World Cup break can be catalyst for Liverpool resurgence - Fabinho

Fabinho believes Liverpool are well placed to take advantage of the World Cup break as Jurgen Klopp's side look to hunt down their Premier League rivals.

Having narrowly missed out on a second Premier League-era title by amassing 92 points last season, Liverpool now sit sixth in the top flight, seven points clear of a top-four finish .

Jurgen Klopp's side have improved ahead of the Premier League break in November, and they could win three games in a row for the first time this season when they visit Aston Villa on Boxing Day.

With Frenchman Ibrahima Konate the only Liverpool player to remain involved beyond the World Cup quarter-finals, Fabinho believes the break has benefited the Reds.

"It can be good," he told the club's website. "I hope it will be good for the team because, as I said before, our position in the Premier League is not the position we wanted it to be.

"But it's the reality. We have to face it, we have to try to close the gap with the other teams and yes, game by game, try to play better and win."

Fabinho played 45 minutes as the Reds returned to the competition with a 3-2 EFL Cup loss to Manchester City on Thursday, and he was delighted to return with a game of this magnitude.

"In the match against City it was [important] to show that we are there, that we will fight with the best teams because we are also one of the best teams," Fabinho said.

"Hopefully we maintain this level because we will need it. To have this as the first World Cup return game, I think, was good for us. The intensity of the game was really good."< /p>