Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Liverpool vs Man United

Gameweek 8 comes to its conclusion this evening as Liverpool welcome Man United to Anfield.

Jurgen Klopp’s in-form outfit seek a fifth successive win in the top-flight and could even climb to the summit if they register a victory by a margin of four or more goals.

That’s perhaps unlikely yet, having netted nine times in two matches in front of their own supporters, the Reds will be in buoyant mood tonight.

The likes of Roberto Firmino, Philippe Coutinho and Sadio Mane will be keenly monitored by Fantasy managers as the Merseysiders prepare for a superb upcoming run of fixtures.

For United, the form of Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the main point of concern around these parts.

The big Swede has a single goal in five appearances and has already earned more transfers out than any other forward in the Gameweek.

Another blank and the exodus will surely pick up pace, given that Jose Mourinho then takes his side to former club Chelsea next Sunday – the Blues have chalked up back-to-back shut-outs since the switch to 3-4-3.

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  1. PaoloRabbiiiii
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    With keeping De Gea and Valencia now for a few weeks now? Could get another 0-0 at Chelsea and fixtures get better

    1. PaoloRabbiiiii
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      *worth

    2. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Still think I'm selling Valencia this GW

      1. PaoloRabbiiiii
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Mourinho will do the same then Burnley at home

        1. JAC THE CAT
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Not think he will want to beat Chelsea?

  2. weeurquahrt
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Sir Alex will be turning in his grave with that man u performance,playing for a draw after 5 minutes.if he was dead offcourse.

    1. PaoloRabbiiiii
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Doubt he cares much these days tbh. Makes him more of a legend

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Coroners report just in, he died of boredom.

    3. Bazzalona
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I've seen us play that way many times at anfield before.

  3. OldSchool
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Karius nailed on?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Looks like it

    2. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Should be but made a silly mistake which almost cost them point.

  4. Keno
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Shipping Zlatan

    Besides Aguero and Lukaku, who are some other good strikers with plum fixtures upcoming?

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Deeney

    2. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Costa

    3. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Deeney

    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Costa

    5. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Zaza - Sunderland and Stoke at home in 2 of next 3 gamweeks
      Sorry misread the question, you said good strikers right?

    6. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I am going for Austin

    7. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Austin better stats than Costa since he started

  5. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Clyde really took the bonus? Did I miss something?

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Not final

    2. Frank Black
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      3 BPS.

    3. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Looks like he has the 3

  6. Venom Snake
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Aguero and Benteke playing their parts for my underwhelming 38 points this GW.

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      My whole forward line scored a grand total of -1.

    2. bojack
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      -3 all told from those two. If Amat played instead of Agüero I'd be on 50!

  7. caio89
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Ibrahimovic -> Costa is a no-brainer, right? Costa on 4 yellows though got me worried...

    1. Frank Black
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Costa also has bad fixtures, go for someone else.

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      It's not a no brainer.

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Wouldn't worry about it, if he gets booked vs Utd he misses a league cup game anyway

    4. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I'd do it

  8. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Horrendous result this game. All those Valencia and DDG clean sheets.

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Don't forget the bonus and save points 🙂

  9. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    it seems at .east 3 things are certain in life:

    1. Death.
    2. Taxes.
    3. De Gea saving United's ass.

  10. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    41 points last week, 37 this week, bang on the average each week. My team is going nowhere!

  11. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    48 with -8 hits
    Bad week?

    1. Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Really had to get that hit to repair my team

  12. KingNidge
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    That Karius chap was one nervous wee man tonight

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      First CS since I got him GW6

  13. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    One simply question.

    Should I do Capue to Allen for -4 and play him instead of Amat?

    1. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I wouldn't.

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I'm doing it. 18pts clear in ML with massive TV advantage and better squad depth than rest of top 10

      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Confident much

  14. Cojiro
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 6 months ago

    Right then, who's doing capoue to Allen before the price rise?

    1. BB-8
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Puncheon to Allen

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      You I'm guessing.

      1. Cojiro
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        potentially, asking for opinions

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          You're asking for the people who are doing it though, so chances are the people who reply are those who are doing it.

    3. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      o/

    4. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      I am. Bank the profit, make some more £ and He has Hull this week. No brainer

    5. MTPockets
        7 years, 6 months ago

        No point just to be another 1st on bench.

