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Marcus Rashford (£9.1m) won’t feature in the final match of Gameweek 23 after failing to recover from a back injury ahead of Manchester United’s trip to Anfield.

Indeed, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has suggested the England striker won’t play for the Red Devils this side of the February winter break:

He got a couple of knocks and jolts when he came on against Wolverhampton and has aggravated his back, he’s had some trouble before.

I wouldn’t expect him to be back in the next few weeks, we’ve got a mid-season break coming up. I’m not sure we’re going to see him before then, no.

In his absence, the United boss has signalled his intentions for this fixture by drafting in Luke Shaw (£5.4m) rather than a like-for-like replacement.

Whether that means the visitors will be going with a wing-back system (with Shaw playing at centre-half) or with one of their two left-backs – Brandon Williams (£4.1m) also starts – playing on the left of midfield in a 4-2-3-1 remains to be seen.

Daniel James (£6.0m) also returns to the starting XI, with Juan Mata (£6.2m) making way.

Anthony Martial (£7.9m) leads the line as usual, while Eric Bailly (£4.9m) is among the substitutes.

Liverpool are unchanged from Gameweek 22, although the fit-again Joel Matip (£5.2m) and Fabinho (£5.4m) are on the bench.

This is, of course, Liverpool’s final match before Double Gameweek 24.

Five of the Reds’ starting XI are already owned by at least 20% of Fantasy Premier League managers and those ownership figures will surely rise going into next Tuesday’s deadline.

Jurgen Klopp’s side are on a run of six straight clean sheets and have scored at least two goals in 17 of their 21 Premier League fixtures.

Manchester United, however, are the only club to have taken points off Liverpool this season.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Wijnaldum, Salah, Mané, Firmino.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Williams, Pereira, Fred, Matic, James, Martial.

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  1. N00B
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Who to sell first?
    - Vardy
    - Ings
    - Rashford

    1. EL tridente
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Rashford. Out for weeks

    2. BNMC
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Rashford due to injury.

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Rashford is out long term. Easy decision.

    4. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Easily Rashford. Down to DCL

    5. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      c

    6. Robson-Canoe
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      You want to sell Ings because of 1 blank? Lol

  2. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Robertson should be taken off corner duty. His delivery from open play is fine but he seems incapable of hitting corners deep enough, always hitting the first defender. Drives me nuts.

    1. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Ha are you ahead of me, he just did it again

    2. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      That's exactly right.

  3. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    VVD gets added into the "Robbo v Salah" debate for me now

    1. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I’m actually thinking of wildcarding, and doing triple pool defence.

    2. DontPiqueTooSoon
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      In a similar situation r.e. Robbo vs Salah. What is your team like at the moment? I have Rashford so thinking it might have made the decision for me. Downgrading to DCL and upgrading Maddy to Salah.

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Salah has been so bad so far

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Standard Salah performance

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 6 months ago

      What else does he do? Sterling like, miscontrols, greedy, can't really pass, just scores

  5. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Would you rather own DCL+Martial or Grealish+Jimenez?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      On recent form, GJ

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Grealish+Jimenez

    3. yalala
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      DCL Grealish

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Not an option without a further hit (1FT, one is likely to be Maddison to Salah but need funds)

    4. BNMC
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Grealish and DCL and keep the change

  6. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    terrible from Salah so far

  7. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Imagine give 80 milion for Maguire

  8. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Can afford Söyüncü,Vardy > VVD,Aguero

  9. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Want to quit so bad, I feel horrendous and have a 4,000 word 3rd year law uni essay due in tomorrow morning and haven't started

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Better get to work.....

    2. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Bet you get more points than me.....

    3. DontPiqueTooSoon
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I doubt 'bad fantasy football week' is an extenuating circumstance for late admission 🙂

    4. sunzip14
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Quit your studies?

    5. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      too late now... better focus on your DGW team...

  10. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Robo's cornors are terrible

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Bit like your spelling 😉

  11. MOZIL
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    How many double game weeks are there in this season?

  12. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    How much does it cost for Liverpool to bribe the officials?

  13. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Robertson is worst corner taker iv ever seen

  14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Mane took too long

  15. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Mane should hit that 1st time.

  16. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    What the hell, Mane

  17. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Mane close

  18. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Hit itttt

  19. Skalla
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Shaw somehow our best defender so far...

  20. Unliklinho
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Actually thinking about Trent (c)...

  21. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Firmino goal

  22. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Firmino G
    Mane A

  23. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    FIRMINO GOALLLL

  24. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Firmino G

  25. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Firmino (Mane)

  26. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    NOT A FOUL

    NEVER

  27. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Firmino

  28. TorresMagic™
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Mane assist, VAR time

  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    That was a clear foul 😆

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      We know but it is Liverpool

  30. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Salah asssit?