Fabinho enjoyed being back at the heart of the midfield as Liverpool beat RB Leipzig 2-0 to secure their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Jürgen Klopp redeployed the Brazil international to the ‘number six’ berth for Wednesday’s last-16 second leg in Budapest and was rewarded by an outstanding display that saw him named UEFA’s Man of the Match as the Reds ran out 4-0 aggregate victors.
Injury issues in defence have led to Fabinho spending the majority of this season at centre-back, but he relished the opportunity to perform in his more customary role again.