Liverpool legend Graeme Souness has hit out at midfielder Fabinho for a lacklustre performance against Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup.
Jurgen Klopp's side went on to lift the European trophy thanks to a penalty shootout victory in Istanbul after the teams couldn't be separated following extra-time.
Liverpool, who won last season's Champions League, were far from their best as they had to come from behind after Olivier Giroud's well-taken strike gave Chelsea the lead in the first-half.
N'Golo Kante also enjoyed a formidable performance in the midfield for the Blues, with Liverpool struggling to deal with the France World Cup winner's high energy.
And Souness has since slammed Fabinho's and Liverpool's inability to deal with Chelsea's ever-reliable star, claiming he had Jacques Cousteau boots on - who was a French undersea explorer, researcher and photographer.
He told Virgin Media Sport Ireland: 'This guy [Fabinho], twice he had Kante dance past him as if he had Jacques Cousteau boots, lead boots on.
'They were not Liverpool. I'm not seeing a Liverpool that resembles the Liverpool we saw last season.
'I'm amazed Liverpool were more tired than Chelsea - they've had two extra days to rest.'
Souness, who played for the Reds between 1978-84 where he won three European Cups and five First Division titles, will be desperate for his former side to improve drastically this weekend.
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Actually, in reality Fabinho played well. Yes Kante slammed him to the floor but think about how bad Henderson and Milner were He had to do all the god damn work for them. They were leaving gaps and not coming back. The English getting overrated once again.
basitolaj
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this guy must b watching something else, he was tired covering grounds for both milner and Henderson, he covered most ground in that match, he was tired and injured, tied his leg nd still scored a penalty, so shut up
VIGOUR•
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What did you expect from fabinho?? ... When there is a kante.. on the pitch!!