Yeah, all works now. The solution was to install the PhpRedis client – THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING IT ABOVE !!!
Status: Connected
Client: PhpRedis (vdevelop)
Drop-in: Valid
Ping: +PONG
Redis Extension: develop
Predis Client: 1.1.1
PHP Version: 7.2.4
Not sure what exactly the cause of the problem was, I assume the WordPress 4.9.5 somehow changed their PHP 7.2.4 usage – for example, I also had to disable the php opcache for it kept crashing.
THANK YOU AGAIN.