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Key Liverpool assets in place as Aubameyang sits on Arsenal bench

Liverpool’s key assets are all set to face a much-rotated Arsenal side at the Emirates Stadium.

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) and Sadio Mané (£12.2m) both retain their places from the draw with Burnley, each one boasting a vested interest in the Golden Boot race.

Their exploits on Wednesday evening could be pivotal to the outcome of Gameweek 36+ considering that their backing inside the top 10,000 FPL managers took a dip for the midweek round of action.

We know that many Free Hit managers overlooked the pair in favour of Chelsea and Manchester City counterparts, although those two clubs have largely struggled to completely fulfil their promise against Norwich and Bournemouth respectively.

Meanwhile, Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.7m) and Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) start a match together for the first time since Gameweek 33+ with Neco Williams (£4.0m) back on the Liverpool bench.

Those invested in the Liverpool full-backs, or either of the centre-halves, will be pleased to see who is sitting on the Arsenal one.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) has lost his place this evening, named among the substitutes for the first time since the Premier League restarted.

In the striker’s place, Mikel Arteta has named Reiss Nelson (£ and Nicolas Pépé (£8.9m) either side of Alexandre Lacazette (£9.2m) in the front-three.

Arsenal XI: Martínez; Tierney, Holding, D Luiz, Cédric; Xhaka, Torreira, Saka; Nelson, Lacazette, Pépé.

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

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

    Virgin Van P*ss having a stinker!

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

    I thought last GW was the worst week of my life, this week has proven you wrong...

    1. DarkGreen
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      took -8 hit. Total points 6, currently. so net -2 points hahahahahhahah

  3. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah doesn't score away from home unless Mane isn't playing. Don't people know this?

    1. X Trapnel
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      It's remarkable what people know, and don't know, COK3Y5MURF - UJFC

    2. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I knew this yes

    3. Releasebreaks
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yes we kwon

  4. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    And Yesss Trent back to duck egg!

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

    TAA now on 0 points

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      You know your maths.

  6. Aurora
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Get off firmino

  7. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Trent and Greenwood to who?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Robertson and Ings.

      1. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Na Liverpool are finished

    2. DarkGreen
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Digne and Ings

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

    Can’t wait to sell Trent

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

      For another -4? Winning!! 🙂

  9. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    TAA has broken even, hooray!

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

    Firmino rested ahead of his Chelsea haul.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      1 assist, no baps. Keep your haul.

  11. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy to Wood, Kane or one of Arsenal?

  12. Aurora
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    No chance arsenal can defend for half an hour

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

    If Arsenal were to hold onto a marvelous win here, would fully expect them to respond in the typical Gunners manner and lose the next one at Villa. They just love giving their supporters high blood pressure : lol:

    1. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Correct but there’s pills for it

  14. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Having a dreadful gw so far ...:(

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Most are tbh

    2. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      good 🙂

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Cheeky haha

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

      I'm same every week since Restart

  15. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    My captains since the restart:
    Aguero 8
    Son 6
    Jimi 2
    Salah 6
    KdB 7
    Bruno 5
    Sterling 1
    Anyone got worse?

    1. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      How do you score 7pts with a captain?

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        The same way you score 5 and 1

      2. Stormbringer22
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Nvm, pre-double, got ya

      3. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Scores are prior to being doubled by armband.

      4. jimmyabs1987
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I think he means that’s pre captain doubling it

    2. X Trapnel
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I captain Dunk for Kicks

      not gone too well tbh

    3. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not even that bad

    4. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Aguero (8) and Salah (6) with a return, the rest scored 3 or less.

      Bruno tomorrow.

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I would wish you good luck but my rival is getting Bruno VC points after KdB no show.

    5. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      2 blanks out of 7. Decent.

    6. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Aguero 8
      Son 6
      Aubameyang 16
      Salah 6
      Son 1
      Sterling 21
      Alonso 7

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

      Kdb 15
      Bruno 3
      Martial 3
      Salah 6
      Kdb 7
      Bruno 5
      Sterling 1

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

      Who’s your captain next week? Clearly you’ve jinxed my last 4 picks

    9. One More Hit
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      De Bruyne 15
      Fernandes 3
      Jimenez 2
      Fernandes 15
      De Bruyne 7
      Fernandes 5
      Fernandes ?

      Not as bad as I thought I'd had it, but there have been some spectacularly better options most weeks.

    10. umerlfc
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I tied with you, all exactly like yours except Rashford for Jimenez but same 2 points, high five!

  16. Young Lingard
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Petition to play without fans next season
    Beer per appearance for Trent
    And no games at Anfield

    Who says no ?

