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Gameweek 3 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) concludes with a fixture that has plenty riding on it, not just for us Fantasy managers.

Manchester United and Liverpool have had poor early starts to their respective campaigns and so far don’t have a win between them.

The game is also being played against the backdrop of yet another demonstration against United’s much-maligned owners, with planned shows of dissent inside and outside Old Trafford.

Kick-off, pre-match protests permitting, is at 20:00 BST.

As for the team news, Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag makes four changes to the side that started the desperate 4-0 loss at Brentford.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw and Fred are all benched as Anthony Elanga, Tyrell Malacia, Scott McTominay and Raphael Varane are handed recalls.

“We know Liverpool are a really good team and you need to press them. You have to do that out of a block and need energy, that is why we went with Rashford, Sancho, Elanga.” – Erik ten Hag on dropping Cristiano Ronaldo

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp meanwhile makes three alterations from the side that drew 1-1 against Crystal Palace in Gameweek 2.

Roberto Firmino is in for the suspended Darwin Nunez, while Jordan Henderson and Joe Gomez replace Fabinho and Nathaniel Phillips.

The most-captained player of Gameweek 3, Mohamed Salah, features in tonight’s match, with 2.4 million FPL bosses handing him the armband.

The Egyptian has scored or assisted in four of his last five appearances against tonight’s opponents, averaging 12 points per match in that time.


GAMEWEEK 3 LINE-UPS

Manchester Utd XI: De Gea, Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Malacia, Eriksen, McTominay, Fernandes, Sancho, Rashford, Elanga.

Subs: Heaton, Maguire, Ronaldo, Martial, Fred, Shaw, Wan-Bissaka, Van de Beek, Garnacho

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Elliott, Henderson, Milner, Salah, Firmino, Diaz.

Subs: Adrian, Davies, Fabinho, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Clark, Bajcetic, Phillips, Van den Berg


GAMEWEEK 3 RESULTS SO FAR

Newcastle United3 – 3Manchester City
West Ham United0 – 2Brighton and Hove Albion
Leeds United3 – 0Chelsea
Bournemouth0 – 3Arsenal
Leicester City1 – 2Southampton
Fulham3 – 2Brentford
Everton1 – 1Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace3 – 1Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur1 – 0Wolverhampton Wanderers

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  1. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Bruno is a cheating rat.

    1. jennmenn
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      This!

    2. Goodfeathers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      He’s a disgrace. No shame whatsoever.

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

      I think he was trying to stay on his feet tbf

    4. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Back on the radar what a performance tonight

    5. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      He's Portuguese. It's in their national curriculum.

  2. Herger
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Can’t believe Robbo got away with that

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      With Bruno diving?

      1. Herger
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        When he hacked Bruno down

  3. Jock Grealish
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    LOL Carragher meltdown

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Spit imminent

      1. Mince n Tatties
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah Course

  4. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Peak R9 with a Rashford mask on.

  5. The Senate
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Rashford looking like getting more

  6. tsm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Rashy off target

  7. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Mount & Neco to Gross & James?(-4) It would be a switch to 5 at the back.

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Nah

  8. @persecuted_by_mods
    3 years, 11 months ago

    So glad for Rashford, a reminder that he literally had 1 bad year when the whole team was woeful. Before that he's been excellent

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      this is fair

  9. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Rashford or Mbappe?

  10. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Ohno. Maguire will have to come on.

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Please don't be injured Martinez

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        LOL injured

  11. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Unpopular opinion. Diving isn't cheating unless professional fouls are cheating

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I agree kinda.

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Streetwise Harry Kane
      Diving Bruno Fernandes

    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Losing a game without picking up yellow cards is wasted potential

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Agreed unless you are playing against 5 year olds

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 15 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          That said, there is something more honorable in a Kane dive than a Bruno dive. Kane thinks about the timing far more, and executes better

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

      Could throw timewasting in to the same argument

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Anything that is punishable with a YC, but I didn't fancy listing them all 😉

    5. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      All the best winners are cheating ratbags. Ramos, Chiellini, Mascherano, Suarez... You do what it takes to win.

  12. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Have we had ‘but MU won’t play Liverpool every week’ yet ?

    1. Herger
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      No, you go ahead

    2. The Senate
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      didn't you get the memo? It's only funny on here when Utd are bad

    3. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah Course

    4. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Are you Tranmere in disguise next up

    5. Monklane
      • 17 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      fill yer boots

  13. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    I swear McTominay is always a 10/10 in the big games (City, Liverpool, PSG etc), but a 4/10 in all the others...

    1. The Senate
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      passion merchant

    2. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      If he realised that he's not a dribbler and just passed it instead he'd actually be decent.

  14. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Man U might win this

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      been jousting?

  15. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    2
    4
    6

    ...8 who did you captain?

    Haaland and Martenelli the picks so far

  16. Hulk Smash
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Martinez playing like Vidic tonight*

    *not Vidic vs Liverpool though

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Nice

  17. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Just a bit loopeh these corners.

  18. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Liverpool are losing this if they don't score twice.

    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Michael?

    2. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Michael Owen, is that you?

  19. Ninja Škrtel
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    having second thoughts about giving Salah the armband against BOU tbh.

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Same

  20. Pino
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Toothless Liverpool

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      dentures

  21. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Robbo off corners, sell!

  22. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    I bet the protesters have changed their tune now.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Doubt it. Glazers are still thieving ratbags.

  23. Dave Bauer
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Very tempted by Rashford all of a sudden. Might well drop to 6.2 overnight as well.

    1. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I sold him yesterday for Rodrigo. Kind of regret it now. Nice leaving present though.

    2. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Not now he wont

  24. Kane and Ablett
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    I’m holding Robbo and Diaz for BOU but they’re unrecognisable as a team, would love to be a fly on the changing room wall in 20 minutes , heavy metal rollocking coming

  25. Kellz86
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Honestly this is a perfect finish to a week like this in FPL

  26. The Philosopher
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Salah + TAA -> Andreas + Neco (-4) + booze with the remaining money. Good moves?

  27. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Robbo nice cross, keep.

  28. JammySprat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Who's winning the Mo Salah, No Salah debate as it stands?

    1. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Boo Salah

  29. Bushwhacker
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Charmed life United don't they . .

  30. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    My robbo assist saved by de gea