Neville told Sky Sports: “You talk about England, World Cups and European Championships, Premier League, Fabinho is absolutely sensational on the ball, Busquets is unbelievable on the ball.
“I think Fabinho at the moment is the best. Because what Fabinho does actually, he doesn’t sit back in games.
“These holding midfield players who just play horizontally, passing sideways, shuttling across, but Fabinho plays vertically as well.
“He goes forward with his passes, he moves forward and steps in and wins the ball back.
Man Utd legend Gary Neville is a huge fan of Liverpool star Fabinho (Image: GETTY)
Man Utd legend Gary Neville has hailed Liverpool star Fabinho as the best defensive midfielder (Image: GETTY)
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“I think the best holding midfield players aren’t just people who basically shuffle across and make it look simple, they also step into the game.
“It’s the ability of knowing where you are with your back to play.
“I played the odd game in midfield and it was awful, even when I was full-back and I ended up in midfield just out of position sometimes and someone plays a pass into you, you think, ‘Oh, what’s behind me?’
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“The great players they know what’s over their shoulder, they receive it on the half turn, they take the ball to the right side when there’s a player coming from the other side.”
Fabinho and Liverpool are in action on Tuesday night in the Champions League.
The Reds travel to Napoli for their Group E clash at the San Paolo Stadium.