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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. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I hope salah will rest vs red star and then he is certain starter vs cardiff

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

      He'll play both tbh

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

      Little chance of that given Liverpool need the win following a loss to Napoli

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        They can win vs red star at home without salah

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

      Highly unlikely.

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

    Salah over 30 passes, big for BAPs!

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

      How many of those have been misplaced though?

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

        7 currently. Getting over 30 attempted is the big thing.

  3. Rust Cohle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Confirmed TAA benching means Maddison comes in for me.

    1. palace ash
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Same. Monday points.

  4. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Yayy, no Taa so Schurlle to come in

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

      No Mane, Trippy comes in☆

  5. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Allison on pens now

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I picked Ederson on WC 🙁

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

    Salah on penos now

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

    Kick someone Lovren

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

      *punch

  8. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Wouldn't mind if that Indian guy who made 20K teams would get the same 4m keeper and sell him from every team so we would get a 3.9 option. Anyway, anyone know if Speroni has been close to dropping for long? -97% on fplstats. (0.1 off ideal WC)

  9. KLOPPTOMANIA
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Any idea what an ‘ok’ score is at this stage?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      25-30

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

      35+

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

        Woo, 49 here

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

          He wasn't asking how many points you'd got.

        2. Lilac Breasted Roller
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          51 without Robertson+Salah BPS
          Maddison & Rich left to play

          Too bad about Murray, hope he gets well soon

    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      32

    4. Crouching Tiger
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      40+ I think.

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

      If you are on anything over 40 points you should be pretty chuffed about your day.

    6. KLOPPTOMANIA
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers

    7. Tommyg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      35 the average.

    8. LÖrKingMuch
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      42

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

      30+

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

      38 or so needed for a green arrow if 1-0

    11. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Egersdorff says 50

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

        Egersdorff also got Kane in for a hit last week after selling him as part of a -12 last season

      2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Is that how many of his patrons he's completely screwed over this week

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

          I would love to know who these stupid people are.

          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            There are quite a few on here I belive

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

      Less than me.

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

        Depends how high you are doesn't it.

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

          Yes it does Einstein.

  10. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Gomez nailed?
    Glad I picked him over TAA

    1. Tommyg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah definitely. He's been there best CB and arguably there best RB too when he's played there.

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Nice
        Thanks

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

    Salah possession give away

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

    What you doing there Salah

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

    Where is the magic person who understands dispossessions and baps?

    Salah down, robbo up?

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

      Hello 🙂

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

        Hey!
        Do you know how those baps factors which are worked out at the end are going to affect the current standings? Salah always seems to plummet.

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

          https://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/matches/987677/ has the answer when game finishes.

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

            Cheers

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

    Firmino makes such a difference to Liverpool when they dont have the ball. Sturridge was disappointing

    1. Tommyg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Super sub.

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

      Think he's the most valuable player to how they play. Could see him following klopp around from club to club like jorginho and sarri.

  15. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    3 BAPS for once Salah
    Could easily go to zero again too

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

    Thankgod Huddersfield are pants

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

    FFS

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      .co.uk

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

    7pts from 7 😆

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

      You have 7 from 7?

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

        I do!

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

          Ozil to the rescue? 😉

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

            Hopefully. I ended up going against advice to sell him (from you?) to go for glory against Leicester this week.

    2. Jealous Viper
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      How is that even possible

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Not bad if you average it out over your last 2 GWs.

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

            Or 4 😀

        2. Jealous Viper
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Ouch. Wolves triple up hit you hard. That's why I don't really like doubling or tripling up on defs. What are your plans on diversifying your options

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

            Not really. My bench players got nothing either. My only plan is to potentially sell Ozil and/or Ramsey in a couple of weeks, depending on form and other options. Although would really like Mendy that week too.

            No plans to sell Wolves players. I'll be benching them for their tough fixtures and playing them for Huddersfield and Cardiff. Although TAA was supposed to be one of the players who covered them, so I'll have to see if he's likely to play in the future.

            Diversity isn't important to me 🙂

    3. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      That really is a fail.

    4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Wow checked your fantasy profile. That is just terrible man

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

      Wow...

  19. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Dubravka
    Walker Robbo TAA Alonso
    Hazard Richa Fraser Sterling
    Arnie Aguero

    Subs: Hamer, WanB, Hughes, Kamara

    Transfers this GW:
    De Gea Tomkins Mane Zaha to Dubravka TAA Sterling Arnie(-8)

    Should I:
    A) Kneejerk and make Sterling Walker to Duffy Salah (-4)
    B) Give my transfers a chance next GW and do just Fraser to Maddison
    C) Save and have two FTs and do the needed changes after next GW

    1. 7heart45
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      That's a nice team. Just save your transfers!

  20. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Mounie is such crap

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

    Lovren is such a liability. Come on Klopp

  22. Runaway
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Which one on WC?

    A) Robertson + 4.8
    B) Mendy + Lovren

    Other defenders: Alonso Doherty AWB

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Alonso to Luiz and you won’t have issues with the funding

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

    Mounie showing why Huddersfield belong in the Championship. If you can't take chances like that how will you score?

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

      Worst team to stay in PL

    2. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Mounie Talks

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

    Liverpool frankly terrible

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

      No TAA, Mane, Firmino and Wijnaldum in starting XI

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

        +Lovren in XI

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

        There were no difference with them.

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

          was

  25. SMOOTH
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    are city baps updated?

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

      yes

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

    Are my eyes deceiving me...is the one Mohammed Salah IN THE BAPS!?

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

      May not be come the end of the match given deductions

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

        Winning goal to be added...hopefully

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

      Likely to stay in them too 😮

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

      probs wont be for long though

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

      He only needs to be a differential pick before getting some!

  27. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    This is the part where my man Mane scores a late goal...oh wait.

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

      Back next week vs Cardiff.

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

    Cheeky Robertson assist to Salah goal would be nice.

  29. Jack Frost
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    How do u kill a circus.?

    Go for the juggler.

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

      XD

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

      Walking a tightrope with that kind of joke but I'm roaring with laughter.

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

      Because they're always the most popular backstage? I can see that.

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

      I used to sell clown shoes...which was no small feat

  30. Tommyg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero is a pickle isn't he. Scoring regularly but taken off after 60 consistently. Don't see a viable alternative so he stays right?

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

      Wait for Aubameyang to bang em in on Monday.

    2. Dougal McGuire
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      All that really matters is his scoring.

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

      Yep, thats why I'm stuck with Salah and Kun. 😮

    4. 7heart45
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I will replace him with a less expensive forward and get De Bruyne in the middle to cover for City.