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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. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Okay so I didnt learn Captained Harry over Salah again... oh well

    I still dont mind Salah getting a hattie

  2. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Non owners group hug 🙁

    1. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      🙁

    2. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      🙁

  3. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    SALAH YOU LEGEND!

  4. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Saaaaaaaaal ahh

  5. Jon Snow
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Ffs, If i have to sit through a Salah haul at least let me get some Robertson points

  6. Crouching Tiger
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Transferred Salah in for Sterling for -4. Now my only regret is I didn't captain him.

  7. Arctic_Orangutans
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal are so flaky, like spurs for last 15 years

  8. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    We need VAR

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      VAR next year

    2. Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      VAR would have upheld that penalty, Sokratis had multiple swings against the back of Salah's legs, just stupid from the Arsenal defender

  9. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Poor penalty. Lucky that Leno is yet another liability 🙄 😀

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

    Doesn't score against big teams, will get rested, 13m etc etc

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Still hasn’t scored vs a big team

    2. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Value still not there.

      1. grumpyman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        LOL

    3. Lucackadoodledoo
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      This

    4. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He's definitely around 13m. Isn't he????

    5. french holiday
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Will soon get a ban or get a rough tackle if he continues his diving antics

      1. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        previous penalty was a dive, no argument.

        This was Sokratis with repeated swings against the back of Salah's legs, call soft if you want, but wasn't a dive

  11. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Nice to see the Pharoah smiling.

  12. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Lucky Salah owners

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks, but the real winners are the Salah cappers

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks 🙂

    2. Sedemuda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yes what a crazy idea to own & captain the highest scoring FLP asset.

  13. evilfish
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Ok, now the game's sewn up, better rest Salah for Citeh.

  14. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Salah worth every penny again. Almost on last year's pace now.

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No almost about it.

  15. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Leno that was the most pathetic save attempt i’ve Ever seen

  16. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Soft pk. Ref appeasing home crowd for not showing red to Xhaka

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Red for what?

    2. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Is that you Harry?

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        *Harry MBE

    3. elchilangles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      he tackled from behind and didn't touch the ball FFS!!!

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

    Salah needs 2 more goals to sneak into the baps.

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

      No CS helps a lot.

    2. Crouching Tiger
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Could still happen, looking at this Arsenal defense.

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      still scoring more then Kane

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        and another half yet 🙂

  18. XabiAlonso
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Running down the wing
    🙂

    1. 1zverGGadeM
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Salalalalalàaah The Egiptian (K)ing!!!
      MO SALAH! MO [S]ALAH..

  19. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Where are the non Salah owners hiding?

    1. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I am here

    2. thischarmingman
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      o/

    3. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hi. You ok hun?

    4. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Underneath the spare cash saved from sterling

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

      Outside the top 500k I’d guess

      1. thischarmingman
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Hiding at 375th but not for long

    6. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Here in the depths of 50k rank

  20. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Maitland Niles is a good player though.

  21. dvdguy
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    8-1 score line coming back to haunt the Gunners

  22. Amey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Huge mistake not captaining Salah.
    Arsenal defending is sh.t.

    And yes Alison is awesome 😮

  23. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Non salah owners please gather

  24. BENOIT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Salah really does go down like a cheap whore.

    There was contact, though.

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Everyone goes down easy nowadays ask Kane

  25. Fantastisk
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Kane still a better captaincy choice? This could be 8-1 with the state of the arsenal defence..

    1. Naboo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He never was. Said Salah all along. I get non owners though, what I can't understand is owners not capping him!

  26. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    There are defenders in League 2 that would improve this defence.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Emery signed a lot of them hahaha

      1. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Nah just Sokratis and Lich

  27. Rik Waller
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Salah is not good at pens. Makes me proper nervous.

    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He really had to put his foot behind that one to put it in haha

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      yeah, I was not optimistic about that at all

  28. Patch
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Dear Mark (FFS Owner) you clearly don't believe in your own Business.

    Why withdraw yourself from the website, when spineless sheep like myself need to copy of you.

    It's like I become a salesman selling the solution to cancer, yet refrain from treating myself with the "cure"...come on use your business product and share your captaincy!

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

    Last minute captain change Kane -> Salah went well.

  30. RyanC
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Remember when Salah was supposed to blank this gameweek because he hadn’t scored in the other big games this season, ignoring the fact he was just as prolific in these matches last year?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No one thought this was a big game. We thought sterling would score more. Worst FPL decision in history

      1. RyanC
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        ‘No one thought this was a big game.’ Okay, sure, except everyone going on about how they were either dropping him or not bringing him in because he had Arsenal and City coming up.