Official Site of Liverpool · Sep 11, 2022
How Fabio Carvalho has impressed Roberto Firmino
Having starred as Fulham won the Championship title in 2021-22, Carvalho moved to Liverpool in July and featured in every game before suffering a dead leg in last weekend’s Merseyside derby.
The No.28 bagged his first goal for the club with a sumptuous volley during the 9-0 home rout of AFC Bournemouth and then followed up with a dramatic, 98th-minute winner against Newcastle United.
And Firmino explained how Carvalho has swiftly made an impression on his new teammates on and off the pitch since he joined.
“He’s a great player,” Firmino told ELEVEN. “I confess that I had watched some of his games before he came to Liverpool, so I was already impressed by the way he played.