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Fantasy managers spared pains of Liverpool rotation at Leicester

Fantasy Premier League managers have been spared the pains of Jurgen Klopp’s rotation for the first fixture of Gameweek 4.

After promising that unchanged line-ups would soon be a thing of the past at Liverpool, Klopp has made just one alteration to the side that beat Brighton in Gameweek 3.

New signing Naby Keita (£7.5m) drops to the bench to allow club captain Jordan Henderson (£5.4m) to come back into the starting line-up.

The headline Fantasy options Mohamed Salah (£13.0m), Sadio Mané (£9.9m) and Andrew Robertson (£6.1m) have all kept their places.

The Reds remain heavily backed in this fixture with Salah still in 55 percent of teams, Mané in 37 percent and Robertson in 21 percent.

As a whole, the Liverpool defence is still popular for this trip to the King Power Stadium with Virgil van Dijk (£6.0m) in 18 percent of squads and 17 percent invested in Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.0m).

It appears that Demarai Gray (£5.5m) is leading the Leicester line in the absence of Jamie Vardy (£8.9m). Kelechi Iheanacho (£6.0m) drops to the bench.

Ricardo Pereira (£5.0m) has earned plenty of attention for playing in attacking midfield twice so far this season but he is deployed at right-back for this one.

LEICESTER CITY XI (4-4-1-1): Schmeichel; Chilwell, Morgan, Maguire, Pereira, Ghezzal, Ndidi, Mendy, Albrighton; Maddison; Gray.

LIVERPOOL XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Robertson, Van Dijk, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold: Henderson, Wijnaldum, Milner; Salah, Firmino, Mane

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2,543 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Manani
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    was all planning to do Mane>Hazard this week, now I am not so sure

    1. RashFraud
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Same. Probably do Salah > Hazard now

  2. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Son get in my team

  3. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Ings is going to score isn't he?

  4. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    How long is zaha out for?

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      6-8 weeks

      1. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        What?! Wow

      2. Totalfootball
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Are you sure ?

      3. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Source?

  5. Sarcastic Warnock
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    5 minutes silence for Salah cappers please!

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks for your solemn support.

  6. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    South Korea winning 1-0!

  7. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Maddison assist? Thought Ihenacho passed it?

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Maddison's sole of his foot touched the ball. It flicked up off the surface on the reply

  8. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Goal, South Korea 1-0 Japan

  9. DrunkPhilosophy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Peliter, Cairney, King, Bernardo Silva, Pedro....

    Time to hit the button I guess?

    1. DrunkPhilosophy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Oh and Zaha

    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Is King out or just rubbish?

      1. DrunkPhilosophy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        He’s playing but much better value for same price range

    3. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Bilva and King will score today don’t worry

  10. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    South Korea winning.

    Son going to avoid military service. Best decision Spurs have made letting him go to play.

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Don't you dare jynx. 25 minutes left.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Doubt Spurs had much say in the matter.

      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Err Spurs had full say. Asian games is not recognised by Fifa so fully up to the club. That's why Son didn't win exemption when S Korea U23s last won the Asian games football cup -> Leverkusen refused to let him go

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          😮

          Lucky they had Moura to fill in while he was gone.

    3. Ini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Is this true? Mind sharing a link where I can read more? I’m confused why they have this tournament right now.

        1. Ini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Thanks

  11. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Fearing Arnie big-time.Shipped him to enable Alonso as west ham look a mess and have tough fixtures after this gw.Need to survive this gw but doubt it

    1. J T
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      You have Alonso now, life will be better don’t fear 😀

  12. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    So whats up with zaha?

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      not much. price going down and 0 pts

      1. Nightf0x
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Why he is missing the game? Injured or what

  13. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Sadio thinks that they have played very well today. I must disagree.

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah, Pool have yet to hit high gear but I believe they will come good.

  14. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    How did Salah look today? Just wasteful?

    I don’t see Mane outscoring Salah over the course of the season tbh. Salah underlying stats are still good.

    1. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Leicester were decent, had a gameplan. He could have made 1 better decision. No panic.

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Alright, thanks. Didn’t get to see the match.

    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Missed an absolute sitter

    3. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      He's had a poor start to the season so far but there's a long way to go yet. He hasn't become a bad player. No need to panic yet.

      1. Manani
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        i assume you are being sarcastic?

        2 goals 2 assist in 4 games is not a poor start

        1. Marvin Moon
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Fair point. He just looks rusty by his standards.

  15. Evil Greg
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Update on zaha: Roy Hodgson just said on ssnews he injured his adductor muscle right at the end of the last training session. I believe that's two weeks out. Safe to keep.

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 8 months ago

        zaha owner?

        1. Evil Greg
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I don't have him no.

          1. MTPockets
              5 years, 8 months ago

              Fair enough. Same and wouldn't sell him either.

        2. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I got him at 7.0 and am happy to keep as he is 7.1 at the moment and can afford to take the drop

        3. The Tinkerman
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          +1

        4. Dthinger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          hmm. first personal reasons, now an injury in training...is it possible he got secretly sold to a european team at the deadline?

      • trikster102
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        lol, that shot of Klopp and Shaqiri together on the pitch. I thought he brought his young son along or something.

      • IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Dunno why everyone is planning to ship Salah.What will u do do with the rest of the cash?

