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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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2,316 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salah > Kane

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      By about 500%

  2. Hi I'm Jose
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Yessss get in

  3. Podge
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Decent peno that

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

      No it wasn't.

  4. EgyptianKing
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Wow Liverpool

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

    Yusssss

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

    Salaahhhhhhhhhhhh

  7. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Yes Salah!

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

    SAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (c)

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

    Selfish Salah not giving Firminio the chance to complete his hattrick

    1. Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      rofl, with that Arsenal def? Bobby doesn't need a pk from Salah to get his hatty

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

      How’s that mouth full of salt treating you?

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

    Liverpool champions!

  11. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Definite pen. What was that bellend Sokratis doing

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

    soft as fck penalty

  13. makaveli123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Feeeek offf

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

    Good lord, wtf is wrong with the def man

  15. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Get lost Salah

  16. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Captain kane they said!!!!

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

      Salah doesn't do well against the big teams they said

    2. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      That's why you make your own decisions 🙂

  17. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salah G

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

    He's not worth 13.2m... he's worth a lot more 😀 😀 😀

  19. teneighty
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Does he get the assist aswell?

    1. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      No

    2. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      He can’t get the assist if he takes the pen himself

      1. mysteryDave
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Maybe will count toward bps that he won't get either...

  20. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Ranieri’s comments on Kamara are interesting. I wonder if he will be dropped:

    “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." (BBC)

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

      Robbed of a brace!

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

    List of Liabilities at Arsenal:

    Oh wait, may as well do a list of non-labilities:

    Oh wait, can't think of anyone.

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

      Lacazette the only non-liability he just can’t get a game anymore.

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

        People love him now he's not playing so much. Wasn't the case while he was nailed last season.

      2. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Last 6 matches, he's played 45min or less in 4 of them, still has managed 1 goal and 4 assists in that time, how is he not playing...

  22. EDUARDO DA SILVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Diver

    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Sokratis clearly made contact with the back of Salah’s legs

  23. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    loll will score 6 or 8?

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

    Love it as a Salah(c), but f*** me how is that a peno? Surely a ban now, 2nd time in a row!

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

      Clear pen - heavy contact from behind. You don't see those not given these days.

  25. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Glad I switched from Kane>Salah

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      same 🙂

    2. mysteryDave
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Switched from Pogba. Feeling satisfied.

  26. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salah needs a new stat added xP.. Penalty winning threat. He's diving skills seems to have been put to practice quite well recently

  27. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Sokratis is absolutely rubbish. Why has he let Salah go inside like that?

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

    Salah is a diver...

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

      Yes, but not on that occasion. Sokratis having an absolute brain fart.

  29. aborg
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salahhhhhhh

  30. Bavarian
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    The Kiiiiiiing.....