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Liverpool v Man Utd team news: Hosts unchanged, Sesko sub

19 October 2025 494 comments
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The penultimate match of Gameweek 8 sees Liverpool take on Manchester United at Anfield.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Arne Slot has named the same line-up that lost 2-1 at Chelsea prior to the international break.

Consequently, Alexander Isak starts ahead of Hugo Ekitike up front, while Florian Wirtz is once again named among the substitutes.

Elsewhere, Ibrahima Konate is fit enough to start at the back.

As for Man Utd, Harry Maguire and Matheus Cunha replace the benched Leny Yoro and Benjamin Sesko.

LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili, Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Isak

Subs: Woodman, Frimpong, Gomez, Robertson, Wirtz, Jones, Ekitike, Chiesa, Ngumoha

Manchester United XI: Lammens, de Ligt, Maguire, Shaw, Amad, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha, Mount

Subs: Bayindir, Dorgu, Mazraoui, Heaven, Yoro, Mainoo, Ugarte, Sesko, Zirkzee

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

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  1. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Don't worry Isak will come good when he has a preseason next year. Just write off this year.

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  2. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Last 30 mins for Salah in my team.

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Who do we move to though? Already got Haaland

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  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Seko says hi

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      ‘S’

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  4. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Saka + Mbeumo + Woltemade in this week for me

    Bye bye Salah + Gyokeres + KDH

    Unless Salah get double digit returns in the next half an hour

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  5. Brosstan
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    When will Slot realise that Isak is pathetically off the pace. Need to relegate him to the league cup and cameos until he gets into shape..

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  6. THE Wild Rover
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Phew, Isak survives triple subs

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    1. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      So did Gakpo...

      ....and especially Salah.

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  7. Von Lipwig
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Bruno DCs is the best we can hope for I think. 3 more please

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  8. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    very attacking changes from slot

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  9. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Salah needs dropping.

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  10. Three Pints of Schlager
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Finally, all in for Liverpool.

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    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Gary Neville just called it
      Looks like 424

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  11. Haa-lala-land
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Salah 0 defcons so far

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    1. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Even more shocking 0 attack con

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    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Salah is just a con at this stage.

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  12. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Isak v Gyokeres, who blanks longest?

    The Battle of the Swedes, both nationality and vegetable varieties coincidentally 🙂

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    1. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Until I sell one of them.

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Potter will sort them out....

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  13. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    I’m trying to figure out which player is Gravenberch - don’t think I’ve seen him even once!

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  14. THE Wild Rover
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Lolah

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  15. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Hahahaha Salah miss

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    1. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Goodness me

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  16. JBG
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Hahahah!

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  17. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Slot playing the all out attack chip early

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  18. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Okay that miss seals it

    Salah is terribly out of form

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    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Dare I say it but
      Salah should be subbed for Chiesa 2 FPL goals in just 63 minutes
      Salah 2 goals in 696 minutes .

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  19. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    some serious point dodging by gakpo and salah today, barely believable

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  20. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Heeee Hawww

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    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Lol

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  21. Brosstan
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    LOOOOL Salah

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  22. -GK22-
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    What happened to salah

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      500k contract 😉

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  23. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Byeee Mo

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  24. SomeoneKnows
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Early transfer thoughts 1FT + 0.8itb...

    A) Vicario > Pope
    B) Gyokeres > Woltemade
    C) J.Pedro > Woltemade
    D) Other ideas

    Vicario
    Gabriel, Senesi, Porro
    Saka, Semenyo, Sarr, Anthony
    Gyokeres, Haaland (C), J.Pedro

    (Dubravka, Reijnders, Lacroix, Gudmundsson)

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  25. Three Pints of Schlager
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    VVD and Kerkez both got a Defcon simultaneously

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  26. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Haaland v Salah captaincy is not even a fair fight anymore. Feel bad for the Mo owners.

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  27. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Liverpool playing a 5-0-5 or 4-2-4 formation.

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  28. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Just retire, Salah

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Was it 2 year contract?

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    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      Yeah, guy has suddenly lost everything less than a year after his best season of all time 😆

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      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 months, 6 days ago

        gained a fat new contract do

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  29. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    some people actually captained salah in this

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 6 days ago

      \o

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  30. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 6 days ago

    Drop Salah, have some balls Slot!

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