The Gameweek 36 captaincy debate is all about one match: Liverpool vs Huddersfield at Anfield on Friday night.
Fantasy managers have long had this clash on their radars, especially with the Triple Captain chip in mind.
We’ve analysed all the angles of this week’s captaincy discussion in this latest article…
Captain Poll
Sadio Mané (£10.0m) has soared into a comfortable lead in the captain poll ahead of Gameweek 36. With that out-of-form Huddersfield side coming to Anfield, our voters believe he is the most likely to reward those who trust him with the armband.
That is certainly understandable considering Mané has 10 goals in as many home Premier League matches now, more than any of his colleagues in that time.
Mohamed Salah (£13.2m) is not actually too far behind his colleague when it comes to attacking returns at Anfield. He has six goals of his own in the last 10 league matches there, with four assists to back them up.
His attacking displays in the last few matches have caught the eye once again and is possibly benefiting from a tweak to Liverpool’s midfield.
Despite that, he has still only managed the support of 27% of the voters in the poll. That places him second behind only Mané though.
Not surprisingly, Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) completes a triumvirate of Liverpool options at the top end of the captain poll for Gameweek 36, although is a long way off the top two. The Brazilian has three goals in his last three league games at Anfield and has the support of 4.6%.
The forward player is being considered by a similar amount to those looking at the other end of the pitch. Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.6m) currently sits in fourth place in the poll with the backing of 4.1%. Huddersfield remain the division’s lowest scorers this season which means a clean sheet looks likely, while Alexander-Arnold’s role in set-pieces means he is now just one attacking return short of Andrew Robertson (£6.8m) in 2018/19.
The Scottish international has been surprisingly considered less of a captain option than both Alexander-Arnold and his other defensive colleague Virgil van Dijk (£6.6m). Robertson currently has 3% backing, while centre-back van Dijk is on 3.4%.
Son Heung-min (£8.8m) the most popular captain option outside of Liverpool’s ranks, but is still being seen largely as a differential. He has a 3.3% share ahead of West Ham’s visit to Spurs, and the South Korean is probably the most likely of his team-mates to actually play considering he is banned for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final with Ajax.
Sergio Aguero (£11.8m), Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) and Eden Hazard (£10.9m) complete the top 10 in the captain poll. Manchester City’s star forward, who has just one goal from Gameweek 29 onwards, is currently on 2.03%.
Meanwhile, Sterling, who scored eight points in Double Gameweek 35, is behind him on 1.72%. Hazard has the backing of just 0.63%.
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