It's quite hard to precisely discern where Liverpool are at right now: three wins from four Premier League matches, four successive clean sheets, top-four starting to look more attainable, and a chastening 5-2 home defeat to Real Madrid to epitomise the tumult.The Merseyside outfit did just beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0, with second-half goals from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah confirming the invaluable three points, and the club now perch just six points outside of a Champions League spot, and with a game in hand.The flow is not fluid, the cohesion not exactly sticking with its former strength, but the Reds appear to be creeping out of the gloomy hole that they have fallen into this term, a miry chasm that has inexplicably written off the chances of replicating a previous season that landed a domestic cup double and tantalised a historic until the closing weeks of the campaign.And with securing a place in Europe's premier continental competition now at the forefront of Jurgen Klopp's demands, the resurgence of midfield anchor Fabinho comes at the optimum time to ensure that the recent purple patch can be sustained over the business end of the year.

Was Fabinho back to his best vs Wolves?

Fabinho has fallen under some heavy criticism this season - notably playing "like an old man" in the eyes of journalist Graeme Bailey - and his form having "fallen off a cliff" as per the Redmen TV's Ste Hoare.

Indeed, it had summed up why Liverpool's midfield was an area requiring desperate reinvestment with his once untouchable position in the team looking far less secure.

The Brazilian defensive midfielder has made 203 appearances for his Anfield-based side since arriving from AS Monaco for £44m in 2018, instrumental in gleaning silverware across multiple fronts, notably winning the Premier League and Champions League.

Against the Old Gold, he responded to recent remarks with an emphatic display, robust and energetic as he completed his work with industrious efficiency, providing a steely buffer for the backline and allowing his forward-thinking team-mates freedom to roam and look to instigate promising openings, with presenter Mas Patel remarking he "looked more like himself."

As per Sofascore, the 29-cap star was in the thick of the action on Wednesday night, completing 87% of his passes and making 56 touches, losing possession just seven times from his role at the nucleus of Klopp's system.

Making three tackles and three interceptions apiece, the 29-year-old was paramount to ensuring the home side did not allow their robust opposition to take control of the central battle, although he will hope to be a bit tidier in his direct battles, winning three of his total seven ground duels. He was however involved in some controversy, as his yellow card for a challenge on Mario Lemina has demanded debate as to who was at fault and the extent of the punihsment.

Hailed for his "very good" contribution by Liverpool reporter Paul Gorst, Fabinho will hope that he can now cast the cobwebs aside that have laced his season thus far and play a pivotal role in climbing up the table and ensuring the inconceivable prospect of playing outside the Champions League next term does not materialise.

There will be optimism aplenty that the woes of this year can be swiftly eradicated and a successful path can be forged next year, challenging for silverware across multiple fronts once more, and Fabinho, now looking like the "monster" of old, as dubbed by Si Steers, could rekindle his former vigour and play a major role once more.