Scout Notes

Away form a cause for concern for Liverpool’s attacking assets

The final match of a largely dispiriting Gameweek 29 was suitably underwhelming.

Many Fantasy managers endured an awful Saturday and there was to be little consolation on Sunday evening for those hoping for goals at Goodison Park.

While Liverpool’s defenders returned yet more clean sheet and bonus points for their owners in a goalless Merseyside derby, the Reds’ attacking assets once again flattered to deceive on the road.

The Reds’ next away match happens to be in Blank Gameweek 31, when many FPL bosses will be opting for a Liverpool double or triple-up – but there may be nagging doubts creeping in regarding the captaincy credentials of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane after this latest showing.

The fact that Fulham have conceded at least two or more goals in each of their last four home matches offers plenty of hope that Liverpool’s lean spell away from Anfield will come to an end, though the Cottagers did deliver a spirited showing in the west London derby on Sunday.

Liverpool’s form in their last five away league matches now reads: P5, W1, D3, L1, F3, A3.

The record of the Reds’ first-choice front three – Salah, Mane and Roberto Firmino – in those fixtures is exactly the same: five appearances, one goal, no assists.

Liverpool’s remaining four away fixtures (Fulham, Southampton, Cardiff and Newcastle) look a darn sight more appealing than the five they have just contested (trips to both Manchester clubs and a Merseyside derby among them) but their subdued attacking displays on the road in 2019 give legitimate cause for concern.

When all 20 top-flight clubs are filtered by their last four away matches, the Reds (who most recently faced Brighton, West Ham, an injury-hit Manchester United and Everton) sit in the bottom half of the table for goals scored, overall goal attempts and shots on target, while they sit tenth for efforts in the opposition box.

Their latest muted performance is the subject of our Scout Notes piece below.

Everton 0-0 Liverpool

Mohamed Salah (£13.5m) delivered his fifth blank in six Gameweeks on Sunday afternoon.

When penalties are stripped away, the Egyptian has three goals and two assists in the last 11 Gameweeks.

Salah’s only attacking return away from home in 2019 was indeed from the penalty spot in the victory over Brighton in Gameweek 22.

There is little wrong with the 2017/18 Player of the Year’s underlying stats, however, even on the road.

Salah sits top or joint-top among FPL midfielders for attempts in the box, shots on target and big chances over the last six away matches and completely outshines Sadio Mane (£9.7m), whose figures are only half as good as the Egypt international’s or worse over the same period.

Sunday’s showing at Goodison Park was another one of Salah’s “almost” displays.

Two of Liverpool’s best chances in the Merseyside derby fell at the feet of Salah, who spurned a one-on-one opportunity against Jordan Pickford (£4.9m) in the first half and then later dithered long enough in a similar situation to allow Michael Keane (£4.8m) to stage a last-gasp intervention.

Salah’s touch has always been inconsistent – even in his phenomenal 2017/18, the Egyptian’s tendency to get dispossessed, dribble down cul-de-sacs or waste “big chances” saw him repeatedly penalised on the Bonus Points System.

When Liverpool aren’t creating as many opportunities to mask those failings, Salah’s shortcomings are all the more apparent.

As one would expect, Jurgen Klopp defended the Egyptian after full-time:

When you see the situation, he’s doing everything right [until] the last moment. We had our moments. There’s no reason for taking it or not taking it.

There’s all different things. It’s really the pitch sometimes. The boys are able to score situations like this but it’s an inch on the boot.

On another day, he scores two or three and today not. That’s all that happened. Absolutely stay cool and play football, fight for everything and everything will be fine in the end. That’s how it is.

The time will inevitably come, perhaps in the next few Gameweeks, when Salah will convert a couple of those “big chances” into another double-digit haul.

The fear of missing out on those returns is what inevitably drives Fantasy managers to retain the Egyptian’s services in spite of the barren run, with Salah still the most-owned player in FPL.

Mane’s ownership has rocketed over the last few Gameweeks as his form at Anfield demanded attention but the Senegalese midfielder’s recent record on the road is just as bad as Salah’s: on Sunday, the former Southampton winger didn’t register a single shot or key pass and touched the ball just once in the Everton area, despite playing as the “centre-forward” in Klopp’s 4-3-3.

