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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. Manani
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Salah or Sterling for the rest of season?

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

      Salah won't play Huddersfield every week.

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Both obviously

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

      Going Sterling Mane Son Deulofeu personally.

  2. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Some mammoth scores here tonight...

  3. Union_Jacks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    49 from 2 and I’m disappointed.

  4. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Mane with 2 goals and no bonus is annoying. Missing that sitter has annoyed me. 55 from 3 feels underwhelming

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

      That miss cost 18~24 points. Ouch.

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

        and that Salah point swing as well for people like me who don't have Salah and only Mane (TC)

      2. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        So infuriating.

  5. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Mo Salah you little dancer

    TC success 🙂

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

    Salah - 3 (56)
    Robbo - 2 (51)
    Trent - 1 (40)
    --------
    Mane (35)

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Was going so well until the 5th and the Mane post.

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

        Honestly mate. Feel the same!

    2. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Damn

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      That’s like an extra goal for Salah cappers over Mané.

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

    Hopefully Eriksen and Vardy do well to somewhat justify not ditching em for Salah and fodder! 🙂

  8. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Gutted not to own 3 Pool players.

    But getting TAA or Salah involved hit and selling quality player who still have to play.

    Quite happy with Robbo & Mane(TC)! 😀

    1. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah agreed

  9. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Too scared to look at updated rank on livefpl...

    1. chaser123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Can’t get it to work anyway haha

  10. Waylander
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Need Tottenham and City to go large after this tonight. Held Eriksen and Laporte...

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

    happy with 50 points after 1 game, rival TC mane a shame but what eves

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

    Robbo breaks 200 points 😀

    1. Bees4Lyf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Beast

    2. Pulp Minion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      My biggest mistake this season was dropping him for TAA in first WC before Xmas

  13. World XI
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    81 from 3 any good?

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

      Only 81?

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Nah anything less than 100 is amateur 🙂

    3. Denis Tueart on the wing
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Is that after BP's?

  14. Scratch
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    TC Salah you beauty!!

    1. Denis Tueart on the wing
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      +1

  15. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    67 from 2 feels a little below par, with no Mane or Robertson !

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Same here. Had Salah and Trent.

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Are people seriously complaining about getting 50+ points from 2 players 🙄

    Goodness me

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

      I’ve got 53 and a 20 place green arrow 😮

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

        similar here haha

    2. FPLGeezer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Would be more interesting if such post had overall ranks next to them

    3. Legendary!
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Because others are getting 20-30 more points than them

  17. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    VVD, Robbo and Mane(C) and I feel like I’ve done so poor 🙁

    1. Legendary!
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Funny ol game

  18. drughi
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    TC chip worked out nicely 🙂

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

    goddddd and Mane hit the ferking post too

    1. Legendary!
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      That miss still haunts me

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

    So many with a great score but a bad start

  21. Don Van Vliet
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    81 from 3 after bonuses and T(c) on Salah. Don't think I've ever had a better start to a gameweek. Over the moon!

    1. Denis Tueart on the wing
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I have 80 - what a feeling 😀

  22. rohan
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    84 points with 3 players 😆

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

    Going up to 15k. Delighted!

  24. All For One
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    How did Mane not get bonus pts? He scored twice

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

      Other players were bettee

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

      CS & assists for defenders, passes etc.

  25. n14mul
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Points total check so far??

    After bonus will be applied I will have 80
    Tc Salah mane and Trent.

    Anyone have robbo instead of Trent?

    1. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Have both

  26. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Well that makes up for 32 captain fails. 81 points!

  27. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I Love you Mo - So Much So Much So Much (Triple) xx
    Robbo - I Love you too xx
    Mane - You are just lovely xx

  28. Pulp Minion
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    TC on Sane back in GW 25 hurts even more after this ....

  29. Webbinho
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    TC Mane, Salah and TAA. Shine taken off slightly as I did robbo and eriksen to vertonghen and mane for a hit.

  30. Orion
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Feeling like Mané will still a bonus point

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

      Nah

    2. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Nope

    3. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      No chance