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

    How long has mane not been passing to salah for?

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

      5 seconds

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

      All season.. but not just Salah.. he can’t fine an accurate pass

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

      What? Salahs not passing to anyone

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

    Trent shoulder injury according to commentator

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

      Oh well that's just great

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

      Oh crap - did it look serious?

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

    With this form, Salah needs to go from my team to accompany Anderson

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

    Does salah have a brain?

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Another poster has compared him to Walcott.
      Sums up salah perfectly now.

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

    Grrr

  6. merin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero -> Higuain a no brainer? (FH32)

    Patricio Boruc
    Robertson Luiz Doherty Pereira AWB
    Salah Mane Pogba FAnderson Stephens
    Aguero Rashford Jimenez

    0.0 ITB, 0 FT

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

      Not exactly, there's also Vardy and Wilson to consider

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

        Aguero Rashford -> Higuain Vardy for a hit maybe?

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

          I think the hit is worth it. Wait for the Chelsea - Wolves match to finish first though

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

            Cheers

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

    Well this isn't really good at all.

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

    Salah shot saved

  9. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    It's not Salahs da'y

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

      Hasn’t been for weeks

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

        This, and for how long further?

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

    8 points from my DF's this week 🙂

    1. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Show off

    2. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Better than 5.

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      7 from keeper & four defenders

  11. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A steward has been arrested for kicking Jack Grealish

  12. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah brace is on the cards one of these games

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

      when we bring him in on wc gw 34 😉 tide will turn

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

    If this game went on for another 90 minutes, Salah wouldnt score

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

    And Heaton can bugger off saving Salah shots, too!

  15. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah loses the ball. In othe news water is wet

    1. John Colby (Capt)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Brilliant mate

  16. Champions united
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Vvd goal incoming

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

    Wow Salah messed up again, he was clean through

  18. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah looks tired

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

      His touches have been inspired by Lukaku’s first touch

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

    Salahs has been abysmal

  20. SH1M1
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah is in awful form, avoiding captaining him again for rest of season

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

      TC 36 for me. Chances are there. Id worry if they werent

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

      Form can change in couple of games

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

        Better be

  21. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    For all those who would be even contemplating getting rid of Salah I would advise against.
    It's just not worth the agony of not having him during the games. I lose 2 hours of my life every time Liverpool play.

    1. John Colby (Capt)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      And I’m losing 2 hours of my life when he’s captain for the week lol

  22. John Colby (Capt)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mo’s gone. I don’t know what it is but he’s gone. No touch.

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

    OMG gudmunsson

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

    3-2

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

    get out of my team Salah

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

    Small gain with that 🙂

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

    Come on Robertson, grab a goal!

  28. MTPockets
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Trent...

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Who has any of these flopsters for GW31 then?

      - Newcastle defence
      - West Ham defence
      - Everton defence
      - Liverpool defence
      - David Brooks and/or Joshua King
      - Mo Salah
      - Felipe Anderson and/or Marko Arnautovic

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I have 4 of them

      2. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        6 of those boxes checked

        "Dead end" indeed 😎

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Oh dear 1pt for Pool Defenders

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        You dont have trent then