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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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  1. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Puel got this all wrong. Leicester on the ropes.

  2. Berbalove
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Is it time to create a new assist category, i.e. the lucky assist, aka the Lukaku, Mendy, Robertson assist?

    Is 2 points fair?

    1. filip747
      8 years, 1 month ago

      is this going to count are you guys serious or what.

  3. Bruce Lee
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I love drinking nerd tears

    Clearly Robbo's assist as his cross was intended for Mane

    1. filip747
      8 years, 1 month ago

      so what i ederson can be intending to pass a ball and then Van dijk touches it and aguero scores its an assist

  4. Nomar
    8 years, 1 month ago

    ** starts looking at what £3m by downgrading Salah to Mane will look like on my team......**

    1. J T
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Take a look at mine

      1. trikster102
        8 years, 1 month ago

        That's what I did with my WC

        Cech
        Alonso Robertson Mendy
        Walcott Mané Lucas Moura Mkhitaryan Hazard
        Mitrovic Agüero
        -EtheridgeWan-Bissaka Bennett Zohore

        1. J T
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I prefer to have Mane and Hazard rather than just Salah

          1. trikster102
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Exactly. It was either Mane and Hazard or Salah and Pedro.

      2. BooYaKasha
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I did, not impressed...

        1. J T
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Great 😀

    2. DeathoftheParty
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Absolutely

  5. TAT
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Any point getting Mané back at this point?

    1. My Name Is Pepu
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Sold him for Hazard and already regretting it :/

      1. TAT
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Sold him on WC before last weeks deadline myself, but somehow kept Auba.

    2. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No point Liverpool have Spurs next and Chelsea have Cardiff

      1. TAT
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Good point. Only have Alonso myself.

  6. Shifty
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Vvd goal pls

    :/

  7. mcrayeps
    8 years, 1 month ago

    instead of debating Robbo assist, why dont you just enjoy the beauty of play shown by liverpool now?

    1. filip747
      8 years, 1 month ago

      should be wiped off clealy the guy who puts the points up owns robbo and fovurs his own players.

      1. Amsterhammer
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yawn.

      2. Critical Observer
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Fantasy assists have always been a thing on fpl. Take Neymar to Firmino at the World Cup for example, assist not given as the GK got his hand to it but on fpl it would have been an assist 100%.

  8. Syd.
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Great save from Alisson

    1. Bruce Lee
      8 years, 1 month ago

      What a player he is

      1. My Name Is Pepu
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Didn't they pay like 70m or something for him?

    2. Rash
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Pretty simple imo

      1. Bruce Lee
        8 years, 1 month ago

        He made it look simple

        1. Rash
          8 years, 1 month ago

          If that goes in he would be hounded for it = simple save

        2. My Name Is Pepu
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Routine save for a decent keeper.

          I can tell you because I've played that position for 13 years of my life before giving up on the game courtesy a hyperextended knee and work.

          1. Bruce Lee
            8 years, 1 month ago

            The world renown Natkhat Chokra who played 5 a side down at the park with his mates on a Sunday is downplaying Alisson's play... I love this site

            1. My Name Is Pepu
              8 years, 1 month ago

              How does it feel hurling personal insults at someone you don't even know? 🙂

  9. My Name Is Pepu
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Fantastic play by Leicester, great reaction save by Allison.

  10. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    One more goal and Mane will be 10.2 by start of next Gameweek.

    1. Les Bleus
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Already will be regardless.

  11. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    McGuire plays great balls out of the back

    1. Rainer
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Brexit Beckenbauer.

  12. Four Hit Wonder
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Mane essential, Salah not worth 13m at this point.

  13. DeathoftheParty
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who on here said Mane brace with Robbo double assist and cleanie...

    That guy must be near climax by now.

    1. Bruno Bruno!!
      8 years, 1 month ago

      me 🙂

      1. Four Hit Wonder
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Did you climax

    2. BrutalLogiC
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Got neither, painful

    3. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He can't climax until the brace happens.

