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Alexander-Arnold’s turn for a benching as Salah and Mané start at Anfield

Jurgen Klopp has engaged in some more late-season rotation, causing issues for Fantasy managers once again.

After Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) was benched at Brighton so Neco Williams (£4.0m) could get a first Premier League start, it is Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.8m) who has made way for him at Anfield.

The young full-back is capable of playing on both sides of the defence, operating at left-back at the Amex Stadium but handed a start on the right-hand side today.

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) owners will be happy to see him survive the latest shuffling of the Liverpool pack as some had feared he might get the same treatment as Sadio Mané (£12.3m) did midweek.

But the two premium midfielders are both in the team today, stationed in their usual roles either side of Roberto Firmino (£9.4m).

With Jordan Henderson (£5.3m) out for the remainder of the Premier League season, Klopp has taken the opportunity to offer a start in midfield to Curtis Jones (£4.5m).

The youngster is joined there by the more experienced Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.4m) and Fabinho (£5.4m).

Burnley line-up in their traditional 4-4-2 shape, with Erik Pieters (£4.2m) in midfield and Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) joined up-front by Chris Wood (£6.1m).

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Gomez, N Williams; C Jones, Wijnaldum, Fabinho; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

Burnley XI: Pope; C Taylor, Tarkowski, K Long, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Brownhill, Pieters; Wood, Rodriguez.

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  1. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Mané ruining all attack. Got to get hooked.

  2. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    SHU: Henderson, O'Connell, Egan, Basham, Stevens, Osborn, Berge, Baldock, Norwood, McBurnie, McGoldrick
    Subs: Moore, Jagielka, Jack Robinson, Freeman, Rodwell, Lundstram, Mousset, Sharp, Zivkovic

    CHE: Kepa, Christensen, James, Azpilicueta, Zouma, Mount, Jorginho, Barkley, Pulisic, Abraham, Willian
    Subs: Caballero, Alonso, Rüdiger, Lewis Bate, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Giroud, Batshuayi

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Alonso fail while having the highest PPG among defenders 🙄

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Cheers

    3. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Tammy. Nice.

  3. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Abraham starts

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Giroud benched?

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yep

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Not going there next week then

          1. Pep Roulette
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            You'll get early team news! Go with the one who's starting!

            1. Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              Always missing last minute I am. Once I missed deadline confirming BB on DGW painfully.

  4. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope doing pope things again 🙂

  5. Dr. Agabuse
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Chelsea line up?

  6. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Liverpool love to ruin my accas these days

  7. Threat Level Midnight
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    The chap with Antonio TC and Neco Williams is in dreamland.

    1. Kodap
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Anyone got a link to his team?

      1. JJO
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Hot topics i think

  8. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Oh here we go. Pope on for 3 save pts now

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Well deserved points imo

  9. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Kovačić benched

    1. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      That's not a surprise

  10. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah get a brace son... 20 minutes to go!

  11. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Goal cost me 11 points

  12. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    FFS...

    No penos for Willian...

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Jorginho? Really?

  13. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    The crazy thing is the guy on here who TC'd Antonio ALSO somehow owns and started Neco Williams for his CS and possibly 2bps!
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1152764/event/44

    1. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yet more evidence of time travellers among us.

      1. fusen
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        As I posted above, a player somewhere in the world ends up being the gameweek 1st ranked player.

        They do that by having nearly all their players hauling.

        Every week someone wins the "extreme luck" lottery, this week is could simply be someone who posts on here

      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Makes me feel hopefully about keeping and starting Jimenez!

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      If Brighton best Man City this guy is a certified time traveller

    3. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      That’s so random!

    4. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      WOW! He won’t be 77k tonight!

      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        more like 7k

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      This guy knows

    6. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      🙂 Well done that man! (or woman - oops)

      More PC, less honest expression, more you want to say **** it!

  14. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah cap fail incoming. Mane fail as well. TAA 1 point.

    Great start 😀

  15. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    No Henderson, no win?

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Its always the way

  16. Greek Freak
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Surely it's Origi time soon?

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He does nothing

      Shaqiri please

  17. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Damn it bad minute for me. Tammy starts and was counting on him coming off my bench to start against Norwich next week. I’d fancy Giroud to start that one now. Damn

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      As bad minutes go, thats a good minute

      1. DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        And VVD clean sheet wiped

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Another decision costing Liverpool...

    Has happened all season.

  19. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Liverpool robbed. Neither Salah/Mane were offside for free kick.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Even the commentators think that is clutching...

      Rub of the greem!

  20. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Should have gone with the "boring" Bruno pick

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      It's boring getting points.

      Lucky all those who missed outbon Antonio!

  21. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Burnley looking for the win plays into Liverpool counter attack

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    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ban

    2. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ban

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not this poster again!

      Thought they were banned!

    4. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ban

    5. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Idiot

    6. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      What?

    7. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ban

    8. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Stfu

    9. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Surely you cant be banned for posting something as outlandish as "Firmino G"

    10. Samwise the Brave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ban

  23. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Trent goal would be lovely

  24. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Would love this Liverpool side to not break the points record!

  25. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah rested next week? 😉

  26. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    FFS ofc VVd assist BOTH rivals have him...

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Oh that guy was a troll sorry

  27. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    At least I didn't buy Giroud.

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He’ll play against Norwich now so they’ll get last laugh!

  28. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Tammy doing my head in, benched him these week to hold for next now looks like he’ll be benched for NOR?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Or starts vs Norwich and off after 60 to give Giroud a warm-up for Man Utd?

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Interesting, I think I’ll start him next week anyhow

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I was going to punt on Chelsea forward next week. Not sure who now.

      1. OptimusBlack
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        +1

    3. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Glad someone’s in same boat as me nightmare! Started him two games ago he got one point then benched last week and he scored. Not sure who I would have dropped for him this week though. Hopefully mahrez or someone’s rested and I get his points of the bench

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    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      lol

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        trolls on the loose....

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ban this idiot

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Where are the mods?

    4. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      ban

    5. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      You are so late... That happened like 30 minutes back

    6. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      If it's not funny once, try again.

    7. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      OMG!

    8. Samwise the Brave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ban

    9. Party time
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Hahahahaha

    10. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Why the heck does Salah try these cute little passes... Shoot damn it!!!

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Same happens with Kubo in Pes manager, sigh...