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Fabinho has had a quiet start to his Liverpool career but manager Jurgen Klopp has no concerns about his worth to the side and expects to him to play against Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League later on Wednesday.
While Klopp did not reveal whether the 25-year-old midfielder would be in the first 11 or on the bench his chances of making just his second start since arriving from AS Monaco have been boosted injuries to Jordan Henderson and Naby Keita.
"You come to a new club and it depends a bit on your personality. He's not the loudest person on the planet," Klopp told reporters.
Show all 22 1 /22Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Jonas Lossl - 6 A much quieter afternoon than Lossl might perhaps have anticipated. Lossl had very little to do.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Mathias Jorgensen - 6 Impressive on the ball and defensively. Performed powerfully in the air and on the ground, allowing Daniel Sturridge very little.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Christopher Schindler - 6 Solid performance from Schindler, including a good late intervention to preserve Huddersfield’s chance in the game.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Chris Lowe - 6 Bumped and battered early on, Lowe battled back well and didn’t look at all out of place on the left of the back three.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Florent Hadergjonaj - 6 A constant outlet at right-wing-back, Hadergjonaj looked dangerous going forward and defended well until his substitution.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Aaron Mooy - 6 Effective in possession and busy throughout, Mooy didn’t display his range of passing quite as well as he often does.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Jonathan Hogg - 7 Nearly produced the moment of the game with his long-range drive that cannoned off the post. Controlled proceedings alongside his midfield cohorts and put himself about with some firm challenges. Lead from the front.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Philip Billing - 6 Surging forward from midfield Billing looked a real threat. Athletic and physical, Billing played some magnificent passes, too. Only 22, Billing has real potential based on this showing.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Erik Durm - 6 Durm showed the qualities one expects from a German international. Balanced attack and defence well after settling into his role at left-wing-back, helping to keep Mohamed Salah relatively subdued. Good to see him back after such injury strife.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Alex Pritchard - 6 Bright and breezy in a free role, Pritchard nevertheless struggled to influence the game in the final third.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Laurent Depoitre - 6 One of very few strikers this year to have seriously worried Virgil Van Djik in the air. Yet Depoitre never looked like finding the net. Combative in leading the line.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Alisson - 6 Just the one save for Alisson on the night, and that was a simple one diving to his left. Two more nervy moments on the ball - he doesn’t look hugely comfortable in that regard.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Joe Gomez - 6 Defended solidly, and it is understandable that Jurgen Klopp wanted his height to combat Huddersfield’s aerial threat. To become a full-time full-back he will have to develop going forward.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Dejan Lovren - 6 A few key challenges and interceptions. Nothing truly of note. Most of Huddersfield’s play was ahead of the centre-back pairing.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Virgil Van Dijk - 6 Not at his imperious best, though he never looked completely off kilter, either. Laurent Depoitre showed Van Djik can be bullied in the air if you are big and bold enough.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Andy Robertson - 6 A muffled showing. Liverpool didn’t really have cause to push their full-backs on against wing-backs. Defensively sound.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Jordan Henderson - 5 Taken off at half time with a tight hamstring. He didn’t have a great half, anyway. Henderson didn’t use the ball particularly well and failed to take charge of midfield when Huddersfield began to press.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings James Milner - 6 Stout as ever and comfortable swapping sides in midfield. Captained and directed the team well after Henderson went of.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Xherdan Shaqiri - 6 Surprisingly utilised on the right of Liverpool’s midfield three, Shaqiri was a relatively good fit in the role. Buzzed about, although his withdrawn position meant offensive glimpses were few and far between. On the one occasion a real opportunity arose, Shaqiri made it count with a well-weighted through ball for Salah’s goal.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Mohamed Salah - 7 Salah took his goal really nicely in the first half, but otherwise had another relatively uneventful evening.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Daniel Sturridge - 6 A frustrating night against three centre-halves. Some lovely touches around the field, but little of consequence to impact the game.
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Huddersfield vs Liverpool player ratings Adam Lallana - 5 A rare start for Lallana, who failed to set the world alight. The left wing didn’t really seem to suit him, though he ran hard. Cramped up before being substituted.
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"It's not that he's come in and said; 'Sit down all of you and I'll explain how we do it because Monaco were in the Champions League semi-final the year before and became French champions.'
"I didn't make the starting line-up yet but he has been here a few months now, got used to a few things, and so we will use him."
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