  17. Releasebreaks
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Glad of my :

    Play Doherty
    Bench TAA

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

    Liverpool can't stand still this summer despite having a great season

    Goes to show once you reach a level you need to bring in faces and keep things fresh and competitive

    The likes of Trent, Robertson, Gini and co know they're starting every week irrespective of form

    This is nearly as embarrassing as Watford for me.

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

      They are massively overrated. Atletico Madrid spanked them

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

        This

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

          English media scrubbed that one from the casuals memory.

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

        Aye. Only the 3 trophies this season

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

          1 trophy. 2 friendly cups.

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

      Finishing a season poorly often means you start next one the same.

      Interesting to see how he fresheners things up.

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

        I'd get Thiago done, another left back and an attacker

        Won't happen though.

        1. Stormbringer22
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Should have been Timo that extra attacker. Happy with Thiago though

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

          Strange circumstances.

          City need to get a few in. A united defender or two will see them do well.

          Chelsea too far off but very good signings.

    3. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I’m honestly cringing mate. Worst still, my in-laws are all mad gooners who will be absolutely lording it up over me tomorrow.

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

        Live in london myself so one of the worst games to lose tbh

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Yep I’m also London. Surrounded by Spurs and Arsenal fans.

          But ARS of all clubs, who have been steadily heading down the toilet. Where’s our self-respect!

    4. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Don’t forget arsenal quite often trashed pool until Klopp came in.

    5. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Definitely need additions like we talked about before, I'd say that for any title winner though.

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

        I'm a big believer in improving when you're at your strongest. Be naive not to improve in positions where players have no competition.

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

      They won coz Laporte was injured.

    7. King Kohli
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Performance reeks of complacency.Surely can't still be celebrating their title win?
      Will find it difficult to suddenly switch back on at the start of next season

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

      You could get Man Utd at 16/1 to win the title next year a few weeks ago, now it has come in to 8/1
      Can't see Liverpool walking away with it so easily next season

    9. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Correct, always best to reresh but a lot in each club depends on contractual situation for existing players as well as finance available, even for clubs as rich as MCI

      1. POLSKA GOLA
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        *refresh

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

    Imagine thinking Salah was EVER worth his price tag. The leader of the frauds

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

      Mate I'm also a United fan but you're comment is a bit too harsh in all fairness.

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

        Harsh on frauds?

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

          You think all the goals he's scored over the last two seasons were a fluke and fraud??

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

            I think that he’s a rebound/deflection and pen merchant. He scores very few class goals and possesses one of the worst touches I’ve seen in a player thats regarded as world class. He should have 50 goals with all the blown opportunities he has week in and week out.

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

            Why does he never get BPS unless he absolutely HAULS? (which is usually a PK, a rebound, and assisting a class goals elsewhere)

    2. X Trapnel
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He's done nothing this season has he

      actually if you take away the goals and assists Liverpool wouldn't have even won the league

      total fraud

    3. WD27
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      What the current highest scorer in FPL not worth it?

    4. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yes he was, that DGW when I TC Mane for 1 point 🙁

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

        Still hurts to be reminded of my brilliant use of that chip. And yes, would have been quite happy with Salah instead.

  20. Aurora
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    TAA please

  21. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    TAA haul!

  22. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is Rico nailed for Bournemouth again?

  23. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Who will score more points

    Ings vs Bournemouth.
    Jimenez vs Crystal Palace

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Jim. Bou looking better atm.

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Ings

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

      Ings

    3. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ings

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'd have to say Jimmy - it can't be overstated:

      (a) How badly Palace are leaking goals

      and

      (b) How much Bournemouth have improve in their last 3 fixtures (that's now only 3 goals conceded, and 5 goals scored from Spurs, Leciester, City back to back)

  24. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hi all
    Just noticed that Greenwood is flagged.

    Anyone do Greenwood > Wood/Jay Rodriguez?

    I only have one sub available as Lascelles & Hayden both injured

    Thanks in advance!

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

    Vardy and Willian ➡️Auba/Wood and DSilva?

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I fancy Willian to get something against Liverpool tbh.

  26. Aurora
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Tierney has been phenomenal

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Phenomenally shite

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

    just woke up sold jimi and son for -8

    for sterling and giroud

    net 17 points lost

    i hate this game

    ffs

  28. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    If that's Sterling it's a pen

    1. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      If it’s Bruno it’s two pens

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

        Lol this is valid

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

    Pass it to Salah you piece of sh#t

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

      So he can lose possession?

  30. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Wood or Rodriguez? Rodriguez is a lot more flair