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

    Meh

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

      Salah Meh

  2. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I know its not Tot-Liv relevant but...

    A good ML rival captained Neves and had Aguero. Waaaat!

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

      Incoming Neves screamer.

    2. tokara
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      shows that u need to join a big boys league

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        True really - but he's usually quite in the loop though.

    3. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      He might be busy all the time playing his wildcard and didn't pay attention to the team selection and captain

    4. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      ‘Rival’

  3. Timbomars
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Patricio

    Alonso / Mendy / Pereira

    D Silva / Mane / Hazard (VC) / Maddison

    Zaha / Aguero (C) / Wilson

    Bench: Hart / Wan-Bissaka / Bennett / Stephens

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

      Where is Salah 😀

      1. Timbomars
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        He’s at Wembley, currently blanking against Spurs...

  4. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    What is going on with the crowd noise? The NBCSN broadcast sounds really strange.

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

      The crowd has been very quiet

      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Sounds like two or three different mics at the same time. Odd.

    2. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Stop streaming then 😉

      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        TV broadcast.

  5. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    VVD where were you?

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      On the post

  6. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Ruined that Trippier CS. I'll take it.

  7. 1zverGGadeM
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Almost Gini assist to Bobby/Mane

  8. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I'm regretting benching VVD ... CS guaranteed

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

      Don't you jinx it, you.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Same with TAA

    3. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Moura scoring soon

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

    Spurs defence looks like it still has another mistake in it today that will lead to a 2nd Liverpool goal

  10. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Great goal for the neutrals. Game opened up for more goal chances in the 2nd half

  11. Yoshioka
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    VVD assist? 😀

  12. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    A Salah blank today mighnt be a bad thing, might encourage less people to captain him v Southampton next week

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

      I mean yes, but Aguero also has Cardiff. Mané still involved. Even Hazard has WHU (although they can be a bit of a bogey for us sometimes).

      Still other good options.

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

      People will still c him but then again he might not even play that game

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

      I'll (C) Salah next GW.

    4. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I can smell the fear from here.

  13. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Dier dire

    1. ChampChomp
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      He is awful, no idea how he ever gets picked ahead of Dembele & Wanyama

  14. N00B
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Mark my words: Alonso will take a red today!

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      As in give you a red arrow?

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

      should we bookmark it?

    3. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Think a goal , assist and a cleanie + max bonus

    4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Posts like this are so dumb

    5. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Have you completed the Voodoo or in progress?

  15. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    boring game so far

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

    Wijnaldum essential 😛

  17. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Poch gonna bring Kane on at half time?

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

    Henderson dropped for this but Dier starts

    Big gulf between squads

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      $$$

    2. Me Spurs
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Dier is awful

  19. 1zverGGadeM
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Mane is terrible today

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Not as bad as Salah and Muker

      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        *Milner

        1. Zladan
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Milner has been decent

      2. Pacer.
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Salah hasn't been poor. No service

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

    Salah ruining some attacks but he'll end up on the scoresheet imo..
    getting more and more dangerous!

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Not watching the game but contrasting comments about Salah.

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

        He is getting involved but loose pass and wrong passing ruining it. How long will he continue to miss them, time will tell but if he gets one right, he'll score.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      At least he's involved. Better than having an utterly quiet game.

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

      Salah scored 3 vs Spurs last season in both games, so .. I still have him and won't be surprised if he get at least 1 🙂

  21. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Looks like Salah out for me this week then.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Makes sense.

    2. Salahlulijah
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Good plan after 45mins and before Saints home. I’d do the transfer now if I were you

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

        😀

      2. OverTinker
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        lolz

  22. Jar Jar Winks
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    12.5 m for kane what a rip off

    1. Kane-harry Island
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      13 m for Salah is the master of all rip off's

    2. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Salah making him look a bargain

  23. Rash
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Must admit salah don't look like the same beast he was last season.

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

      He was never going to replicate last season.

      He will do well but not as well. The point is he's more expensive this season

      1. Rash
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Not going to panic yet though.. Bilva my priority.

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I think teams have just learnt from last season

  24. Yoshioka
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Dier rear.

  25. Jar Jar Winks
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    The possibility of milner lifting the pl

  26. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I'll never get sick of Mark's pronunciation of Obombayeng. Like last season when he randomly started calling Cedric 'Ceeeedric', he is the maverick of pronunciation as with team selection.

  27. Gabbiadini
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    that pass was terrible

  28. How Mina You
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Spurs need Son to add some width

  29. fenixri
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    lol, so much hate for Salah. Cant wait when he gets bracer in 2nd half

  30. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    The three Liverpool attackers are absolutely hounding six Spurs defenders, don’t think they have been awful at all.

    1. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Agreed.