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Dan Brown

Liverpool star Fabinho aims dig at Luis Suarez incident on Instagram

Liverpool midfielder Fabinho has questioned the yellow card he received during the famous win against Barcelona in May 2019 while answering questions on Instagram.

The Brazilian delivered an outstanding performance at the heart of Liverpool's midfield, it was a night that produced one of his favourite occasions in a Red shirt.

Unsurprisingly, for Fabinho, that moment was a tackle.

Anfield roared as Fabinho clattered into former Liverpool star Luis Suarez after just 10 minutes, minutes after the Uruguayan was booed by supporters for attempting to waste time.

Fabinho was booked despite appearing to win the ball and the midfielder couldn't hide his outrage at the referee's decision and Suarez's reaction to the challenge.

When asked what his favourite tackle at Liverpool was, Fabinho posted a picture of him winning the ball against Suarez with a caption: "Just ball ref."

Luckily, Fabinho was able to keep his cool and avoided receiving a second booking.

As well as his tackle on Suarez, Liverpool's No.3 also described the overall game and moment of progressing into the final of the Champions League as his favourite moment so far in his Reds career.

Also speaking on his Instragam Q&A, Fabinho said: "This game and moment was so special"

The Brazilian was also asked who he believed was his most talented teammate.

Possessing a close bond with his compatriot, it is unsurprising that he named Roberto Firmino for that question - posting a picture of a sleeping Firmino, captioned 'Si Señor'.

The Brazilian duo are close friends, both on and off the pitch.

After a number of other questions, some of which were focused away from football, the 27-year-old was asked who was faster out of him and Joel Matip, and also who is more handsome - to which Fabinho delivered a couple of comical responses.

"Of course it's me" and 'Do I have to answer this? Really" were his replies to the respective questions.

Matip has become somewhat of a cult hero amongst his teammates, notably when Virgil van Dijk revealed his love for his centre-back partner by modelling a t-shirt of his face.

Last season - when Liverpool were without Van Dijk and Joe Gomez due to season-ending injuries - Fabinho and Matip played alongside each other in a make-shift Reds defence.

Although it wasn't for too long, the pair did well - only conceding two goals at a rate of 232.5 minutes per goal conceded.

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