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Liverpool midfielder Fabinho is walking a disciplinary tight rope after receiving his fourth yellow card of the Premier League season on Sunday.

The Brazilian international was ajudged to have fouled Manchester United's Daniel James during the Reds 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.

And according to Premier League rules, any player who receives five bookings before the 19th matchday will be issued with a one-game suspension.

Fabinho has now been booked on four occasions meaning the next time he is shown a yellow card he will receive a one-match ban.

This means the 25-year-old will have to avoid another cautionary booking in the next 10 outings in order to avoid missing a top flight fixture.

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Next up for Liverpool are last season's Champions League final opponents Tottenham Hotspur, who visit Merseyside this Sunday.

If the defensive midfielder receives a yellow card in that outing he will miss the Reds trip to Aston Villa the following week.

With Manchester City set to make the journey to Anfield on November 10, Liverpool fans will be hoping Fabinho can avoid suspension for the crucial clash of title rivals.

Fabinho will have to make it all the way to Leicester City on Boxing Day without being awarded a single yellow in order to receive amnesty and bypass a potential one-game ban.

If a player receives 10 yellow cards before match week 32 they will be awarded a two-game ban.

Meanwhile, 15 bookings in the 38-game season would lead to a three-match suspension.

Fabinho was booked a total of six times in the entirety of the 2018/19 campaign, and will need to call upon that same disciplinary control if he is to avoid what would be an unwanted absence.