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27 February 2017 2902 comments
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Gameweek 26 concludes at the home of the champions for a match-up which became a very different proposition only late last week with news of Claudio Ranieri’s departure.

The Foxes now hand the reins to caretaker manager Craig Shakespeare in a bid to halt a dismal run that has seen them lose all of their last five, with not a single goal scored in the six.

On paper, this seems a formality for Liverpool, then, although Jurgen Klopp’s men will surely be anticipating a reaction both from the team and the vociferous Foxes faithful tonight.

Nonetheless, the Reds arrive in buoyant mood. They come fresh from a fine 2-0 victory over Spurs back in Gameweek 25, a match that saw Sadio Mane emerge as a two-goal hero and a Fantasy hot property ever since.

Mane has been involved in 17 goals (scoring 11, assisting 6) – more than any other Liverpool player and is backed by more than 366,000 new owners, with over 113,000 FPL managers handing the Senegalese the captaincy.

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

  1. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Leicester won't play Liverpool every week

  2. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    The job of a manager is to get the best out of a group of players

    When he stops being able to that, for a fee of 3 million, it's time to move on.

    Let's be honest serial underachiever Ranieri didn't win them the title last year - they did

    1. KingNidge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Agree with first two statements

      Third i seriously disagree with

    2. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Agree with the first point, not the last point
      If leicester do finish 10-14th or whatever then fair play, the sack was the right thing. Can't afford sentiment with so much on the line.
      Same with mourinho and Chelsea really.they defo performed after he left

    3. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Lol.

    4. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Good lord.

      1. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        You think this would have happened to fergie?

  3. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Any other day I'd love Leicester to win, but this week I need Mane goals

  4. Pacer.
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    About a month back I called Leicester's abject form as being down to simply not trying in the league and was told it was not correct and simplistic. See their first two Champions League performances and their second half against Seville as a demonstration of what they're capable of when they apply themselves, and almost every single league game in which they've given up the ghost after 30 minutes, when they don't. You can talk about them being 1 year older, 1 Kante lighter etc etc but they should be a dozen points better off in the league even taking into account those changes and other teams strengthening. You can call it shameful from the players, and a lot will because Rainieri is lovely, but this is exactly what happened to Mourinho at Chelsea. Only difference being he took the limelight off the players by having a 101% mental breakdown beginning even before the season, in the Community Shield.

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      What else is the managers job but to get the best from the players?

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      What is this man, there's a game on the telly

  5. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Mane taking troll status away from Lukaku?

    1. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      The Southampton mane was always a troll

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Reverting back to type, then.

  6. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Mane in the baps?

  7. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Word of advice for Leicester....never ever put the Caretaker manager in permanent Charge of the team...always fails.

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      He'll have a 100% win rate if he wins tonight 🙂

      Played 2, won 2

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Just like Big Sam as England manager

    2. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Give him the rest of the season!
      Last time we did that we came back from losing the first leg in cl and won the whole thing 😉

  8. Je suis le chat
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    If Leicester win tonight, they'll have 21 points from 13 home games; not bad.

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Only looks good because their away record is so bad lol

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      it's the 24 in total that's pretty shocking

  9. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Everyone enjoying the Snakes on a Plane sequel?

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

      The sequel to the Jamie Vardy movie

  10. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Milner is getting worse

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Up there with the most overrated player in the league. He's awful.

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah only played in the top flight for is it 13 seasons. What a scrub

        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Take it Gareth Barry and Joleon Lescott are quality.

          1. Syd.
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Oi

            City signed all 3 of them 😆 😆

          2. Kiwivillan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            All ex Villa too

  11. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    This is so fitting on the day Nokia 3310 and Snake 2 announced its return

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'm gonna have full length snake in that sooner than anyone

      1. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        This isn't the place to brag about the length of your snake.

  12. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Any improvement from Liverpool this half?

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Possibly look worse

      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yikes.

  13. Sponge-worthy
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I did alright this week, but mnf without any players left from my team, kinda sucks.

  14. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I blame FFS and its prognosticate article header pics.

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      They use that Klopp pic quite a lot

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, always reminds me of the Arthur! angry fist meme.

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Honestly coutinho is having an absolute nightmare out there

    He can't even make a 5 yd pass

  16. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Sanchez>Mane what was I thinking

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Not just you.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Sadly, me also.

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      It was either that or Ibra to kane.....

      🙁

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Already had Kane

        1. how now brown cow
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I didn't.

    3. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      This.

    4. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Meh, allows Costa to Kun for dgw
      #silverlinings

  17. liiusions
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    If we're playing 3 at the back get Moreno on for Milner. Milner offers nothing going forward, always has to cut back and slows the attack down

  18. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Is Firmino playing?

    1. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      You wouldn't think so.

  19. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Leicester's form before tonight's game LLLWLLDLLW
    The 2 wins and a draw were in the FA Cup too

  20. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Leicester fans mocking Stevie G lol

  21. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Just book Mane so I can switch off early.

  22. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I don't think I've heard Firmino's name mentioned once

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Oh there he is

      Glad to know he's playing

  23. Cathal Cantona
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    lols

  24. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Liverpool, get a few consolation goals.

    1. purple.emu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A few would mean they draw or win....

  25. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino's touch is always heavy ffs

  26. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    So my plan to double up and get Firmino for 28???

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Firmino is terrible.

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Mane needs to run at huth and Morgan

    He's not done it once today

    1. Sponge-worthy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Looks dangerous though.

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        A little

        Doesn't seem on it today though

  28. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What's wrong with this Pool team. Plays great against the good teams and look abysmal up against the weakest in the league.

  29. TOBY1
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Mane definitely the liveliest.

  30. zyad947
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Selling Mane. Who is with me?

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Not me

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      No