Liverpool midfielder Fabinho says he is reaping the rewards of Jurgen Klopp’s patience having discovered his best form since moving to Anfield.

Fabinho had to wait for his opportunity earlier in the season and struggled when called upon in the first few months after his £43.7 million move from Monaco. Now the Brazilian is regularly delivering accomplished displays, one of Liverpool's outstanding players since Christmas.

“I still have things to improve but I am happy overall with my performances,” said Fabinho.

“I am up to the speed of the Premier League and that was what I was looking for. If it was up to me I would have been playing from the beginning. Maybe Jurgen could see something I couldn't see, so not just conversations with him but all the staff helped me. I had patience to wait for my opportunities.”

Klopp has tended to stick with a midfield trio of Jordan Henderson, Gini Wijnaldum and James Milner when the highest profile games come around, and Liverpool have plenty of those on the immediate horizon with Bayern Munich, Manchester United and the Merseyside derby upcoming.