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12 March 2017 3021 comments
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The shortened Gameweek 28 comes to a conclusion this afternoon when Liverpool entertain Burnley at Anfield.

With Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho both among the top 10 players transferred in this week, many Fantasy managers will be hoping the Liverpool midfield duo can wreak havoc against a Burnley side that has managed just one clean sheet on their travels this season.

Mane has produced five double-figure hauls at Anfield, helping explain why over 8% of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) bosses have handed the Senegal international the captain’s armband.

Coutinho, meanwhile, found the back of the net in the 3-1 defeat to Leicester City in Gameweek 26, and slowly looks to be returning to his best form.

Roberto Firmino was also brought in by over 103,000 FPL managers, but the Brazilian has been ruled out due to a knock, with Divock Origi taking his place in the starting XI.

The Reds will have to get past Tom Heaton though, who returns for Burnley after missing the 3-2 defeat to Swansea City due to illness, providing a boost for his 19% ownership in FPL.

Liverpool did, of course, lose 2-0 to the Clarets in the reverse fixture in Gameweek 2, and will be hoping to improve on their dismal record against teams from the bottom half, having lost to Swansea City, Hull City and Leicester over the last six Gameweeks.

  1. Sims
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Did Phillips > King for a hit last week

    That was a good move right?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      You seem particularly annoyed

      I think you secretly own coutinho

        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          Whose team is that?

  2. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Mane (C) OOP

  3. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Ah Mane. Come on meow

  4. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    origi off

  5. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    I can't believe the Can , Wijnaldum double up is paying off . Their owners are so jammy .

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      😎

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        This is why Mark and FPL pay you the big bucks .

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          😀

          Got anyone playing here Westy?

          1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 25 days ago

            Mane (c) 😆 .

            1. Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 25 days ago

              Same here 😀

              1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 25 days ago

                Is it a race to the bottom ?

                1. Jafooli
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 25 days ago

                  I'm already there 😎

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      I would love to see a team with both those players.

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        There is probably one dead team 🙂 .

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      LOL @ anyone ignoring them and Schneiderlin

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Mane playing up top

    Now or never

  7. KUNingas
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Keep Firmino or Coutinho?

    1. Root
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      No

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Coutinho has to go now. Firmino will start vs City.

      1. KUNingas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        100% sure that Firmino is fine next week?

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          Wait for news but if fit then I'd ditch Coutinho 1st.

          1. KUNingas
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 25 days ago

            Thanks

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Neither

      1. KUNingas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Which one out first?

    4. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Keep both. Both of them will get double-digits next week against City.

  8. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Would love it if people thought the lesson to be learned from 27/28 was to be more conservative with hits for future blanks and doubles.

  9. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Liverpool you need to get another goals......

  10. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Tough to say for an old Northern bloke like myself...but...

    Regardless of where the trophies end up this Chelsea and Spurs are by far the best teams in the prem this season IMO.

    We need to raise our game.

  11. Z
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Started the week with 11 players for GW28...

    They scored 35.

    If I just had King (c) and 14 blankers I'd have got a higher score.

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Similar story here. 11 starting (or so I thought), but no King or Lukaku. 32 points after this game finishes

  12. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Mane might be up top but Liverpool are just defending and not creating anything. Awful.

  13. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Glad I'm not a Liverpool supporter. Wathing them is painful. Soo mediocre.

    1. Alexis Nonsense
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      So mediocre that they beat top 6 teams home and away

  14. Ibralicious
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Lallana to Sanchez or Hazard for FT? (No chelsea or arsenal coverage)

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Sanchez

  15. ChampChomp
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Barnes must have close to 10 fouls today

  16. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Coutinho has averaged 2.5 points for me since bringing him in GW21.

    Averaged nearly 6.5 points the previous 8.

    Just sold the sod for a hit. 😀

    1. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Where are you ranked now, Mike?

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        12k, but with some bench w*nkery to come. 😉

        34 points last week saw a big drop. 🙁

        1. Ziro
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          Still great going but nothing compared to your performance early on. I took your lead in Berb's H2H though. 😉

          1. Wilshere Knowledge
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 25 days ago

            And with 50 fewer points. 👿

            I'm so poor in h2h's. I'm constantly slightly below average with occasional big weeks.

            1. Ziro
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 25 days ago

              I love H2Hs. 😎

  17. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Is Mane coming on or what?

    1. Pep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Has he came out from the bench?

  18. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    If Barnes actually gets those 3 BAPS that could put me 2nd in my tough ML 🙂

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      What's your rank?

      1. FPL Maldini
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Not great, like 250k

    2. Arn De Gothia
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      I need them badly

  19. Professor Abel X
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Bench one
    Lanzini (LEI)
    Carroll (LEI)
    Coutinho (mci, have Mane)

    1. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      cout

      1. Professor Abel X
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Thanks, think I agree

  20. Alexis Nonsense
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Looking for a United asset due to double double gameweeks

    But they have no fpl assets...just a bunch of mediocre wannabes

    Valencia the only sane choice?

    Please enlighten me

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Valencia yes and possibly Lord Ibra if he seems in the mood.

    2. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Mkhi

  21. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Who is the best milf for a max of 5.3?

    To sit on bench and rotate with king?

    Thanks

    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Pam Anderson

    2. Captain Vantastic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Looking for cheap milfs?

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Liverpool just wasting time now keeping it in the corners

    Mane fail

    1. Arn De Gothia
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Yep, damn

  23. Pep says
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Will McAuley get Coutinho's point?

  24. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    3.4 up in top 10k today

    1. Captain Vantastic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      After auto subs?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Millions

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Lallana yellow

  26. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    BARNES IS LEADING THE BAPS.

    Ahem.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      I'm waiting for game winning bonus and the McAuley bonus before getting too excited.

  27. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Liverpool made tough work of this. But their home record is still great if it stays like this. Played 14, W10, D3, L1. Scored 36 (2nd best in the league)

  28. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Sell Coutinho or Sane?

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      cout

    2. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Keep both.

      Both will score. Guaranteed.

    3. Ravager
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      I'd hold a pool midfield for the City game since they raise their game so much for big ones.

  29. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Lolanna YC

  30. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Liverpool have been AWFUL.