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Liverpool and Sheffield United unchanged for lunch-time clash

Jurgen Klopp has named an unchanged starting XI for the club’s lunch-time kick-off against Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United. 

The Reds, aiming to maintain their 100% winning start to the 2019/20 Premier League campaign, will line up with the same side who defeated Frank Lampard’s Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge last weekend at Bramall Lane in the 12.30 kick-off.

The electric front three of Mohamed Salah (£12.5), Saido Mane (£11.6) and Roberto Firmino (£9.6) will be looking to get the better of a defence who have conceded just six goals in the 2019/20 Premier League campaign; the joint lowest of the bottom 12 sides in the division. 

Managers in ownership of Salah and Mane are likely to have considered giving either one of the duo the captaincy for Gameweek 7, with the former making it into our Scout Picks for the upcoming Gameweek. 

This is likely to mark yet another chapter in the dual between the Egyptian and Senegalese forwards in illustrating their goalscoring credentials, yet they are likely to face a defensively rigid side who have already proven their credentials as worthy Premier League opponents. 

Liverpool’s defence retains its familiar formation with Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.2) Andy Roberton (£6.9) Joel Matip (£5.5) and Virgil Van Dijk (£6.5) lining up for the lunch-time kick-off, yet Klopp’s backline will be looking to reward those owners who have persisted in their faith towards either single or double defensive coverage; despite just one clean sheet in their opening six league fixtures. 

For Wilder, the Blades boss has also named an unchanged XI for the lunch-time clash, and his side will be aiming to record consecutive upsets against Merseyside opponents after defeating Marco Silva’s Everton 2-0 at Goodison Park. 

The highly-popular John Lundstram (£4.4), who assisted and registered three bonus in the victory over the Toffees, starts for the seventh consecutive Premier League match despite preseason doubts over his viability as a starting option for the club. 

Wilder’s side will aim to frustrate the Reds and hurt them on the counter-attack, but with both sides in periods of respective momentum in their seasons, it is unsurprising to see both managers named unchanged sides for the opening fixture of Gameweek 7. 

Starting XIs

Sheffield United XI: Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham, Stevens, Baldock, Lundstram; Norwood, Fleck, Robinson; McBurnie.

Liverpool XI: Adrian; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Henderson; Mane, Salah, Firmino.

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  1. DaniCT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Wow. Just wow

  2. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Oh Mo

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    what a terrible shot, absolutely terrible shot that

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

      Difference between Wilson and Salah. Wilson makes them pay.

  4. Homer21
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Salah should have had that!

  5. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    wtf Salah

  6. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Salah wasting Lundstram assist

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

      This was funnier the first time

  7. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Oh mo

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

    Henderson back to par

  9. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Salah is shocking. Get out of my team

  10. NotsoSpursy
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Salah off form today

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      *this year

  11. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Overrated little clown

  12. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Salah missing an open sitter

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

      ...is that a thing?

  13. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Salah failure

  14. dshv
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Okay my choice for this moment for captain over salah is good hope to be better..

  15. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Rage sell for Ayoze

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

      Could do worse

  16. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Love how people slate Aubameyang for missing chanes, Salah is a far worse culprit ...

  17. Ode
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    12.5m for that

  18. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Great Salah, as a non capper Ill take it

  19. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Fraser out “ill” apparently...

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Howe obviously getting annoyed by Fraser not signing a new contract.

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yea, no point entertaining a player who wont be there in a while when they have other decent options. H. Wilson seems a genuine FPL option now

  20. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Kelly in the XI wooohooo! If there is no Pukki Party there is gonna be a Kelly Party!

    1. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not for us who played Lundstram

    2. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yessss! Started him when everyone said start Cantwell 😉

  21. Canary_Kid
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Terrible from Mo

    1. mazkills
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      good save

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    salah absolutely free again and firmino passes the other way, salah was in again

  23. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    This result is perfect for Aguero and Raz cappers

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Kane cappers?

  24. Monya Meow Meow
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Now that is a REAL captain fail

  25. jtreble
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Great save.

  26. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Firmino not passing to Salah.

  27. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Should always go round the keeper in that situation

  28. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I can't believe I got in Fraser on WC. Worst buy ever not even in squad.

    1. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I wildcarded because I got Fraser last week

  29. sjhuk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Salah (c).. what a fail. Completely useless today.

  30. NotsoSpursy
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Salah still no away goals
    ...still time