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

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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
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    That was some recovery tackle by Garcia.

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

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

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      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months 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
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

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

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  2. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Sniper finish

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    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Let me find a Bloody link 😆

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      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        You got Tata Sky?

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        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months 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
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

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

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  3. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    no blank for city

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  4. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months 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
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He got lucky twice then. 😉

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    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I could but I hardly have any bench to boost.

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    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months 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
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        ...which lots of us are considering

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    4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I will probably do

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

    City losing - Ederson nowhere

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    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months 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
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    *Quietly bring KdB back in*

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    1. altan8797
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

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

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  7. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

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

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    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

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

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      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yes yes, of course!
        Pep you beauty 😆

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    2. altan8797
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      it never does

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      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yep, true that

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    3. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

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

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

    Is Lindelof nailed for United?

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Unless they sign a new CB yes

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    2. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      And Fernandinho gets his customary YC of the game

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    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months 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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    4. Gav's Gunners
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

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

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      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

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

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        1. Gav's Gunners
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months 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
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        OK supremo PL manager with years of experience.

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        1. Gav's Gunners
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months 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
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 8 months 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
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 8 months 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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    5. Dash444
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Why have I already got -1 on my points?

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      1. Goro Majima
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

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

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    6. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months 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. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Once City/United back of course

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      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Waste of time atm

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      3. Hangman Page
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        It’s cheeky alright.

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    7. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      What a pass from KdB

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    8. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      What a ridiculous ball by KDB 😀
      He's awesome

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    9. Hangman Page
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months 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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    10. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months 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
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Agreed - go w one of the other options imo 😉

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    11. Tomskipow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months 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
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Nope

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      2. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months 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
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          That’s a good shout...thank you

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    12. CroatianHammer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months 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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