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4 March 2017 1776 comments
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Saturday’s events come to an end at Anfield as Liverpool play host to Arsenal.

While the Gunners sat out Gameweek 26, Jurgen Klopp’s side suffered a reverse at Leicester City on Monday night having been heavily backed by Fantasy managers through Sadio Mane, who had claimed 366,000 new owners.

Mane will look to revive his fortunes following Monday’s blank, after scoring a spectacular strike against the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium back in Gameweek 1.

Philippe Coutinho scored 15-points on that occasion, triggering a huge early season bandwagon. Notably, the Brazilian scored his first goal since Gameweek 11 in Monday’s defeat to the Foxes and fired in six attempts – signposting another big performance this evening, perhaps.

For Arsenal, the pre-match build-up is dominated by Arsene Wenger’s team selection, with Alexis Sanchez left on the bench as Danny Welbeck and Olivier Giroud start up front. The Gunners look set to play more direct, in a bid to counter Liverpool’s high pressing game, with Sanchez presumably to feature as Wenger’s “plan B” this time around.

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

  1. Torres76
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What time is the Haye vs Bellew fight lads?

    1. The Royal Robin
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Around 10 - 10.30.

    2. Tibbs
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      10:30 walkout 10:45ish

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

      Starts at 10.45

      Finished by 11.00

      1. Torres76
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers. Will watch it just after the Ibra kick off!!

    4. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Is it on any of the American sports channels?
      Ie kodi

  2. Sif
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    33 from 6 (-4)
    7 still to play 😀

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

      didn't TC Aguero?

      1. Sif
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Good point, so 9 left?

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

          8

          1. Sif
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            If you TC Aguero don't you have 6 of him? 😀

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

              um, good point. 13 to play 🙂

    2. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I am on 5 from 4 (-8). Smoking!

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

    Ibra and Sanchez sellers really got punished today!

    1. Kuqi Monster
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Punished with getting more points from Mane?

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

        Yep. 😀

    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      You mean Ibra and Sanchez holders got punished

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

    Tot-Eve predictions?

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

      1-1

      1. greghammer95
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        That's what we all need.

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

          I have 4 in that, so could do with a few more 🙂

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      0-1 Baines is the dream.

    3. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hope for 0-0

    4. Toure The Route
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      1-1

  5. Pique boo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    No Sanchez or Ozil. Wenger preparing Arsenal fans for next season

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

      Should have been no Wenger as well, then, surely?

      1. Pique boo
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Wenger will stay since PL mangers only get sacked the season after they win the league(;

  6. greghammer95
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    25 (-8) from 7. So 17 from 7 lol.

    Bit crap. Aguero captain obviously and Sterling, Kolarov & Alonso. Anyone worse?

    1. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Or 17 with 7 still to play including 2 captains. Not all bad.

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      17 is the overall average, so plenty will be worse.

      1. greghammer95
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        True, annoyingly ill have a red arrow tonight as 6 of them points are from Carroll.

    3. Z
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      17(-8)

      Aguero, Sterling, KDB, Snodgrass, Alonso, Coleman

    4. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      16 from 6 pre-BAPS (hopefully at least 3 from Grant and Firmino combined) and after hits

      Need Everton and City to perform tomorrow

    5. Pique boo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      10 pts from 4 with Aguero(C) Sterling Sane Costa Lukaku Alonso Coleman to play

    6. Monkey Hanger
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Zero from five, after deducting eight point hit. Worse things happen at sea, I'm told.

  7. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Granville be like lallana deserves points for that through pass

    He's now furthur behind the pecking order of Mane Firmino Coutinho Wijnaldum

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

      Poor mans pick only for those who can't afford Mane or Firmino

    2. Toure The Route
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I hope he see's this for his own good.
      Lallana is going to choke him his team unless he doubles up .

  8. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Latest BAPS:

    Firmino (43)
    Mané (41)
    Wijnaldum (32)

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      hopefully with Mane's winning goal points to be added

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

      Firm u leg

    3. 1zverGGademN
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Mane scored the winning goal, so he is gonna get the maximum baps, right?

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

      Does Manè get winning goal points?

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        yes

    5. ejaknian
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      go go mane ~~!~!~!~!!~

  9. Torres76
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Good job I didn't do a -4 for Mane to Sane

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yes I saw on here who were going to do that yesterday.

    2. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Sané hasn't played yet!

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

    5 from 5 so far

  11. greghammer95
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I wish Mane would've shown some more energy in the 93rd min. Could've been him on the end of that.

