It is incredibly difficult for a young player to succeed at any level of professional football, but to make your name with one of the world’s biggest clubs is a gargantuan task. Any opportunity, no matter how infrequent, must be seized upon.
Having appeared in 16 of Liverpool’s 22 matches prior to the World Cup, Fabio Carvalho was featuring regularly, with four starts in the Premier League and one in Europe to his name. He has largely been glued to the bench since, though Jurgen Klopp confirmed ahead of the FA Cup replay with Wolves that there had been no problems with the player.
“There are no, from my point of view, personal situations or stuff like this,” Klopp said. “He’s behaving well. It’s just sports decisions that you make for the moment.”
