In the absence of Virgil van Dijk and Joel Matip, the Brazilian slotted in seamlessly against Ajax Amsterdam in the UEFA Champions League match.
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In the first half of Saturday’s Merseyside Derby, the Liverpool defender limped off after a horror challenge from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
The loss means Liverpool, on 93 points, can now only stretch that tally to 99, one short of Manchester City’s record.
Liverpool stretched their commanding lead at the top of the Premier League to 16 points and advantage over Manchester United to 30 as goals from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah earned a 2-0 win over their historic rivals at Anfield.
Abraham, 22, returned from a successful loan spell with Aston Villa to star for Chelsea this season, scoring nine goals in his opening 11 appearances under Frank Lampard.
Liverpool have recorded their seventh successive win in the Premier League courtesy of a 1-0 victory over Sheffield United in Saturday’s encounter at Bramall Lane.
Messi has another 12 months to celebrate but again found the game’s top prizes out of his reach
Chelsea boss, Frank Lampard, has thrown down the gauntlet to Tammy Abraham.
The Dutch defender was crucial as Liverpool won the Champions League last season, while Messi scored 51 goals in 50 Barca appearances and Ronaldo won Serie A in his first season as a Juventus player before leading Portugal to victory in the Nations League finals.
The player was also named as the UEFA Defender of the Season, while teammate Alisson Becker scooped the Goalkeeper of the Season award.
The Liverpool trio joined regulars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the shortlist announced by world football governing body FIFA.
Netherlands coach, Ronald Koeman, believes Liverpool pair of Virgil van Dijk and Georginio Wijnaldum, deserve to win the Champions League on Saturday.
The official announcement is due on Thursday but the Liverpool centre-half has won the backing of his fellow professionals for his outstanding contribution in the best defence in the Premier League this season.
Liverpool manager, Juergen Klopp’s passion and habit of getting straight to the point sit well with the club’s players, defender Virgil van Dijk said on Sunday.
Liverpool rediscovered their swagger and stayed top of the Premier League with a thrilling 5-0 win over Watford that was powered by two goals apiece from Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk on Wednesday.
The victory helped them to open up a four-point lead over second-placed Manchester City
Divock Origi scored a bizarre 96th-minute winner to snatch Liverpool a dramatic 1-0 victory over Everton in the Merseyside derby at Anfield on Sunday.
The Merseyside club are second in the league after 12 matches with 30 points, two behind defending champions Manchester City.
Manchester City missed the chance to move clear at the top of the Premier League table as Riyad Mahrez missed a late penalty in Sunday evening’s goalless draw against Liverpool.
Van Dijk sustained a knock to an earlier rib injury and was substituted in the second half of Liverpool’s 3-0 victory over Southampton on Saturday.