Fabinho says Carvalho's arrival means Liverpool teammates have given him new name

The 19-year-old joined the Reds from Fulham in a £5million deal and was part of Jurgen Klopp's squad on the pre-season tour of Asia.

Speaking to The Athletic, Fabinho has revealed how he was getting confused in training following the arrival of the highly-rated Portuguese teenager.

Fabinho has had various nicknames over the course of his Anfield career. Jurgen Klopp called him 'Dyson' for his ability to hoover things up on the pitch, and Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders has even dubbed him as 'The Lighthouse' for his direction.

The 28-year-old has revealed now, though, he is called 'Flaco' by his teammates, which translates into Spanish as thin or skinny.

"With Fabio Carvalho joining us this summer, everyone has been shouting 'Fabio' in training and I'm always looking around thinking they are talking about me," he said.

"So now they've said, 'Right, Fab, you're now just Flaco, and he's Fabio'. I'm okay with that."

Fabinho also recalled the time he tried to convince Sadio Mane, who left the club to join Bayern Munich, to stay at Liverpool.

"At the end of the season, I spoke a lot with Sadio. He told me about the situation that he could leave," Fabinho added.

"I was always saying to him, 'Come on Sadio, stay here. You can win the Premier League and the Champions League right here, don't leave'. But I think he had already made his mind up. We had to respect that.

"Sadio had a really good story in a Liverpool shirt. He played for six years here and during that time he won everything you can win and he decided that he wanted a new challenge. That's okay.

"After the parade in Liverpool, everyone said goodbye to him. We knew there was a good chance he would be leaving. I always kept some hope that he would still stay but then it was all confirmed.

"Losing Sadio is a big loss. He was one of our best players but it's something that we can't change. We have to deal with it. Now other players have to step up and take on greater responsibility."