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Salah and Firmino both start in the Community Shield

Liverpool take on Manchester City in the Community Shield this afternoon and the match could be as big a signpost as any as to how the two sides will line up in Gameweek 1.

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) both make their first starts of pre-season for the Reds and are joined by Divock Origi (£5.5m) in the front three.

Sadio Mane (£11.5m) is yet to return following his involvement with Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Alisson (£6.0m), Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.0m), Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) and Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) all unsurprisingly feature in the Liverpool backline but Joe Gomez (£5.5m) has been given the nod over Joel Matip (£5.5m) to partner van Dijk at centre-half.

James Milner (£5.5m) is ruled out as a precaution due to a tight muscle.

There are no huge shocks in the Manchester City starting XI, with Aymeric Laporte (£6.5m) missing out through injury as expected.

Sergio Aguero (£12.0m), Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) and Ederson (£6.0m) are only among the substitutes after their late return from the Copa America.

Raheem Sterling (£12.0m) again leads the line for the Citizens and will be flanked by Leroy Sane (£9.5m) and Bernardo Silva (£8.0m).

Kevin De Bruyne (£9.5m) is part of City’s central midfield three, while Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) starts again at left-back.

Kick-off at Wembley is at 15:00 BST.

 

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  1. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    How many SOT does Salah need before scoring?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Saving them all for GW1.

    2. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Saving them for Delia Smith.

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Kdb down, cramp

  3. gaurava1216
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    KDB down

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Something tells me this isn't the last time we'll read those words this season.....

      1. Old Bull
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        It’s why I sheer clear of him. My nerves can’t stand it.

  4. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Salah passing to Bravo repeatedly

  5. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Salah saving his goals for Friday.

  6. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Imagine if Salah could finish.

  7. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    KDB done

    1. Typo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Injured?

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Cramp

  8. cilz88
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    RMT time
    Pope
    Coleman Zinchenko Targett
    Salah Sterling McGinn Perez
    Wilson Kane Jimenez
    Bench - McGovern, Lundstram, Kelly, Dendocker

    Sacrificing a weak defence for some heavy hitters. Bit stuck on the 4.5m goalkeep option. Torn between Pope, Heaton and Ryan
    Thanks

    1. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No liverpool defence= fail

      1. RyanKent14
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Jiménez to Jota, free up 1m

  9. Marvin Moon
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I think the pass button on Salah's controller must be broken.

  10. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Damn
    Kdb dead

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      It was cramp.

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

    Which upgrade is best?

    a) VVD to Robbo
    b) Coleman to Digne
    c) Che Adams to Deulofeu/Jota

    1. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

    2. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      C

    3. DeathoftheParty
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      C... J

    4. Ekip
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

  12. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    So many shots from Salah. Imagine watching a Liverpool game without him when he has well over 100% EO...

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      That GW1 Friday game is going to end some people's seasons really quickly

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      How has he NOT scored yet?!

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I honestly don't know. I suppose all you can do is be thankful it's not gw 1

  13. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Cramp obviously

  14. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    If Salah keeps this shooting rate through the season, he could chase another 300+ season.

    1. Cheshire Duck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      If he plays like today, he'll destroy Norwich

  15. Snikii
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Fraser vs SIggy vs Lucas is doing my head in.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Fraser

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Agree on the last two.

    3. soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      You can have all three

  16. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    As much as I love Bernardo Silva he just doesn't look like an fpl asset 🙁

    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I feel the same way

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Based on this game?

      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Nope. Based on owning him almost all of last season and this game. Was hoping he'd tempt me again today tbh

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Never owned him last season but was under the impression he did well at his price.

      2. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        based on all of last season

      3. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Same as last season unfortunately .. Class above but begins a city attack rather than ends it.

  17. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Robbo struggling

  18. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Cracking clearance from Pep.

  19. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Walker legend

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He's had a very good game.

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        He's in, need some tweaking.

  20. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    with Gomez back, TAA at 7.0 is way overpriced

    1. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I just despair.

    2. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I think you’re right, robbo and VVD nailed

      1. Mooster©️
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        robbo was injured at the end?

    3. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Seems so right now. Gomez will against better teams.

      1. Railwayman
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        *will play

  21. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Walker wtffffffffffffffff

  22. Stokelona
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    How did Firmino do?

    1. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      not much

    2. JBG
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Didn't really notice him, had one shot at the start, but that's about it.

    3. jungle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Underwhelming

    4. Cheshire Duck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Good start but then an obvious lack of rythm

  23. FPLMarc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pope
    Robertson, Digne, 4.5 def
    Salah, Sterling, Ayoze, Robinson
    Kane, Haller, King

    What do you think? Decent balance despite having the big 3. But it is without Siggy, Zaha and Vardy.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      not a fan, sorry, very unbalanced to me.

    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Who is Ayoze?

  24. gaurava1216
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Walker... wow

  25. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pep Guardiola running off the bench to make a clutch goal line clearance

  26. Well you know, Triffic
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Salah is not as good a finisher as everyone believes. The amount of chances he gets in addition to hitting it straight at the keeper time and again. He's pretty wasteful.

    1. ENZO SZN™
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Nice try but we're not selling him

  27. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    The clearance of Walker was really nice. This action alone won his place in my team.

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      All it takes ?

  28. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I’m not convinced on Zinchenko

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      And what if laporte isn't fit? Who do you go with?

  29. Werner Bremen
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Cancelo no chance of starting with Walker in best mode

    1. Werner Bremen
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Beast mode*

  30. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    City being dominated