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The headline FPL team news from Thursday’s press conferences

There were nine Premier League manager press conferences held on Thursday ahead of the start of the 2019/20 campaign.

The headline team news came from Liverpool, where Jurgen Klopp provided fairly positive news on Sadio Mane (£11.5m) ahead of Friday’s encounter with Norwich City.

Klopp said:

Looks fit. Yesterday was his first session with the team. Yesterday now with the team first time, looks absolutely OK, in good spirits. Yes he’s an option, but we will see.

The Reds’ boss said of James Milner (£5.5m):

Millie trained yesterday with the team, 100%. He will be fine.

The Reds opponents have problems at centre-half, with stoppers Christoph Zimmermann and Timm Klose (£4.5m) sidelined for Gameweek 1.

Defensive midfielders Alex Tettey and Ibrahim Amadou (both £4.5m) are also unavailable for tomorrow’s encounter.

On the subject of newly promoted clubs, Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder revealed a clean bill of health at today’s presser.

Dean Smith only ruled out James Chester (£4.5m), meanwhile, as Villa prepare to take on Spurs.

Robbie Brady (£5.5m) looks set to miss out for Burnley against Southampton, whose manager Ralph Hasenhuttl didn’t disclose any injury concerns.

Gerard Deulofeu (£6.5m) was passed fit by Javi Gracia but Danny Welbeck (£6.0m) won’t be ready to feature against Brighton.

The Seagulls will be without Jose Izquierdo (£5.5m) and Yves Bissouma (£5.0m).

Mark Noble (£5.0m) hasn’t recovered from a dead leg in time to face Manchester City but Lukasz Fabianski (£5.0m) is fit to face the reigning champions.

We’ll have updates on Friday’s 11 press conferences in advance of the 19:00 BST deadline.

 


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  1. Ambrosiana Inter
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I m still cityless in my team and don’t see me getting any in

    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      it's £ or bust

    2. Where dahoud at
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I take it you'r not looking to do well this year, thats just silly

    3. Onana Whatsmyname
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Fine for first couple of weeks.

      I have gone KDB as feel he is going to rise

    4. F4L
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      the worry is rotation, but that should come later + Sane injury. Not reason to go cityless

    5. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      just have a look at their fixtures once again

  2. hammersp2000
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    King, kota and digne

    Or

    Wilson, Coleman and mcginn

    1. hammersp2000
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Kota is jota's cousin

  3. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Best midfielder at 5.0 or under?

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

      Camarasa

    2. Ekip
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Camarasa

    3. bitars
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      There aint no good ones. Just pick someone who's a playing one and put on the bench.

    4. Loftus cheeky nandos
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Go dendon

    5. CelticBhoy1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks for suggestions

  4. GS456
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Best 4.5 defenders?

    Currently on Montoya and Diop

  5. Feed tha Sheep
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which one is better?

    A. Coleman & Zinchenko
    B. Digne & Zouma/KWP

    1. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Digne & Zouma. Nailed.

      1. enrico.palazzo
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Zouma ain’t nailed

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

          Rudiger is injured. Surely both him and Christensen are nailed atm?

        2. jtreble
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Who is going to replace Luiz at CB?

      2. Feed tha Sheep
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        True but City defence better than city’s?

        1. Feed tha Sheep
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Better than chelseas*

          1. jtreble
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I prefer Ederson as MNC cover.

  6. TheSpecialOne
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    does anyone know of any 4.0 defenders starting?

    1. Onana Whatsmyname
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hanley

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Rico most likely

    3. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      kelly?

    4. Ekip
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      In order IMO
      Hanley
      Rico
      Gibson
      Kelly
      Lundstram

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Hasn't Lundstram played most pre season minutes?

        1. Ekip
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yep, as a defensive mid and was soo bad they bought Besic to replace him!

    5. TheSpecialOne
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      thanks guys. leaning towards rico and hanley. as i think lundstram may have competition with the new signing.

  7. Where dahoud at
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Whats the better option, already have robertson, salah and tielemans

    A. Vvd and Trossard
    B. Chilwell and martial

    1. Onana Whatsmyname
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I prefer B

      Trossard wagon is a strange one!

    2. Ekip
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A is 0.5m less so I’d go A with Robbo/TAA

  8. james 101
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any big mistakes?!

    Pope
    VVD Robbo Digne
    Salah Sterling Fraser Perez
    Wood Wilson Jota

    Button Dendonc Lunds Kelly

    Thanks!!

  9. GS456
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Delefeou or Jota?

    Or another 6.5 that isn’t King. (I have Wilson and Fraser)

    1. Onana Whatsmyname
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Prefer Def

      1. Onana Whatsmyname
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        *Delefeou

    2. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Jota or wood mate

      1. GS456
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers

  10. Onana Whatsmyname
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Start Zouma or Soyuncu?

    Pope

    TAA Gomez Zouma/soyuncu

    KDB Perez Martial Salah Moura

    Auba Joelinton

  11. Ambrosiana Inter
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is this zinchenko even good?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He was good enough when they won the title.

