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Liverpool star Fabinho admits that a second Premier League title would be more special than the first, as it would place Jurgen Klopp’s team “further into football history.”
The Reds ended a 30-year wait to be crowned English champions in July with a whopping 18-point lead over Manchester City.
Liverpool they’ve played down injury issues this season to lead the way at Christmas in the pursuit of successive titles.
“This team will be remembered for how well we played, the quality of our football and for winning the title.” Fabinho he said in an interview with him Daily mail.
“But fighting for the second would take us further into the history of football. It would put us on a par with the Premier League teams that have won consecutive titles. Teams like Manchester City.
“It would put us on a higher level. It will put us with the best teams in the history of the league.
“Taking into account everything that has happened this year, the difficulties of the absence of fans in the stadiums and the streak of matches and injuries we have had, it all adds up to making the second title more special than the first if we could. do what. .
“It would show that we have this constant desire in the club to be winners.”
Long-term injuries to Virgil Van Dijk and Joe Gomez have forced the Brazilian midfielder to sink deeper into central defense.
However, the 27-year-old you have just been wrong since Liverpool’s last domestic loss, the 7-2 horror has eluded Aston Villa.
The central option is always a plan for Fabinho
Fabinho said plans for him to play at the rear had been in place almost from the day he arrived.
“At that time, the coach saw the need for someone to be available. So I started working in that position, getting used to it, working with potential partners, ”Fabinho said.
The Brazilian is set to make his 100th appearance in Liverpool against West Brom on Sunday.
He continued: “We had three centers at the time, so it was just a test for me. That’s just to be prepared. The coach had identified that there might be a need later.
“So when I arrived I felt good and comfortable and with time it got easier.
“When Virgil got injured, he was hoping to come in as center back and even the other players were joking. They said: ‘Fabinho the defender is back, he’s here’.
“Yes, I was nervous at first, but I think I’ve gotten used to it.”
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