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Shaqiri starts in attacking Liverpool line-up to face Manchester United

17 January 2021 1646 comments
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Xherdan Shaqiri (£6.4m) has made a surprise return to the Liverpool line-up in their top of the table clash with Manchester United in Double Gameweek 19.

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers using their Triple Captain chip on Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) will hope the Egyptian can return to his best form, after blanking in the last three games.

Jurgen Klopp has stuck with a 4-3-3 formation, playing Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) in his customary false nine role, flanked by Salah and Sadio Mane (£11.9m).

Their midfield has an attacking look, with Gini Wijnaldum (£5.3m) alongside Thiago (£5.7m) and Shaqiri.

Andy Robertson (£7.4m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.3m) line up at full-back, with the makeshift centre-half pairing of Jordan Henderson (£5.4m) and Fabinho (£5.4m).

Alisson (£5.9m) will be hoping to keep only his fifth clean sheet of the season.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has again named a side containing Paul Pogba (£7.7m) and Bruno Fernandes (£11.3m), as he attempts to oust Liverpool from the top of the Premier League.

Anthony Martial (£8.8m) has returned from injury to lead the line for the Red Devils.

Marcus Rashford (£9.6m) lines up opposite Pogba on the right-hand side of the attack, with Fernandes in his customary number ten role.

Scott McTominay (£4.9m) and Fred (£5.3m) make up a battling midfield for Man United.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.4m) and Luke Shaw (£4.8m) start at full-back, with Victor Lindelof (£4.8m) returning to the side alongside Harry Maguire (£5.4m) in the centre of defence.

David De Gea (£5.3m) continues to be selected ahead of Dean Henderson (£5.2m) in goal.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Henderson, Fabinho, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Thiago, Shaqiri; Salah, Mane, Firmino

De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelof, Shaw; Fred, McTominay; Rashford, Fernandes, Pogba; Martial

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  1. No Salah
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    5 years, 6 months ago

    Pogba LW looks so strange!

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    1. panda07
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      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I'd say he'll be RW

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    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      His best position in this Man Utd squad. His defensive work is not good enough to play in CM.

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    3. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Where have you been the past month?

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      1. No Salah
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        LOL, had strange few weeks.

        Has he been playing LW, for a month now?!

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  2. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Salah and Bruno 1 assist each please. Irrelevant scorers. Sets up (TC) KDb nicely.

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  3. Rash
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    The article says 433 formation for Liverpool but I have a feeling it may be a 4321 with firmino behind salah?

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    1. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Could be. Thst would make more sense with regard to Shaqiri.

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    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Yup. Most likely.

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    3. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I assume you mean 4231?

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    4. Rash
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      4231*

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  4. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Vamos United!

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  5. james 101
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Who do you have playing in this one?

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    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Salah, Bruno, Robbo

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      1. 1zverGGadeM
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Same

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

        Same

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    2. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Salah(C) + Bruno

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    3. Brehmeren
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Bruno

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    4. Earwicker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Bruno, Rash, Lindy

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    5. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Bruno, Salah, Robbo

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    6. Hybrid.power
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      • 16 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Salah, Bruno, Lindelof

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    7. Flair
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Rashford, Salah

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    8. Rash
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Only bruno!

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    9. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Robbo, Bruno, Martial.

      Went without Salah.

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    10. noahzark22
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Salahahahahaha, robbo

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    11. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Salah(C) + Bruno like many

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    12. Doctor Evil
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Salah, Trent, Bruno

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    13. Salarrivederci
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Salah (C), AWB, Bruno

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    14. Rik Waller
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Messi Lingard

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    15. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Salah Mané (c) Robertson Bruno

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    16. james 101
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Salah(c) Robbo, Firmino, Bruno, Rash.

      Big game for my gw this one!

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  6. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Season defining game.

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    1. Stormbringer22
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      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Definitely. You a Pool or Utd supporter, or neither?

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      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        for FPL

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    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Why? Do we have half season championship?

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    3. Releasebreaks
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      If city win all postponement matches, this could not be defining game for title

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  7. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Shaq attack!

