Fabinho makes Thiago Silva request and raises 'important' midfield point on Liverpool and Chelsea

He is the player famously dubbed Liverpool's "lighthouse", the beacon on which so many opposing dangers flounder.

But the Reds were very much in the dark about Fabinho the last time they crossed swords with Chelsea in the League Cup.

Back in September 2018, the Brazilian had made a blink-and-you'd-miss-it bow from the bench late on against Paris Saint-Germain before being given a full debut for the visit of the Londoners the following week.

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Liverpool lost 2-1, with Fabinho having to wait another month for his next start as he struggled to adjust to his new surrounds following his £43.7million move from Monaco that summer.

Such uncertain beginnings, though, have long since been banished, with the defensive midfielder having recently celebrated his 150th Reds appearance and an integral part of a side that will aim to claim the first major silverware of the season when taking on Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.

And Liverpool's Brazilian connection - Alisson Becker arrived a few months afterwards with Roberto Firmino already at the club - has helped make the difference on and off the pitch.

"I remember when I arrived at the club, Bobby Firmino and his family were important for me and my family," says Fabinho.

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