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Liverpool without Salah as Klopp provides Alexander-Arnold injury update

An injury-hit Liverpool side missing the self-isolating Mohamed Salah (£12.2m) take on in-form Leicester City in the last of four Premier League matches held on Sunday.

Kick-off at Anfield is at 19:15 GMT.

Aside from Salah, the Reds are without the services of Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.3m), Jordan Henderson (£5.4m), Joe Gomez (£5.4m) and Virgil van Dijk (£6.3m) – among others.

Jurgen Klopp offered an update on Alexander-Arnold ahead of kick-off, saying:

Fabinho (£5.4m) is fit, at least, and the Brazilian is paired with Joel Matip (£5.4m) at the heart of the hosts’ backline this evening.

James Milner (£5.3m), rather than Neco Williams (£3.9m), is given the nod to start at right-back.

Milner and Fabinho are two of four Liverpool squad members promoted to Klopp’s starting XI, with the quartet making way all victims of injury or illness.

Naby Keita (£5.2m) and Curtis Jones (£4.4m) are the other beneficiaries of the player shortage and line up in midfield.

Diogo Jota (£6.5m) starts for the fourth time in six Gameweeks, meanwhile, joining Sadio Mane (£12.1m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.2m) in the Liverpool attack.

The Leicester team news is a little more straightforward, with Brendan Rodgers making only two changes from the side that defeated Wolves a fortnight ago.

Luke Thomas (£4.3m) and Dennis Praet (£5.5m) both drop to the bench, with Marc Albrighton (£5.3m) and Harvey Barnes (£6.9m) drafted into Rodgers’ line-up.

There is no place in the squad for Timothy Castagne (£5.7m), however, despite Brendan Rodgers declaring the Belgian fit to play on Friday.

Something will have to give this evening as 100% winning home and away records go on the line.

Jamie Vardy (£10.1m), the most-owned player in either starting XI, has been particularly potent on the road, averaging 12.75 points in away games.


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Milner, Fabinho, Matip, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Keita, Jones, Jota, Mane, Firmino.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Albrighton, Fofana, Evans, Fuchs, Justin, Mendy, Tielemans, Barnes, Maddison, Vardy.

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  1. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jota essential 🙁

  2. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Robbo haul incoming

  3. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Love you Robbo

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Bugger benched him

      1. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Why would u do that

      2. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Tbf all your def returned. Great score this week mate.

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers, do you hear the Jaws theme closing in on you 🙂

  4. Parsnips
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    What a goal!

  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jota showing Firmino what to do

  6. HellasLEAF
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jota in

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

    YESSSS REALLL ROBOOO ASSISTT GET INNN

  8. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Robboooo

  9. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Robboooooooo

  10. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Just about to say.
    Do lei know they are behind...

  11. Parsnips
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Glad I kept robo

  12. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Robbo get in. Juhuuuu

  13. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jota bandwagon time!

  14. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    JOTAAAAAAAA!

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

    Jota you beautie

  16. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Robbo!!

  17. GROBARI
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jota G Robbo A

  18. KAALI_DAAL
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Liverpool is winning the league again, isn't it? 🙁

  19. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Hooray! Jota for Foden -4 already paid off!

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nice one

  20. Freshy
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    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    All he does is put the ball in the net

  21. Magic Zico
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    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    What a goal!

  22. Parsnips
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Any robo sellers out there?

  23. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Everybody thinking Leicester would win and Vardy would run riot. Hahahaha never underestimate the pool!

  24. Dont give a fuchs
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Foden to jota going good

  25. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Oof, that hurts the rank...

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

    Liverpool are sooooo gooodd

  27. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Should have gone Jota instead of Rash in hindsight

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Did you know that Salah was injured then?

  28. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    8 pointer plus bonus maybe...boom

  29. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ahhh the lovely Robbo Joto combo.... wonderful!