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Fabinho on fitness levels, nickname confusion and 'little Scouser' arrival

Fabinho has no doubt his baby boy will get the football bug when he visits Anfield in future and would love him to surpass his father's talents on the pitch.

The Liverpool midfielder and wife Rebeca announced earlier in the summer they are expecting their first child together, a son.

Speaking after the opening session of the Reds’ week-long training camp in Austria on Friday, the No.3 revealed his excitement and pride – and hopes to see his own achievements in the game beaten by the ‘little Scouser’.

“I hope [he] will be a little bit more offensive and score more goals than me [and] he will be a better player than I am as well,” Fabinho told Liverpoolfc.