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Dugout Discussion December 19

Salah benched as Matip returns for Liverpool’s Palace visit

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Jurgen Klopp has benched Mohamed Salah (£12.4m) for Liverpool’s Gameweek 14 trip to Crystal Palace.

The news comes after mutterings about the Egyptian’s starting berth emerged on social media on Friday night – and it finally appears there was truth to them.

Takumi Minamino (£6.0m) is the man chosen to replace Salah in the line-up, joining Roberto Firmino (£9.2m) and Sadio Mané (£11.9m) in the front-three.

A return to full fitness for Joel Matip (£5.4m) sees him reclaim his centre-back role alongside Fabinho (£5.4m) at the heart of defence, so Rhys Williams (£4.0m) drops out to sit among Salah and the other substitutes.

Andrew Robertson (£7.2m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.2m) start at left and right-back together for the third successive Premier League match since the latter’s injury comeback.

Crystal Palace make three changes from the side that drew 1-1 at West Ham midweek. Following their rest, Gary Cahill (£4.5m) and Nathaniel Clyne (£4.5m) return to the defence in the place of Scott Dann (£4.4m) and Joel Ward (£4.3m).

Roy Hodgson’s other alteration is enforced, Jordan Ayew (£5.7m) coming in for the suspended Christian Benteke (£5.5m).

Crystal Palace XI (4-4-2): Guaita; Van Aanholt, Cahill, Kouyate, Clyne; Eze, McArthur, Milivojevic, Schlupp; Zaha, Ayew.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Robertson, Fabinho, Matip, Alexander-Arnold; Keita, Wijnaldum, Henderson; Mane, Firmino, Minamino.

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  1. Party time
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mahrez owners just can’t get enough

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    • Silecro
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mahrez > Son was transfer done right

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    • Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Torres at ST Jesus benched, that's awesome

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      1. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Aguero can't even get in ahead of Ferran wowza

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        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          He's got a knock. Keep up.

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          1. Zimo
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            I'm joking. Keep up.

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      2. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Jesus not even in the squad

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

        Jesus not in squad x

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        1. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Even better

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    • Oggle22
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      What is going on with Mahrez absolute joke!

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    • Gregor
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      SOUTHAMPTON TEAM NEWS

      Team to play Man City: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Bertrand, Djenepo, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Walcott, Adams, Ings

      Subs: Forster, Stephens, Redmond, Salisu, Diallo, N’Lundulu, Armstrong, Long, Tella

      MAN CITY TEAM NEWS

      Team to play Southampton: Ederson, Walker, Cancelo, Dias, Stones, Gundogan, Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Torres.

      Subs: Steffen, Ake, Laporte, Mahrez, Aguero, Zinchenko, Mendy, Fernandinho, Foden, Nmecha

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      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Phew, glad I lost Mahrez

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      2. Camzy
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        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        lol. Jesus doesn't even make the bench.

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        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          So he's not nailed after all?

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    • Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Bobby off

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    • It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Firmino been sublime

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    • Nightcrawler
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Absolutely no signs of the palace fan with Eze grav

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      1. Party time
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Hahahahahahahahahahaha

          Take it Eze on him please

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      2. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        F*** off pep

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        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Someone says this every weekend.

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      3. Hazz
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        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Come on Palace, nick a consolation goal.

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      4. Stoic
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Wtf Mahrez

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      5. Cruyff Turn
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        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Cancelo's versatility means he's going to start more often than not.

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        1. thegaffer82
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Certainly looking that way.

          But, he's probably one more s**t show of a game (like last week's performance) from being dropped though

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

        F**k off Pep

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      7. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Mahrez being punished for the United miss. Poor man management from Pep here. Hopefully he doesn't even make top 4 this season.

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        1. Gobigorgohome
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          thisss Mahrez the best player and creator lately

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      8. HD7
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        TAA and Robbo have both an assist right?
        Why is the former with a very big chance of BPS vs the later?

        More Crosses, tackles?

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        1. Calculated Risks
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          3 years, 6 months ago

          Robbo man of match for me, lots of chances created and lots of breaking up play

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          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            MOTM gotta be Bobby surely

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      9. F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Fffs Pep. Mahrez and Dias in 2 weeks ago for Robertson and Jota has to be my worst 2 transfers of the season.

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        1. Camzy
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          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Dias looks fine.

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          1. F_Ivanovic
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Maybe but the fact it cost me Robertson is not fine!

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        2. Gobigorgohome
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Mahrez KDB and Dias in for Son and Grealish Robo here

          absolute joke 🙁

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      10. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Need a Adams return here

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      11. Over Midwicket
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Please score a freak goal Palace. Ruin that Robbo clean and baps.

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      12. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        To everyone complaining about Mahrez how do u not remember last 2 years

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        1. F_Ivanovic
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I swore I'd never get him. But then I looked at who I could bring in for my other midfield spot and the options were few and far between. Zaha with tough fixtures, Soucek with money ITB and no where to spend seemed wasteful but was maybe still better in hindsight. I honestly was fine with a benching from Mahrez at some point but for it to be 2 on the bounce... also last 2 years were different as they had way more options then.

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      13. Chalobah's Witness
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Mahrez... lol.
        Didn't want Grealish, this is what I get.
        Could punch myself for keeping this useless player.

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        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Mahrez is one of those players you have to stick with and he will repay you o dr the course of the season.

          But you have to be prepared for benching like this with him.

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        2. Gobigorgohome
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          same here plan was to get in Grealish back
          instead i saved ft

          i deserve it though 🙁

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      14. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Mahrez hat trick v Newcastle confirmed

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        1. Gobigorgohome
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          noooo not again FFS

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        2. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Good game for him

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        3. Zimo
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Or a 3rd consecutive benching. Has happened with him before.

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      15. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Score prediction Soton - Man City?

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        1. Rolls-Royce
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          2-1 Soton

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        2. Mighty Wings
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          3 years, 6 months ago

          3:1

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        3. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          1-1 kwp and kdb

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      16. DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Cancelo > Dier could bite but own Dias + KDB so feel long term, good move yeah? X

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      17. GROBARI
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        imagine not ironically you have Mahrez in the team

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      18. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Happy to eat my words here but can see city slapping Southampton down

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          1. M♤rvin
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            City to beat Southampton shock?

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          2. Flair
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Love that lineup so much as a fan, need Torres and Sterling's pace

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        • Parsnips
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Cancelo starting again. I thought he’d be on the bench today

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          1. Cruyff Turn
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Posted on last page, his versatility makes him a good pick.

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        • Underdogs11
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Last week I switched Kane/Robertson to Kdb(c)/Bamford for -4. Those moves never work for me. Just play it safe..

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        • Canarinha
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Where tge hell is Laporte?! did he flirt with Peps missus or somthin?

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        • have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          thank god I dropped Foden after just one week, fail punt that was!

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        • nerd_is_the_werd
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          What's the logic behind Dias playing every game, is he really that good?

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          1. Cruyff Turn
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            • 12 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Stable leader at the back.

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          2. Bobby Digital
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Seems pretty solid to me

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