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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. ver_sparda
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A) Digne, Perez, Pulisic
    B) Zinchenko, Barkley, Bilva

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

      A

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

      A

    3. Crazygopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

    4. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A for me.

  2. fpork
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Too heavy defence?
    Heaton - Button
    Duffy - Wan-Bissaka - Robertson - Zinchenko - Walker-Peters
    Salah - Sterling - Trossard - Tielemans - Dendoncker
    Aubameyang - King - Greenwood

  3. Artemis Titans
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Boils Down to this. Any help appreciated. Cheers

    1 Kean , King, Greenwood
    2 Wilson, Origi, Greenwood
    3 Wilson, Wesley, Wood ( would mean downgrading a mid )
    4 Heaton or Pope

    Heaton, (Button)
    Digne, Vvd, Awb (Kelly, Rico)
    Salah(c), Eriksen, Kdb, Perez, Pépé
    Origi, Wilson, (Greenwood)
    0.5 itb

  4. Shrimpy
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Montoya or Dunk? Will rotate Diop with 1 every week.

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

      FantasyFreak has convinced me on Montoya but I am wary that they may have signed a right back to compete with him. So if you need him to be nailed (i.e. no decent bench) I would go Dunk

  5. Gabbiadini
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Heaton
    TAA | Digne | Zinchenko
    Salah | Sterling | KDB | Perez | Barkley
    Wilson | Adams

    Button | Rico | Gibson | Greenwood

    Thoughts?

  6. Fernando Torres
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A) TAA, KDB, Digne
    B) VVD, Sterling, Rico

    First to 2..

    1. The Man Pastore
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B if you do not play Rico

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

      B

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

    barkley or 6.5 mid (not ayoze perez) ?

    1. Fernando Torres
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lanzini

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

    1 itb..
    A) KWP and Perez —> Alderweireld and Zaha/Other 7.0
    B) Perez —> Fraser/Moura
    Thanks

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

    Thoughts on this team?

    Pope/Button
    Robo/Digne/AWB/Rico/Lund
    Salah/Sterling/Martial/Moura/Perez
    Wilson/Jota/Green

    Moura can be out with 2FTs after 2GW if needed and could then switch to 343

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

      Lovely team

      For me - I don’t like AWB

      The rest is good

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

    Gomez? Thoughts

    And best 5.5 defender?

    Currently on Zinchenko

    1. Fernando Torres
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Could start but risk.
      Gomez best 5.5 for me

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

      Don’t want to risk with Zin, he may be gone after GW1, have to thought about Gomez myself tho

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

        However won’t it be Matip spot along VVD?

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

      Thanks guys.

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

    Had to bring Sterling back for the sake of Aubameyang

    Ryan (Button)
    Robbo VVD Digne (Mings Rico)
    Salah (c) Sterling Moura Perez (Dendonkey)
    Wilson Jota Ings

    Really would like Siggy, but maybe later

    1. The Man Pastore
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Really like this team, good luck

    2. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      yep excellent. Any reason for Ryan over Pope?

      1. bigbudgie
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I have access to a secret algorithm that says Ryan is better 🙂

  12. The Man Pastore
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Would you go with A) Moura or B) Fraser ?

    Rest of team below :

    Henderson
    VVD Digne Taylor
    Sterling Salah --- Perez Mcginn
    Aubameyang Jota

    Button Guilbert Lundstram Greenwood

    Cheers!

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

      From those - Moura

  13. ooooo
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which one? Have VVD
    A) Trent + King
    B) Zinchenko + Wilson

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

      A

  14. Jokanovic
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ok lads, help brother in Asia to bring a tough decision!!!!

    A) Perez and Wilson
    B) Sigurdsson and King

    xie xie

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

      A

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

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

      b

  15. RabMac
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Best midfilder for 5.5 million or less.

    Currently torn between McGinn and Sessengnon.

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

      There are none imo

    2. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      McGinn

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

    Think I’m settled

    Heaton (4.0)
    Robinson - Digne - Zinchenko
    Sterling - Salah (C) - Trossard - Pérez
    Ings - Kane - King
    (Rico, Dendoncker Laudastram)

    1. Letsgo!
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You will need liv or manc defence

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

        I have both...

        Robertson *

        1. Letsgo!
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Oh robertson! Haha then thats alright!

  17. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    1. Guilbert, Zouma, Barkley

    or

    2. Rico, TAA, Heyden

    ?

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

      will they all play. if yes - 1.

  18. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Guys, how about stones for a pick?

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

      not 100% secure imo.

      1. Letsgo!
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Why?lol i feel he will start for sure. No one else already. Otamendi out of favour. Laporte most likely will start with stones

    2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Avoid imo

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

      Considering this myself. Surely he’s ahead of Otamendi?

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

      He may be ahead of otamendi but he's definitely a rotation risk - so not for me

  19. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pope (4.0)
    TAA, van Dijk, Digne, Zinchenko (Lundstram)
    Salah (c), Sigurdsson, Perez (Dendoncker, Hayden)
    Kane, Vardy, King

    Praying that Sterling and Auba stays quiet for the first couple of weeks. Can it work, or do I have to bring in City attacker?

    Thanks 🙂

  20. Azathoth
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Latest on Laporte?Is he ok?

    1. Letsgo!
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hear he will start. But who do you think will start aside with laporte?

      1. Azathoth
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        My guess is Stones.....only Pep knows.

    2. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      90% starts

  21. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any risk of Fraser being benched?
    Because he didn't played in the big friendly Vs Lyon on Saturday

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

      No, they played two games back to back and he played the first one

  22. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Bottomed, RP

    Good to go?
    Pope (Button)
    TAA VVD AWB (El Mohammady)(Rico)
    Salah Sterling KDB Tielemans Trossard
    King Wood(Greenwood)

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

      kane or auba, but kane is better with lo celso just jumped in spurs team

  23. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Barkley or Trossard and why ?

    1. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I’m on Trossard. I just don’t trust that Barkley will play ever week so waiting to see what happens.

  24. Arn De Gothia
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    No pepe love here?

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

      hes nailed in my team

      1. Arn De Gothia
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        thanks, mine too

  25. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Choose one from each please.

    A. Perez
    B. Jota

    1. KDB + Trossard
    2. Richarlison + Fraser

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

      A1

  26. Donbilbs
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A)Salah & Josh King
    B)Firmino and De Bruyne

  27. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Best 5.0 or under defender other than Ake and KWP for first 10 GWs?

  28. RIDZ
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    a) Ake+Dunk
    b) KWP+Adam Smith

    personally still not sure KWP will start

  29. tuvok
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    1 - Wilson, Jota & TAA
    2 - Kane, Greenwood & Digne?

  30. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Please help me with my final decision:

    A. KWP + Perez
    B. Digne + Robinson

    Thanks guys!

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

      B easy

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

        Why?