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Key Liverpool defenders start as Lacazette benched for Arsenal

All eyes will be on Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) and Sadio Mané (£11.5m) as Liverpool take on Arsenal this evening.

The Egyptian has been largely ditched by those playing their Wildcards for Gameweek 3, Mané seeming to be the most popular replacement for him.

With the Gunners defence somewhat questionable away from home since Unai Emery took over, both players are likely to have plenty of chances.

The success of those who Wildcarded Salah out could very well come down to fine margins at Anfield this evening.

Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) may also be on the fringes of the Fantasy radar with more shots in the box than any Liverpool attacking player so far this season and an impressive record against Arsenal.

Despite some poor performances at the back for Jurgen Klopp’s men so far this season, all the key defenders have kept their places.

Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.0m) are deployed at full-back while Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) is paired with Joel Matip (£5.4m).

Meanwhile, Arsenal manager Emery looks to have matched Liverpool’s 4-3-3 with an identical formation of his own.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) leads the line for the Gunners while Alexandre Lacazette (£9.5m) drops to the bench.

On the flanks of the front-three are Dani Ceballos (£5.6m), who performed well against Burnley, and Nicolas Pépé (£9.4m) who comes in for his first start in an Arsenal shirt.

Sead Kolasinac (£5.4m) still awaits his first start of the season, named on the bench as Nacho Monreal (£5.0m) is selected at left-back.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Adrian; Robertson, van Dijk, Matip, Alexander-Arnold; Henderson, Wijnaldum, Fabinho; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

Arsenal XI (4-3-3): Leno; Monreal, D Luiz, Sokratis, Maitland-Niles; Xhaka, Guendouzi, Willock; Pépé, Aubameyang, Ceballos.

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  1. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Auba too slow on that one, offside too

    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Not slow but dumb. He had he shot but chose to wait.

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Massive from Matip

  3. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Salah and TAA back in the template now?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        hahaha

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      The template has gone now 🙂

    3. Bram
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Template now is Pukki Sterling +9

  4. EMBOLOFAN
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    matip needs drug test

  5. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Surely no one relevant actually sold Salah?!

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      true

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Salah to Mane was fairly popular on here

  6. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Auba waiting for an ice cream truck before shooting?

    1. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Think he knew it was offside no other reason to wait that long.

  7. el polako
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Why Sadio didnt play Salah ?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He already had three other Pool players

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

        🙂

  8. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Matip you beaut!

  9. R.C
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Avg now?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Salah broke it!

  10. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    😮 magic tricks

  11. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Tempted to wildcard after IB. Hmm

  12. el polako
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    TAA playing as winger.
    Well done sellers.

  13. Mull
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    351k transfers out 😆

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Hes got to do a lot more than score a goal to justify that price tag, especially if most of you owners didn’t captain him.

      I used the cash soared to beef up my attack and own players such as Haller!

      1. Mull
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        If he scored 8 points a game he'd be one of the highest scorers in the history of the game.

        1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Now us sellers are hurt 😆

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Nuts. He has points coming out of every crevice.

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Why have Salah when you can have Pukki for half the price 😉

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Captaincy. You have the likes of Pukki and Haller as well as him 😉

  14. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Matip is excellent.

  15. Skalla
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Luiz taking out his own teammate ouch

  16. 1zverGGadeM
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Arsenal in a big trouble.

  17. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Omg trent.. come on son.. get that goal!

  18. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Omg TAA playing like forward!

  19. The Poor One
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Tammy or Haller?

    1. Bram
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Haller - he has Norwich next.

      1. The Poor One
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks

  20. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Guendouzi on corners. Have Arsenal given up?

  21. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Liverpool defence 'shaky' 'not good enough' VVD, Trent and Robbo out.

    FAIL!

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      They have looked 'shaky' though. Pepe has had a number of really good chances.

  22. sambyy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I just know I wouldn't be able to watch any Liverpool games if I didn't have Trent in my team.

  23. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Call me a maverick but I am seriously considering doubling up on Liverpool defenders

  24. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    How do you guys know the average without FPLDiscovery?

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      LiveFPL.net

      1. Zilla
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Didn't know it showed the average too, cheers!

    2. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      LiveFPL

  25. balint84
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    lose KDB+Martial+wildcard to get Sterling is too much?

  26. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Come on Mo, 2 more. Can even be assisted by Mane, i dont mind 😛

  27. HNI
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Taa vs Robertson is no contest fpl wise. Trent loves his setpieces and shoots while Rob has stopped crossing lot and gives ball to dline player thereby becoming assister to assister

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      😆
      Buggu'd for when TAA is rested or subbed for Gomez/

  28. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Salah ownership less than 40% must be a rare sighting

  29. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mo has to score

  30. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Almost Salah g Robertson a 🙁