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Fabinho: Coutino has me ready for Liverpool Euro nights

Liverpool midfielder Fabinho has revealed how Brazil teammate Philippe Coutinho has helped him settle at Anfield.

Fabinho says Barcelona ace Coutinho has spoken to him about the atmosphere of European nights at Liverpool.

“I knew about Anfield on European nights, but it wasn't a very detailed knowledge, just the kind of things you pick up from the TV about stories and games you've watched," he told Liverpoolfc.com.

“I remember once with the national team, Philippe Coutinho was talking about the exceptional Liverpool fans.

"But now that I'm living it week in and week out, the atmosphere in the stadium, the reaction of the fans to every victory - you can see how fanatical the supporters are and how much they love their team. They really make a difference.

“At the start of the season when I wasn't playing as much and I was on the bench, especially in the first game, I was looking around the stadium all the time at the way the fans were reacting and I was really impressed by it all.

“The first Champions League night against PSG was amazing. The fans put on a show at every home game and it gives us an extra push when we play at Anfield.

“We'll be playing at Anfield, which will be an extra boost for us. As always, we're going to try to impose ourselves, as we do against whoever we're up against.

“And driven on by our fans, we're going to give our everything to win this game."

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