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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. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    who’d you lose for doherty?
    a. kola
    b. bennet

    thx

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

      B

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

      Kola

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

      Bennett if you don't mind more cash in defence. Would rarely want double Wolves def these days

    4. Victor6359
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      B

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

    Who's been the most expansive player in FPL history? RVP? I think mr. Salah has a good chance to break that record. And I thought that day he played for Chelsea he is total trash 🙂

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

      Thierry Henry I think. Ronaldo was 14 at one point

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

        Henry? How much he was then?

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

        Van persie was 14 aswell

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

        Ronaldo up to 14.6/7

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

          no

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

        Are there any accesable data on that subject?

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

      Ronaldo?

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

    Would you drop kane for salah?

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      No I’m not

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

      No

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

      After Ciry

    4. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Drop Auba.

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

      Mark did

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

        Sterling

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

        He didn't ask if Mark did. Mark's been reckless this season, very fortunate captain hauls

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

      In a heartbeat

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

      In two weeks!

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

      Absolutely

  4. Demel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Good moves???

    Sterling/Luiz > Salah/Bednarek

    Fab
    Doc - Digne - Robertson
    Salah - Hazard - Anderson - Sane
    Rashford - Jimenez - Kane

    Button - Camarasa - AWB - Bednarek

    2 FT
    0.2m

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

      I will get Salah after the City game. Transfer looks fine otherwise.

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

    Gone completely Liverpoolless since gw16, Salah hits a hattrick and never looks back, pool hit form (no real complains tho 😛 )
    I owned triple city gw 16-19, they lose 3/4 games.
    Bring in triple spurs this week and they lose... WTF!
    I think i’m a curse, scared to bring pool players back in now coz I will probably break them too...

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Break them do it

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

      Very similar to my WC. I don't have a bad rank in the slightest, but would no doubt be doing better had I not shipped.

    3. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Take the spurs ones out please

  6. Ask Yourself
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Hahaha only kosc on for Mustafi. Emery is funny

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

      What do you you want him to do? Play 5 up front and concede 20?

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

    See, Koncielny about the to come on. Cuz seriously, Mustafi is sh**.

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      35m they paid for him, let that sink in

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

        Holding had the pace to cover his brain farts, but now that Holding is gone, Mustafi's true colors are showing. Genuine crap.

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

      Mustafi is horrendous

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

    2 dives in a row for Salah. Premier League should take action

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      There was contact, a non owner?

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

        Doesn’t mean it wasn't a dive....

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

          It was a dive clearly. Last time they gave him pass, now should ban him. If it was some low profile player would have been banned surely

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

            Shhh no point talking about that here, many captaining salah

        2. FDMS All Starz
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          What

    2. LarryDuff
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Ffs should take action for your stupid posts

  9. Tickle Me Enzo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Would you rather take Richarlson or Siggy from this point forward?

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      If I could choose one or other I would take rich (siggy owner)

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

      Rich is the better fpl option

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

      Sigurdsson.

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

      Thinking of selling Richarlison. Failing the eye test recently

      1. Tickle Me Enzo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Next six fixtures couldn't be much better

    5. Artemis Titans
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Had him for a while. He trolls me when I bench him!! So I’m sticking with him. Siggy that is!

  10. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Worth downgrading Ederson, Alonso and losing sane to get salah?! (-4) would probably bring in foster and TAA also
    Taking salah out before his hattrick has hammered my season

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

    Lige 1 is a joke. What is Emery doing

  12. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling >> Haz with my first FT before Raz drops tonight? Or just lose the 0.1?

    Fabianski
    Digne • Doherty • Kolasinac
    Sterling • Son • Rich • FAnderson • Martial
    Kane • Aubameyang
    (Button / Schindler / AWB / Kamara)

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Then it will be Auba+Son > Jimmy+Salah I think

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

    Hope salah gets a straight bloody red card.

  14. Shultan
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Even though i have Salah i feel like i missed out by not captaining him at all last 5 GWs....its that kane hatrick i keep fearing which has cost me!

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

      Salah hat trick should scare you....

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

    Mustafi -1 confirmed.

  16. ChadW98
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Start 3:

    Doherty, Diop, Kiko Femenia, AWB, Schindler

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

      Not the time to ask.

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

    6-2 FT

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

    Mane almost in

  19. Pierce34
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    *Checks score at half-time, sees Arsenal having conceded 4*
    *Remembers the last-second decision to bench Kolasinac and play Chambers* 🙂

    Of course now Sterling might be completely dropped and I'll get a negative score from the bench 😆

  20. Party time
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Mohamed don't dive again just score two more

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

        Well done bro

        1. Party time
            5 years, 5 months ago

            🙂 Thanks. All the best tomorrow buddy.

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

        Salah poor touch else he'd be round Leno

      3. Caleb's Kitties
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Anyone here upgrading kane to aguero?

      4. George James
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        KDB or Gündogan not spotted traveling with squad to Southampton

        Source (MEN)

        1. George James
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Or = And

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

        Im just glad Liverpool conceded. A lot double Liverpool in my ML

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

        Just rage transfered salah in with jiminez for Sane and Vardy, -4 my head has gone

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

          Those tend to work out well

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

          This is what FPL does to us

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

          Good moves

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

        Arsenal look so bad that it reminds me of United under Mourinho..

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

          Give him some time he's missing his entire defence

        2. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Ozil = Pogba
          Lacazette = Martial

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

          He's here all week, folks....

      8. The Red Devil
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Jeez, hope hazard can come close to salah tomorrow, else it'll get real bad, can't wait to get salah back for GW 22.

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

        Klopp should probably take Salah off soon and give him a rest before City...

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

          He might

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

          Can rest till Thursday. This is an easy game to boost his golden boot chances 😉

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

          Absolutely bring on hendo contain this

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

        On another note how blind were Chelsea scouts for selling Salah?

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

          Fking Murinjo

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

          He was trash for us to be fair.

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

          I think this regularly

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

        Salah close