The contrast between Liverpool’s form at Anfield and their recent record on the road is stark but Klopp prickled when a reporter suggested that he may have shown more ambition on Sunday:

Do you think we didn’t take enough risks today? Was there any draw where we didn’t try to win? Bring on an extra attacker and football changes? It is not like that. We are offensive enough, football doesn’t work like that.

You need the right things in the right moment and that doesn’t only work if another striker [is on the pitch]. You cannot start with four or five strikers in a striker way with nothing else to do than to try to score. We are an offensive team and that’s absolutely OK – we take a risk, no doubt about it, but it is not like that.

You cannot play in the Premier League like that; we play next week against Burnley and if we play only offensive, they [will] kill us on the counter-attack, 100 per cent. We take all the risks, but you cannot take more than 100 per cent risk. It’s not about ‘going nuts’, it’s not about that.

Liverpool did have their openings on Sunday: as well as Salah’s two gilt-edged opportunities, Fabinho (£5.5m) should have done better with what Opta deemed a “big chance” from a set play, while Joel Matip (£4.9m) headed a corner wide and Mane could only nod a Roberto Firmino (£9.2m) cross back across goal when well-placed.

The fit-again Firmino was only among the substitutes for this encounter but, along with James Milner (£5.6m), was thrown on with 27 minutes to go.

Klopp explained his decision to start both players on the bench ahead of kick-off:

Millie just felt a little bit his hamstring. If Millie gives a warning sign… I think he would have been fine but the last two days he felt it still. So there is no reason for risk, especially when we have options on the bench, which we had in the last game.

Hendo is a very, very important player for us, so it’s good he can be back.

Bobby trained yesterday and it looked really good, so he is on the bench because he could be an option. I didn’t think it was necessary to bring him immediately after the good game we played on Wednesday.

While their attacking assets toiled, Liverpool’s defence racked up their 17th clean sheet of the season – as many as they registered in the whole of 2017/18.

Virgil van Dijk (£6.6m) was sublime at centre-back, while Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.4m) banked maximum bonus points despite his delivery from dead-ball situations being not quite as on-point as it was against Watford in midweek.

Not that Everton didn’t have their chances: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.3m) produced a tame header from a pinpoint Lucas Digne (£5.2m) corner, while Bernard (£5.9m) was inches away from connecting with a low Richarlison (£6.5m) centre as the hosts pushed for an unlikely winner.

Richarlison had been dropped to the bench for this encounter, with compatriot Bernard replacing him on the left flank, but looked hungrier than he did against Cardiff when thrown on as a second-half substitute.

This wasn’t really a match to gauge Everton’s attacking assets from a Fantasy perspective but Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.2m) grafted admirably in “the hole”, while the Toffees’ backline were uncharacteristically solid after their recent struggles at home.

It’s back-to-back clean sheets for the blue half of Merseyside following their win in South Wales and Marco Silva was content at full-time:

In my opinion, in the second half we were better and in the final 20-30 minutes, we controlled the game.

We had a good chance with Bernard but so did they with Mo Salah. It was a very good moment for Michael [Keane] dealing with that.

We spoke at half-time about how we wanted to press higher and improve how we applied our pressure in midfield.

We had a few moments where had we had made a different decision in our attack, it could have give us the chance to win the match.

But it was a clean sheet in a tough match against a strong side. We did well, it is just unfortunate we couldn’t get all three points.

Everton XI (4-3-3): Pickford; Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Digne; Schneiderlin (Andre Gomes 76′), Gueye; Walcott (Richarlison 59′), Sigurdsson, Bernard; Calvert-Lewin (Tosun 74′).

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum (Milner 63′); Salah, Mane (Lallana 84′), Origi (Firmino 63′).

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  1. Konstaapeli
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Who's likely to score more.

    A) Pogba (ars)
    B) Son (sou)
    C) Brooks (HUD) +4
    D) Hazard (WOL) +4

    Brooks and Hazard will be in my team for 31 in place of Pogba & Son. Should I swap one of them this week and save a hit?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Save the hit. Probably makes sense to get Hazard first.

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Son to Haz this week

  2. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Already own Alisson, Robbo, Salah and Hazard. What shall I spend my 2 FT’s on?

