Liverpool’s Fabinho has taken to the centre-back role like a duck to water and he was in excellent form against Spurs last night.
In one moment, though, he showed that his instincts as a midfielder haven’t left him as he ghosted past two Tottenham players to progress the ball down the left wing:
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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 17, 2020
Fabinho’s ability to play in multiple positions and not look out of place makes him a tremendous asset for manager Jurgen Klopp. Unsurprisingly, supporters on Twitter have been praising the Brazilian international:
Pure quality
— Reds Reports (@RedsReports) December 17, 2020
World class
— Furious Fabinho?? (@FuriousFabinho) December 17, 2020
Baller!!!!!
— BOYALL (@lewis7boyall) December 17, 2020
Unbelievable skill, I said wow to myself when I saw that. Great confidence to do that ?
— William Parry (@Ive_gotthis) December 17, 2020
If underrated had a name
— Mudassir Ali (@Mudassi62097290) December 17, 2020
Commander in charge
— Adedeji (@Adedeji_YNWA) December 17, 2020
Fab by name
— Mike Sinclair (@Mike_3266) December 17, 2020
Composureeeeeeee
— Moë??⚽️ (@Moe_y11) December 17, 2020
Cheek of him.
— Faye Southall ??????? rejoiner 3.5% YNWA ? (@FayeEsq) December 17, 2020
Lovely skill
— Rony Wijaya (@ronywijaya85) December 17, 2020
Considering he also had to guide Rhys Williams through his Premier League debut, Fabinho could not have done a lot more going up against the most deadly attacking duo in the league.
Son Heung-Min may have scored and Harry Kane had a couple of good chances but, as part of a makeshift centre-back partnership, Fabinho looked solid and played a big part in securing a vital 2-1 win.