      1. DeathoftheParty
        8 years, 1 month ago

        *near* is the relative term used.

  14. Optimus.
    8 years, 1 month ago

    SKY BET paying out on Liverpool winning the League today if they beat Leicester was a sure thing. I love when a 50/1 comes in

    1. Jafooli
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Just seen a tweet saying the bus is booked.

  15. Alvaro Morata
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Will that assist of Robertson count...?

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

  16. BrutalLogiC
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Bobby, reward me for me foolish loyalty

    1. Fred54
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You might as well own Morata.

      1. BrutalLogiC
        8 years, 1 month ago

        That's uncalled for

    2. Midlands Saint73
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Last chance saloon today for Bobby in my team. I went Bobby due to being Salahless (have Robbo and Mane).

  17. Arctic monkeys
    8 years, 1 month ago

    People crying about the assist, is it your first year playing FPL ?

    1. Sponge-worthy
      8 years, 1 month ago

      So what happened?

      1. Arctic monkeys
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Meldown for a very obvious robbo assist

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      8 years, 1 month ago

      The rules are a joke but

      Mane was intended target. Didnt alter direction of the ball enough.

      Rubbish rules ( owner)

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Clearance didn't *

  18. Gazpilicueta
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Robbo joy countered by Bobby frustration. If he doesnt get 8+ points im getting rid, even for a hit

    1. Four Hit Wonder
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He's totally invisible

      1. Gazpilicueta
        8 years, 1 month ago

        1 early chance, poor composure

    2. SirStevieG
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I'm sick of him. It's like he doesn't even want to score.

    3. Midlands Saint73
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Last chance saloon today for Bobby in my team. I went Bobby due to being Salahless (have Robbo and Mane).

  19. OPTA FPL
    8 years, 1 month ago

    That new Lei winger looks quality

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      How much? Gray might be where the value lies

      1. OPTA FPL
        8 years, 1 month ago

        5.5

    2. Differentiator
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Gazelle?

  20. Khark
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Gray looking good

  21. trikster102
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I noticed the guy in first place has Kun tripple captain.

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      That's the last of his chips I think

    2. Bielsa's Bucket
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He does love scoring against Newcastle hatrick and a quad in recent years

    3. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You mean the the guy who will no longer be in first place had Kun tripple captain. 😉

    4. The Seagulls and the Trawle…
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He’s playing all his chips in the first GWs. Guy wants short term glory.

      1. trikster102
        8 years, 1 month ago

        That makes now. I thought it was weird he was doing so well with Pogba and Fred in his team.

        1. trikster102
          8 years, 1 month ago

          that makes *sense now.

  22. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    went Mane>Haz
    GW off to a great start...

    1. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It's a cack decision irrespective of this week's outcome

    2. OPTA FPL
      8 years, 1 month ago

      calm down, wait for hazard hattrick

  23. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    People hitting to get Haz in for Mane during the week

    Great stuff

  24. GuillermoDickero
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Really hope this VVD being less prone to rotation idea comes true in the coming months

    1. diesel001
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It won't

    2. Podge
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Big time

    3. Holmes
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Wont really matter since he will probably get 1-2 pts in those games 😮

    4. Naboo
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It will, just hope it happens when they keep a CS

  25. Eden Wizard
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Just me Salah C then 🙄

    1. Royal5
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Suthern Airlines

    2. Alvaro Morata
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You should have captain Aguero.

    3. Numb
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Floodgates open

  26. Royal5
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Leicester all over Pool

  27. Four Hit Wonder
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Salah blank please.

    And a Milner goal or assist.

  28. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Good evidence this of Pool not relying on Salah. Barely seen him and they still look great.

  29. Hykkerten
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Mendy looks like new Kante

  30. Ha.
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Lots of Mane (c) in my MLS. Welp.

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      8 years, 1 month ago

      They aren’t threats over the course of the season.

      1. Ha.
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Unfortunately they are