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Salah and key defenders start for Liverpool as Mané benched

As expected, Sadio Mané (£11.5m) has been named on the bench for Liverpool’s opening Premier League match of the season.

The Senegalese international missed all of the club’s pre-season friendly campaign and was always a doubt to be involved against Norwich.

Jurgen Klopp did not appear too fazed by not being able to include Mané in the starting XI.

As had been predicted, Divock Origi (£5.5m) starts on the left flank of the forward line in the 4-3-3 system.

“I’m happy with how it is now. It’s not about me it’s about the players. If the player aren’t available or fit they are the things we have to deal with.” – Jurgen Klopp

The Belgian features alongside Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) in a central role while Mohamed Salah (£12.5m), the winner of the Gameweek 1 captain poll, is on the right flank.

There was keen interest in Liverpool’s defence over the summer and all three key individuals find themselves in the starting XI.

Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.0m) are on the left and right flanks of the back-four, with Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) in the middle.

Paired with the Dutchman at centre-back is Joe Gomez (£5.5m), which comes as welcome news to those invested in Alexander-Arnold.

After the Englishman replaced his compatriot around the hour mark in the Community Shield final, with Joel Matip (£5.5m) starting that match at centre-back, there had been some concern over Alexander-Arnold’s role.

However, a home match against newly-promoted opposition was clearly seen as a different prospect to Manchester City at Wembley by Klopp, who clearly favours playing the more attacking full-back in this one.

Norwich line up in the 4-2-3-1 formation that Daniel Farke was so fond of on his way to securing the Championship title last season.

There was only one change to our predicted line-up provided by team news correspondent Neale Rigg.

Todd Cantwell (£4.5m) has been handed a start on the left side of attacking midfield, alongside Marco Stiepermann (£6.0m) and Emi Buendía (£6.0m).

That means Onel Hernandez (£5.5m) taking up a spot on the bench.

As expected, Grant Hanley (£4.0m) starts at centre-back alongside Ben Godfrey (£4.5m) with Timm Klose (£4.5m) and Christoph Zimmermann (£4.5m) injured.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold; Wijnaldum, Henderson, Fabinho; Origi, Firmino, Salah.

Substitutes: Adrian, Milner, Keita, Mané, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Shaqiri, Matip.

Norwich XI (4-2-3-1): Krul; Lewis, Godfrey, Hanley, Aarons; McLean, Trybull; Cantwell, Stiepermann, Buendía; Pukki.

Substitutes: Fahrmann, Byram, Roberts, Vrancic, Leitner, O Hernandez, Drmic

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  1. Mumble Pie
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    The site is experiencing technical difficulties
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    SORT IT OUT FFS ( the sweary FFS )

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Become a member and they will

      1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lol you’re so cool!

    2. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It’s super busy on Wordpress. Lots of DB connections. Chill. Things will settle.

    3. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Leave and it will get better for the rest of us 😉

  2. ninja101
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone know why Kelly's sitting on my bench with a dreamteam marker? Bold prediction from FPL?

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

      😀

    2. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Because he is 4.0. All the cheapest players get in dream team when it's tied at 0 points.

  3. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    bUt lIVERPOOL wERE sO bAD iN pRE sEASON

    This is what we sound like to people.

    1. ENZO SZN™
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Chill it's Norwich

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

    Half of players don’t own VVD
    Over quarters don’t own TAA
    Most don’t own Salah

    Why so much negativity? 🙂

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

      Expecting people not to find the negatives in 2019... 🙂

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

      *three quarters

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Agree. First 4-6 GWs are just about staying in it. People who own two or more of Origi, VVD, TAA and Salah will be more than in it so far.

    4. The Chosen One...
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      We only care about the people on FFS

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

    Maybe there's no BPS/BAPs this season?

    Or goals. Or assists.

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hopefully there's gametime points

  6. popcoin
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Cue the dastardly folk at FPL towers creating & price-setting Adrian at £5.0m in the knowledge of tonight’s game, when he definitely should be £4.5m

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It’s a waste of pool slot as tonight’s showing with TAA and VVD

      1. popcoin
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Maybe. But for some, it will be an extremely good value goalkeeper alongside Trent and Salah/Mane

    2. vanishing spray
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Bravo, Cabarello and Romero (and even Grant) are all 5M...

