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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. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Salah, one more chance my son

  2. Numb
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Well done to those brave enough to sell Salah

    1. DAZZ
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Please post this after the southampton game, if he blanks then, this comment becomes credible.

      1. Numb
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Trying to jinx it though

  3. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    No Mendy! Come on Jimenez!

  4. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Spurs! Wipe out those Pool cleanies.

    1. Dannyb
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      This

  5. Desperately Seeking Dusan
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    One in the eye for mainstream journalism. If you listened to the journalist of a mainstream respected U.K. newspaper on Aguero you were caught out, take the advice of some random on Twitter saying he’d seen Mendy drinking and you’d have been right...

  6. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah so dangerous

  7. Pep says
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    That no assist for Mane is a joke. What the fk is going on with this game. The intended direction was the centre of the box. The ball ended in the centre of the box despite a touch from the defender. How can Sanchez' gw1 assist be justified after this

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Klopp furious at salah

  9. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Mo Salah has woken up

  10. Paulie Walnuts
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah is garbo 😉

  11. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Looks like this is the year to have a strong bench. Every week there's been a couple of no shows...

    1. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yes definitely, with some mid table nailed starters

  12. RashFraud
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Mendy not even on the bench 🙁

  13. Ted Bovis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Son will troll us Robbo subs and score...bookmark it!

  14. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Are spurs back to being average?

  15. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah why

  16. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    This is the week where Westwood scores a screamer.

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Like the one he scored in 4 seasons at Villa? He's dropped when Defour back so hopefully for his owners

      1. CloudSky
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        That one, yeah!

  17. The Chosen One...
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    FFS Lamela

  18. Pacer.
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Eight saves from Vorm haha. How many came because he spilled or fumbled

  19. DJDave1979
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Really concerned about chances of getting XI out. I need Shaw or Wally to play.

    1. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ekk

    2. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Willy wall

  20. BON
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pochettino being punished for no Summer signings.

    1. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Lol

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      More to do with lack of tactical nous

      1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        One trick pony

        1. Where has all the rum gone?
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Exactly

  21. Desperately Seeking Dusan
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Famous last words from Joe this morning when he said there wasn’t really anybody to replace Mendy at City and tbf, that’s how Pep spoke about him.

    Does give me a decision when WC’ing though. It’s fine having premium defenders but not when they don’t start the easy games and there are good cheap options.

    1. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      1 game out of however many I can live with

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Having a decent playing first sub would cover scenarios like this

      1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yes but he takes up a City spot. I’d rather downgrade to a 4.5 and squeeze in a Sterling who will miss games but when he plays, be devastating. Alonso and Robbo will play every game and do not take up slots of other players I want.

    3. Jules Rimet
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      When WC'ing though you get a proper bench and problem solved.

      1. Ronaldoke
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Exactly. No City player will play 38 games this season (other than maybe Ederson!). However when the likes of Mendy do play they tend to score heavily so it’s still worth owning them. Just make sure you have half decent backup.

        1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          It’s a question of optimising the three City slots, not having AWB come off the bench.

      2. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I have a decent bench. My issue is that by downgrading I can get Sterling alongside Kun and Dilva rather than a defender. Will Mendy get more points this season than Sterling if being rotated too? Seems unlikely.

    4. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hardly any player will play every game. Mendy is not even a decision

      1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        It’s City optimisation. On the assumption everybody other than Ederson is rotated (and that’s a maybe), which three get you most points?

  22. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Use those subs Klopp. Only 5 minutes to go.

  23. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How many chances does Salah needs ...

    Bye Salah

    1. janowsc
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Get a big couch for next week then

  24. Eddie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Oh, yeah, Kane's playing.

    1. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Where?

  25. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Mane is the one you want going forward I feel

    1. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Salah (C) will have 34 points next to his name in GW6 😀

      1. Where has all the rum gone?
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        In klopps dream

  26. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Vorm one save away from bonus.

    1. doublyG
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Would be a travesty

  27. mbglo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    My non-playing players:
    Mkhitaryan, Mahrez, Mendy, Schlupp, Peltier. Potentially add Shaw and Chalobah to the mix. Will potentially field 8 players...

    1. mbglo
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      7 players. Even.

    2. doublyG
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      That's amazing. A lot of bad luck there (except Mahrez)

    3. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Time to play your wildcard

    4. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      That's unfortunate mate. A number of those need to go from your squad.

  28. Kabayan
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Any chance Ozil got flu before kickoff?

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hpe so.
      Mikhi owner?

      1. Kabayan
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yep

    2. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      12,847,362/1

  29. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Spurs play so bad without Alli

  30. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    gg no YCs in the game

    1. DeathoftheParty
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yet all the ref has done is blow his whistle. Little annoying