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Pressure on Salah captainers as Lovren returns on Liverpool bench

All eyes turn to Anfield today as Liverpool host Burnley in the noon kick-off.

There will significant attention on Gameweek 30’s most-captained player Mohamed Salah (£13.4m), who has blanked five times in his last six Premier League outings.

With armband rival Sergio Aguero (£11.9m) registering just an assist for Manchester City on Saturday, there is an opportunity for the Egyptian to help his backers make up some ground.

They will be hoping for something like Raheem Sterling‘s (£11.4m) hat-trick against Watford, which has already set the bar for success in Gameweek 30 very high.

Salah will today operate alongside usual attacking colleagues Sadio Mané (£9.8m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.2m).

Adam Lallana (£6.9m) comes into central midfield for a first start since Gameweek 25 to sit between Fabinho (£5.5m) and Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.5m).

Virgil van Dijk (£6.6m) and Joel Matip (£4.9m) are once again the central defensive pairing but there is a welcome return on the bench for Dejan Lovren (£4.9m).

Meanwhile, as expected, it’s Andrew Robertson (£6.9m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.5m) at full-back.

Burnley have rolled out the usual 4-4-2 formation with the in-form Ashley Barnes (£5.7m) and Chris Wood (£6.2m) hoping to stop Liverpool earning an 18th clean sheet of the season.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

Burnley XI: Heaton; Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick; Wood, Barnes.

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

    Mo out, Mané in. No regrets!

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Get in the man in form, am with you

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

        Mo only ruining min league standings. No point in keeping.

  2. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Boom Mannnneé

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

    Noooo fck Mane

  4. Mingo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    So my Trent vs Mane decision went well...

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Feel you

    2. Bees4Lyf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yup same

  5. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    He has to go. Hit or not, Salah has to go now.

    1. John Colby (Capt)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Agreed. We’re deluding ourselves that’s he’s the Mo of last season

    2. Dammed Utd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It will improve your team if you get rid mate over all I mean Kane looked good yesterday should have got hatrick

    3. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not this week surely

    4. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Gw34 he gone for me. Pointless selling now

  6. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mane could easily have passed to Salah there but he knew Salah would scuff it

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

    My rival has sterling captain, mane, and three Chelsea players. I think I'm screwed

  8. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mane so greedy. Squared ball to Salah was on.

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

      Salah wouldn't

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        True. I own both anyway.

      2. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Salah with 1G 1A in his last 7.

        £13.4m. Joker.

        1. Zladan
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          How did this end up here?

    2. Sterling Malory
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Shut upppp, no way.

  9. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mane, Mo(c), Robbo, could be better but not gonna complain!

  10. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    4 Liverpool goals and the best Salah could muster was a dodgy assist......

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He’s been far out of form for weeks now

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

      Worth every penny they say...

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

    Mane you little Senegalese beauty.

    1. Good Times
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yaaayyyyyy

    2. John Colby (Capt)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Well played mate

  12. Vamos Los Celeste
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I didnt expect a green arrow after this game as a salah and mane and any defender owner but ..

  13. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Irbox the only remaining happy Salah owner

  14. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mane selfish

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      which market?

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nah, open goal.

  15. Homer21
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah Firesale overdue !!!!

  16. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    These muppets gave Lolanna MOTM when both Bobby and Mane score doubles. Just because Lallana wasn't his usual utter rubbish. Bias much?

    1. Big Ping
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lallana isnt rubbish tbf

      1. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He really is mate. He's been total trash for 2 years. Praying Klopp wakes up and turfs him come summer.

  17. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I can't watch any more of this GW.

    Pretty much season ended by Vardy, Sterling and Mane.

  18. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wow Mane's celebrations have subdued..NO GOALL!!

  19. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    RIP my FPL season.

    Greatings from a Salah capper.

    1. John Colby (Capt)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Feeling your pain man. This is not the Mo of last season.

  20. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Just gonna take going VVD instead of Mane on the chin. Just going to have fun now 🙂

  21. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    89 (-4) all out.

    Hazard, Pogba, Rashford and Jimenez blank, please!

    1. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Same feelings here. 99pts (-4) all out

    2. Krafty Werks
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Higuain hattie it is then?!!

  22. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    David Munday's next podcast - should I get Mane for the fulham game?

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

      Munday is a points chaser who got lucky this season. 😀

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He worked off the Salah/Aguero captain rotation at the early part of the season.
        He looked like a flawless genius getitng the captain right (to some extent) every week
        When that Salah/Aguero tactic broke down he had no plan B / Was terrified to deviate from it - 'the underlying stats' etc were good soundbites.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😉

  23. Ode
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Rashford & Murray to Vardy & Barnes for a -4 good transfers?

  24. Samwise the Brave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    That's my season finished. All three of my rivals with Mane

  25. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    75 with Higuain, Jimmy, Pogba and Shaw to go. Come on you ton!

  26. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    This GW couldn't really be going much better. 28k to 9k as it stands, yippeeeee

  27. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I feel deliriously angry as a Salah (c)

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He's utterly useless and to think people were comparing him to Messi last season.

  28. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling Camarasa to Mane Fraser (-4) giving me 9BGW players.

    Pretty clear cut?

    Will try to make some profit on Sterling if I can before Mane rises

    1. Pras (FPL)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Great moves yes

  29. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    TAA injured ?

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

      Looking like it

    2. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Came off tactically to save his owners -1.

    3. wildebeest123
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      yes 🙂

  30. Bees4Lyf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Arghhh mane