    A) moving Alisson to TAA/VVD/Mane

    B) moving Jimenez to Higuain

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      B if any

    2. The Baby-faced Assassin
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Easily B! A would be a waste

    3. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Yea. B

    4. Konstaapeli
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      B

  3. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Pereira is shown as form A in watchlist

    *laughs hollowly*

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      A for abysmal

    2. Kuzser
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Very frustrating to own

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Should be a Z

  4. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    If Arsenal have a DGW32

    Is Mkhitaryan an option for the DGW32 instead of Auba/Laca?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      35*

    2. Ten Season Wonder
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      I would say yes.

  5. Ten Season Wonder
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Which Liverpool assets are most vital going into the BGWs?

    Currently on Salah & Trent - But can bring in either Robertson or Mane for triple 'pool.

    1. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      I think probably Mane, TAA and Robertson but Salah is bound to find his feet soon enough.

      1. Ten Season Wonder
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Yep, my thoughts too.

        Plus, I don't want to waste a transfer on ditching Salah when he is playing the BGW.

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Robertson

    3. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Either one. But Robbo edges

    4. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      Happy with my Salah, TAA and Robbo as it stands but all it will take is a goal conceded to make this a dangerous combo

      1. Ten Season Wonder
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Yeah I think this is gonna be my pick too.

  6. HAMMERTIME107
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    How's this starting 11 look for this week please?

    Ill change a couple more for next Gameweek which will mean I only have a few players not playing?

    Boruc (Hud)
    Ogbonna (Car) | TAA (Bur) | Schlupp (Bha)
    Salah (Bur) | Pedro (Wol) | Pogba (Ars) | Sterling (Wat)
    King (Hud) | Kane (Sou) | Rashford (Ars)

  7. balint84
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    A) Rich to Maddison
    B) Son to D.Silva

    1. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      A

  8. pjomara
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Can you see if an opponent has activated their WC/FH chip?
    If not, I guess the changing squad value would indicate WC anyway.

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      If team value changes not according to proce rises and shows 0 transfers your opponent has activated WC. Not sure if activating FH updates squad value?

  9. Kuzser
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 26 days ago

    Keep falling like a rock ...already 6th in a ML which I was leading by 50 points at NY time. Pogba(c) and Auba along with just bought Luiz no-show (another option was to get Higuain for Auba) just killed it.

    How to start climbing up? Will really appreciate some advice (all chips intact, fh32), 1ft,
    1) save
    2) auba->Higuain
    3) auba, pogba-> Higuain mane for

    Fab
    Luiz Robbo Pereira awb
    Salah pogba Anderson barnes
    Aguero Auba
    Subs: Jimenez, Lejeune, McNeil

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 26 days ago

        2 or someone else for Auba

    2. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      I hope this is the week Felipe breaks this ridiculous streak of his, 1 assist in his last 10 games, surely he’ll come good soon

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        You have to be involved in a game to get points. He doesn't be.

      2. Moosie the Staggie
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Richarlison mark 2

      3. Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        West Ham look devoid of ideas going forward, not sure what's changed...

    3. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 26 days ago

      As we get closer to BGW31, what do you anticipate your front 3 looking like? (or 2 or 1, with others blanking on the bench)

      So far I've got Barnes, but eyeing up:
      Vardy
      Higuan
      Firmino
      Rondon
      King

      Arnie - isn't guaranteed minutes anymore, which is a shame given Cardiff and Huddersfield up next.

      Would like to go cheap upfront so I can squeeze in Doherty > Robertson and upgrade Hojbjerg, so I'm leaning to Vardy and King

      1. DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Ive currently got Mane Salah Hazard Brooks Felipe Rondon Vardy

      2. MTPockets
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Barnes + Higuain/Vardy/King

        • Holmes
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Vardy-Rondon (Jimenez)

        • Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          I will have Higuain and Barnes with Jimi on bench

          1. Steiger
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 26 days ago

            Vardy + Higuain

      3. TeddiPonza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 26 days ago

        Are any of you concerned of selling Pogba ahead of gw 31, because you might lose value? Currently my SV is 8,5 so I would lose 0,5m. FH in 32 and WC in 34. Maybe he will drop like a fly anyways, so it should not be too much of a problem to bring him back in on WC in 34?

        My team for 31 and 33 looks so much better if I drop him instead of Rashford.

        A. With Pog I can have Brooks and Higuain
        B. With Rash I will settle for Wilson/King and Barnes

        Thoughts?

