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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. Sponge-worthy
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Another proof I'm old. I'm more than twenty years older than Woodburn. Depressing...

    1. KingOllie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Thats ok. Im sure youve achieved lots

      1. Sponge-worthy
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Hey thanks!

    2. Kalou
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yeh but I assume you drink beer,and meet women?He drinks juice and plays tiddlywinks:)

      1. Sponge-worthy
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah but I have to put the effort when trying to hook up. This boy doesn't have to do anything.

        1. Kalou
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Join pof....Sorted lol 🙂

        2. MTPockets
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Sounding very Costanza.

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Cou almost 🙁

    4. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Could do with them giving that Brunt assist

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Not even this could save my week

      2. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        😀

    5. La vida FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Will Stanislas drop tonight?

    6. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Shot on target to seal the Coutinho baps

    7. Sp0rting
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Looks like being 68 all out this week.

      1. SheBangsTheDrums
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Same here! I'd have taken that from 10!

        1. Sp0rting
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          10 here too.

          Stupid Phillips stupid.

      2. Ridcully
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        77(-4) for me.

    8. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Coutinho nearly over halfway there for his hat-trick.

    9. Mickey Tyrion™
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Liverpool mids are the worst.

      Everyone on this site has either Mane, Firmino, or Lallana... Yet Can and Coutinho in the points.

      1. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I have Cout.

    10. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Quality 4 points from my FirMane double up. Oh boy.

    11. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      2 Points tonight 🙂

    12. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I almost did Eriksen & Kane > Firmino & Costa just before the GW26 deadline. Stuck with the 2 spuds. Phew.

    13. Je suis le chat
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Even though Origis average, I think he gives Liv better shape. Firmino is a dud.

    14. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Firmino has been bloody awful to be honest

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        His 1st touch at times is inexcusable!

    15. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      When does the real Liverpool Leicester match kick off?

    16. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Moreno had no clue vs Gray there

      1. Alexis Nonsense
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        when did Moreno have any clue about anyone?

      2. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Standard Moreno

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

        That'll be why Gray skinned him to score.

    17. L S P
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Sp*rs high ownership in the top 1000 has just destroyed my OR this week.

      Firmino doing nowt hasn't helped much either. 🙁

      1. Sp0rting
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        *Spurs

        1. L S P
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          no i got it right

    18. tm245
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      De Roon off the bench doubling my points for the day.

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Ohhh shiii I forgot about my Capoue bench points

      2. Ridcully
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Barnes off the bench halves mine...

        1. Max City
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          +1

          sigh

      3. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        The Roon off to China yet?

    19. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Oh Man..é

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        HA.

    20. Je suis le chat
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      At least bringing in Mane allowed me funds for Kane in (-4). I'll take it.

    21. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Milner off, then 2 penos in OT.

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        There is no overtime in league football 😉

    22. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Moreno is pure adulterated crap

    23. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Has Klopp done any better than Rodgers would have done? I mean, really?

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        No

      2. Je suis le chat
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Worse. Rodgers got them to 6th. Audi salesman has an 8th place and maybe 7/8th this season.

        1. KingNidge
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          2nd

        2. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Isn't Rodgers win rate slightly better than Klopps?

      3. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        No but he's better in press conferences

      4. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        No. Brought belief with last seasons EL run but slowly losing hope in him. Not getting T4 this season and I don't think you can argue with him getting the sack.

        1. Smurf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I duno. He has an awful awful squad. No depth at all. Will take time to get Liverpool into a great team. Give him time.

        2. InSaneMan-e
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Agree
          With no Europe and no more cup commitments no excuse if they fail in top 4

        3. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Jeez, sacking him after 2 seasons is a bit much. Not as if he's been an abject failure or anything remotely like that either.

          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            I don't think he should be sacked, but for the first time since he was appointed I'm losing faith.

      5. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I'll reserve judgement until the season has ended.

        A lot of talk about how this season he'd bring them forward, how he was now settled at the club and had his structure in place. Needs to get CL football.

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

        Note that down and ask on next scoutcast???:)

      7. InSaneMan-e
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I think yes tbh
        Rogers ridiculous season was due to Suarez.
        Atleast klopp has gotten attacking potential from a few players.
        Either way, there's still work to be done

      8. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        He really needs to kiss and make up with Sturridge...playing Firmino as false 9 is just horrorshow.

    24. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      We return to the Liverpool midfield merry go round!... my guess would be Firmino to score against Arsenal now and the other 2 to blank!

      1. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Mane loves his home comforts.

        Scores much better at Anfield.

        1. Lawrø
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Before this game, Mane:

          Home points per 90: 8.43
          Away points per 90: 4.57

          1. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah, he is a home player that's for sure.

      2. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Yep. Just gotta stick to one. No point changing between all of them.

      3. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        True. Go with the one you like, stick and hope he's involved in the next goal!

    25. camarozz
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I wonder will the ffs people do an in-depth analysis of city players prior to the potential dgw. Considering bringing kun and a midfielder in but not sure of sterling even tho he's doing great at the moment. Kinda let me down b4

    26. GHB
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Wouldn't be surprised if Mane was carrying a knock from the vardy tackle. He was awful tonight

      1. Boydinho
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Wouldn't surprise me if he scores next GW, or Firmino, or another mid

        1. GHB
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Good shout

    27. Webbinho
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Truly abysmal 46 for me this week. With Pieters 0 to come in. Cracking. I was 35k Sat am, be lucky to be top 60k now.

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        55 and ive dropped to 186k!!

    28. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 19 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Clearly, these training camp breaks are overrated. Spend a week together and these teams come back clueless.

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        2 games in all of February and this is what they come up with? Crazy.

      2. KingNidge
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Did Southampton the world of good going by their performance yesterday even if ultimately they never got the win..

        1. Mark
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 19 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Sure, I wasn't serious - it must help but Stoke and Liverpool must have done something wrong.

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Was decent for Everton.

          2. KingNidge
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Well it depends on what they are doing i guess.. with Liverpool it's an inability to defend which the manager must take responsibility for and a lack of a plan b other than running themselves into the ground for 90 minutes week in week out

        2. InSaneMan-e
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Agree
          Saints had unbelievable energy which allowed to even track back and stay defensively disciplined for all but 3 moments. Shame each costed them.

      3. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Doesn't Moyes only go to cold climates like NYC because he thinks the warm weather camps are useless when the players return home to play on a cold and wet Monday night in Leicester?

      4. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Gets money on Huddersfield

        City just back from Abu Dhabi

    29. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      This win really annoys me. Why couldnt they just tried under ranieri??

      Surely that would be a good option rather than fake outrage and blame your maneger??

    30. Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Klopp starting to be found out now. He did a great job initially at Dortmund but when he left them they were in awful straights.

    31. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      How many times does a Liverpool attack end with Firmino? Seems to give the ball away so much.