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Defensive changes for Liverpool as Salah eyes more goals at Arsenal

Mohamed Salah (£13.0m), Sadio Mané (£9.8m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) have all been named in a strong Liverpool signed to face Arsenal this afternoon.

The devastating forward trio have featured together sparingly in recent weeks but the trip to the Emirates means back-to-back starts along one another for the second league match in a row.

Jurgen Klopp has made changes in defence with Andrew Robertson (£6.4m) returning at left-back after missing out on the Gameweek 10 win over Cardiff.

Also coming back in is Joe Gomez (£5.1m), with Dejan Lovren (£4.9m) absent from the match squad and Alberto Moreno (£4.2m) dropping to the bench.

Alexandre Lacazette (£9.7m) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) start together for the second match in a row for Arsenal, while Henrikh Mkhitaryan (£6.8m) is named on the team sheet for the first time since Gameweek 9.

Sead Kolasinac (£4.9m) is set for his first Premier League minutes of the campaign as he lines up at left-back for Arsenal.

ARSENAL XI: Leno; Bellerín, Holding, Mustafi, Kolasinac; Torreira, Xhaka; Mkhitaryan, Özil, Aubameyang; Lacazette

LIVERPOOL XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Milner, Wijnaldum, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

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1,275 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Grab a goal Andy Robz

    1. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Would be so rude

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

    VVD on fire. So many chances.

  3. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Van Dijk is so good

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      at missing chances handed on the plate

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Best defender in the league imo

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          True

      2. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        jk. he's a colossal. best def in pl at the moment

    2. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Worth every penny

  4. Numb
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Time to go Salah. Not justifying his price tag.

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Before Fulham ?

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Form over fixtures!

        1. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          You batter in then.

        2. el polako
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Fulham is soo bad though, even Morata could score against them.

          I will sell Salah after next GW.

      2. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Nobody would do that regardless of price! Surely....

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

      Out for a hit

    3. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Ahead of Fulham lol redic

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

      Are you for real

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        No

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

          Thank goodness

  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Kolasinac has played well today tbf to him

  6. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Need an Arsenal goal asap

  7. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    No idea why he took Auba off

    1. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      He has triple pool defence

  8. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Please everyone, sell your Liverpool assets now before they play the mighty Fulham.

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Liverpool don’t stand a chance next week. Sell, sell, sell

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

      Salah to gudmundsson

  9. child of God
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Come on salah

  10. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    If some of us has Aguero Haz Salah Sterling Arnie etc ... but still captained Richa ... take a bow son!
    Same goes for Arnie captains too. It takes guts. I have them both and will hope Kun has ones his strong home matches with a big haul 🙂

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Early to congratulate at the moment. What is Aguero scores a hat-trick?

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        points over potential every time

  11. Jon Snow
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salah out > Gudmundsson in for a -12?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Only -20

    2. el polako
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Makes sense.

    3. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      No question

  12. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Swiss Fraser on

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Basel Bale

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Heh, now all we need is a limping sheep and the circle will be complete.

  13. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Shaq on for Bobby

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

    What was I thinking bringing Firmino in last week!

    He’s got one more game next week, then he’s gone. Even if he scores a hatty against Fulham.

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      You're the second one talking about selling someone even if they score a hat-trick.

      You won't.

  15. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I think this is going to be a Kun hattie week 🙂

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Bloody hope so

  16. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Score checks? Feels a bit meh if you don’t own Rich?

    21 pre baps (got Arnie and Robbo)

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

      Don’t count your CS yet...

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

        *chickens

        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          This.

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      6 (Kun(c) DSilva Mendy Haz Alonso Doherty) to come

  17. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Wele on

  18. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    what happened to firmino ?

    he used to score goals you know.

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

      Yeah, it’s really weird. He looks like he has sick a lack of confidence.

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Hasn't been the same since the World Cup.

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

    Shaq to feed Salah the last goal

  20. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bobby looks so dejected.

  21. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Firmino gamble has been awful! Keep or just ditch for Fulham home?

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Keep for next week.

  22. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    TAA first on the bench and capped Salah....

    Need Salah goal or Arsenal goal please

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      You’re welcome

  23. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Trent points mean I don't need to sweat about Mendy benching

  24. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Laca goal

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Omg no

  25. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Arsenal looking hopeless. Confirmed clean sheet for Liverpool. Well done TAA starters.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Brilliant

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

      Timing.

    3. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      ...

    4. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      😀

  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    OMG lacazette

  27. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bugger

  28. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    lacaa wat a finish

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

    Laca great goal.

  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    What a goal