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How Alexander-Arnold compares to other Liverpool defenders after FPL launch

15 August 2020 572 comments
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Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m), the highest-scoring Fantasy Premier League defender of 2019/20, has been handed a small price rise ahead of the new campaign.

Many of us had feared a climb to £8.0m or above and, as a result, he’ll be one of the first names on the teamsheet for a lot of Fantasy managers.

Indeed, at the time of writing, he features in more than twice as many embryonic FPL squads as any other defender.

Having started last season at the same price as his teammate, Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) is now available for half a million less.

Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) is cheaper still, while Joe Gomez (£5.5m) is the budget route into what became the first-choice back four in the Reds’ title-winning year.

Is Alexander-Arnold a no-brainer, then? Can Robertson compete with his fellow full-back? And is double Liverpool defence worth considering?

We run the rule over the reigning champions’ backline in this Members article.

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  1. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    That was some recovery tackle by Garcia.

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      19 years old... unbelievably good CB. Whoever ends up with him has a diamond.

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      1. Andy_Social
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Just said I've put him in. If City go out tonight they miss GW1 only and should be fresh for GW2, so I can see myself benching my 3 Citizens - Garcia, Foden, KDB - for GW1.

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        1. Piggs Boson
          • 15 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          I think he's going to leave the club tbh...

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  2. Piggs Boson
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Sniper finish

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    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Let me find a Bloody link 😆

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      1. KGFC
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        You got Tata Sky?

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        1. Amey
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          No
          Regular cable TV.

          But can't turn it on right now. It's 1 am everyone is sleeping 🙂

          So will watch on stream

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          1. KGFC
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            I know buddy, I'm too in India.
            Watching on Tata Sky app 😆

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  3. OPTA FPL
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    no blank for city

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  4. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone bench boosting in gw1?

    Can't remember his name but one of the ffs user has done it succesfully two yrs in a row. Think he got +25 points from bench or something.

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    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      He got lucky twice then. 😉

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    2. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I could but I hardly have any bench to boost.

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    3. Piggs Boson
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I can see the logic if you plan an early WC...

      But I still think a DGW is best time. You get an extra 8pts for appearance points alone! (hopefully)

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      1. Our Tiny Windows
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        ...which lots of us are considering

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    4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I will probably do

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    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I guess it could work if you initially have a good bench and then plan to early WC in GW2/3 etc. to move to a fodder bench
      But I'd rather hold for a DGW - would be not fun to have a fail in the first GW of the best chip in the game!

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      1. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        I won't bother about dgw bench boost, you have to get everyone playing and even then you dilute your team.

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  5. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    City losing - Ederson nowhere

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    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      He was in an OK position to stop a shot before Garcia's tackle.

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  6. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    *Quietly bring KdB back in*

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    1. altan8797
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      he'll be in 80% of all teams in an hour

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  7. KGFC
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    So Pep's cautious approach hasn't worked although still a lot of time left

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    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Don't you jinx it !!
      Say pep will win

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      1. KGFC
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Yes yes, of course!
        Pep you beauty 😆

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    2. altan8797
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      it never does

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      1. KGFC
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Yep, true that

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    3. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Rio gave him criticism at ht for leaving creative players on bench.

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  8. AC Pilkington
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Is Lindelof nailed for United?

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Unless they sign a new CB yes

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  9. KGFC
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    And Fernandinho gets his customary YC of the game

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  10. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    New Post

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2020/08/15/how-will-new-positions-at-man-united-affect-their-fpl-assets-in-2020-21/

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  11. Gav's Gunners
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Basically a sitting midfield 3 of Fernandinho Rodri and Gundogan. Absolutely Pathetic from Pep

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    1. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Needs to get Fernie off before he gets a red and get Foden on.

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      1. Gav's Gunners
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        This is why I'm still not sold on having Foden in FPL this season. So many options even with Silva leaving

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    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      OK supremo PL manager with years of experience.

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      1. Gav's Gunners
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        He just tries to be clever too much when it's not needed. this teams so unbalanced. Pick your best team and play it

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        1. Greek Freak
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          This. I think tactics-wise, he's much better when he's up against a 'strong' team like Real (he completely out-managed Zidane there). Now that it's a match against underdogs he's overthought everything.

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          1. Greek Freak
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            To clarify: City are normally great against underdogs of course, but this is different as it's all-or-nothing.

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  12. Dash444
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Why have I already got -1 on my points?

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    1. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Can't tell you why but can tell you you're not alone!

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  13. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Draft #2 for me, cheeky 5-4-1:

    4.5
    TAA | Robbo | VVD | Doherty | 4.5 Burnley
    Auba | KdB | Greenwood | Soucek/5.0 mid
    Kane

    4.0 | 4.5 mid | 4.5 str | 4.5 str

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Once City/United back of course

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    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Waste of time atm

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    3. MJF
      6 years, 1 month ago

      It’s cheeky alright.

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  14. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    What a pass from KdB

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  15. Amey
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    What a ridiculous ball by KDB 😀
    He's awesome

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  16. MJF
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Good article, well written.

    I’d prefer not to have to squint at all these screenshots of tables, though, why not use graphics that scale for mobile users and make reading easier?

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  17. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    The pricing of Firminio is a nonsense. Both Ings and Jimenez scored around 40pts more bit are 1m cheaper. Where is the logic? 9.5m is grossly over-priced. Firminio should have been 8m.

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    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 29 days ago

      Agreed - go w one of the other options imo 😉

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  18. Tomskipow
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 29 days ago

    HELP PLEASE
    Is there a way to look back and see who won a mini league? I’ve tried looking online and can’t see a way.

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    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 29 days ago

      Nope

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    2. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 29 days ago

      Te last resort is to wait until all the players of thr mini-league re-register for the FPL this season and then create a table from their scores using gameweek history.

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      1. Tomskipow
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 29 days ago

        That’s a good shout...thank you

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  19. JohnnyCroat
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 24 days ago

    Under the radar, but Winston Reid had been shipped out to Kansas for their current season. Injury free for once. Carry on my wayward Kiwi.

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