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  8. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Just don't like Lindelof against Salah or Mane. Bailly although he is reckless at times would've been a better fit

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    1. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Bailly is not only a better player. He also complements maguire well too

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      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Yep. Strange not to start him

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        1. Amey
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Hopefully won't get punished for that....

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  9. TheDragon
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    How many players do you all have left?

    Feels like my week has barely begun. Got effectively 20 players to go

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    1. noahzark22
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      i think 16 for me. Assuming Johnstone plays next game

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    2. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      21 to go before this

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    3. Salarrivederci
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      18 to go
      29 (-4) from 5 so far.

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  10. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    OGS on SS “Anthony was more cramp”

    Makes sense as wasn’t expecting him to start if it was a hamstring injury.

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  11. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    TC Mo bringing the heat!

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  12. Pukki Party
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Liverpool unbeaten last 999 days at Anfield, Bruno has never lost an away game for ManUtd.

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    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      draw then. Stats have spoken

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    2. Party time
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Pen for Utd 102 mins

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    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Reminds me of when Arsenal were going for 50 unbeaten and Man Utd did them.

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      1. Party time
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuddddddd

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      2. Marvin.
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        This was during the short period when Sky were giving names to games I remember. They called this one 50:50.

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      3. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I hate Rooney

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      4. Right In The Stanchion
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        *Fouled them off the pitch

        Clattenburg’s comments oh so true.

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    4. Forgetmeknot
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      So it’s a draw?

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    5. ivantys
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      What's with the Old Trafford grass that United can't play well there?

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  13. noahzark22
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    10k here I come! Salah double and Robertson cleansheet!

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  14. Meinhoff
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    This will be a goalfest surely. Look at those lineups!

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  15. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Screw the game. Play

    A. Martinez (bur)
    B. Button (MCI)

    1. Soucek (cpl)
    2. Decordova-Reid (bha)

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    1. noahzark22
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      A, 2

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

      A1

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    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      A1

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    4. OverTinker
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      A, coin toss

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    5. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks all

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  16. Areyouthereyet
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    TC Salah. Let’s go!

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  17. OverTinker
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Badly want 0-0 as a AWB and DDG owner. Salah and Bruno are in every team anyway 😀

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  18. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Mané captain- let’s go.....

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

      Should have TCd for the memories

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  19. noahzark22
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Took Bruno out for Barnes. So far so good!

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  20. Dosh
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Feels like limited damage done after doing Kane-->Vardy (-4)

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      11 points. Vardy was poor/unlucky last night. Should have had a goal. Injury the icing on cake.

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        But yeah, I didn't watch the Spurs match as I couldn't take the punishment. Checked the score at half time and def feels like a bit of a let off.

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    2. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Vardy has still 1 more to go

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  21. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Salah non owners, how's the feeling?

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

      There are Salah non owners?

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      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        The overthinkers

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      2. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        o/

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    2. grumpyman
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Not feeling great as an owner/non-captained tbh.

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      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Relax, a goal will do 🙂

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  22. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Hopefully my Lingard punt can still succeed. Should get some decent minutes of the bench?

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  23. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Predictions which min Bruno gets his yellow?

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    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      100th after insulting the referee

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    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      5 minutes after Pool score the leading goal

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  24. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Can’t wait for Liverpool to win this and put all the deluded Utd fans back to bed. Getting too big for their boots

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    1. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Let's wait until it happens before getting cocky shall we mate?

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

        Better to go for it before the match then slink away and only come out of the shadows when it's safe.

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  25. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    I reckon VAR will be big talking point in this game, most likely in favour of Man Utd.

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  26. james 101
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Final score and scorer predictions?

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    1. james 101
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      2-2

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      1. james 101
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        (Salah/Firm - Bruno/Rash

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  27. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Shaqiri got new hair.

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  28. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Salah Mane Robbo let's go!!

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  29. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Liverpool 2 - 1 Manchester United

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  30. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Salah TC'ers assseeemble!

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