Dietmar Hamann has explained why he believes Fabio Carvalho reminds him of Philippe Coutinho and has called on Darwin Nunez to control his emotions.
Carvalho has made an encouraging start to his Liverpool career having officially arrived in July after an initial £5million deal had been previously agreed with Fulham. The transfer came after the Reds failed with their first move for youngster in January.
The 20-year-old praised Liverpool's courage and resilience after netting an injury-time winner to give his side a dramatic 2-1 victory over Newcastle Unite d. The midfielder fired into the roof of the net in the aftermath of a corner with 98 minutes on the clock to send Anfield wild.
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“There's been a lot of talk about Harvey Elliott who scored a very good goal against Bournemouth, but from what I've seen already of Fábio Carvalho, I believe he can be a very important player,” Hamman told GGRecon.
“The way he played reminds me of Philippe Coutinho and he's an exciting player. Both he and Harvey Elliott are really exciting players but you have to give them time.
“You shouldn't expect too much of them too early as it can hinder their progress. To have two players that are making an impact at a club used to success, then that's really exciting to see.”
Liverpool return to action against Everton at Goodison Park with forward Nunez again available for selection. The summer recruit was sent off against Crystal Palace last month after throwing his head towards Joachim Andersen.
And although Hamman admits he would be surprised if he didn’t start on the bench, the former Germany international believes should he come on at Goodison Park, Everton’s players will be out to wind him up.
He said: “Well he signed a five year contract so he will have to play at some point. I'm sure the manager would have had a word with him.
“It doesn't matter where you play, whether it's England or Portugal, you've got to control your emotions. It was a daft thing to do and getting himself a suspension when he's just come to the club has delayed his implementation into the team.
“Would it be a bad idea to put him back in the team at Goodison Park? If you ask me now, I wouldn't be surprised if he started on the bench.
“One thing that's for sure is that if he does come on at some stage then the Everton players will try to wind him up. It may not be a bad idea to leave him on the bench for this game.”
Before Hamman continued on the derby, saying: “I'd probably predict a 1-0 victory for Liverpool. Everton played really well against Liverpool at Anfield last season where they could have taken something from the game.
“Regarding whether Everton could get relegated, it's not looking good. Richarlison was their talisman last season and scored important goals for them.
“Dominic Calvert-Lewin is injured again so it's going to be a tough season for them. They almost went down last season and it was a miracle that they were able to beat teams like Chelsea and stay in the league.
“I do believe that Liverpool will beat them on Saturday and unfortunately, Everton are a club in decline and it's really sad to see. I was in Liverpool for a number of years and Everton is a fantastic club. It's really hard to watch what's been happening over the past five to ten years.”
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