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No surprises as Spurs host Liverpool in Gameweek 5 opener

There were no big surprises as the team sheets came out for Gameweek 5’s opening fixture between Tottenham and Liverpool.

Despite fears that Reds manager Jurgen Klopp would rotate some of his big hitting Fantasy Premier League options, Jordan Henderson (£5.3m) was the only one to drop out.

Naby Keita (£7.4m) comes in while Mohamed Salah (£13.0m), Sadio Mané (£10.0m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.4m) all kept their places in the starting XI.

As expected, Michel Vorm (£4.9m) comes in for the injured Hugo Lloris (£5.5m) while Harry Winks (£5.5m) gets the nod with Dele Alli (£9.1m) out with a knock.

There is unlikely to be much captain interest in this fixture with both Salah and Harry Kane (£12.5m) backed by under 6% in our most recent poll for the armband.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR XI (4-2-3-1): Vorm, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Dier, Dembele, Winks, Eriksen, Lucas, Kane.

LIVERPOOL XI (4-3-3): Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Keita, Milner, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

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1,767 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Point-one short
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Moura shot off target

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks

  2. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Moura is so much better than Alli.

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

      um. different position?

  3. Oven Glover
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Weird seeing Moura playing down the left. Better suited on the far right.

  4. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    There's no way Moura is a rotation risk the way he's playing. Glad I picked him up.

  5. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Lucas Moura will not be rotation risk now .

    The only spurs players who is creating something like Modric

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

    Mané is such an egoistic player....he just wants to shoot himself... he rarely gives assists and when he does he messes it up.

    1. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      "Greed is good"

      G. Gecko

  7. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Graeme le Sauz is such a bore of a commentator. The new Lawro, just criticises everything

  8. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Milner slowly morphing into Carra.

    1. FISSH
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Hahaha

  9. FISSH
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Salah doesn't look like himself

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Who does he look like?

  10. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Salah should get more assists this season

  11. Jar Jar Winks
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    vorm is so crap

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    OMG firmino

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

      OMG?

  13. BON
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Gonna see Klopp pulling Mané off on 70 and rested for midweek.

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    BOBBYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

    NO ASSIST

  15. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    assist debate incoming!

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      There should not be a debate. Firmino's goal. No assist.

  16. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Firmino G
    No Assist

  17. COLLIN QUANER
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Son warming up

  18. 1zverGGadeM
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Bobby F GOAL YESSS!!!

    1. 1zverGGadeM
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Robbo > Mane > Firmino = 2:0

  19. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    FIRMINOOOOII

  20. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Bobby! Mane assist
    Blunder again by Vorm.

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      No assist. Vert touch!

    2. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      No assist confirmed

  21. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Will Mane get the assist?

  22. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Punishing sellers

  23. StoichkovFPL
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Sold Firmino for a hit 😆

  24. Arctic monkeys
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Clear Mané assist

  25. Keno
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Does Mane get an assist for that or no?

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      No

  26. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    MAYBE Mane assist with the intended target, Sanchez bit of luck too...

  27. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    dropped bobby on wc.

  28. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    No assist

  29. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Lol Vorm

  30. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    mane assisr?

    1. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Nope.