    6. BB-8
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Sold Sanchez before his Watford haul and Valencia this gw for a hit. If I sell Puncheon before Leicester away will he score 5 goals?

      1. JAC THE CAT
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Let me know if you sell him 😉

        1. BB-8
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Haha will do

      2. Cojiro
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        safe assumption

    7. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      No doubt echoing many here. It is all over for Zlatan.
      Stuck with him through everything, and the b******* goes and gets booked 1 minute from the end!!!
      Ahhhhhrrrrrr!

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        LOL. The frustration is real! xD

    8. Pochecinno
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      We have some really exciting managers in the PL atm yet that turd Mourinho still hangs around like a bad smell.

      1. The Fantastic Mr Fox
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Yup. You better leave when you can

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Have you seen Cecil tonight ? Seems to have gone missing.

        1. Pochecinno
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          He must have bumped into Walter

    9. VS10_
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      First clean sheet since GW4.

    10. AndrewTavey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Missed out on 11 more points by taking a -4 hit for Valencia---->Koscielny 🙁

      1. BB-8
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Did the same to Mustafi 🙁

    11. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Seems these bigger matchups in the Prem are increasingly failing to entertain. I don't know......jaded as heck after that crapfest.

      1. Pochecinno
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Once we stop considering a game with Man United to be a 'big game' you'll stop being disappointed.

        1. The Enlightener
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Lol. Perhaps so. I think the stat is 1 shot on goal for them. Not that Liverpool did much better with just 3.

    12. PaoloRabbiiiii
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      How the hell does Clyne get 3 bps? Valencia was much better

      1. Buck The Trent
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Accurate passing, clearances, interceptions, blocks etc

      2. Pasqualinho
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I think Bailly might pip Valencia to the 2 pts - My estimate Clyne 3, Bailly 2, Valencia 1 based on Valencia being disposessed twice.

    13. Hank Scorpio
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 6 months ago

      Evening guys - how does this look for 2FTs:

      Antonio --> Lallana
      Rashford --> Bony

      Current squad:

      Heaton - Foster
      Bellerin - Walker - Holebas - Pieters - Amat
      Sanchez - Walcott - Firmino - Antonio - Fletcher
      Aguero - Austin - Rashford

      1. Transfer Window
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I think they are well thought out transfers if you are considering good fixtures.

      2. MTPockets
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Optimistic

      3. Venom Snake
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Is Evans to Pieters with a hit?

        1. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          No

        2. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          No Cameron same price and actually makes shots on goal

      4. AFC49
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Wildcard this team?

        Foster (Jaku)
        Koscielny Smith Baines (Amat Friend)
        Antonio Firmino Sanchez Sterling (Capoue)
        Aguero Rashford Benteke

        1FT, 0 ITB

        1. Transfer Window
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Get rid of Antonio. Bring in either Tadic or Arnautovic. Also Allen for Capoue.

        2. Hank Scorpio
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          No

      5. moz_1983
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Shaw coming on for 1m cost 15 Holebas points. I want to kick Mourinho in the shins.

        1. moz_1983
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Cost me*

        2. Az
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Ouch. Ouch ouch ouch

        3. bojack
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          That sucks, hard lines.

      6. BLANKET DEFENCE
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        I had two FTs before this gameweek and nothing to use them on. So I tried to be smart and used one to get VVD in for Clyne for this GW thinking he had an easier match before then reversing the transfer ahead of GW 9.

        1. Rhinos
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Don't ever lose attacking defenders. Lesson learnt

          1. BLANKET DEFENCE
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 6 months ago

            Hes back in this GW cos I've two FTs and he's probable staying put for the best part of the season

      7. Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Clyne could easily top score for defenders this season

      8. Concrete
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        No point getting rid of a Rashford is there? I want Austin but two tough games and not playing 90mins is putting me off

      9. kesh
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        How was Coutinho's performance tonight compared to Firmino? I have Coutinho and one of my rivals has Firmino. Is it worth switching?

        1. The Fantastic Mr Fox
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 6 months ago

          Kinda equal. Couti had a shot brilliantly saved. Firmi had a chance which Valencia cut out equally well

      10. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 6 months ago

        Funny old game.

        Clyne and Valencia looked like my two weakest picks this week. A few missed pens later and they dug me out of a black hole of a week.