Over the course of the 2022/23 season, it became a somewhat reoccurring theme for Liverpool and their players to see flittering moments of promise swiftly followed by hard-hitting reality checks.
That statement is perhaps no more appropriate for Fabinho, who has, by his own impeccable standards, endured a tumultuous season on Merseyside as Liverpool suffered a harrowing follow-up campaign to their 63-game quadruple chase last term.
Yet despite his late-season upturn in fortunes, which coincided with Trent Alexander-Arnold's move into a hybrid-full-back-midfield role as the Reds embarked on an 11-game unbeaten run in the Premier League, the 29-year-old has once again been snubbed by Brazil for their upcoming friendlies against Guinea and Senegal.
