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Liverpool have made higher-profile signings during Jürgen Klopp’s reign as manager, but few have been more central to their transformation into first the European and then the English champions than Fabinho. In an admirably energetic, intense team, he provides valuable discipline and composure from the base of their midfield, contributing to the freedom with which their full-backs Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson attack.
In even the most successful of teams, there is a player whose contributions are often overshadowed by their more glamorous teammates, but particularly valued by their manager and those same teammates who relish his presence. Fabinho, like Claude Makelele at Real Madrid and Michael Carrick for Manchester United, perhaps represents that for Liverpool.