Dugout Discussion

Salah starts for Liverpool as Firmino benched and Mané misses out

Mohamed Salah (£12.8m) came through his international break injury scare to start for Liverpool at Huddersfield.

The Egyptian was named in the starting line-up alongside Virgil van Dijk (£5.9m) and James Milner (£5.7m) who were also passed fit after recent knocks.

Salah was sold by over 350,000 Fantasy managers ahead of Gameweek 9. He is without a goal involvement since Gameweek 6 but does face a very favourable fixture today.

However, Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) dropped to the bench and Sadio Mané (£9.8m) missed out on the matchday squad altogether following a thumb injury.

Daniel Sturridge (£5.8m) and Xherdan Shaqiri (£7.0m) come in for the pair, both of whom could prove interesting differentials if they look likely to feature more often in the Premier League.

Interest in Huddersfield options remains minimal, with substitute Ben Hamer (£4.0m) their most popular asset (7.9%).

Huddersfield Town XI: Lössl; Zanka, Schindler, Löwe; Hadergjonaj, Mooy, Hogg(C), Billing, Durm; Pritchard; Depoitre

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Gomez, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson, Milner, Henderson, Lallana, Shaqiri, Salah, Sturridge

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1,400 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Champions united
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Best repla for kane

    Vardy
    Laca
    Other

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Arnie or Vardy

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Decide after Monday.

      1. Champions united
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        No i think kane price will get drop before. Monday

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          It's 0.1, the new player come get injured for one.

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

      I’d honestly hold Kane for the Wolves and Palace games

    4. Y26 Royal
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I'm most likely going for Arnie as i can use the money elsewhere. If ya don't needs the pounds then Lacazette.

    5. Giroud Depardieu
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Laca

  2. AlissonBecker fell alone
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    ffs tweets - Can Salah "prover" his doubters wrong.

    That is a sign of a bad week. Whoever typed that.

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      * whomever

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        ** whoever

        1. AlissonBecker fell alone
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Deulofail educate that boy for me please.

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            😆 No, thanks. He has Google.

      2. AlissonBecker fell alone
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        You're having a bad week, yeah?

      3. Son is Rising
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        *whomstever

        1. AlissonBecker fell alone
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Hahaha what a week!

        2. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          *whomsclever?

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

        *wtfever

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

    Anybody have the final tally after deductions on city game yet?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Fern 3 Mah 2 Men 1

      1. Klein
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Damn. Had me exited for mendy 3. Will take that

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

    Haz captain next week?

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Salah

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        No thanks

    2. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Mo

  5. *sigh*
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Wish that Huddersfield drummer would do one.

  6. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    What's a good score this week?

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      32+ with 3+ to go

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Average +10%

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

      Above 20, Below 30

      Anything out of that range is poor

    4. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers

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

      12

  7. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Bottomed

    TAA + Ederson > Mendy + Fabianski?

    Team is:

    Ederson
    Alonso - Robertson - TAA
    Sterling - Maddison - Hazard - Richarlison
    Mitro - Aguero - Arnie
    _________________________________
    Hamer: AWB, Bennet, Fraser

    Cheers

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Not this week

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Aguero + Sterling > Laca & Salah then?

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

    This game is crying out for a more adventurous Liverpool right-back

    1. Majestic Chanka
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah bring back Clyney

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        😆 Suprised he hasn't appeared this season

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

      It was not smart of Klopp not starting TAA. Lovren should have made way.

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

      Agree just don’t get TAA not starting.. lovren on the bench...

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I was just joking. I've barely seen a minute of the game yet 😉

        But I do find it strange that Lovren plays, since he's a bit of a liability and Gomez has been so good at CB. Although TAA hasn't been immense either. Looks like Gomez is pretty deep in this one, and not hugging the touchline, so I guess it's a tactical move, ehich means there's no reason to panic for TAA owners, unless this is the new defailt for Klopp. Sit deeper and counter, rather than collect the ball farther up the pitch. Time will tell.

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

    Who to get rid first?

    Kane
    TAA
    Knockaert

    1. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Depends if you’ve got a decent bench to cover TAA.

    2. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Kane. Too much £

    3. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Kane

  10. Hughes the Daddy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Liverpool disjointed so far.

    1. Hughes the Daddy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I'll rephrase, sh1te so far

  11. F4L
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    how did KDB look when he came on?

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Beautiful

    2. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Running around gingerly

      1. Futile Tinkering
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Ban

    3. Y26 Royal
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Ginger

      1. Futile Tinkering
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Ban

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

          Are you ginger by any chance?

          1. Ross From Friends
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            hahahahahahaha

  12. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Please Salah return my faith.....No Mane and TAA is hurting a very bad week but you can be my saviour in my ML......

  13. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    How many games will Murray miss with concussion?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      He has been released from hospital, scans were okay. Should play next game

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      at least one

  14. Dele
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Can’t wait for Mo to explode this game. Such a differential.

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I wouldn't hold your breath ....

  15. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Someone from Watford will explode next week(at home to Huddersfield)
    No idea who though 😆

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

      Not when the mighty Cardiff score four again.

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

        didn't reply to that what

  16. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Getting R Pereira over TAA will at least not be wrong briefly.
    Will be next week of course 🙂

  17. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Kane and Obiang ➡ Vardy and Maddison? Will give me 0.9 itb. Any other suggestions?
    Keeping Mane, think he'll play the next game.

  18. Fin
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Hard to believe Billing is only 22

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Harder to believe he isn’t danish

  19. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    What a Zanka

  20. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    What an absolutely hilarious week

  21. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Some many thinking about transfers with so many games left...

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Whats wrong with planning?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        It's called overplanning.

    2. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      A bad gameweek does that to people.

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      New here? 😉

    4. mir
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      It's always the case.

      These bad weeks for the main template players is just that, one week. They happen a few times every season. Just got to laugh and go again next gameweek.

    5. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      "So many" ... You mean two.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Too many.

  22. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Time to bring Arnie in. Easy decision to sell Kane for him

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

      This game is very unpredictable. BUt yeah selling Kane is the right choice.

  23. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Mendy has yet to score less than 4 points this year.

    He's currently averaging 8.16 points per game.

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      He’s also yet to score

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

        Doesnt need to

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Missing Bobby the linker.

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

    Have 2 freebies and big need to ship out Kane, what would you do here? (1.8itb)

    A) Fraser + Kane > Salah + Arnie
    B ) -//- > Mane + Firmino
    C ) -//- > Mane + Lacazette

  26. Jolly Good
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    So is TAA not first choice anymore? Or should I be patient another week?

    1. fclackless [Brazil Nuts]
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      if he plays mid week not looking good

  27. Dele
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Wildcard activated.

    Chilwell, Madders, Vardy #essential.

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Probably not

  28. jtreble
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    I’m falling asleep. Someone please wake me when Firmino subs on.

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

      I’m awake now. :).

  29. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    BPS for the 3pm games look to be final.

  30. Bolivian Seaman
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Do goalkeepers choose their kit or does the club? Alisson in all fluorescent pink