Jurgen Klopp pleased with Fabinho’s development and “will use him”

Jurgen Klopp has highlighted the development of Andy Robertson at Liverpool as inspiration for Fabinho as he aims to become a ‘fantastic addition’ for the Reds.

The No. 3 has had limited playing time so far this season but is beginning to get more minutes on the pitch as Klopp continues to ease him in to English football.

A second-half substitute appearance on Saturday against Huddersfield may well be followed by another inclusion tonight against Red Star Belgrade for the Brazilian, especially given that Jordan Henderson and Naby Keita are both out.

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BLACKBURN, ENGLAND – JULY 19: Fabinho of Liverpool during the Pre-Season Friendly between Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool at Ewood Park on July 19, 2018 in Blackburn, England. (Photo by Lynne Cameron/Getty Images)

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Klopp is confident that his summer signing from Monaco is on the brink of full readiness for Liverpool.

“He has all the qualities; hard challenges, good offensively, good defensively, quick, good shooter, fantastic set-pieces, good header – all these things,” said Klopp, as quoted by LiverpoolFC.com.

“Strategic too, he is good strategically in the right moment. But it’s been a different system. We just play different and that always needs time. He’s just a fantastic addition and can improve us from a specific moment on.

“Go back a year and look at Andy Robertson. He played one or two games by this stage, not too many, and then he became the player he now is.

“We cannot – I cannot – shorten the time it takes [to settle]. Maybe somebody can but I can’t. Ilkay Gundogan needed more or less half a year [when Klopp was in charge at Borussia Dortmund] without being in the squad more or less. After that he played pretty much each game. That’s how things go.”

“He has had to adapt to the style of play and, if you watch Fabinho playing at Monaco, he was full of confidence,” Klopp continued. “You come to a new club and it depends a bit on your personality. He’s not the loudest person on the planet.

“It’s not that he’s come in and said, ‘Sit down all of you and I’ll explain how we do it because Monaco were in the Champions League semi-final the year before and became French champions.’

“He is more a reserved person, looking, watching, absorbing, and it always takes a little bit more time. But on the pitch, he is back now and that’s good now. All fine.

“It is his birthday so it would be a nice present [to play]. I didn’t make the starting line-up yet but he has been here a few months now, got used to a few things, and so we will use him.”

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