Fabinho ruled out of West Ham game

Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Brazilian midfielder Fbinho will not be involved in the game against West Ham on Saturday.

Fabinho suffered a hamstring injury their game against Danish side Midtjylland in the Uefa Champions League as he was subbed off 30 minutes into the game and reports suggest he could be ruled out for several weeks missing out in games against West Ham, Atalanta and, most importantly, Manchester City.

"Fab is not in," Jurgen Klopp said at a pre-game press conference.

"He got a little injury if you want. He will be out for the weekend and probably slightly longer."

The 27-year-old midfielder joined the reds from French side Monaco On 28 May 2018, signing for the club on a long-term contract for a reported initial fee of £39 million.

His competitive debut for the club came as an injury-time substitute for Sadio Mané in a Champions League group match against Paris Saint-Germain on 18 September, a 3–2 win at Anfield. He made his league debut in a 1–0 win at Huddersfield Town on 20 October, coming on for the last 21 minutes in place of Adam Lallana A week later he was granted a first league start in a 4–1 home victory against Cardiff City in central midfield alongside Georginio Wijnaldum and received praise from Sky Sports.