Graeme Souness: “I am yet to be fully convinced by Fabinho”

Liverpool legend Graeme Souness remains unconvinced by new signing Fabinho, according to reports today.

Jurgen Klopp signed the Brazilian for £43million in the summer to bolster his midfield, but the new man did not make his Premier League debut until October 27.

Since then, Fabinho has become a regular starter in the Liverpool squad, putting in a string of solid performances in the middle of the park. Souness, however, wants to see more from the No.3.

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LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 3: Fabinho of Liverpool takes on Arsenal’s Lucas Torreira during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on November 3, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Getty Images)

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“Liverpool don’t have what I would call milky players,” Souness wrote in The Times.

“Before the season began they identified midfield as an area that needed strengthening and brought in Fabinho and Naby Keita.

“I am yet to be fully convinced by Fabinho and wonder why it has taken such a long time for him to get up to speed.

“He has played well since getting into the team but he still has a bit to go.”

Souness went on to say that although he still believes Manchester City are the team to beat this season, he thinks Pep Guardiola’s side will now be under more pressure than Liverpool to claim the Premier League title.

“I understand why Pep Guardiola was so pleased after the game,” he said. “Beforehand he had said that if City lost, the title race would be ‘almost over’.

“Now it is very much back on. What I don’t buy into is the view offered by many that the momentum has swung from Liverpool to City. The greater pressure will be on City not to let that four-point gap widen again.

“As for Liverpool, there was nothing about their performance at the Etihad that will make them think less of themselves.

“It wasn’t like they were overrun or that City could have scored four or five. It is pretty rare for a team to go to the Etihad and have as much possession as City.

“Could the result have been different? It possibly would have been had Sadio Mane’s shot not struck the inside of a post and then been cleared off the line by John Stones. City were hanging on at the end – you do not see that very often.”

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