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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. timawflowers
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Siggy and martial out for kdb and mount? Yay or nay

    1. Brian Boitano
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

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

      If Martial's injured, yes. Wait until tomorrow though.

  2. Greasy Grealish Gang
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Oh Torreira, you twat

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

      For playing football....

  3. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    pool looking ropey now :/

  4. Freaki
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Drop awb or no? If yes who for?

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

      You can always scrape money together for TAA.

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

    Repeat this.

    LIVERPOOL

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

      LIVERPOOL!

  6. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Well maybe its Mane's turn next week 🙁

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

    Blew it up, ref!

  8. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Ceballos fail his audition today?

    Mount looking a much better option imo

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

      Arsenal don't win Vs top 6 clubs. This game wasn't the audition for him

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

      Harsh to judge him on today, will only get one test as hard, at the Etihad.

    3. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Good points thanks

      Still think Mount is clear better option

  9. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    You know you are good when you can rest players vs arsenal

  10. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Maltland niles wouldn't look out of place in the norwich back line

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

      He is looking quite good on my bench too , instead of Lundstram though..

  11. Tomerick
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Loss of the clean sheet is mitigated somewhat by all of the targets I was considering blanking too.

  12. Brian Boitano
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Love how my random punt on Mings has outscored all my other defenders combined

    1. MyBall MyRules
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Haha snap

  13. Samwise the Brave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Can you no longer sort mini leagues by Monthly points?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Guess not, admin needs to do it.

      1. Samwise the Brave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I'm an admin in a league and I can't do it either in that league

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

    Cant imagine still having 2x 7.0 pool defenders on WC, that leak goals, sure, attacking returns from time to time, but thats not enough to justify 7.0m price.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      🙄

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

      13 assists from TAA last year is more than any other non-top four mid. If you think of them compared to a 7.0m mid they are still fantastic value

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

      Might as well go for PVA then.

    4. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yes it is

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

      Ditch them and buy Zaha then!

  15. RyanKent14
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    So glad I didn’t do salah to mane now

    For next week is this worth a -4?

    Grealish/Kean to get McGinn/Haller

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

      Next week it’ll be Mane

  16. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    My VVD and TAA CSs are gone. Oh well...

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mine are too 🙁

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

        Guess what. So are mine.

  17. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Is Hanley from Norwich a nailed starter?

  18. Freaki
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    YC VVD oof

  19. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What are cleansheet points?

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

    YC for 50% of the game 🙂

    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Fabinho...

  21. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    13 from 6 so far. Managed to ruin my team with 2 free transfers.

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Make that 12 from 6 with the YC

  22. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    VVD yc

  23. dshv
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    THAT STUPID DOUBLE LIVERPOOL DEFENSE

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

      Will be good again when Alison's behind them.

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

    VVD YC (?) 🙁

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

    Ok no VVD yellow 🙂

  26. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Fabinho YC

  27. Pras (FPL)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mane owners with a jammy CS point. This game is all luck!

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      After selling Salah for him I’ll take it 😆

  28. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Would you use the WC to get this?

    Current team:

    Pope (Button)
    WBA* Digne Montoya* Soyunku Rico*
    Salah Raz KDB Tielemans* Dendo
    Auba* Jota* Greenwood

    WC team:

    Pope (Button)
    TAA Digne Kelly Soyunku Lundstram
    Salah Raz KDB Son Cantwell
    Puki Barnes Greenwood

  29. Harper (No more Penandes)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Haller (C) next week?

  30. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Can’t believe I had the option of Lundstram/salah/ Pukki and I opted for taa/Pérez/Kane because I didn’t wanna start Lundstram every week

    Sigh!!:((

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Rotate Lund with Kelly

    2. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I binned Salah to fit Kane and didn't ship Perez because I didn't want to take a -4. I feel ya

    3. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Kane haul inc