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

      He was quite good at the end of last season. Salah bullies him a bit in community shield but based on end of last season and Mendy being out for now I’d be surprised if he doesn’t start at LB at least first 2 weeks

    3. Onana Whatsmyname
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nope - bang average in my view

    4. Botman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pep seems to think so

    5. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not good enough for city but he should start a few games

      Surely most teams will attack down the City left side with old man Dave and dodgy Zinc on that channel

  12. FPLMarc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Trossard or Robinson as a short-term, price point differential?

    Also, let me know if there are any drafts tonight.

  13. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Heaton
    Coleman Zouma Robertson
    Sigurdsson Salah KDB Martial
    Deulofeu Wesley Kane

    Button, Diop, Dendoncker, Rico

    Any tips guys?

    1. tyiocoyg34
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      This actually looks good! Although i see alot of Martial ... don't expect much of Utd attack

  14. Purse83
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any reason why nobody is on Cancelo at 5.5m?

    1. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not gonna start at the weekend

    2. The Seagulls and the Trawle…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Because his change of playing any minutes in the first few games is very marginal?

      1. The Seagulls and the Trawle…
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Chance*

        1. Purse83
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Thanks for the comments guys he could be golden in the next few weeks...back to the Guinness!

    3. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Walker

    4. AndyCook
        4 years, 7 months ago

        If FPL have priced him at that he must be considered a rotation risk which is fair

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

        Good chance he doesn’t start at first. Lots of uncertainty with city defence bar Laporte and ederson

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        The 1st rule of FPL.

    5. The Mighty Whites
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Thoughts?

      Pope, Button

      Robertson, Digne, Zinchenko, Ake, Diop

      Sterling, Salah, Perez, Trossard, Dendoncker

      Kane, King, Greenwood

      1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I would do kane -- Vardy and Perez -- Siggy/Fraser mate. Zinchenko dodgy too

    6. AD2110
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A) KDB + TAA
      B) Sterling + Dunk

    7. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      First draft after loading up my FPL for the first time - how's it looking? Haven't kept on top of transfers/injuries etc.

      Ryan Button
      Digne Robertson TAA Zinchenko Rico
      Salah Perez Sterling KDB Dendoncker
      King Ings Wickham

      Thanks!

    8. AndyCook
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Moura or B Silva?
        Kean or Haller?

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

          Bernardo longer term
          Haller if you can look past the first fixture and maybe slightly too high price. I’m trying but struggling to

      • Mitos77
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Jimenez or Rashford?

        1. 3 A
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Wolves must be tired. They just play against Pyunik today.

      • 3 A
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Maybe the best week to use triple captain is now, Salah vs Norwich..

        What do u think??

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Don't think it's in the 10 best GWs to use it tbh.

          1. goriuanx
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            10's a push 😀

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              9 then.

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

          Salah will have a DGW down the line that will include whu, I'd hold.

          1. 3 A
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I thought the best card in DGW is bench boost? No?

            Or we will have two DGW?

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

              That Liverpool DGW will very likely be its own separate one due to the Club World Cup in December.

              Likely two proper DGWs further down the line.

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

          Thanks all

      • Zilla
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        A) Sterling + 7.0 mid
        B) KDB + 9.5 mid

        1. Shake n Bake
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A

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

          If Son were available rn I’d say B, but I’ll go with A

      • GonDoe
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        You think Aurier has a chance of getting his place back throughout the year?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Of course.

          1. GonDoe
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I'm playing draft mode. KWP is not available so I went for a grab and hold on Aurier. Dropped Monreal (it was stupid to draft him in the first place).

      • Shake n Bake
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Which one?

        A) van Dijk + Zinchenko (Wickham) - would be double Liverpool defense and a 4-4-2

        B) Zouma + Kean (Taylor) - would be Zouma and Taylor rotating in a 3-4-3

      • gooner_112233445566
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        A) kdb and king
        B) b silva and wilson

        1. Begbie.
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A

        2. Shake n Bake
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A

      • JenkoJunko
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Some quick thoughts on the below would be very welcome 🙂

        Pope
        Zinc VVD Robbo Digne
        Mcneil Salah Sterling KDB
        Murray King

        Ryan / Greenwood / Dendonc / Lund

        Ta very much 🙂

      • NUFCAndrew
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        A: Fraser + Wood/Jota

        B: Moura/Martial + King

        Have Wilson locked in 🙂

        1. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Moura + non Bournemouth

      • Sotamendi84
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        what is the code to join ffs league?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          ooyz44

          1. Don Corleone
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            TM and simple answers 🙂

        2. Sotamendi84
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          thx

      • Don Corleone
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Would you rather start the season with Zinchenko or Ings as a part of your best XI?

        1. TomSaints
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I’m biased, but I do expect Saints to be ok in attack this season. Plus Ings on penalties

      • Mookty
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        What are the templates?

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Open your eyes?

      • LloristheHounds
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        A) KDB + Aubameyang
        Or
        B) sterling + Wilson
        ?