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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. Weasel51
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Missed the first hour.

    Should Trent have been sent off?

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

      Nah

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

      Would've been harsh imo.

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

      if you believe everything you read on here he should be sitting in the condemned cell tonight

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

      Could defo have been

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

    If Minamino fell over it would’ve been a pen. Players are forced to dive otherwise those decisions aren’t given

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

      Yup

  3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Can’t wait for Salah to be reclassified as a forward next season. Will be much easier to ignore.

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

      Yes, you do that, you'll feel really good about it and we'll enjoy hearing about it every 5 minutes for ever

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Would get more bonus for goals?

  4. Weasel51
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is FPLRockstar likely to release team news before GW38 deadline?

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

      Not according to his twitter feed, no

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

      Said he's not

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

      Apparently not. Probably too many with same kick off time would be a nightmare

  5. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thoughts guys??

    Willian + Lascelles to Mahrez + Pieters -4pts (exact cash)

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

      Will Mahrez even start next gw

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

        Or D Silva?

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

    Where is Salahs brace 🙁

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

      his teeth are pretty straight tbf

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

    CMON

  8. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    How do Robbie Earle and Alan Smith have the same voice?

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

    How did Kane look? Like an end of season punt?

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

      Yep classic Kane waking up at the end of a season.

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

      Big tall guy

      Blond Hair

      Sports a rather fetching comb-over

      Kind of like a 1920's fighter pilot

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

        Lmao, you're killin' me!

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

    Mane annoys mr

  11. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Car crash of a GW

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

    Salah doesn't want the Golden Boot

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

      Deserve

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

    Load up on Chelsea attack for Pool game then?

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

      Pulisic (C)

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

      Yeah they are looking potent

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

      They could barely score against Norwich lol

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

        I think that's the point - this defence looks A LOT more porous than Norwich's 😉

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

      Absolutely not

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

      Other than 2 rare errors from VVD arsenal haven't had a chance

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

    16 points with 4 left, great week

    1. jezstatham
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I dream of 16 points

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

        lol yea its great

  15. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Time to ditch Trent I guess?

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

    Wow Salad..

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

      Soft

  17. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    It's a (M|K)ane kind of week

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

      Sane TC, never forget

  18. Jebiga
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Holding, man of the match!

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

    This is gonna end 3-1 isn’t it

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

    Can see Auba getting one on counter attack 😕

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

    Mo header as soft as a marshmallow

    1. Party time
        3 years, 9 months ago

        as soft as mozzarella

      • BeaversWithAttitude
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Soft as a kitten f*rting...

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

      Pulisic to Dilva, good move for next GW?

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

        I would. Chelsea off the boil...

    3. SH1M1
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Salah can be pretty awful to say the least

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

      Who was the 3 most captained players this GW?

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

        Sterling Puli Bruno in top 10k

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

          Thanks. I'm still aiming to get inside 100k though 😛

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

      I don't think Minamino has looked very good so far. Seems a yard behind most plays and hasn't adjusted to the speed of the game. Mane made a nice run behind and Minamino just didn't see him and walked into traffic in the middle of the pitch.

      Don't think he's going to challenge Mane, Salah or Firmino to a starting spot anytime soon.

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

        Agreed. 7m signing so not expectant that he'll ever be more than a squad player. Decent in central positions but maybe needs time.

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

        Let's be honest, it was obvious they just bought him because his name sounds like Firmino

    6. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Thought I was great keeping Salah on a free hit. Thick.

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

        Doing better than sterling

        1. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Oh I captained him

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

            Lol unlucky

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

              And I kept mo

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

            Me too

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

        Wouldn't beat yourself up about that. He's desperate for the Golden Boot so the motivation is there unlike so many other players.

    7. SH1M1
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      This has Arsenal counter attack goal written all over it, Liverpool useless in the final third

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

      You'd expect Auba to get one on the counter here.

    9. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Salah you fool SCORE A GOAL

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

      Sick and tired of watching Robertson since the restart. Absolutely complacent and brain dead.

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

        We have shaw 🙁

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

          Not anymore - his ankle finally gave way last night under the weight of carrying all that timber around 🙁

          Hopefully baby Williams is ok though - expecting big things from him, looks very handy

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

            He's raw
            Hopefully we sign a FB who cam play both RB LB

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

              Alaba is available apparently... wouldn't be an Ole type signing though

              Throw him & Kouibaly into that defence & see what way that pans out

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

                Too expensive both 😮
                I don't think we'll splash too much cash this summer