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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. JasonG123
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    How many stoppage time goals is Mane going to get this season? 🙁

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

      The guy is a machine does not know the meaning of tired.

  2. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Could be on for my 1st ton of the season.. been waiting a while!
    Pogba and rashford need to bring me in 5 points!

    1. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Easy

    2. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      great score

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

      So are you singing your version of the Will Griggs chant?

      'Jason's on fire your defence is terrified.... '

      Much of a rank jump?

      1. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Haha.. aye I am!
        Had rough few weeks so needed it, jumped from 125k up to 40ish at the moment.. so feeling good 🙂

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

    Well that couldn't have gone much worse.
    TAA injured, Salah rubbish, no Mane and double pool defence.

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

      Is he injured? Or are you making that up?

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

        Why would I make it up? Shoulder injury, but who knows if its serious

  4. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pretty disappointing for Salah cappers to only get an assist, but at least it wasn't a blank, look on the bright side.

    He's out of form, but Fulham will give him so many chances, will cap him again next week.

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

      Fulham will give Mane and Firmino lots of chances......

    2. SH1M1
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah is dreadfully out of form, just because Fulham have a leaky defence it won't suddenly change Salah's confidence and composure imo

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

        Yeah but mane is going to be in the mix too in that case, and the 3m can be used elsewhere.

    3. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      The more annoying thing is Mane getting 2

      1. Fantasy Premington
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This^

    4. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I would love a hattrick next week. When everyone least expects it.

      1. BIG TONES
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yup, I'm keeping the armband on him. The very definition of due.

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

        How is it least expected???

        It is what Salah owners are pinning all thier hopes on - 'It's Fulham etc'

        1. YEAH PITCH!
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Least expected because he is bang out of form. Really really bang out of form.

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

            I get ya now.
            Still though Salah is on pens increases his chances of getting something on the back of someone elses work.

            1. YEAH PITCH!
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              That's a very good point. Especially if Milner is out.

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

    Should have sold Salah weeks ago. Captain Hindsight.

    1. Bada Bing
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      In the same boat. I don't think anyone expected him to lose his form this badly and for this long.

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

    Need 21 from Hazard & Pogba to break 100; possible?

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah I'd say so

  7. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bought in Mane for Pogba 🙂

  8. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Big, big let-off not having Salah (C) in that match.

  9. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bad day to have double pool defence

  10. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool have generated 24 attacking returns in their last 3 home games - salah has got 2 of them

    18 attacking returns in their last 2 home games - none for Mo

    Yuck

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

      Didn't he just got one today ?

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        true i am forgetting his assist today

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah has been waste of space. Anyone brave enough to seek him?

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

      After the BGW.

    2. tikka mo'salah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I did two weeks ago, for Sterling. It has paid off so far.

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Watching Watford & Burnley he wasn't very far away from getting amongst the points.

      Twice tackled in the box today to set up 2 goals and Mane could have squared for him for the last goal... He's playing way below what he's capabe of, but he'll be back scoring again soon, a bag of crisps would eventually score goals just by being in that liverpool attack at anfield if you left it there long enough.

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

    Lets unite Sterling cappers ! Well done, Success!
    o/

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

      o/

    2. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Fair play to you all. Who were your vice captains? Did you switch last min or always had faith?

      1. tikka mo'salah
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He was locked in from the start, with Aguero VC.

    3. tikka mo'salah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Reporting in!

    4. 'Broadsword Calling Da…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      o/ , changed armband from Salah too, pheww

      Tempted to (C) Mane v Fulham (I have both Mane & Salah).

  13. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I didn't consider Mane as captain. Anyone was ballsy?

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

      Nah, went with Sterling c and Vardy vc

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

        This!

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

      I captained him, not out of ballsiness but more of catching up rival, paid of this time

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      same here went for salah.

    4. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      My lil brother haha

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

    These two BGWs probably the last weeks Salah gets in my team

    1. Dave Bauer
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ditto. He’s doing nothing to justify anywhere near his price tag. But please, let’s have more chat about how he’s the superior option to Mané based on stats!

      Points > Stats

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

      I'm very likely dropping before BGW! 😮

  15. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Kun (c) now turning out to be the worst decision of my wc. got in sterling, mane and vardy smh

  16. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    15 from 8 🙂

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ouch

    2. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nice

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

      TAA captain. What were you thinking :-). Jimi on the bench. Flopp tactics

    4. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rip season

    5. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      25 from 6 , just a gw to forget...

  17. JT11fc
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    So irritating watching salah out of form......

  18. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Had Mane to start the season. Switched to Salah midway through. Currently have both.

    Think Salah has to go, especially with Man U, Man City assets required for DGWs.

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

      Aye get rid needs a rest I think and been found out this season

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

    Get in Mane you little dancer love to hit 100 with progba and Doherty to go don’t it mind

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

    Doherty, Jimi masterclass required to save the failure of Salah and Kun

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

    £13.4m.

    Salah has just 1G 1A in his last 7.
    LFC have scored 4 & 5 goals in a game in that period too.

    Salexit WC34.

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

      Yup

    2. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      and won't be in my FH team in 32... last week possibly with him

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

    Higuain and Jimenez to deliver a goalfest!!!

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes please.

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

      This will be gold!

    3. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

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

      Doherty 3 assists and a goal. Jimi hattie

    5. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Replace Jimenez with Jota !!

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

      Hopefully, same duo left here, i need 28pts combined to hit the ton, most unlikely i know but stranger things have happened at sea?!!

  23. gaurava1216
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    14k----->8k rank with Hazard Doherty and Pogba to play....
    67 points for this game week.

    Happy days... although no Sterling/no Mane Cpt...

    Lets' gooo

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

      Nice one. Sterling (c) and Vardy boosting me to 70 with Higuain Jimenez Pogba left. 12k to projected 5k so far.

      Planning Mane and Fraser in for Sterling and Camarasa to get 9BGW players

      1. gaurava1216
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Lovely... i got 11 already for the blank GW.

        Will use FT on either Bednarek to have a sub or upgrade Mcneil to 6.4

        FH 32

  24. Gloria Leicesterfan
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If I use free hit. Can I change my team as much as I like until the next deadline?

    1. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      yes

      1. Gloria Leicesterfan
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers

  25. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling, Mane & Vardy owner

    But Captained Salah

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Got lucky then.

  26. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What happened with TAA? Hearing injured but any idea if it's bad?

  27. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mane, not Salah, will be welcomed to my team during the course of the week

  28. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Blanks all over the place in my defense and keeper.

  29. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Az bossing it this GW

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He's due 😉

  30. F_Ivanovic
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    ML leader was 84 points ahead of me 2 GW's ago. This GW I'm on 88 vs his 29 and he's now only 8 points ahead of me (although someone else overtook too and his 10 points ahead of him) - his team was near identical to me 5 GWs ago too but I went with some differentials that paid off big-time.

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Similar thing with me, was 121 points behind my ML Leader after GW24, now as things stand I'm only 22 points away! He's used his WC too, whilst I still have mine. Let's hope we both win our ML's!!!