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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. billysupertramp
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    He's back.

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

    News baps
    Fernandinho 3
    Mahrez 2
    Mendy 1 🙁 🙁 🙁

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Damnn

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

        Had Mendy C so more disappointed but still fine..

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

      nice

    3. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      more crap news 3rd shocking week in a row 60k to 479k sick of it

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

        Ouch

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

        60k to 479k hows that even possible did you -48

      3. Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        oops 160k

  3. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Hope he gets 3.

    Needs to outscore laca and Vardy for me to keep my 50 pt cushion intact!!

  4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Imagine not owning Salah vs Huddersfield when they have Cardiff and Fulham in 10 and 12

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Think your reasoning suggests they should own him in 10 and 12

    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Agree but he double digit hauls vs those years

  5. nobwak
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I assume everyone is taking his to reverse the Salah >> Sterling transfer now, yes? LOL

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

      its one goal

      1. nobwak
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        7 years on FFS and you still haven't noticed the fickle knee-jerkery of this forum?

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

      Haha

  6. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    A brace or he’s still overpriced

  7. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    My goodness ,how hard is it to clear the friggin ball?!

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

    Salah captain next week no brainer...

  9. GoodFella93
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salah's pretty much got to match last season's tally to make him worth the money, literally no chance he's anywhere near the top of the value tables at the end of the season, and that's all that matters really.

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

      No it doesn’t. He needs to be a solid captain option that is all

      1. GoodFella93
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Got enough of those

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

          Sure you do. :). Good luck with that.

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Wrong

    3. F4L
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      alright. now find me another big hitter who'll likely score 220+ points this season (aside from Kun and Hazard). i'll wait

      1. GoodFella93
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Sterling.

        Him, Kun and Hazard will do me. I'll spend that extra 2m having a beastly four man defence.

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

          What’s your LIV plan for GW9-19? The best run for any of the top three teams this entire season?

    4. nobwak
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Or you can just have him at the right times and sack him off the rest of the time?

      1. Gaffers
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Yep, I haven't owned all season but would happily bring in if he's hitting form

    5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I’d be delighted with 80% of last year’s score... that’s ridiculous captain points

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

      Keep kidding yourself on.

    7. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      250 points is worth 13m.

    8. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      So don’t pick him then fella

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

      Captaincy?

  10. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    How the frig do you fit KDB in, but keep RAM, Haz, Kun, Salah, Richarlison?

    Can’t believe KDB is sitting there at 9.7 & no way to get him in

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I have £9 but can't stretch the extra 🙁

    2. GAMBIT
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      With both Ings and Jiminez?

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I’ve Ings, Wilson, Fraser, still not even close to KDB unfort

    3. GoodFella93
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Drop Salah because he's disproportionally expensive.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Not with Cardiff & Fulham in his next 3

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

        I actually think Salah is a deal this season.

        Henry was priced at 14m. Aguero at 13m in past seasons. RVP at 14m. Lampard was 13m after he scored 286 pts. They never came close to scoring as many points as Salah last season.

        He's a forward that's scoring midfielder goal points.

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          I agree, I don’t think he’s at all overpriced, assuming he gets back to 80% ish of last year’s output. On last year’s form he was probably worth 14.0.

          He’s one of the few players with a realistic chance of scoring 20 points in either/both of cardiff/Fulham games

          1. GoodFella93
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Are we really comparing Salah with Henry? I think people are underestimating the extra attention he has on him this season. I can't help but feel that Sterling, in that City team, can equal Salah's output without spending the extra 2m.

  11. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Wow didn't realise Salah has fallen to under 30% ownership. That's great.

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      His & Mendy’s ownerships have both plummeted vs. their peak - going into their run of fixtures from GW9 it looked like a good OR opportunity for owners, hopefully will work out that way

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Yep have both. Just got Salah back.

  12. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Trippier lost his bap

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

      Nice

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

      It was never his.

  13. Alex_thekid
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling (c) Salah (vc) 🙂

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

      Jam sponge...

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Nobody else cares.

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

        Cheer up grouch 🙂

    3. Rock n Grohl
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Same here. Middle finger raised to the lollers on here earlier today.

  14. The Left Duke #3
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Goin Sterling over Salah on my WC is working out well....even left 2m ITB for the move next week ffs

  15. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Was hoping him stay quiet one more gw. No price drop then 🙁

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

    Only way Huddersfield will score here is if the ref is bent and gives them a dodgy penalty. They might even miss that.

    1. nobwak
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Unfortunately for them they're not Spurs

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

        This!

    2. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      That was a cracking strike by Hogg.. off the post

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

        Still didn't score though. That is the breaks for Huddersfield. Try as they might, it doesn't happen for them.

  17. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling over Salah is going well

  18. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    0 Point Bennett first sub. Lovely.

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

      Ditto. High 5!

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

    Hogg post

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

    Wow that was a cracking shot.

  21. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Looking forward to making my transfers this week, Dilva Knockaert Kane to Salah Maddison Arnie for a hit. Hopefully not priced out by Friday

    1. Rock n Grohl
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      What was the deal with Knockaert today?
      Good moves btw.

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Not sure fella tbh, cutting my losses with him with him was a punt that hasn’t worked out

  22. Jolly Good
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Two of deliberating doing Sterling to Salah... if only he wasn’t flagged!!

  23. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Damnnn Huddersfield

  24. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I wish Shaq is nailed

  25. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    What do these teams look like with Sterling and Salah in? Presumably no Hazard?

    1. Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      have sterling salah hazard sigyy bench fodder fwds calum arnie jimenez

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

    Salah pissing away the BPS

  27. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I think I have to sell Alonso if I want to make any changes in my team as I do not want to sell anybody else. Salah is the only player who I could sell and he has Cardiff next week and I have a feeling his goal drought has finished now. Any thoughts of a replacement for Alonso? I have Robertson and Mendy

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Give him at least next 3

      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I know but if I do that, I can't make any transfers for the next 3 matches and I already burnt a transfer this week

  28. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I thought I’d 4 baps Mendyx3 Tripx1 ... ah well

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

    Cmon Udders, score one

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

    Bit early to be smug about your 13m player scoring a goal. Josh Murphy owners, boast away.

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

      I'm looking forward to the scarbbling to get him in, his price rising back to 13m so I can sell him after the good run of fixtures

    2. Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      In a gameweek like tthis even getting 3 pts from your midfielder is something to smile about. I have 5 yellows and 1 goal 1 clean sheet and assist from 10 players

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

        Smile away 🙂