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4 March 2017 1776 comments
Mark Mark
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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. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Fellow Alli owners, keeping for gw 28? Think I'm going to sell for Coutinho/Firmino regardless of his performance

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

      I want Walker Eriksen Kane long term, so selling for Cout

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

        Yea Eriksen is playing very well again lately!

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

          he certainly is

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

        This, hence sold Alli this week for sterling and kept Erik

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

      keeping... Was suppose to drop him for King but avoided due to Southampton game, have to keep him now 😮

    3. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Pool did this to Spurs and then Leicester hammered them 3 1.

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

        True, but - blank SOU bur - isn't great though, Coutinho looks to getting his form back from the old days

    4. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Was just pondering this myself. I resisted taking him out for Sterling but he may have to go next week. It'd be for a hit for me though as I need to get Lukaku back

    5. WDT
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Keep him mate (I am). Great fixtures 28 aside, he's just a quality goal scorer. 12 already in PL, far better value than hazard/kdb etc I feel

      1. Robben Mee Blind
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Didn't realise he'd scored that many

  2. The special 5
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    The first goal is blatant Cout assist

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

      do one

      1. The special 5
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Are you joking that touch made it go through defenders legs, wouldn't of gotten to Firminho otherwise

        1. My Name Is Prince
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          LOL

    2. MTPockets
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Can't see a touch.

      • ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        ?

      • Robben Mee Blind
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Ok

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

        C'mon, let it go already.

        1. The special 5
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Ha you know it did aswell

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

            Not really mate. He clearly didn't touch it.

      • John t penguin
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Jog on

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

        If you want an assist it helps to have touched the ball

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

      13(-4) with Sanchez to come on

      Not a total lost cause correct?

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

        From 4 players. 5 when Sanchez plays

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

        Nope. Should come on at the start of the second half me thinks.

    4. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      First ever points from Mane despite owning him many many times. 😀

      1. Robben Mee Blind
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        *Mané mané times

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

          I enjoyed this

        2. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I nearly typed that but decided it was way too cheesy 😉

          1. Robben Mee Blind
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            I never let that stop me. Quite the opposite 🙂

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

        Not even appearance points? 😯

        😛

    5. AA33
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I have two Pool mids. Seriously thinking of doing Sterling > Mane/Coutinho. Thoughts?

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

          maybe. I might triple up

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

          There will always be a game where one of them doesn't scored. I like to go in to each gameweek thinking all my players will score 😛

      • Feed tha Sheep
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Who's best defender for next week? (Excluding Everton and West Brom)

        1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Just for next week? Clyne

          1. Feed tha Sheep
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Well for maybe 4/5weeks but will obv need to have a game next week?

        2. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Mawson or Olsson - there are goals in then there lads ...

      • Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Does Zaha get one or two bonus?

        1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Have a third guess

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

            Zero? So it's 3, 3, 3?

      • F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        That front three of pool is so beautiful to watch

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

        Coq off

      • AlCapwnUK
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Mane and Firmino owner 🙂

        Arsenal fan 🙁

        Still see us getting top 4, we always get top 4 right?

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Not this time

      • Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Lallana is playing so well but it's no good him points dodging.

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

          Pool mids share points so might as well keep him.

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

            Oh I will, he's just going through a bare patch.

        2. HurriKane
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          mane firmino and coutinho are far better options

          lallana offers the least threat compared to them imo

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

            Lallana is the cheapest so I'd expect that, but he's ahead of Coutinho and not far behind the others for points

      • fedolefan
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Come on Alexis!!!

      • Scratch
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Sanchez coming on, that's some visionary stuff from the manager

        1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Love it when managers drop their best players, then they bring them on and they rescue the game and the manager is hailed as a genius - Roy Hodgson speciality that was.

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

            Only difference this game cannot be rescued

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

              You do realize that this is the same Liverpool defense you have no doubt been lolling at as far back as this morning?

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

        Sanchez on. Wenger realised his mistake.

      • Mic
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Sanch back on

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          One point is better than nothing

      • Assisting the assister
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Here's to the 9.9% that stuck with Firmino

      • AA33
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Grant on 1 bonus 😎

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

            🙂

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

            Ave it.

        • Gaz Downright
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Sánchez apparently didn't train, that's why.

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

            Neither did the 11 on the pitch by the look of things

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

            he's gone.
            Hope we sign Lacazette

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

              Is he that much cop though ?

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

          Sanchez already paying dividends

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

          Mane to punish on the break 😉

          1. Jay_
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Looks likely

          2. diesel001
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Sanchez goal would be ideal here

          3. ★Kuntheman★
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            I dunno lads, I don't think a team can be title contenders with Iwobi and Gibbs...

            1. ★Kuntheman★
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Not to mention a poor bench as well

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

              I agree that we should really sign a LB, Monreal is getting on a bit.

              Iwobi is decent, but i fear in the mold of Ox and Wally, no finish.

              If Wenger goes this Arsenal team might look VERY different next year. Bellerin and Ozil might join Sanchez out the door

          4. Granville
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 17 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            You don't rest Alexis away to Liverpool you rest him at home to Hull

            1. ★Kuntheman★
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              You don't rest him period

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

              He's a big game player though

            3. AA33
                9 years, 3 months ago

                He shouldn't have had a rest. GW 26 was off for them 😉

              • Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
                • 17 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Somthing more to that surely

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

                Strange move by Wenger. Can't figure it out unless he is trying to prove a point which hasn't gone well

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

                You don't go cheap on Liverpool mids, either. 😉

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

                  Cue Lallana brace ...

              • Granville
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 17 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Dunno, but it's about time he hung up his trenchcoat.

              • Berbalove
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Rest for Bayern in the midweek.

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

              I was going to captain Mane next week 🙂

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

                Will be tight between Lukaku and Mane.

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

                Mane home to Bur, no brainer!

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

              Close

            6. ★Kuntheman★
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              WHAT A SAVE

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

                Lol. Was almost straight at him.

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

              Wish Klarius was in goal

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

              Can people stop selling Aguero and Sterling!!! My plans hinge on both rising and getting the .2 extra!

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

                *sells Aguero after reading this.

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

              Wow, how did that stay out

            10. Smoky Johnson
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Mawson or Olsson?

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

                Mawson

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

                Mawson

              3. HurriKane
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Olsson

                1. Smoky Johnson
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 3 months ago

                  Olsson wingback
                  Mawson central play