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

Become a Member and access our data

Memberships for the 2018/19 campaign are now available for the price of just £15.

Join now to get the following:

  • Plot your transfer strategies using the fully interactive Season Ticker.
  • Get projections for every Premier League player provided by the Rate My Team statistical model.
  • Use Rate My Team throughout the season to guide your selections and transfers.
  • Get access to over 130+ exclusive members articles over the season.
  • Analyse our OPTA-powered statistic tables specifically tailored for Fantasy Football Managers.
  • Use our exclusive tool to build custom stats tables from over 100 OPTA player and team stats.
  • View heatmaps and expected goals data for every player.
  • Use our powerful comparison tool to analyse players head-to-head.

CLICK HERE TO BECOME A FANTASY FOOTBALL SCOUT MEMBER

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

    Kane back to Salah with my two free transfers lol

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Yep easy decision

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

      Hehe

  2. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Salah goal is great but he doesn't half lose the ball a lot which equals 0 BAPS ...

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

    Liverpool defence owners lucky

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

      Owner of any defender vs. a team that hits the woodwork = lucky, then?

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

        Are you watching the match?

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

          I am. Do explain why Liverpool defence owners are lucky though.

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

          Okay after the Milner handball you may have a point

  4. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Tpo much space in this Huddersfield defence

  5. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    mane + trips to salah + lovren for a hit too sideways or yay get on with it.

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

      😆

  6. Numb
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    At last, some respite for beleaguered Salah owners. Need another return to get some baps though

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

    Just got back from a 2 year olds birthday party and seeing the team news and scores today.. is it too late to lol at anyone?

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

      You’d have to lol at everybody today with these scores

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

        Oh don’t worry I had a good laugh at myself already just want to spread the wealth

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

      Ban. No laughing allowed.

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

      Bit young to be on here aren't you?

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

        Ageist

  8. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    My trippier to Mendy - 4 broke even!

    Guess I'll take that

  9. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Salah is a differential in one of my leagues. A hat-trick will do nicely

  10. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Sorry but I hope Robbo is subbed before 60 mins

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Apology accepted.

    2. Typo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      K

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

      Cool story bro

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

      Assist incoming

  11. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Lallana YC

    1. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      And the gw average doesn't change...

  12. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    as a salah owner but no liv defenders, i am rooting for HUD to score a goal. And salah to score atleast 1 more. Damn lucky that shot to the post.

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

      Ok thanks for the value-adding post

  13. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Lee Dixon muppet

  14. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Salah has given the ball away at least 6 times in the last 8 or 9 mins.

    Still hiding behind couch

  15. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    lallana likes fouling

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

    Adam Banana sees yellow

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

      Comment of the day right here.

  17. Typo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Did tripp to robbo. Was contemplating Mendy all week.
    Lets go Robbo! Deliver some points!

  18. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Whats the approx average score in top 10k looking like?

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      30

      1. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks

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

      31 with the current Pool BAPs.

      28 before kickoff.

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

      I'm top 10k and got 34 if that helps

  19. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Billing what a strike!

  20. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    That was pretty wide given the commentators initial reaction

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

    Refs easily fooled by crowd reaction

  22. FPL-(VAR)dy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    What to do with TAA now 🙁
    Surely lost place in the team.

    Who looks more nailed Gomez or Lovren.

  23. Paulie Walnuts
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Fraser and Wan Bis

    To

    hojeberg and Mendy?

    -4

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

      Yes, quick before WB plays...

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        It is irrelevant of whether he plays tomorrow or not as he will still get the points accrued be it 0 or 15. So your joke doesn't work.

        Awb and Palace AND Bmouth have absolutely hideous fixtures now so yea why not go for it and ignore that fella

        1. Stupendous
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          After next week that is for Fraser

          I will be shipping Wilson

        2. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          You seem like a laugh.

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Given Bournemouth are at home to Fulham next week, do you really want to be shipping Fraser?

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Or the other way round 😐

  24. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Billing is fairly impressive.

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

      He's the headline act. Top Billing.

  25. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Liverpool sucker punch goal incoming to deflate Huddersfield

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

      Can hit a FK aswell

  26. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Is Billing the pick of the 4.5’s? He’s a very large man

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

      Very comfortable on the ball. Will play for a better club than these eventually imo. Not a great FF asset though.

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

    Billing looking lively

  28. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Gomez recovered well there

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

      TAA would have handballed.

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

      How's your week so far....mine rubbish need a Salah haul ....

  29. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Huddersfield not playing too badly! Gomez with a crucial intervention, otherwise Billing would be through

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

    Liverpool's midfield is struggling

    1. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Bring on Mane 🙁

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

        Not in squad...

        1. Point-one short
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          I know. 🙁