Jurgen Klopp found the solution to the Liverpool FC defensive crisis

The versatility of Fabinho midfielder Fabinho could become a key factor for manager Jurgen Klopp in the coming weeks.

The Brazilian international has been the central defender in the last two games because of his injury to Dejan Lovren, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez.

Matip is almost in top form after being an unused substitute in Saturday's win in Brighton, but one defenseman returns another, Trent Alexander-Arnold, has been missing for a month because of a knee injury.

Midfielder James Milner is expected to cover the Crystal Palace at home this weekend, but Fabinho, who plays directly for his country, is another option.

This is in addition to its growing value in the middle of the field where, after a slow start, he began to perform well.

But when the call fell in defense, it was not a surprise for the Brazilian.

"A few weeks ago, I knew it could be an option because we had a few injured players and we only had two central defenders available," Fabinho said. Liverpoolfc.com.

"When Dejan was injured, I knew that it would be logical for me to play in that position.

"I had a few workouts in this position, which helped me better adapt and understand certain aspects, such as positioning and movements for which you must be natural to play in this position.

"In the last game against Brighton, I think I played well." Playing alongside (Virgil) van Dijk helped, he's really vocal, he guided us, he helped me a lot.

"In this position, which I have not played much, I think I have adapted well.There are certain aspects, such as positioning, that I need to improve.

"If I played more in this position, I would improve these things, but it's natural."

Having had to wait for its debut in mid-September, the £ 44 million summer rookie has been featured in the last nine games, including six.

Klopp had a similar acclimatization period with Andy Robertson and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain last season, which has paid off and Fabinho is now looking to make rapid progress.

"Of course, playing more and winning more minutes will increase my self-confidence," he added.

"The chemistry on the field between players has improved, the more you play, the more natural these things become and hopefully they can continue to play an important role for the team."

"The relationship with the coach is good, he understands things about us, things we need to improve."