Outstanding OP and an absolutely superb piece of writing E2K.
I think the time for Fabinho or any other tinkering is after PSG.
Agree with both of these.
OP is a belter, as per usual for E2K.
I'd be really surprised if Fabinho starts against Spurs. Not sure he'll even make the bench. Suspect midfield will be 3 out of Henderson, Milner, Wijnaldum and Keita. The same for PSG though I think there's a slight chance Fabinho could start. If I had to guess I think it'll be Henderson, Milner and Keita on Saturday. With Wijanldum for Keita or Milner against PSG. Think Fabinho might get back to back games against Southampton and Chelsea.
In essence we have 15 midfield starting spots to fill between Spurs and Chelsea away in the league. I think you see Fabinho take 2 of those and the other 13 shared around Henderson, Milner, Wijnaldum and Keita. That probably means one player will get 4 starts and the others will get 3 out of the 5 games. Means a good level of rotation with little or no drop off in a key area of the pitch. Then I'd expect Fabinho to be in the full rotation. Napoli away might be another start for him.
Think we'll see the same in other areas too. Front 3 will only start 3 or 4 of those games each. I see Sturridge and Shaqiri (and maybe even Origi and Solanke getting starts) getting multiple starts over the next 5 games. Think the full backs and centre backs will have less rotation but I'd be amazed if Matip, Clyne and Moreno didn't get at least 1 start each over the next 5 games.
In saying all this I think we go close to full strength on Saturday. Only real areas I see a potential change happening is Clyne for TAA and Sturridge for Firmino. Not sure Klopp will do either but I think it's possible for a number of reasons. 1 being Sturridge and Clyne have been at Melwood all week