Liverpool youngster Fabio Carvalho attended AFC Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Burscough on Saturday as he was handed a few days off after deciding against representing Portugal's U21s earlier this season.
The Liverpool midfielder had previously represented England's U16, U17s and U18s before deciding to represent the country of his birth at U21s level. However, in November, Carvalho informed the Portuguese Football Federation that he no longer wished to be considered for selection for Rui Jorge's side.
In meant over the course of the past week, while the 20-year-old's Anfield team-mates jetted off around the globe, Carvalho remained on Merseyside with the likes of James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Nat Phillips and Arthur Melo who also received no international call-up.
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Therefore on Saturday, National Non-League day, Carvalho paid a visit to the Marine Travel Arena to watch his cousin Nuno Rendeiro Silva Costa in action for West Lancashire-based side Burscough, who drew with AFC Liverpool in their North West Counties Football League match.
AFC Liverpool's PA operator Alan Harrison praised the Liverpool youngster for making time for supporters at the Marine Travel Arena, tweeting: "Great to talk to Fabio Carvalho at AFC Liverpool yesterday. What an impressive young Man he is, time for everyone selfies and autographs no problem. He was supporting his cousin who plays for Burscough and has a 23 letter surname, indeed "his name is too long". YNWA!"
Meanwhile, the club's vice-president tweeted: "Liverpool’s Fabio Carvalho was at Marine today on National Non-League Day, watching his cousin who was on the bench for Burscough who drew 1-1 against AFC Liverpool in a very entertaining game. Crowd was 181."
Liverpool paid a compensation fee of roughly £5m for Carvalho when his contract at Fulham expired last summer, where the midfielder had advanced through the Whites' academy alongside Harvey Elliott. However, the 20-year-old has only made four Premier League starts under Jurgen Klopp this season - scoring twice.
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