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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.
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Close

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      encounters of a third kind

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

      Been like this since last season.

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

    Coutinho almost there :@

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

    What a touch by young Phillipe

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Would've been great if he put that away.

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

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

        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          A bit of Berbatov about that touch. 🙂

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

    Firmino of all people saving my dire week

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

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

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

    ANOTHER Cout miss

  8. RÏɠBY
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    pretty sure wenger is asking to be fired here..

  9. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

      i dont think many would get rid of gw28 players

      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

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

    2. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

    Any news on why Heaton didn't play today?

    1. dark91
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Illness

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

      Illness

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

      Read the hot topics.

    4. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      He was caught eating a pie on live TV

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

      Illness.

      1. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

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

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

    Arsenal playing like an inexperienced Bournemouth side

  12. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Wijnaldum is brilliant in this CM role.

    1. FISSH
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Love him

  13. Egyptian Giza
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

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

  14. FISSH
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

      Lack of humility ?

    2. JoeSoap
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Toothless

  15. TOBY1
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Any Andy Carroll news?

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

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

  17. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

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

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

      How?

      1. Lyonnais
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

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

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

  19. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Get Sanchez on in the 92nd minute

  20. Yellin' in my Ear
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

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

    2. TOBY1
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'm thinking to go firminho

  21. Prøfeßör …
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal are all over the place.

  22. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

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

  23. gagasrbija10
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

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

  24. Berbalove
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

      Wow nice!

  25. Mic
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Coutinho looking so dangerous.. should have scored by now

  26. tarantino2005
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

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

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

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

  27. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Everyone still buying Sanchez gw 29 now?

  28. itwaswritten
    • 10 Years
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    Loves it. No Alegendxis no Successchez.

  29. ljuta zena
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

    I wish Lukaku had dropped last night 🙁