The Liverpool midfielder is one booking away from potentially missing a huge game.
Fabinho was arguably Liverpool’s best player in Sunday’s 2-1 win.
Jurgen Klopp’s side edged out Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield to restore their six-point cushion over second-placed Manchester City.
The goals came from captain Jordan Henderson and Mo Salah, but Liverpool’s win could not have been possible without the sentry-like figure of Fabinho in the Reds’ midfield.
The Brazilian is walking a disciplinary tightrope after picking up four yellow cards this season.
That means that the next booking which comes his way, he’ll receive a one-match ban for Liverpool.
This is particularly worrying because Klopp’s side have a massive date with City on November 10, meaning that if Fabinho is cautioned against Aston Villa next week then he’ll sit out the visit of the Sky Blues.
The former Monaco star posted a message on Twitter after Sunday’s win over Spurs, and some fans warned him NOT to pick up a booking against the Villans next weekend.
Liverpool go to Arsenal in a last-16 League Cup clash on Wednesday night.
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