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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. G-Whizz
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    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mané hits bar...

    1. Sim Simma
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      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He's Muslim you know. So highly unlikely

      1. G-Whizz
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        😆

      2. Fpl Richie
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        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        It's not easy getting a laugh with such a topic, that was funny!

  2. Burger
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    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mane minus bps 🙁

  3. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wow. TAA assist denied but no Mane points for my Rival. Meh

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

    Mané nooooo

  5. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Robbo would have slotted that!!!

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

    Mane so shite.. Robbo tap in denied

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

    would have been TAA assist

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

    Bought in both TAA and Mane this GW, sickener!

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

    Aghhhhhhhhh leave it for Andy

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

    Shot off target for Mane....-baps

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

      You've learned the rules. Congrats.

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

    Robbo was on for tap in.
    Why Sadio why 😀

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

    One season wonder....

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

    Famn. I really needed that one Mane :'(

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

    Robbo/TAA owner 🙁

  15. Granville
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    That miss by Mane was worth 15 points to me.

  16. Magic Zico
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    5 years, 1 month ago

    TAA to Robbo denied, my week disaster continues

  17. F_Ivanovic
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mane, TAA so close 🙁

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

    Sturridge coming on

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

      Porridge

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

      Burnley draw confirmed

  19. Bees4Lyf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    mane denied robbo 🙁

  20. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Should have left the armband on vardy 🙁

  21. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Love you Bardsley 🙂

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

    Robertson goal denied by a block

  23. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hit the bar is off target or not?

    1. TheSteel
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      5 years, 1 month ago

      Off target

  24. TheSteel
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    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I just got banned from posting for 10 minutes for my comment “Heaton is Englands #1” with every second letter capitalized after he passed it to Salah. Why is that, mods? Cheers

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

      The mod owns pickford?

    2. G-Whizz
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      Read the T&C's and you'll find out 🙄

  25. IRBOX ⚽
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    5 years, 1 month ago

    How can anyone disagree that Mane is not poor? Just missed a sitter, has turned over possession 3 times in the last 5 minutes.. just awful

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

      Yet better for fantasy than Salah 🙂

    2. FPL DONKEY
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Because over here the only thing that matters is them lovely FPL points

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      At least he’s poor for like 3m cheaper

    4. Gnu
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I think your argument is now just getting silly.

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

      You might want to expand your vocabulary because 15 goals is far from 'poor'

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

        *16 goals

    6. Guru Mediation
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This hasn't aged well

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

    Trent off
    Sturridge on

  27. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Last few minutes have been disastrous with Mané (C), TAA & Robbo.

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

      Youre laughing. Non-Sterling owner and Salah(c) here.

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

    Pretty much despise Mo Salah at this point. Has really done me over this season on numerous occasions

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

      Liverpool aren't playing to his strengths any more. They don't swarm teams and win the ball as high up the pitch and they don't look to set him up as much

  29. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    It’s comforting to know that I get to transfer Salah out twice. Once on FH 32 and once on WC 34.

    1. Nomar
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This.

  30. Burger
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    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Cleanie pts locked in for TAA 😎