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Sturridge in for Firmino amid late injury rumours

Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) has missed out on a place in the matchday squad for Liverpool’s Gameweek 36 meeting with Huddersfield Town.

There was no mention of any problems in Jurgen Klopp’s Thursday press conference and it is understood that the Brazilian trained since then.

However, it was rumoured that he picked up a groin injury on Friday and was then picture in his wife’s Instagram story with strapping in that region of his leg.

Ultimately, he was omitted from the starting XI and substitute’s bench in the 7pm team news.

“Actually, yesterday after training he mentioned a little muscle issue.We assess it obviously. It’s not a big thing but was enough to leave him out today, that’s all.” – Jurgen Klopp

Those who captained Sadio Mané (£10.1m) might have been hoping that, like the last time Firmino missed a Premier League match, he would take his centre-forward spot.

However, on this occasion, that role has fallen to Daniel Sturridge (£5.6m) while Mané remains on the left of the 4-3-3 system favoured by Jurgen Klopp.

Elsewhere, Jordan Henderson (£5.3m) gets another chance to impress in his new advanced role in central midfield.

Joel Matip (£4.9m) drops out of central defence to the bench, letting Dejan Lovren (£4.9m) to come in.

All the other Fantasy favourites retain their places in the back-four though, Andrew Robertson (£6.8m), Virgil van Dijk (£6.6m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.6m).

Huddersfield manager Jan Siewert has gone for a defensive looking 4-1-4-1 system at Anfield this evening.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, van Dijk, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Henderson, Keita; Salah, Sturridge, Mané.

Huddersfield XI: Lössl; Smith, Schindler, Kongolo, Durm; Stankovic; Grant, Bacuna, Hogg, Mbenza; Mounie.

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  1. BRKFCTrueRover
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Come on Salah and TAA top 5k for 1st time this season as it stands let's see how this plays out!

  2. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Brought in Mane + TAA this gw. 😛

    1. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Me too 🙂

    2. Rash
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Maverick!

  3. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Trent and Andy got 5 assists the last time Bobby was missing (v Watford in February)

    More direct with nice Crosses and thru balls as no bobby to link it up.

  4. grumpyman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Salah picked a very inconvenient time to be Salah again.

  5. King Carlos
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Was lucky for once to do laca and doucure to quaner and salah (-4). My other option was laca to firmino... phew! 🙂

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Quaner is amazing.

      1. King Carlos
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Lol, yes he is!

  6. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Robbo TAA Mane owner, but captained Sterling not sure how to feel lol

  7. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    TAA, England's best RB at the moment?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Better than Doherty?

      1. Pigeon
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        We don't do that here...

    2. Manani
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      his defence is a bit whatever, but his attacking play is definitely the best by far

    3. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Not at defending

    4. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Technically definitely, passing and vision is unbelievable but a lot to learn defensively

  8. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    As a Salah Taa and Mane captainer that was a nice half of football.

    1. King Carlos
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      +1

  9. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Mane (TC) not that good for now ? Salah, Robbo and TAA could get more points...

    1. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      At least he has scored. Come on.

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Decent but hoping for more next half... and nada for Mo

    3. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      But so could Mane?

    4. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Lots to play. Loads more of agony for us...

      1. tafrère
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Early replacements...

    5. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Better so far than my Kane last season!

  10. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Hoping the fact that I have got Mane and Salah is cancelling out the fact a lot of people have TC'd one of them

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Salah will need another attacking return for a chance 3 BAPs, if HUD doesn't score.

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yep Robbo and TAA on for baps if they keep cleanie

  12. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Who needs double gameweeks

  13. 404_FC
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    TC salah handsup !

    are we done?

  14. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Salah (c) is out- scoring Mane (TC).

    Is that correct?

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      No

    2. TAT
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yep…

      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Edit: drawing!

    3. Goat
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Drawing

    4. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Lol no

  15. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Hopefully Mo gets a goal or assist without any Mane involvement to hoover up all the BAPS

  16. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    That's a Taa assist right ??
    No Mo so at least something 🙂

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yes, a brilliant one!

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yep
        Cheers mate

  17. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Weirdly, despite a goal and assist for Salah, this game shows that TAA and Robbo are better value than him.

    1. Tev
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      They may well be, not sure this game alone shows it though. They haven’t even got a CS yet 😆

      1. Hulk Smash
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        True but so far it's typical of their season: the forward players get points, but the defenders clean up while costing half as much.

    2. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Just get all 3

      1. Hulk Smash
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Mane has arguably been better value than Salah too this season, although over the course of several seasons I'd expect Salah to come out on top.

  18. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Please let mo play 90 minutes klopp

  19. Tev
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Why didn’t I TC? I am a noob

  20. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Did Eriksen and Laca to Salah and Mitrovic just before the deadline. Triple capped Salah. Think it may have been the correct decision.

  21. Party time
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Mané(C), Salah, Trent. What a half

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Great job !!
        Mane © Taa Robbo here

        1. Party time
            4 years, 11 months ago

            wOw.Nicee, The cs is looking likely

        2. Tev
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Haha, I’d be happier but every man and his dog has the same (or Robbo, or Salah (C))

      2. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        More goals in this that's for certain

      3. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Only fpl makes me support me team less....
        Madness

      4. umerlfc
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Eriksen better match Salah or score at least 4 less than him

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Hope he matches or outscores lol... and hope for a Vardy haul

      5. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        5 more and the goal differences are equal for LIV and MCI

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Irrelevant

          1. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Maybe. Maybe not

      6. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Bobby officially makes Liverpool worse. 5-0 without him last time.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Sturridge nailed-on? 😉

      7. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Close that goal difference gap! 😀

      8. Zen_Master
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Ok, Klopp. Sub out Salah at HT and leave Mane in. Lol

        1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Please

      9. Vlad Tepes
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Could be early subs before 60 min right? TAA and Robbo could miss out on clean CS.

        1. Zen_Master
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Don't jinx it mate lol

      10. Mweene
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Can safely say 37 points is the most I've ever had from 1 half of a game.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          TC? Nice!

        2. Jack Burton
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Congratulations