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No surprises as Spurs host Liverpool in Gameweek 5 opener

There were no big surprises as the team sheets came out for Gameweek 5’s opening fixture between Tottenham and Liverpool.

Despite fears that Reds manager Jurgen Klopp would rotate some of his big hitting Fantasy Premier League options, Jordan Henderson (£5.3m) was the only one to drop out.

Naby Keita (£7.4m) comes in while Mohamed Salah (£13.0m), Sadio Mané (£10.0m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.4m) all kept their places in the starting XI.

As expected, Michel Vorm (£4.9m) comes in for the injured Hugo Lloris (£5.5m) while Harry Winks (£5.5m) gets the nod with Dele Alli (£9.1m) out with a knock.

There is unlikely to be much captain interest in this fixture with both Salah and Harry Kane (£12.5m) backed by under 6% in our most recent poll for the armband.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR XI (4-2-3-1): Vorm, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Dier, Dembele, Winks, Eriksen, Lucas, Kane.

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

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  1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Vorm is the Chuckle Brothers moulded into one man.

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

      Too soon. The wound is fresh.

    2. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Morbid.

  2. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Great tackle by Gomez.
    Better than Lovren and Matip merged together.

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

      But Lovren is one of the best in the world!

      1. Point-one short
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Two finals I hear

  3. 1zverGGadeM
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Gomez showing amazing progress under Klopp. At least 1 of the best English defenders nowadays

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

    Gómez Robbo Allison all tied on 1 bonus

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

    Vorm on 1 bonus

    Lol@fpl

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

      Assist for Firmino goal

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      made a few saves, but that's more down to Liverpool being wasteful with their shots on target

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

      No he isn't...
      3 - Firmino (34)
      2 - Wijnaldum (25)
      1 - Gomez, Robertson, Alisson (23

  6. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Mane has been pretty lively despite no returns

    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      He’s been awful

  7. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Any radio station I can listen to the football on while abroad? Won’t let me listen to Radio 5 Live.

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

      Same...

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

      Weird, I'm listening to 5live on the radio player app on my phone, on a beach in Cyprus right now

  8. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    I think final score will be 0-2 .

    Robertson sellers will be somewhat happy

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

      keepers will be even happier

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Mane should be passing to salah

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

      African link confirmed.

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

        Salah is also African :p

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

          lol

        2. 1zverGGadeM
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I'm not jumping into that trap to get a ban,mate, but yeah - I guess you are right 😀

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

            Why a ban ? Salah is from Egypt, which is in Africa. So, there is nothing which I said that warrants a ban. 🙂

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

              Yeah Yeah.. Nevermind

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

      Nope.

      Both options were great, Keita should of done better. Awful miss.

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

    Salah scored yet?

  11. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    FOR GOODNESS SAKE MANE.

    GIVE IT TO SALAH!!!!!

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

      no i need mane to keep shooting

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

    Mane doesn't own Salah.

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

      Sarah owns mane

  13. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Mane didnt want to serve Salah!

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

    Selling Salah looks more tempting by the minute…

  15. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Mane consistenly ignoring Salah this season 😐 he's showing everyone who's boss after last seasons Salah-love-in

  16. BobbyV
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Mane doesn’t have Salah in his fpl team...clearly

  17. Eddie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    GIVE IT TO SALAH!

  18. Salarrivederci
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Mané obviously hates Salah.

  19. Mysterion
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    He wanted his mate to score, he doesn't care about your fpl team 🙂

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

    Liverpool forwards just gifting Vorm save points this game

  21. 1zverGGadeM
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Spurs in knockdown

  22. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Klopp furious

  23. Yoshioka
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    How long until VVD thunders home that overdue header?

  24. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Mane should have passed to Salah

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      probably should have for the Firmino goal too tbh

  25. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Salah and Zaha > Mané and Laca?

  26. 1zverGGadeM
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    VVD is playing in midfield in Spurs half lol

  27. *sigh*
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Not sure what game Mane lovers have been watching? He’s been very wasteful and twice I’ve seen should’ve played Salah in.

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

    Moura looking to be dropped.

    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      He has been Tottenhams best attacker tbf.. though that's not saying much

    2. tokara
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      looking bad?

  29. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Question for Salah owners......

    Will you offload Salah before his price drops or faith?

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

      No way before Southampton

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

      Ahead of Soton? What do you think?

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

      Is his price going to fall before SOU?

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

      Price

  30. BON
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Mané should have passed it to Salah. Selfish player.

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

      selfish? he passed the ball to keita

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

      He passed to Keita. Not sure how this makes him selfish

    3. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Selfish comment