        1. Vinyl78LP
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Currently Spurs-less - that'd be my direction.

        2. Forza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Arnautovic to Aubameyang could be good.

        3. Khark
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Hurricane

        4. Pierce34
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I've been without Salah all season - have Mane, Hazard, Aguero, Aubameyang and the usual expensive defenders. Was a very good start but ironically it would've been even better if I had Salah instead of Aubameyang of course.

        5. J T
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Put it in an isa

        6. nisag17
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          This. Which big hitter out there. Only option is Kane or Hazard but Salah still creating and getring chances. Wont miss every time.

        7. FDMS All Starz
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Maybe something like Mané & Hazard over Salah & Bilva/Mkhi

      • Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Mane double figures again. Insane output so far this season.

        1. Monkey Hanger
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          He will score 7pts.

          1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Check again.

        2. barracuda
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Triple rise incoming

      • All about the Mané
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        So going into injury time Ghezzal and Mané were joint on 33 BPS. Game finishes with Ghezzal doing nothing and the points end...
        Ghezzal (34)
        Mané (31)
        Maddison (24)

        How's that possible? Mané lost 2 points... Eh!

        1. Evil Greg
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Blame allisson!

        2. Brap.
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Been updated.

        3. BrutalLogiC
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          refresh

        4. All about the Mané
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Mané (29)
          Ghezzal (28)
          Firmino (26)
          Maddison (23)

          Still don't get how they lost points lol

      • boc610
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Trying to see logic of zaha as a scout pick after hodgson's cagey presser and
        being left out of ivory coast squad

      • It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Missed that Pedro doesn’t play either...

      • Rash
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        As a Robbo Mané owner.. how many points has that prat in goal for Liverpool cost me?

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          A lot

        2. Evil Greg
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I feel your pain!

        3. F4L
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          7

        4. Finnish Fish
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          10

        5. the snazzy viking
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I'm sure he's a nice guy

        6. Khark
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Probably 7 lol

        7. Finnish Fish
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I had double Pool defence & Mane so even more annoyed.. 😆

        8. Sz21
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          well.. considering Allison ownership Id say overall its better they conceded.

        9. Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Karis lives on for a moment

        10. ClassiX
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          5 (6 if you captained Mane, 9 if you captained Robbo)

          1. Rash
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Not too damaging then

        11. Dthinger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Makes me wonder if Liverpool GK coach needs replacing.

      • Homo Neanderthalensis
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Today’s accumulator: (all both teams to score draws)

        West Ham vs Wolves
        Brighton vs Fulham
        Everton vs Huddersfield

        £10 returns £770

        1. Evil Greg
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I'll have a go.

        2. Sandy Ravage
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          unlucky mate

        3. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Good luck!

        4. The Baby-faced Assassin
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Hudds will let you down.

        5. Totalfootball
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          will take that 100 percent !

        6. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Not sure about Hudds

        7. Sandy Ravage
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          so close

      • Finnish Fish
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Loving it how so many are thinking about shifting Salah out.. after one blank 😆

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Was thinking about it anyway with the upcoming fixtures

        2. Differentiator
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          He didn't score well last season or so far this season. His form is dead

          1. Volley127
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            True, only record number of FPL pts last season

          2. Marvin Moon
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            ?

        3. Silights
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Yup, seems premature.

        4. Marvin Moon
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Irony is they are the very people who like to band the term "casuals" about.

        5. Khark
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I’ve never owned him this season.

          Mane Kane Aguero Hazard here

        6. LD
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          This. No player is immune to blanks. Everyone was saying the same last week when Mane banked and look what happened...

          1. LD
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Blanked*

      • Zilla
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Btw liverpool stayed atb for the last half an hour or so, where is the champagne football?

        1. XabiAlonso
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Saving the champagne for may

          1. Zilla
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            For finishing top 4?

        2. boc610
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Keeping that for a top 6 side...and maybe United

      • The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        First time playing 5 at the back I think. 541 with Zaha out. Double palace defence with Schlupp and Zaha. Fingers crossed, they can make my GW on their own....

        At least I got Wally over Pedro in that coin toss...

        1. Brap.
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          One of your Zahas should be a Wan-B

          1. The Tinkerman
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Yep

        2. Perthite
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          You haven't used a BB before?

      • OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        any news on zaha yet?

        1. Evil Greg
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          See my post above

        2. The Tinkerman
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Some one above answered me on the same query. Abductor injury according to Roy on Sky sports

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Top 10k - 14.7
        Overall - 10.4

        1. Rash
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          17 from 3 if baps are final

        2. CRO KLOPP
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Deductions 0.7 top 10 k
          And 1.5 overall

      • fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Ugh, I'm one of probably two people in FPL who started with Willian. Got rid of him for Lingard and now Willian starts. Waste of a transfer.

        1. Pierce34
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Regardless of Willian - too early to get Lingard? I'd want some confirmation that United look vaguely threatening, though it could be a nice differential for you if he works out.

          1. fedolefan
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Yeah, very early but I had decided late last week to chase teams playing Burnley. Just thought of going through with it.

        2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Lingard really??

          1. fedolefan
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Yeah, see above. Was chasing teams playing Burnley more than anything.

      • Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Nice to see all my bench players start.