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All eyes on in-form Salah for Liverpool v Arsenal

Liverpool take on Arsenal in the sixth fixture of Gameweek 20, with kick-off at Anfield at 17:30 GMT.

Over 1.1 million Fantasy managers have handed the captaincy to Mohamed Salah this weekend, while just under 415,000 FPL bosses have given the armband to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Both of these premium assets start this evening.

Jurgen Klopp has opted for an attacking 4-2-3-1 again for this fixture, with Xherdan Shaqiri keeping his place alongside Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino.

The Reds’ back four remains unchanged and indeed Klopp’s only alteration from the side that beat Newcastle sees Jordan Henderson drop out and Fabinho replace him.

Unai Emery has made four changes to his Arsenal side following the draw against Brighton on Boxing Day, with Aaron Ramsey, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Alex Iwobi and the fit-again Shkodran Mustafi replacing Laurent Koscielny, Matteo Guendouzi, Alexandre Lacazette and Mesut Ozil.

Ozil is absent from the squad with what is believed to be a knee injury.

Arsenal appear to be lining up in a 3-4-2-1, with Iwobi and Ramsey supporting Aubameyang in attack.

The Gabonese forward was the fifth-most-sold FPL player of Gameweek 20, despite registering three goals in his last two starts.

Salah meanwhile is averaging 11.75 points per match over the last four Gameweeks.

Liverpool XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Shaqiri, Firmino, Mane, Salah.

Arsenal XI (3-4-2-1): Leno, Lichtsteiner, Sokratis, Mustafi, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Torreira, Maitland-Niles, Ramsey, Iwobi, Aubameyang.

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

    Bench outscored starting 11... can this GW end already 🙁

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

    Salaaaaaaaaah

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

      I hope we beat Pool and give Spurs another chance. 😉

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

        That's what fans are supposed to do, unless you're an 'un' fan.

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

          It's just a game, FPL.

  3. Rocky FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salah (C) unite,
    Lets gooo!!

  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    What a picture 😆

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 5 months ago

        simple salah

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

      A developing rough. Played Kamara instead of Sterling. Was more sure of minutes. At least got Sterling in auction league.

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

        why on earth....

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

        what.....??!

      3. MTPockets
          5 years, 5 months ago

          hmmm

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

        Ranieri:

        "I said to Aboubakar Kamara to leave the ball to Aleksandar Mitrovic, he is the man who shoots the penalties. It is unbelievable, he did not respect me, the club, the team and crowd. I spoke with him, it is not right.“

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

          Thats the end of him so.

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

          oooof. he won't be playing again soon

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

            Ooooff indeed

        3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          safe to say we have seen the end of kamara

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

            This

        4. bialk
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Wow.

        5. Lilac Breasted Roller
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Ouch

        6. Scholsey
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Kamara is out man! Imagine someone doing this to Mou!

        7. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          That's shocking .

        8. Drexl Spivey
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Glowing review.

        9. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          I think Ranieri will somehow find a way to forgive him.

        10. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Wow

        11. french holiday
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          So Mitro on pens?

        12. jia you
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Feel bad for him but what possessed him if he knew Mitro was on pens....just wow!

      5. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Waving to Sokratis telling him catch me if you can!

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

          Waving to those peaking out from behind the couch.

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

            I am happy with not captaining him tbh. Not owning him is worse.

      6. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Scout picks have not done well so far

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

        Camarasa you beauty 🙂

        Hoped for a pen when decided to play him.

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

        Non-Salah owners unite!

        1. Eytexi
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          o/

          Robbo cleanie all that's wanted here. 0-0 would be lovely.

      9. N00B
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Bye guys! It's time to beat some Scousers.

      10. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Arsenal 1-0 win. Iwobi masterclass. Auba RC.

        1. noahzark22
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          prescient!

      11. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Sterling & Sané > Pog/Rich & Salah?

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

          wait for tomorrow?

          1. Eytexi
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Price changes prevent it if I want Pogba.

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

        Back 4 for Arsenal. Could be carnage.

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

          3-4-3

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

            Nope. They've lined up with a back 4.

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

        Aubameyang 21p last 2 gw and dropping tonight wtf

        1. Drexl Spivey
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Kane buyers?

        2. The Big Fella
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          I thought this. Look at the next few matches too. They will be scrambling to get him back in next week. One guy on here said his ML rival sold him for f'ing Andy Carroll!!!!!

        3. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Unbrlieveable, the highest scoring forward in the gane. sold en mass for more expenxive Kane.

          Main spelar Head of Arsenal.
          What more must Auba do to convince?

      14. Alli 3',17',64�…
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        not enough games today, all the games shoulda been today except one good one tomorrow.

      15. Live Lad
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Rashford + Murphy + Laporte to Ings + Pogba + Fermina (-4)?
        After the games of course.

      16. fedolefan
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Let's go Auba lad. Come on!!!

      17. french holiday
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Lets pray for a Salah red card

      18. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Love it, Leno!

      19. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Put your ID no. at the end to see how differently you'd have scored if you'd kept your original team:

        https://www.anewpla.net/fpl/report-test/stoppedplaying.php?id=9270

        I'm +50 up. Not great.

        1. Alli 3',17',64�…
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          lol weird, im 4 points up then if I left it from GW1

          1. GREEN IS GOOD
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            All that effort for 4 points! Try not to think about it too much 😉

            1. Alli 3',17',64�…
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              lol

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

          Up 220 points. Alexis Sanchez was a big mistake.

          1. GREEN IS GOOD
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Good scoring still

        3. GoonerSteve
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          That’s really cool!

          Misunderstood it at first and thought you’d done cumulative results, so I’d miraculously ended in exactly the same score as if I’d done nothing!

          Up c280 points here.

          1. GREEN IS GOOD
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Good managing

      20. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Arsenal cant get ball out of their backline

      21. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        3pm BPS' all updated.

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

          Nope

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

            I don't play Sky.

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

          kane 28 boly 29 ffs

      22. barracuda
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Ranieri just said that he wants to kill Kamara 😀

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

          Back to the bench for Kamara then.

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

            Yeah, also said he didn't respect him and the club (Mitro has been a designated peno taker).

      23. Bucket_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Ranieri absolutely murdering Kamara on Sky!

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

          What did he say?

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

            Literally said he wanted to kill him

      24. SHOOTER MCGINN
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Balbuena injured right? Need a Doherty autosub 🙂 would be great if Ings was injured too for Jiminez. Good start for my bench

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

          Exact same here! Balbuena and Ings in starting 11, Doh and Jim on bench

          1. SHOOTER MCGINN
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Seemed so logical at 2pm! Couldn't have predicted that

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

        Camarasa needs to start in my team. Gets more on my bench than players I end up starting.

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

          For whom ? That's the question isn't it ?

        2. Zenith UK
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          fplmystats.com

          Find out how many points you've lost to wrong captain choice & wrong starting XI choices... If you dare 😀

      26. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Salah close with a cheeky flick!

      27. bialk
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Salah close.

      28. bialk
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Mitrovic 1 BP.

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

          Will take it.