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Pressure on Salah captainers as Lovren returns on Liverpool bench

All eyes turn to Anfield today as Liverpool host Burnley in the noon kick-off.

There will significant attention on Gameweek 30’s most-captained player Mohamed Salah (£13.4m), who has blanked five times in his last six Premier League outings.

With armband rival Sergio Aguero (£11.9m) registering just an assist for Manchester City on Saturday, there is an opportunity for the Egyptian to help his backers make up some ground.

They will be hoping for something like Raheem Sterling‘s (£11.4m) hat-trick against Watford, which has already set the bar for success in Gameweek 30 very high.

Salah will today operate alongside usual attacking colleagues Sadio Mané (£9.8m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.2m).

Adam Lallana (£6.9m) comes into central midfield for a first start since Gameweek 25 to sit between Fabinho (£5.5m) and Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.5m).

Virgil van Dijk (£6.6m) and Joel Matip (£4.9m) are once again the central defensive pairing but there is a welcome return on the bench for Dejan Lovren (£4.9m).

Meanwhile, as expected, it’s Andrew Robertson (£6.9m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.5m) at full-back.

Burnley have rolled out the usual 4-4-2 formation with the in-form Ashley Barnes (£5.7m) and Chris Wood (£6.2m) hoping to stop Liverpool earning an 18th clean sheet of the season.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

Burnley XI: Heaton; Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick; Wood, Barnes.

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  1. kime67
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    is there a more shite finisher than salah?

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

      Auba

  2. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah is so shite

  3. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus mo

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

      Did tell you yesterday. The likelihood of more than one big hitter hauling (12pts or more) in a GW is very low. Count how many times it has happened. Sterling was the big hitter this GW.

  4. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    How many goals have Liverpool scored since Salah’s last goal - it’s ridiculous

  5. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No assist per FP tweet 🙁

  6. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    AAAAAAAAAAAAND it's not an assist!!!!

  7. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah > Mané for a hit tempting.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This

      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I could actually upgrade Puncheon to Hazard with the spare cash 😮

  8. jamie1972
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Most frustrating Salah (C) of the season, he should be rinsing it here

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

      Sub incoming

  9. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    That's terrible from Salah tbh. I own him, but not setting up a wide open Mane is just pure selfishness.

  10. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling(c), Firmino & Rondon

    1. theodosios
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling TC, Firmino, Vardy, Rondon, Fraser, Ward - Prowse etc.

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Probably 1m plus with that lot then.

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah has been so bad

    1. All For One
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Tell me about it lol

  12. All For One
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No 2nd assist for Salah?

  13. el polako
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What a fraud Salah is.
    Mourinho knew.

  14. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fook off Salah.. when will u score. Ruining armband

  15. sandman58
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Charlie Taylor for next gameweek
    2 assists today

  16. ScratchingTheMud
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Can someone care to explain why Salah doesn't get that assist yet Aguero got one yesterday?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Because he didn't pass it

      1. ScratchingTheMud
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Neither did Aguero, he miscontrolled it

        1. JJO
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Exactly

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He didn't play the ball - TAYLOR did

    3. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ludicrous really

    4. JJO
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Idiotic stuff
      Exactly the same situation

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Specsavers for you mate

    5. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Completely different

      1. ScratchingTheMud
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        It's not though is it

      2. JJO
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Whats different there
        None of 2 was pass,both after tackles

        1. JJO
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          To be fair none of those were near asisst

          1. ScratchingTheMud
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Agreed. They're either both assists or neither are

            1. IRBOX ⚽
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Zero consistency.. salah’s was more of an assist than Kun’s in reality

              1. ScratchingTheMud
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Aguero getting that assist makes zero sense to me. And still no one has satisfactorily explained it. It's not a moan, I just want to know how and why

                1. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  because the ball didn't significantly deviate from its line. Rules need to be changed. (Non aguero owner)

                  1. ScratchingTheMud
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    Ok thanks. It's completely subjective then. The Watford lad has got to the ball first and laced it onto Sterling's knee. More of a significant deviation than the Taylor tackle in many ways

                    1. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 1 month ago

                      thats just my interpretation. the watford lads touch didnt significantly deviate agueros ball. S**t but the only thing that makes sense from what i can see.

                      1. ScratchingTheMud
                        • 13 Years
                        5 years, 1 month ago

                        Ah I see.

                        I just think it doesn't make any sense tbh

  17. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wish he squared it to Mane 🙁

  18. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hatty of assists for Salah 😎

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

  19. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fabinho fouls and gets a yellow card for no reason

  20. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gutting stuff as a Salah triple captainer

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

      Brutal. Sorry

  21. JJO
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Again no assist
    Fack off

  22. Steve Stiffler
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah get the f out of my team

  23. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyway sorry guys.

    First time I double up with Pools defence all season.

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

      It's ok, I've been on them the past 4 or 5 GWs so this one can be forgiven 🙂

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

    Shame that there’s such a fear factor around selling Salah. He is in no way shape or form worth 13.4m, but I can’t sell him.

    Should be priced back at 10/11m next szn for sure, I hope

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      szn? Wow..

    2. Vobinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Pens have saved him this season

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

        He has 3. Kane has 4.

  25. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah looked sluggish, last year he just buried that

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He missed so many chances last year too, think people forget this!

  26. micsway
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Why no assist for Salah????

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

      He has 1

  27. ToyBlader
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah only got 1 assist.

  28. Jekori
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I'm such a good FPL manager. I jinxed heaton by bringing him in for GW31, and as Salah-Firmino owner i now make points with that transfer. That's how it works right? top 100k here i come

  29. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah fail

  30. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Captaincy choice next week, which looked obvious, is now quite tricky.

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Mane for me but was never going Salah anyway because chasing someone that will.