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Liverpool front three reunite for Manchester United test

Liverpool’s first-choice front three reunite for their first Premier League start together since Gameweek 14 today.

Mohamed Salah (£13.0m), Roberto Firmino (£9.2m) and Sadio Mané (£9.6m) are named in the most advanced roles in a 4-3-3 formation for the Reds as they host Manchester United.

Interestingly, Nathaniel Clyne (£4.6m) gets his first Premier League start since May 2017 and will almost certainly earn a place on the radars of many Fantasy managers given the current injury problems in defence at Anfield.

James Milner (£5.6m) is ruled out of the match with a muscle problem, with Jurgen Klopp selecting Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.5m), Naby Keita (£7.2m) and Fabinho (£5.5m) in central midfield.

“(Milner) felt his muscle a little bit so we cannot take the risk.” – Jurgen Klopp

Meanwhile, Paul Pogba (£7.8m) is left on the bench once again for Manchester United, with Jose Mourinho refusing to address the subject in his pre-match press conference.

He was also reticent to divulge what formation the Red Devils were playing too, giving just a one-word answer when asked if he had gone for a back-four or back-five at Anfield.

“No.” – Jose Mourinho

Continuing the theme of Mourinho keeping his cards close to his chest, no fewer than four of the defenders named in the starting line-up had yellow or red flags attached to them heading into Gameweek 17, including Victor Lindelöf (£4.8m) who returns after a three Gameweek absence.

Chris Smalling (£5.7m) was named in the side but had to pull out with an injury in the warm-up and was replaced by Eric Bailly (£5.0m).

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, Lovren, van Dijk, Clyne; Wijnaldum, Keita, Fabinho; Firmino, Salah, Mané.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Darmian, Bailly, Lindelöf, Dalot; Lingard, Herrera, Matic, Young; Lukaku, Rashford.

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1,562 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Attempts 31 vs 3

  2. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Must be so depressing being a Man Utd fan. They are tragically bad to watch

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      This is better than those maulings under naïve Wenger imo.

  3. BON
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Why are snoods banned but gloves aren't? FA are always prejudiced.

    1. BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Snoods deemed as 12th man

  4. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    please robbo

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Would LOVE a Robertson goal.

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        hell yes mate

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

      Robbo said one more beg and he'll score.

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Done.

        PLEAAAAAAASE Andy

      2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I'm begging I'm begging

  5. fenixri
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    How was Auba today?

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

      2 wks in a row iv captained him. Such a let down.

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Rubbish. Think he had one shot on goal the whole match

    3. BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      1/10

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

      Summoned his inner Kane.

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        He did that last GW with a cheap assist.

    5. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Bang average.

  6. Jon Snow
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Seriously Sky need to get it together. How hard is it to have dual screens? Getting quite annoying seeing pointless replays when you can hear the crowd going mad in the background

  7. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    still no pogboom

  8. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Martial on
    Herrera off

  9. BON
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Imagine Pogba and Balotelli in the same team lol.

  10. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Martial against tired legs

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

      What tired legs? Liverpool defence haven't had to do much defending

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

    Hazard injury serious?? Have him and Kola flagged. And a - 8 this wk to makes matters worse.

    1. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Just a knock

    2. mdm
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No. Not serious. 1 week max

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        loll

    3. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No

    4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      will be back weekend .May miss midweek

  12. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wowwww

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

    SHAQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

  14. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Super sub!

  15. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hips again

  16. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Jaysus, Shaq again

  17. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Shaqiri again! Firmino assist I think

  18. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Shaq more essential.

  19. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Shaqiri wagon

  20. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Little Man strikes again.

  21. Ross From Friends
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    safe to say the TSN commentator is a Liverpool fan

  22. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    shaqirii fire.Game overr

  23. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    hips dont lie.2nd goal.

    jose is an imbecile for such defensive posture, leaving martial and pogba in bwnch.

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

    SALAH touch it? Assist?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Doubt it

    2. Silecro
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      would love but i really really doubt

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Shut up 🙂

    4. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, touched it but is that enough?

    5. Hooky
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Definitely

  25. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Martial super-sub. Goal immediately after he comes on!

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Happenstance

  26. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Haz is the essential bring-back for those of us that took out Haz and Salah on WC. Pains me to say as a ‘Pool fan but Salah back to relative anonymity so can’t justify that spend.

    Auba prob needs to make way.

  27. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Scabby Salah assist?

    1. The Truth Is...
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Hope so

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

      13 million 🙂

    3. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Shaq two deflected goals haha

    4. mojoindojo
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Might be Salah assist

      1. BigBillyBass
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Wrong

      2. TyroneGAA
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        It is lol

      3. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Didn’t touch it, Salah owner

      4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        really

      5. BigBillyBass
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        FPL have got that wrong

      6. Nemes1s
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Didn't touch him, they will take it off later.