  12. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Firm on 3 baps now. Will mane pass him again.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

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

      he should do, shame baps don't translate to what is immediately obvious

  13. We Will Klopp you
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Pick one

    A) Sterling to Firmino, play Mee free
    B) Aguero/Costa to Llorente, play Mee free
    C) Aguero/Costa to Llorente, Sterling to Firmino, bench Mee -4
    D) Sterling to Firmino, Mee to Olsson -4, keep aguero and costa

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      C

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Which one out?

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

      C

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Which one out of Costa and Aguero should I take out, Aguero presumably?

  14. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    So, 18pts post-bonus and will still drop by 5k

  15. EDEN THE MAN
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone got any idea why Heaton didn't play today?

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

      Sick

    2. Toure The Route
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      See hot topic

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

    29 with 12 to go. Finally some decent points, back to the top 250k I go

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

      I'd have a nose bleed at them heights

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

        still plenty of time left to catch up 😉

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

          Christ your previous ranks are quality, what's happened this season?

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

    Why doesn't Wenger play Manager like I play Monopoly? Offer Liverpool 50M plus Ozil and their pick of 3 other players (except Alexis) for Mane, Lallana and Coutinho.

    Worth a try. Klopp can work wonders with anyone (OK maybe not Ozil haha)

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

      Ozil would be immense under Klopp.

      1. Ephurion
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I agree. How would he line up with Özil in the group, though?

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

          Keeper

    2. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Liverpool value Firmino at £80 million alone

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

        And he's the cheapest of the four? Or what's your point?

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

          My point is that if that's the type of valuation on Firm, then you can expect similar, if not more, on Mane or Coutinho (less so Lallana because of his age).

          Ozil would be grand, but I can't see any other player in that Arsenal side that Pool would be fussed about to replace their lost attackers.

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

            They could do with Cech (though not overly valuable). Walcott would replace Mane. Wilshere/Cazorla/ozil for Cout/Lallana. It's not like Welbeck/Perez/Ox/Iwobi etc are valueless. Plus they don't have to replace like for like, so there's Mustafi/Kosc/Bellerin in the mix, though this is just a silly game of Monopoly so it doesn't matter haha

  18. Krafty Werks
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    25 (-8) post baps from 3, 11 to play with Kun triple captain...potential 😉

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

    Well done to those who have all three City attackers but Sane vs Sterling is the big matchup this week.

  20. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Couts or Firm to being in for BUR?

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

      It's a coin toss.

  21. makaveli123
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I f*cked up when I placed Amat as 1st sub. Gotta pay the price

    1. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Why is he still in your team?

      1. makaveli123
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Season keeper 😉

  22. andymck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Score check lads? 30 from 6 post baps here

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ok then.

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      27 (-4), Kun TC, Sterling, Barkley, Coleman, Pieters

    3. Toure The Route
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      above average if you have Triple Captain Aguero and Sterling/Sane left

  23. Wizard of Ozil
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Why doesn't Wenger just f**k Off and never come back!!

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Why don't you just do that?

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      So you don't want him to continue as manager then ...... ? 🙂

      1. Wizard of Ozil
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        No Way! Sick of being an Arsenal fan with an unsackable Dinosaur of a manager. Should have left 6 years ago

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

    Wonder if any clowns did Mane > Cout for this week because of Lie game?

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

      Some did the trade to be able to afford Kun

  25. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Eriksen > Siggy for free, yay or nay?

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

    24 points from 3 players so far! Loving this week.

    Still have Sane & Aguero TC to play 🙂

  27. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Mane 3baps 🙂

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

      Rival has Mane and Firm, win-win either way.

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      🙂

  28. Dreams
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    A Harry Kane brace and a spurs cleansheet would be a lovely addition to this gameweek.

    1. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      -1

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Personally hoping Baines and Lukaku perform tomorrow

    3. Toure The Route
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Everton are unbeaten in 9 games, won't be an easy walk in the park I'm afraid

  29. Morgs
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino jumped ahead of Mane for baps in the past few minutes... Firmino 43 Mane 41, can we expect Mane to regain top spot once winning goal points added?

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

      by the time you typed that it's happened.

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Mane now has 3. Keep up 😉

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

      Its 41 - 38 to Mane now.

    4. Morgs
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks all!

  30. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    37 -8 with Grant, Baines, De Brunye ,Sterling lukaku ,Crouch and Aguero tc to go.

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

      Lovely.

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Not too bad then?

    3. Toure The Route
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      37 would have been great without hits but two extra stoke makes it look very good
      Nice !