Fabinho, a midfielder for Liverpool, has acknowledged that his team must defeat Manchester United on Monday at Old Trafford.
Surprisingly, the Reds are winless after their first two Premier League matches, failing to earn three points against Fulham and Crystal Palace.
Manchester United, who have had a terrible start under new manager Erik ten Hag, are the next opponent. After losing to Brentford in a humiliating 4-0 loss and to Brighton, the Red Devils are currently dead last in the Premier League.
Speaking to Liverpool’s official website ahead of the game, Fabinho acknowledged that the match is the biggest the Premier League has to offer and said that Liverpool must win.
“We know this is the biggest game here in the Premier League and it’s always good to play these games because the fans always want to win so it’s good for the morale as well,” he said.
“We need to win. We will go to Old Trafford with the mentality to win the game so we have some days to work before this game and we will work, and hopefully be in the best shape to play against Man United.
“This is a good opportunity for us as well to win three games in a row at Old Trafford. The last game was really good for us with the 5-0 win, for Mo [Salah] especially, so hopefully this last game will bring good memories for the team [to help us] play another good game at Old Trafford and win.”
Asked whether United’s dreadful start could make them more difficult to overcome added, Fabinho added: “It’s not good for a club like Man Utd to lose the first two games in the Premier League and I think with the way they lost, they will want to show a reaction in front of their fans
“But we want to win this game as well so there will be two teams who want to win and need to win, so I’m sure it will be a really good game.”
