Ex-Liverpool star Fabinho goes viral after his ‘tackle’ in the in the Saudi Pro League backfires with the Brazilian being nutmegged, as fans claim the midfielder was ‘too busy looking at his Rolex’
- Fabinho featured for Al-Ittihad on Thursday evening as they defeated Al-Okhdood
- But a video of the ex-Liverpool star is going viral after he was nutmegged
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Fabinho’s five-year tenure at Liverpool came to an end this summer after he sealed a £40m move to Al-Ittihad in July.
The Brazilian has since come straight into the ranks for his new side, appearing in all six of Al-Ittihad’s opening matches in the Saudi Pro League, helping them achieve victory in five of those matches, with their only defeat coming last week against rivals Al-Hilal. .
Yesterday, The Tigers moved two points clear of Al-Hilal at the top of the table after the Brazilian side defeated Al-Okhdood 1-0, with Karim Benzema scoring his second goal in two games.
Entering the penalty area, Benzema received a wobbling cross from Haroune Camara, guided the ball around a defender who slid in to make the challenge before tapping the ball, with what appeared to be his knee, into the back of the net .
Fabinho, meanwhile, played the full 90 minutes, starting in midfield alongside former Chelsea star and fellow newcomer N’Golo Kante in a formidable midfield.
A video of Fabinho (pictured) failing to make a tackle has gone viral on social media today
His side defeated Al-Okhdood 1-0 away from home to send them to the top of the Saudi Pro League
He played a crucial role in his side’s victory, but despite his side’s recent success, a clip of his attempted tackle on Leandre Tawamba is going viral, perhaps for the wrong reasons.
The video, which was posted on Twitter by Roshn Saudi League shows the 29-year-old leisurely approaching the Al-Okhdood striker to win the ball from him.
Fabinho is too slow to make the tackle and Tawamba showed brilliant skill by firing the ball between the ex-Liverpool star’s legs, leaving his opponent looking over his shoulder in bewilderment.
Fans joked about the midfielder on Twitter, with one saying: ‘Fabinho is too busy looking at his Rolex’, a reference to the glittering watch the midfielder was recently bizarrely given by an enthusiastic fan.
Another said: ‘Fabinho is literally standing there counting his $$$.’
Some took to Twitter to poke fun at Fabinho’s failed challenge, with one saying: ‘Fabinho is too busy looking at his Rolex’
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp (pictured) admitted there was ‘no chance’ of stopping Fabinho
Liverpool fans were left with mixed feelings after Fabinho was left out of their pre-season training camp, with Jurgen Klopp admitting he had ‘no chance of stopping him and Jordan Henderson from leaving’.
“When Hendo and Fabinho sat in my office at the time and talked to me about it, when I learned more about the circumstances, I knew that we have virtually no chance of taking action against it,” he said.
Klopp added: ‘The financial conditions in this competition (the Saudi Pro League) are absolutely exceptional.
Nevertheless, Liverpool have gone from strength to strength in the Brazilian’s wake and have signed four new midfielders, including Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister and Wataru Endo.