Fabinho and his wife, Rebeca Tavares, welcomed their baby boy into the world earlier today, as confirmed by the new mother's Instagram.
The Brazilian missed Liverpool's 2-1 win against Leicester City on Friday night, with the club citing 'personal reasons' - expected to be the imminent birth of the couple's first child. Harvey Elliott was the one change at Anfield as two Wout Faes own-goals gifted the Reds a fourth straight Premier League win.
And on Saturday morning (December 31), his wife Rebeca posted an Instagram story confirming the birth of their baby boy, Israel Tavares.
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Alongside the newborn's name and date of birth, she posted a passage from the Bible: "For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord; I sing for joy at what your hands have done."
Fabinho will likely have a couple of days with his first child, but could be back available for Liverpool's trip to Brentford on Monday. The 29-year-old's absence on Friday evening was decided at the last minute, with Jurgen Klopp dropping Jordan Henderson into a deeper role and adding Elliott into midfield alongside Thiago Alcantara.
Speaking after the game about the late change, Klopp said: " We had one session before the game when games come like this and that’s the one session we had yesterday, this morning we did set-pieces, got the news then sent him home."
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