These Liverpool fans were slating Fabinho after the Reds dropped a 2-0 lead against Shrewsbury to draw 2-2.
After 46 minutes, Liverpool looked like they were comfortably going to stroll past Shrewsbury and progress into the next round of the FA Cup, however, Jason Cummings’ double caused a major upset and allowed the League One side to snatch a 2-2 draw against the Premier League giants (WhoScored).
The 26-year-old finished the match with an underwhelming WhoScored rating of 6.1/10.
Here are some of the comments from the Liverpool fans on Twitter:
Wd40 needed
— Jason (@jason_04z) January 26, 2020
Awful…so far off the pace…week too early for return even if it was Shrews
— theflaskofzorro (@theflaskofzorro) January 26, 2020
Worse then Arsenal away last season and that’s coming from someone that rates him highly
— John O Sullivan (@Corballyred) January 26, 2020
Shrewsbury deserved that. Lovren, Matip and Fabinho were a complete disgrace tonight. Fitness is one thing but they badly let the young players down out there #LFC
— DJ (@DJJ_1981) January 26, 2020
Very rusty
— Cathal Robinson (@CathalRobinson) January 26, 2020
Should Fabinho play in the FA Cup replay?
Yes
No
Despite some fans stating Fabinho, who is valued at £63 million (as per Transfermarkt), was rusty against Shrewsbury, the Brazilian still managed to complete 88% of his passes against the League One side.
Slow and off pace. To be expected.
— Davey A (@AAA18_YNWA) January 27, 2020
Rusty
— C?$jnr (@Casjnr1) January 26, 2020
absolutely shocking, couldnt tell which side he was playing for
— SM10 (@SM10LFC) January 26, 2020
What Do We Think?
Even world-class players are prone to an off-day every once in a while, so maybe the Liverpool fans are correct in simply stating Fabinho’s performance as rusty, instead of perhaps questioning the level of football the 26-year-old is capable of.