Tyler Morton has been speaking to Sport Bible about his start to life in the Liverpool first-team, and he specifically discussed the influence of Fabinho.
What’s the story?
Well, the 19-year-old has broken into the first-team setup this season, and has impressed when called upon by Jürgen Klopp.
Morton started for Liverpool in the Champions League clash with Porto at Anfield, while he also made his Premier League debut against Arsenal.
When discussing life at Anfield, the teenager paid tribute to Fabinho, and said he studied the £43.7m man while in the Under-23 side.
Morton said: “I know I’ve got to learn the defensive side of things more and who better to learn from than Fabinho. What he does is unbelievable. He is the glue of our team. I’m learning from him every single day. I always watch what he does in training and in video clips. I actually studied him towards the end of my time at Under-23 level.”
In truth, the Wallasey-born wonderkid has plenty of incredible footballers to learn a variety of things from at Liverpool.
As Morton states, he can learn the defensive side of things from Fabinho, but he can also learn the more technical side of the game from a world class technician in Thiago.
Additionally, he also has Jordan Henderson at Anfield, a model professional who will set a fantastic example for him.
Liverpool are lucky to have Fabinho
Before Fabinho arrived, the Reds were fairly soft in midfield, and were also vulnerable to conceding goals.
However, Liverpool became a steely, winning machine after the Brazilian arrived from Monaco, following the Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid in 2018.
As Morton mentioned, Fabinho is the glue who holds Liverpool together – his presence in midfield allows the likes of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané to focus on their attacking duties more.
In our view, he may even be the most important signing made by Klopp since he replaced Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool.
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