They arrived in the off-season at a combined cost of $140 million, with the intention of bringing a new dimension to Liverpool’s midfield. Fabinho would be the pure, out-and-out holding midfielder the team had been missing for a few years. It has taken eight months — and some initial skepticism — but they are finally proving their worth to a team that could yet end the season as the Premier League champions, not to mention Champions League winners. But Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp at last might have his ideal midfield to complete the team. But these are the ebbs and flows of a long season and the Fabinho-Keita-Henderson triumvirate looks to be Liverpool’s new-look midfield.

Source: National Post April 15, 2019 12:33 UTC