        1. Konstaapeli
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          I'll lose 0.4 on him but will do it.

          1. Konstaapeli
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 26 days ago

            That's 0.4 SV. Bought at 8.2

        2. MTPockets
            5 years, 26 days ago

            Yes but two of Pogba, Aguero, Jimenez need to go unless I settle on 4th defender (not keen)

            As you say, A looks better

          • Snevitz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 26 days ago

            I'm keeping him as I have so much value tied up in him.
            12 players will be enough for the two blank weeks.

        3. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Buy Hazard or Mane first?

        4. Michelle Davin
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Kolasinac to chillwell?

        5. boc610
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 26 days ago

          Pep's Kun is tired / we need Jesus back comment being swept under the rug on here for some reason....

          1. MTPockets
              5 years, 26 days ago

              Because he played 89 mins?

            • Mo Mané Mo Problems
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              If they had scored a 2nd, or if they hadn't used 2 subs so early into the game, then he'd have come off early.

          2. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 26 days ago

            As it stands who are you planning to hold and bench/ let blank through BGW31?

            I am currently on:
            Pogba, Doherty, Jimi and haven't decided on Sterling (may switch to Haz next week)

            1. Holmes
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              Pogba, Jimenez, Doherty/Son

              1. Don Kloppeone
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 26 days ago

                Nice to have some company 😉

            2. Pukki Party
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              Pogba Jimenez Doherty (Rashford 0.7 price rise but bad form, needs to go i think.)

            3. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              Pogba/sterling Doherty jimenez

            4. moz_1983
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              Quite honestly I'm at a loss. I have all chips and my WC and have no idea how to fit them all in successfully.

            5. Don Kloppeone
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              Wow a lot with exactly same plan! Didn’t realise how template I was!

            6. Moosie the Staggie
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              Pogba, Jimi and Kola

          3. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 26 days ago

            Doherty+Kola >> TAA+Rice for free?

            Gutted I can’t do Doherty >> TAA (0.1 short) and save an FT.

            Will FH32, WC34, BB35, TC36.

            Fabianski
            Doherty • Schar • Kolasinac
            Salah • Mané • Son • Almirón • FAnderson
            Aguero(C) • Vardy
            (Button / Digne / Bednarek / Kamara)

            1. WALOR
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 26 days ago

              I would.

            2. MTPockets
                5 years, 26 days ago

                Not sure about Rice, but yes on a Liv defender

                1. RAFA THE GAFFA
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 26 days ago

                  Who else would you go for? Also short of the moves with chillwell 🙁

                  1. MTPockets
                      5 years, 26 days ago

                      Honestly don't know, just that you already have Fabianski so that's quite optimistic on whu clean sheets

                      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
                        • 6 Years
                        5 years, 26 days ago

                        Have you met Huddersfield?

                        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
                          • 7 Years
                          5 years, 26 days ago

                          *vomits* haha

                        2. MTPockets
                            5 years, 26 days ago

                            What if I told you Hud have kept as many cs as Whu, and Car have managed 2 more

                2. WALOR
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 26 days ago

                  Is Boruc viable for the next few GWs?
                  Need to dump Rui Pat

                  1. MTPockets
                      5 years, 26 days ago

                      Hope so as got him

                    • Holmes
                      • 10 Years
                      5 years, 26 days ago

                      yep

                      1. WALOR
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 14 Years
                        5 years, 26 days ago

                        Best news I've had all morning, Cheers

                  2. Tsssst
                    • 12 Years
                    5 years, 26 days ago

                    wouldnt get rid of Pogba, rested midweek, has Arsenal to play, then a blank he can sit on then bench before a tasty double he could almost be captain for

                  3. brixtonBob
                    • 10 Years
                    5 years, 26 days ago

                    Has anyone ever left a private league by mistake, then joined again? I did this by mistake today, joined again, but now it's showing me at position zero, with just my points for the most recent game week showing. Am wondering will i be reinstated with my full points when the game next updates at the weekend ?

                    1. No Kane No Gain
                      • 5 Years
                      5 years, 26 days ago

                      Yeah you’ll be fine

                    2. Wild Rover
                      • 13 Years
                      5 years, 26 days ago

                      How on earth can you leave a league by mistake? 😕 I imagine you will be reinstated properly at the next update

                  4. melvinmbabazi
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    5 years, 26 days ago

                    Thoughts this week?
                    1FT 1.5 ITB

                    Fabianski I Button
                    Robertson I VVD I Digne I Doherty I Pereira I
                    Salah | Pogba | Son I Felipe I Hojberg I
                    Rashford I Jiminez I Barnes

                    Cheers

                  5. DA Minnion (Former great)
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 26 days ago

                    Which other games could potentially be added to game week 32?

