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Liverpool take on Manchester City in the Community Shield this afternoon and the match could be as big a signpost as any as to how the two sides will line up in Gameweek 1.

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) both make their first starts of pre-season for the Reds and are joined by Divock Origi (£5.5m) in the front three.

Sadio Mane (£11.5m) is yet to return following his involvement with Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Alisson (£6.0m), Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.0m), Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) and Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) all unsurprisingly feature in the Liverpool backline but Joe Gomez (£5.5m) has been given the nod over Joel Matip (£5.5m) to partner van Dijk at centre-half.

James Milner (£5.5m) is ruled out as a precaution due to a tight muscle.

There are no huge shocks in the Manchester City starting XI, with Aymeric Laporte (£6.5m) missing out through injury as expected.

Sergio Aguero (£12.0m), Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) and Ederson (£6.0m) are only among the substitutes after their late return from the Copa America.

Raheem Sterling (£12.0m) again leads the line for the Citizens and will be flanked by Leroy Sane (£9.5m) and Bernardo Silva (£8.0m).

Kevin De Bruyne (£9.5m) is part of City’s central midfield three, while Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) starts again at left-back.

Kick-off at Wembley is at 15:00 BST.

 

  1. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Who was the girl in red dress?

    1. Tony Moon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Little Red Riding Hood

  2. specc
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Bottomed. Everyone keeps saying that VAR doesn't change the total number of penalties, but what about their distribution? Do lower ranked teams get more and higher ranked teams get fewer?

  3. Viprin
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Is saving a 0.5 to jump in potential bandwagons absurd or would you just cash in the full 100?

    1. noahzark22
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      i typically do it, as long as you're happy with the players you've picked

    2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      If you're happy, don't touch it

    3. AndyCook
        6 years, 8 months ago

        It’s a good plan but I wouldn’t sacrifice a player I wanted to achieve it I’d have to be happy with he whole team

      • Markus
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah very valid, particularly if choosing all players you think are good value as they are.

      • DantheManinaPan
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        That allowed me to get Mahrez for GW2 the year he was 5.5.

        Would defo recommend if you like the rest of the team, but if you can get something good out of the 0.5 now, use it

    4. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      How injured is Laporte, exactly? Don't fancy Man City to be clean sheet machines without him.

      1. Thomas Magnum
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Could just be an excuse to rest him for gw1, who knows

      2. Pukki Blinders
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        should be back for gw1, if not gw2

    5. Arctic_Orangutans
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      A. Pulisic
      B. Moura

      First 4

      Was on Pepe but don’t think he’ll start first game or 2

      1. Thomas Magnum
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        A, don't think Moura will start after gw3

      2. AndyCook
          6 years, 8 months ago

          A, I would roll the dice. Both might see time on the bench though

          1. Arctic_Orangutans
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Who’s going to play instead of pulisic ?

            1. AndyCook
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Pedro, Willian, Hudson Odoi

          2. Pukki Blinders
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            start with Moura and switch to pulisic gw3 if you're someone who likes planning transfers

            1. Arctic_Orangutans
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Good idea

        • Valar(Keith)
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Looks like the Manchester City jerseys are still loading

        • Mr Arsenal
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Pep’s spitting habit is disgusting

        • Dr. Rog
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          KdB deep

        • Thomas Magnum
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Should Ceballos be nailed on?

          1. el polako
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            There is no such thing in Emery's vocabulary.
            You can start a game and the be subbed off at half time.

          2. AndyCook
              6 years, 8 months ago

              I think he will play enough to be a steal at 5.5 but with Ozil and Mkhitaryan I might be wrong

              1. Pukki Blinders
                • 6 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                ozil and miki play in different positions. Ceballos is a CM

                1. AndyCook
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    I agree but you can only put 11 on the pitch and assuming that includes a goalkeeper, back four, Aubameyang, Lacazette and Pepe leaves three spots and I think Xhaka, Torreira and Guendouzi will take two of the three between them.

            • FCSB
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Best 4.5m keeper??

              1. el polako
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Heaton

                1. Thomas Magnum
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  This or Pope

              2. JBG
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Probably Pope or Ryan.

            • Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Walker imitating Pep.

              1. Hazz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Pep imitating Steve Irwin.

              2. IRBOX ⚽
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Thought it was Delph at right back! Haha

            • SoShy
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Mandzukic to United .. Could be interesting if under 7.5m

              1. JBG
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Probably won't get alot of playing time, Martial and Rashford (and Dybala if he's coming as well) will be ahead of him.

                1. Cheshire Duck
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  He'll play on the left, might be quite regular in this position

              2. MGMT
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                He will be backup

              3. AndyCook
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Not going to be 7.5 though if he did surely

                  1. AndyCook
                      6 years, 8 months ago

                      Actually he’s not exactly prolific..

                • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                  • 15 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Nearly a sane bandwagon there

                • MGMT
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Gomez....

                • Emiliano Sala
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Gomez with big mistake

                • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                  • 15 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Trent getting torn a new one by sane

                  1. JBG
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    Looks like Trent tore Sane a new one... Injury that is.

                • cemal
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Robertson + Fraser OR VVD + Wilson?

                  1. Annus Horribilis
                    • 11 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    Robertson & Fraser...

                • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                  • 15 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Awful shot from salah

                • Emiliano Sala
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Salah misses

                • IRBOX ⚽
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Salah misses big chance

                • Tsparkes10
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Shocking from Stones and Mo

                • Debauchy
                  • 13 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Salah gtf0

                • ChickenTikkaMoSalah
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Moura goal

                  1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    Tasty. Who are they playing, inter?

                  2. Debauchy
                    • 13 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    Whats new

                  3. IRBOX ⚽
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    Assist?

                • Tsparkes10
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Trent is struggling with Sane

                • Emiliano Sala
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Trent is really bad defensively

                  1. Arctic_Orangutans
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    Imagine a Trent-wan bissaka hybrid

                • Brosstan
                  • 11 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  "Salah scores that 99 times of a 100". Lol, the amount of times commentators say stuff like this about the same player. Salah is pretty wasteful.

                • Arctic_Orangutans
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Firmino looks very sharp

                  1. MGMT
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    Impressing so far

                • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                  • 15 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Trent trying to injure sane

                • Debauchy
                  • 13 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Sane done

                  1. Hazz
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    50% off sale