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1 October 2016 1791 comments
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Saturday’s early kick-off is a significant one.

Liverpool park up at the Liberty Stadium with their rich array of midfield talent heavily backed by Fantasy managers.

Adam Lallana is the latest flavour of the month – snapped up by 195460 new owners heading into Friday’s deadline, the former Saint will be looking to maintain flourishing early season form.

Phillipe Coutinho is just a few thousand behind his team-mate in terms of transfer traffic this week, as the Brazilian goes on defying his initial price tag to challenge the genuine heavy-hitters.

Both returned double figures in the 5-1 demolition of Hull City but, just maybe, it could be Roberto Firmino’s turn this time around.

Tipped as our weapon of choice heading into the season, we’ve since elevated Sadio Mane above him in our Watchlist rankings.

In truth, at this point, none of us can be certain on the one single member of Klopp’s midfield to target. We’re all hoping that today’s encounter will shed some light on the problem.

That’s presuming that Swansea City have read the script.

Swans’ boss Francesco Guidolin appears to be clinging to his job and that might just spur a determined display – they certainly showed enough against Chelsea and Manchester City to indicate that this will not be an easy afternoon for the visitors.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Mario Balofail
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Any news on Shaw? What's the chance of starting?

    1. Son is Rising
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      not Shaw

      1. Mario Balofail
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        so noShaw for tomorrow show? 🙂

  2. Sourabh
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    It's only halftime ... I don't think Swansea can survive 1 goal lead till end

    1. Slam
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Really?
      I'm starting to think so, impressive stuff from them.

      Novody wants to put that to waste

      1. Sourabh
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        pool had that kind of score many times in the past and they came back strongly in many of them

    2. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      agreed, got 2-0 at 40-1 yesterday.

    3. Fowler23
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Pool don't look like scoring. Not even a shot on goal never mind on target

      1. Sourabh
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        anything can happen

    4. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      If the match continues like this, they can.

      1. Sourabh
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        i am still hoping for something like Pool vs Dortmund Europa

  3. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Looks like Firmino wont score until he gets rid of that ridiculous haircut

    1. Mancunian
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Seems like that haircut automatically makes him a troll

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        this

      2. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        😀

  4. Qubit
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Lallana off and Sturridge on could be good for Firmino

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Has it been good so far?

    2. Mancunian
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Not exactly. Firmino doesn't usually have much involvement when Sturridge plays + he's now on the left side of the front 3

    3. Henryyy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Hope so

    4. JIM BOB
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Hardly. He's playing left midfield instead of upfront.

  5. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    How many FPL midfielders started this game? 11?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Liverpool had 7 anyway

  6. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Surely Swansea will tire. Liverpool have the fitter players

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Theo on v tired legs?

  7. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    No saves for Fabianski

    Sums it up really

  8. Iwantmorepointsthanks
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    one of my rivals has Fer. But he has Lallana as well...

  9. Luxy
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Typical - get Lallana in and gets injured. Murphy's law - just bs

  10. Arceus
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    What has happened to gegenpress?

    1. suddenorgan
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      doesn't work if Liverpool don't do anything good when they have the ball

  11. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Hopefully Klopp takes Sturridge off at HT.

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      *Firmino/Mane

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Firmino much better as a false nine

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Better for me if he's in the changing room.

  12. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Win comfortably against Arsenal and Chelsea. Lose to Burnely and Swansea.

    Liverpool way. And Firmino will troll us sellers next week by scoring against Man united.

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      It's half time.

  13. @persecuted_by_mods
      9 years, 6 months ago

      From what I've seen of Swansea they do tend to tire in the second half. Vs Chelsea and Man City late on they opened up a lot, but the weather conditions make this a bit different

    • Live Lad
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Firmiessential after this game. He will score in the second half.

    • BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Firmino owners on here complaining about the game.

      Imagine captaining him, Firmino (c) here. 🙁

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Long way to go, a cheeky tap in would probably net him more points than Lukaku got

        • Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Not over yet TFF . Hopefully he gets in the points .

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            -1

            1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              😯

        • pundit of punts
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          You took a risk. See how the next 45 mins pan out.

      2. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        What happened to Lallana?

        1. Sourabh
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          direct touch with studs

        2. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Groin injury

        3. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          People saying it's a knock. I think it's a groin strain.
          The way he lay on his back with his legs spread (no, not kidding) looks like a groin strain to me.

          1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            24: It's a groin injury for Lallana... a big concern, particularly ahead of tomorrow's England squad announcement.

            1. RoysCallerAnne
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Oh right. I'll stop trying to be Facer so

      3. WDT
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Right, someone light a match in Mane's shoes, I need explosions this half.

        1. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          +1

      4. Hi I'm Jose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Have you seen that Liverpool kid sleepin in his fathers arms?

        Thats the best thing for Liverpool so far I've seen

      5. TheTinman
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Swans no longer considered whipping boys?

        1. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Never were apart from a short period under the monk

        2. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Were they ever? They haven't started the season well but they haven't been terrible either

      6. Fowler23
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Firmino shot on target

      7. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Firmino finally a shot on target

      8. Hi I'm Jose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Raining so much. Time for long distance shots.

      9. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Firmino close

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          😮

      10. Hi I'm Jose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Mane almost!!

      11. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Payet playing through the middle today.

        1. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Hopefully he plays through a blank too

      12. Kitman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Firming straight up in the pick'n'mix this half

      13. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        This games come alive

      14. Fowler23
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Pool in disarray at the back

        1. polis
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Not really news. Been that way for TIME.

      15. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Anyone looking at Firmino > Walcott?

        1. polis
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Imagine so. Firm will plummet if he blanks again this week.

      16. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Pool looking lively