                    1. Holmes
                      • 10 Years
                      5 years, 26 days ago

                      chelsea vs brighton, man city vs cardiff

                  6. Ten Season Wonder
                    • 10 Years
                    5 years, 26 days ago

                    Which teams are certain to play GW33 100% ?

                    SOU v LIV
                    BOU v BUR
                    HUD v LEI

                    and one from (depending who goes through to FA semis WAT v CRY)
                    NEW v CRY
                    WAT v FUL

                    have I missed any more?

                    1. MTPockets
                        5 years, 26 days ago

                        eve v ars
                        che v whu

                        1. Ten Season Wonder
                          • 10 Years
                          5 years, 26 days ago

                          Ah cheers.

                    2. Vobinho
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 8 Years
                      5 years, 26 days ago

                      Let's talk Man City...

                      What's the consensus regarding their midfield - No Fernandinho, No KDB. That means Bilva must start in midfield meaning Sane or Mahrez start on the wing.

                      Leaves an attack of Gundogan, Foden, Bilva, Sane, Sterling, Aguero - I'm not entirely sure the midfield is strong enough to create chances this week... Probably means Aguero is certain to start as Pep won't want the lineup to be any weaker that's for sure.

                      1. MTPockets
                          5 years, 26 days ago

                          Gundogan, Silva, Bernardo, Sane, Sterling, Aguero is still a rather good selection

                          1. Vobinho
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 8 Years
                            5 years, 26 days ago

                            Ah forgot about Dilva, yeah still creativity there.

                            Only means goals aren't that predictable anymore I guess.

                            1. MTPockets
                                5 years, 26 days ago

                                Team stats and chances for last 2 without Fernandinho have still been good, just haven't put many away

                          2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
                            • 6 Years
                            5 years, 26 days ago

                            It'd be a lot weaker if kun burns out and gets injured.

                        • boogle
                          • 10 Years
                          5 years, 26 days ago

                          How does this look?

                          This week: Pogba + Rash > Fraser + Higuain - 4
                          Next week: Sterling > Haz

                          Which would leave me with this GW31 team:

                          Schmeichel
                          Robbo TAA Pereira Digne
                          Salah Haz Anderson Fraser
                          Higuain Arnie

                          Hamer Jiminez Doherty Hojbjerg

                          1. moz_1983
                            • 11 Years
                            5 years, 26 days ago

                            Looks good to me.

                            1. boogle
                              • 10 Years
                              5 years, 26 days ago

                              thanks

                        • Tsssst
                          • 12 Years
                          5 years, 26 days ago

                          Doherty (5.0)

                          to

                          A. Rice (4.5)
                          B. Ake (5.0)
                          C. Bank FT and start Bednarek (TOT)

                          1. moz_1983
                            • 11 Years
                            5 years, 26 days ago

                            A for me, marginally.

                        • moz_1983
                          • 11 Years
                          5 years, 26 days ago

                          For someone with all chips and WC intact, would the following strategy be viable?

                          WC now to maximise DGW 33/35 players, freehit 31, TC 33, BB 35? It would mean having a very tough blank 34, but fitting all chips in successfully is proving a nightmare!

                          1. danishdynamite
                            • 13 Years
                            5 years, 26 days ago

                            Depends on how many you cna put out in 31/33 without going mad with hits

                        • Burger
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 8 Years
                          5 years, 26 days ago

                          Am i missing something here, why is the RMT tool showing salah as the highest predicted returner for GW32 when Pool play Spurs and Utd have a double gameweek to consider?

                        • L'Aeroplanino
                          • 7 Years
                          5 years, 26 days ago

                          Any Southampton fans here? JWP seems to have nailed down a place in starting 11 under new manager. If he remains 5.5 next season then could be a bargain.

                        • danishdynamite
                          • 13 Years
                          5 years, 26 days ago

                          This is my line up for GW30

                          Feels odd having Jimi on the bench, do I have it right ?

                          Fabs
                          Luiz / TAA / Robertson / Perreira
                          Salah / Sterling / Pogba / Fandersen / Maddison or Fraser (TBC)
                          Higuain

                          Jimi / Barnes / Doherty