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

    Close

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

      encounters of a third kind

  2. vectorman
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Surely the new tactic when it comes to Pool players is to get them in when they have a tough run of fixtures.. I'm serious 😀

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

      Yep, especially when they play at Anfield, which is the case for 2 of their next 3 fixtures.

    2. Clifford☯
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Been like this since last season.

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

    Coutinho almost there :@

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

    What a touch by young Phillipe

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

      Would've been great if he put that away.

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

        Touch was almost too good stopped it dead and caught under his feet a bit

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

          A bit of Berbatov about that touch. 🙂

  5. Scratch
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino of all people saving my dire week

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

    Ville Ronke must be in tears behind his sofa. Zero players from this game.

  7. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    ANOTHER Cout miss

  8. RÏɠBY
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    pretty sure wenger is asking to be fired here..

  9. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Top trolling Mane!! Glad I didn't get Sterling in for him, especially with him playing GW28

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      i dont think many would get rid of gw28 players

      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Oh many did! Did you not see this forum last night?

    2. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Guy in second in my mini league did after getting mane in the week before, I have them both 🙂

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

    Any news on why Heaton didn't play today?

    1. dark91
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Illness

    2. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Illness

    3. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Read the hot topics.

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

      He was caught eating a pie on live TV

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

      Illness.

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

        Ha ha ha! Cheers. No biggie got Jak to sub in.

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

    Arsenal playing like an inexperienced Bournemouth side

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

    Wijnaldum is brilliant in this CM role.

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

      Love him

  13. Egyptian Giza
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What do you guys think DT and troopz are currently doing?

  14. FISSH
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    So frustrating as a Liverpool fan, why can't we beat the likes of Swansea, Burnley, Bournemouth?!

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

      Lack of humility ?

    2. JoeSoap
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Toothless

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

    Any Andy Carroll news?

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

    Llorente, Gabbiadini, Grant and now Mane... Me very happy!!!

  17. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Leaving your leading scorer on the bench vs Liverpool. The only logic I can see is if Wenger put a large wager on Liverpool. Then it's brilliance!

  18. Lyonnais
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I'm on -7pts after 3 players. Great DGW start for me 😆

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

      How?

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

        Took a -8 to get Aguero, Sterling and Sane.

        Ibra -1, Brunt 1, Evans 1 so far for me...

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

    Get Sanchez on in the 92nd minute

  20. Yellin' in my Ear
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Who to bring in for sterling alongside mane for next week, Coutinho or Firminho?

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

      Cou if you want many shots, low accuracy
      Firm if you want fewer shots, higher accuracy

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

      I'm thinking to go firminho

  21. Prøfeßör …
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal are all over the place.

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

    As an Arsenal fan, this hurts. Good on Wenger for just playing a crap team. He gets hate anyway. How much worse is the hate going to be now? Might as well stick it in on the way out.

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

      Totally agree. Even done Liverpool 2 win after seeing team sheet.

  23. gagasrbija10
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Do you know something about Andy Carroll?Is he ready for monday or not?
    Thanks.

  24. Berbalove
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    With Grant, Firmino, Mane and Gray already delivering, this could be special if triple captain Aguero has two good games.

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

      Wow nice!

  25. Mic
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Coutinho looking so dangerous.. should have scored by now

  26. tarantino2005
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Anybody knows how long Phillips out for? Will he be back for next week?

    1. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Could be, two weeks is a good time for recovery.

  27. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Everyone still buying Sanchez gw 29 now?

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

    Loves it. No Alegendxis no Successchez.

  29. ljuta zena
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    30 (-4) from 5 and 3bps incoming. Still have Kane, Aguero (c), Hazard, Snoddy, Coleman and Alli.

    That feeling when fifty shades of Gray is your gem

  30. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I wish Lukaku had dropped last night 🙁