Concerns over another defensive injury were first raised when there was no sign of Fabinho at Liverpool's training session at Leyton Orient's Breyer Group Stadium on Thursday.
And fears the Brazilian would miss out against Tottenham were realised ahead of kickoff. There was no sign of Fabinho in the matchday squad, with Jurgen Klopp confirming the 27-year-old is sidelined with a slight muscle complaint. "Actually it was nothing really, he [Fabinho] just felt something and we had to take him out and now he's out," said the Reds boss before kick-off.
While Fabinho's latest setback is minor, Liverpool's defensive injury woes are the complete opposite. Four games and 11 minutes into their defence of the Premier League title, the Reds
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