Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says Fabinho is capable of playing at centre-half for tonight's Champions League clash with Bayern Munich.
Virgil van Dijk is suspended for the last-16 first-leg while Joe Gomez is sidelined with his recovery from a fractured leg.
And Klopp said that Dejan Lovren is touch-and-go to make Tuesday's match at Anfield.
"Dejan, I actually have to wait minute by minute if there is a chance or not," Klopp said.
"Fabinho? In the Champions League, against Bayern Munich, it is not an easy job but it makes sense, it depends all about how we defend in general.
"There will be a lot of moments where we have to defend. We have worked on that, we respect the quality of Bayern Munich a lot.
"Speed, technique, experience, it is all what you need to be successful."