2Ffabinho-hailed-as-best-in-the-world-after-kicking-off-dominant-liverpool-win%2F&usg=AOvVaw3PXmysfmKnPUPW2KmIsMAz) defensive midfielders over the past three of four years.

His legs appear to have gone, his passing and touch aren’t as crisp as before and he is part of a midfield unit which seems to be incredibly easy to run though.

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None of his [three attempted long balls](https://www.sofascore.com/team/football/liverpool/44) against Leeds were accurate and he lost possession 10 times last night as well.

For Klopp to explode at Fabinho in the way that he did sums up the 29-year-old’s current form, although the fact that the player seemingly reacted [negatively](https://twitter.com/DominicKing_DM/status/1586501704014520321?s=20&t=T8loGdGzHW0TPCM7QpPzIw) himself is indicative of the malaise and lack of togetherness on show at Anfield this season.