Liverpool manager Klopp: Fabinho gives us options

Football
4 Mar 2021 • 4:29 AM MYT
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is delighted to have Fabinho available for Thursday's clash against Chelsea.

The Brazilian has predominantly played at centre-back this season due to a spate of injuries at Anfield.

But with Nat Phillips and Ozan Kabak available, Klopp now has options.

Asked whether Fabinho will be fielded in defence or midfield, Klopp replied: "Both is possible.

"That's good and gives us options in different moments. I think if we can find a way to bring Fab back in midfield that would be, in some games, quite helpful.

"I think the most consistent player this season probably is Gini Wijnaldum. Long may it continue and he played the No.6 and pretty much all the positions and all these kind of things. But with Fab on six, in some games that would be absolutely helpful. So we will see.

"But both things are really intense, if you play centre-half or you play six. In the past we had to bring the players when they came back always immediately because another player left the pitch in the game before injured or whatever and this time we don't have to do that - [for] the first time, maybe. But there are still a lot games to come so we will see.

"So, is Fab close enough to start [against Chelsea] or is he only ready for the bench, which would already be completely fine? Then we will see which position and these decisions are obviously still to make and even if I would have made them already, I wouldn't tell you exactly what the decision is. Let's see."