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

    I feel daft not captaining Salah now. Trying to force things. Might still work out with Anderson but I'd rather not be in this position.

    1. 808Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      It's always easier to choose a captain after the game is over 🙂

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

      hindsight is a wonderful and horrible thing.

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

    Emery will sub on Laca now thinking he can salvage the game, when the damage was done by playing Lichsteiner and Auba from the start. How many touches has Auba had?

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

      Why would he not play Auba?

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

        Because he does not link up the play. VVD is the best CB in the PL. You need to use your striker as a decoy against VVD. The midfielders need to get the goals. So you need a forward who will drop deep and play in the midfielders making the runs.

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

          Auba targeting Lovren, but the delivery from midfield is way too bad.

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

    This is the week that I lost the game

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

    Love you even Mo now Salah 🙂

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

    As only a Robbo and Auba owner this would be hard pressed to be going worse... bloody Salah again ffs

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

      Haha. Agreed mate! Need Aubameyang to come out firing next half.

  6. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Two more goals for Salah after half time.
    You heard it here first.

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

      Hope so

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Heard it previous page

  7. C'mon the Fylde
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I'm trying not to knee-jerk, but I need a keeper.
    I have 5.5m to spend on a keeper. Who's the most in-form keeper, within that range?

    Patricio
    D.Luiz Digne TAA Trippier
    Son Snodgrass Salah Pogba
    Rashford Kane

    Ryan*, Jiminez, Fraser, Bennett

    1.0m ITB

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

      Etheridge most in form.
      However Button only 4.0 if you wanna bring him in and use the extra 1.5M elsewhere?

      1. C'mon the Fylde
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers pal 🙂

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

      Get Fab

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

    I really think imma drop out of top 10k ffs

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

      Aw

  9. banskt
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Liverpool wins the league tonight.

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

      I don't know about that...

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

      Let's wait till Thursday

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

      City next

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

    Need at least two more from Mo!

  11. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Me and my cup opponent should be level on points after BAPS awarded tonight. Which pairing scores higher tomorrow?
    A) Martial and Sterling
    B) Hazard and Wilson

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

      B

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A

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

    So, it's half-time.

    Tell me who wins;

    29 points (including the points bracketed so far below)
    Robbo (0), AWB, Yoshida
    Haz, Salah (9)

    vs

    25 points (including the points bracketed so far below)
    Luiz
    Anderson
    Auba (1), Rashford

    That's bye bye to the cup for me right?

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

    Salah(C) next game, who’s in?

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

      If city lose to Southampton, sure

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

    Hindsight analysis is the best

  15. Win'dian
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Is having salah enough? not sure if to celebrate his goal 😐

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

      Yes because there's twats like me who don't have him.

      1. Mario Balofail
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        count me in

      2. QUEN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Think on the bright side. Who did salah allow you to have? Removing salah allowed me to gain points from other places.

      3. Tempestic
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        And me!

      4. Win'dian
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        oops. Not having him was never an option tbh

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

      yeah better to have then have not mate

      1. Win'dian
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers!

  16. RyanC
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Few better feelings than patience being rewarded.

    And a leap into the top 5k. That’s always a nice feeling too.

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

    Waiting for the “Salah still isn’t worth £13m comments”

    Just go buy him before he is £13.5m

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

      Why when I can have Haz for 11M?

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

        You need both 😉

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

        Cause you can have both.

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

        You're allowed to have both?

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

          lol

      4. The Yorkshire Pirlo
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Or just get both?

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

        Because Hazard will let you down

    2. 1zverGGadeM
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Whats the point to pump his price up?
      Do you an to profit funds from here future wise? ,D

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

        I bought him for £12.8 so all rides are welcome

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

      Ha ha.
      Exactly

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

      Easy to fit Salah in now that Man United cheap midfield is scoring again.

  18. 1zverGGadeM
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Firmino knows how to celebrate

    1. 808Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      lol you know he wanted to flip like Auba but isn't athletic enough so he had to go with a somersault

    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 5 months ago

        roly poly ftw

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

      What a mug Sokratis is. Should be grateful Arsenal even give him a shirt

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

        Yeah - that mistake was shocking. Just let Salah skip inside why don't ya?

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

      I don’t know how to get Salah in.... have Kane Auba Haz sane Pogba etc...

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        WC, i have, feels awesome and team is deadly

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

        if you don't know how then give me your log in and I'll bring him in

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

      8-2. At full time?

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

        If Arsenal are lucky 😉

    6. Sancidino
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Well, I thought I would get away with no Salah on WC and getting him after City... Never been so wrong...

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

        Called it mate. Was it you who I replied too?

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

          Not me, but I wish it was...

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

        That City fixture stopped me as well. Balls

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

      AHh.. Just gonna leave the armband on Salah till the season ends imo.. I mean just look at his pts since GW10.. if a dead team can rank so high having him capped. sigh..

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

      Sokratis kicking off in the tunnel...he's seeing red in the 2nd half 🙂

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

      Who's getting the boot from Emery at half time this game?

      1. Nabs Kebabs
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        probs ramsey

    10. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      He’s too expensive they said
      There’s way better options they said
      He will be rested they said
      Arsenal are a big team they said

      Rules of FPL:
      674- Salah(C) will never disappoint .

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

      Dropping out of 5k with no salah. Fan friggin tastic

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

        18 GWs left mate 🙂

      2. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Wish i could rewind to 3 gameweeks ago when i was close to 5k

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

      Eriksen situation that was denied earlier was pretty similair to Salahs

      1. 808Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        no afro, no penalty

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

      watch out Citeh, you're gonna get tanked 5-0 next week!!!!

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

        Think your overrating Rotherham imo.

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

      Salah certainly knows how to win a penalty

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

        *trigger alert*