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15 September 2018 1767 comments
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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 Chosen One...
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Games won take off Salah for midweek Klopp

  2. windowview
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Please no Mane assisst

  3. Rainer
    8 years, 1 month ago

    FPL Towers all did Mane -> Hazard so.

  4. pjomara
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Firm scores 2 gws in a row after I sell, alas...

    1. Valar(Keith)
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Did this to me last 2 seasons. This season I made up my mind that I'd never sell him lol. Been tough though

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

        I've heard a lot about him doing this kind of trolling. I've done the same and kept him

  5. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Where is Salah ?

  6. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Never bench a Liverpool Defender

  7. waitinginthelonggrass
    8 years, 1 month ago

    As a Mane owner I’d be very surprised if that was given as an assist

    1. Totalfootball
      8 years, 1 month ago

      haha

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

    Arsenal will be level on points with Spurs by 4.50pm today so 😀

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Mane looks more dangerous than salah

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

      Welcome to this season

  10. Holmes
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Game over, waste time now and lock the CS

  11. BON
    8 years, 1 month ago

    No assist, Mané owners getting what they deserve.

    1. Dannyb
      8 years, 1 month ago

      How do Mane owners deserve it exactly?

    2. waitinginthelonggrass
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure this makes any sense

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

      What does that mean?

    4. Richd
      8 years, 1 month ago

      This is toxic. I haven’t owned mane all year but seriously go play with traffic you little bint

    5. Dannyb
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Bitter Salah owner no doubt.

    6. Point-one short
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Here's hoping for a Hazard blank and yc

    7. Oven Glover
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You’re starting to become the worst poster on here.

    8. COYS Down Under
      8 years, 1 month ago

      They deserve 0 because Mane didn't actually assist the goal. Not because Mane owners deserve anything especially bad.

    9. Bob McMayday
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Toxic

    10. ZaZaZu
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Leave Bon alone!! He may have had an abusive Mane owning father, he may have been bullied at school by Mane owners, we don't know his background. I once got into a road rage incident and I swear that guy was a Mane owner! Bas&*rd

  12. TRIPOS TOPPER
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Vorm on 1 bap!

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      8 years, 1 month ago

      What??

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He is and all. Not for much longer

    3. CostaCoffee
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Wait 2 more minutes

  13. HurriKane
    8 years, 1 month ago

    sucks as a salah/mane owner. worst possible scenario

    1. lifes a pitch
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Salah goal incoming

    2. Ha.
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Wait for the yellow cards

    3. Point-one short
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully more to come

    4. DAZZ
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Cant win them all mate. There will be weeks like this

  14. Make United Great Again
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Salah or Mane. Get involved. Please.

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

    Whether or not it’s an assist, Mane has looked fantastic all game long whereas Salah looks sluggish.

    1. CloudSky
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Fantastic? We watching the same game?

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

        He’s looked lively, no? Constant outlet on that left side, taking people on and getting into the box. I’m starting to feel tempted by the Salah to Mane move, despite the lack of assist.

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

    How fortunate is Trippier to not have scored an own goal do?

  17. TheTinman
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Amazing how many people have no idea about the assist rule.

    1. Make United Great Again
      8 years, 1 month ago

      If you own him. It’s an assist.

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

      Official FPL got it wrong on the first call of the season!

    3. THE Wild Rover
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Tbf it's easier this season to see why people get confused. Weird decisions and lack of consistency

    4. SADIO SANÉ
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I don't really understand why Mendy's miss hit cross gets one but that doesn't tbh, that's all

  18. Sandy Ravage
    8 years, 1 month ago

    MRS clean sheet still intact. Hold 'Pool!

    1. Richd
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Congrats. My Mrs sheets are filthy

    2. Sandy Ravage
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Damn! So close.

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Dembele fail

  20. Begbie.
    8 years, 1 month ago

    This intended target stuff is nonsense. It shouldn't matter who you were aiming for if the pass gets intercepted and takes multiple touches before breaking to the scorer.

    1. Dannyb
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I kind of agree tbh.

    2. Point-one short
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Agreed. Doesn't matter as long as it's consistent who they award assists to.

  21. Rsforstar
    8 years, 1 month ago

    why poch sub out dembele instead of winks or dier? :s

  22. El-Kloppico
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Dembele OUT means more space for LFC trio.. great!

  23. 1zverGGadeM
    8 years, 1 month ago

    VVD close

    1. 1zverGGadeM
      8 years, 1 month ago

      at least barely SOT registered

  24. diesel001
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Surprising that Kane has not been subbed. Looked awful

    1. Dannyb
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He's Harry Kane, the little darling of Tottenham.

  25. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    8 years, 1 month ago

    High time to take Robbo off

  26. Licky
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Lamela on to buy a penalty.

  27. COLLIN QUANER
    8 years, 1 month ago

    VVD needs to be scoring those

  28. Rainer
    8 years, 1 month ago

    3 - Firmino (34)
    2 - Wijnaldum (25)
    1 - Gomez, Robertson, Alisson (23)

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

    Won't be a scramble to get Kane in for games away to Brighton and Huddersfield after this then.

  30. Stupendous
    8 years, 1 month ago

    No Kompany today for city

    Zinchenko and Sane are in the squad

    I dont have the 11 just yet

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks

    2. TheTinman
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Nobody cares unless it is the first game

      1. Stupendous
        8 years, 1 month ago

        You could not waste your time and energy and keep scrolling I suppose

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

      Thanks, I'll bench Kompany then

    4. Syd.
      8 years, 1 month ago

      With Zinchenko in the squad it could mean the Mendy rumours are true

      1. Stupendous
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Sub

      2. CostaCoffee
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Or it could just mean Kompanys out and replaced by a full back instead of cb

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

      Misery loves Kompany