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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. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salah captaincy % anyone?

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

      13% overall

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Got the answer i wanted above.

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

      Selling on WC.

      Genuinely not worth £13m.

  2. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Firmino CS banked? 😉

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Hilarious.

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Owners jinxed hard.

  3. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    that was -7 for TAA

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

    3 - Milner (33)
    2 - Lacazette (26)
    1 - Torreira (21)

  5. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    C'mon lads you can do this!

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

    Wenger IN ? Anyone ?

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

      DT (Arsenal Fan TV) was right then

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

    Get in Laca

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

    Come on Arsenal. Grab another goal now.

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

    lord welbeck to score the winner

  10. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    why does this game always like this? he has been fcking useless in my team, the week he faces LIV I sold him and he scores, always happen like that way, why?

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

      I have him since GW1 and he is far from useless in my opinion.
      Patience is the key.

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Patience

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

      Not enough patience

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

        Good answer

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

    Stupid Arsenal

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      WTF does this even mean ?

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

        I’m salty at losing my Robertson CS, obviously.

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Obviously.

  12. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Sold Pereira+Laca now and Richi last week for Mendy+Arnie and Kenedy.
    Lovely 🙂

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

    Two mistakes for the Arsenal goal

    1) Alisson running out
    2) No defender going back on to the goal line

  14. Yome
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salah poor as a striker, he is better off on the wing.

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

      That's what they said about Richarlison

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

        Interested in watching the Everton game later today. By the sounds of it, Richarlison was still crap as a striker, but they did well on the counter attack and Coleman scored a wonder goal.

      2. Jarnathan
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        And it was true about Hazard

  15. Jay_
      5 years, 5 months ago

      TAA on for a bap

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

      I’m giving Salah a shot vs Fulham (obviously) but a low score and he’s out for Mane. Not delivering 3.0mil more in worth

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

        This

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      https://www.whoscored.com/Players/306943/Fixtures/Grady-Diangana

      Top of watchlist cheap mids watchlist

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

        Yeah, think I'm getting him and VVD this week.

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

      Kun out for Laca is an option I reckon.

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        First good game for Laca in ages no?

      2. drughi
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        it is

    • IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      foolishly vced salah instead of alonso/mendy/arnie .Aguero will 100% play right??

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

        No point worrying about it.

        1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          ha

    • pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Arsenal managed by Wenger wouldn't have come back in the game!

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

        True

      2. Ghost Gooner
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        That's idiotic seeing as Wenger drew 3-3 vs Liverpool

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

      Patricio will have a blinder of a game and punish benchers

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

        I really hope so

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

        Doubt it.

        He's my keeper.

      3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        ofc he will

    • fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Bellerin you idiot

    • Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      TAA still on for BAPS

      #VALUE

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Please share Vile Ronka team

    • camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Need a Salah goal to counter my 2 nearest rivals laca goal pls..

    • Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Big tackle from Trent. Baps confirmed.

    • Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      That moment when your team has scored in the low single figures but you stumble across a bottle of pinot grigio, gw saved!

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

        #happiness

    • OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Salah near 1 bonus....

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

        8 point goal. Come on!

      2. Je suis le chat
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Would that be irony if he gets a bonus point?

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

          it would be mildly amusing

    • EWH2020
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Did Wilson get 2 baps?

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

        Yes

      2. fusen
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Yes

    • Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A) Dubravka + Balbuena

      OR

      B) Fabianski + Fernandez?

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

        watch the bloody games will you

        1. Patch
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Lol