      1. popcoin
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Bravo has cost £16m in real life. Caballero has had a £7m price tag. Adrian has never been signed for any money by a club. Mignolet is £4.5m. Martinez is £4.5m. Gazzaniga is £4.5m. Shall we keep using selective examples to support our argument?

        1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          You’re a lot!

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

    Anyone know Salah effective ownership?

    1. nelluckram
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      45ish

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

    What a first half. Football, I missed you. Fantasy football, I love you

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

      🙂

  9. Eze Really?
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    No Adrian in the game!
    No updates in points!
    Cannot see opposition teams!
    Bad start FPL!

    1. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You can see the teams if you click on their name

      1. germanyozil10
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        How?

        1. Hits from the Bong
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Click on their name and then the highlighted bit that says GW1

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

      Lol - it's not like you pay to use it. It is a great free service.

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Of course we do. Very naive statement.
        Download data is massive.

      2. Four Hit Wonder
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Free?? Do you have any idea how much you're worth if your project has 7 million registered members???

    3. The Jackal
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Click on their name then on GW1

  10. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    VvD, TAA and Mo here. Now Che Adams trumps Burnley with 5 goals and im over 100 !

    1. nelluckram
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Awh man. Isn't it sweet?

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

      You should not have che Adams in your team. But hey. Hon the pool. SIX TIMES

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

        Adams is a nice punt for this week I think but not a long term option. I’ve got him. Coincidentally I have the same three pool players too so great minds think alike.

  11. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Whoever I recommended Origi to yw (despite the amount of flack I took)

    1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      transfer waiting to happen maybe even a -4 gl

    2. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I wanted him, but you can only select three pool, so is he going to outscore the other three? No. Could you catch those lost points with money spent elsewhere? Probably.

      1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        This

  12. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Funny thing is, with no Allison and Liverpool not looking that great defensively, could end up going TAA to a defender bandwagon as doubling up on defence could be dodgy

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

    Anyone know Salah's effective ownership?

  14. Team17
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    TC Salah, VVD and TAA.

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nice.

  15. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I can't be the only one in here with triple Liverpool? I'm on a lot of points right now

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

      Think one or two might always have 3 Pool.

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Probably 95% of users in here

    3. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I only have 2 tbf, but I wanted Kane, Salah, Sterling and KdB

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Blimey - your bench must be strong.

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Button | Guilbert | Greenwood | Wickham

          Lol

    4. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yep, only one.

  16. FPL99
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Speaking as a non-owner terrible luck for anyone who owns Alisson. To watch a goalkeeper get injured with no one around them is horrendous bad luck.

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Why own Alisson when he prevents you from own another Liverpool asset?

      1. df34
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        He allowed me get Martial instead of a 6.5m. Yes in isolation Allison not great , but gives you more cash to spend elsewhere. Have TAA so though I’d be good.

  17. Schliegs
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Two questions,
    1. Why is the fantasy tab in FOTMOB not showing up? Anyone know anything about it?
    2. Was I meant to do something once everyone was in my head2head League before lockout? All of a sudden it went from 12 teams in there to just me?

  18. Guy Demel
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Salah still won't get any bps

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

      Yeh will be origi, vvd and Trent at this rate

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No ones getting bps’ at the moment

  19. Heard Island Tangerine Exil…
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I DON'T NEVER WANNA GO… 3 Years30 mins ago
    Any opinions on my team people?

    Week 1 Team:
    Pope
    Walker-Peters / Alexander-Arnold / Gibson / Digne
    Salah (C) / De Bruyne / Bernardo Silva
    King / Murray / Kane (VC)

    Heaton / Robinson / Montoya / El Ghazi

    Week 2 Team:

    Heaton
    Montoya / Alexander-Arnold / Digne
    Salah (VC) / De Bruyne / Bernardo Silva / El Ghazi
    King / Murray / Aubameyang (C)

    Pope / Robinson / Gibson / Walker-Peters

    Plan on swapping Kane for Aubameyang ahead of week 2 then probably swapping him back afterwards as doubt many would consider such a wasteful plan in advance..

    Week 3 Team:

    Heaton
    Walker-Peters / Montoya / Alexander-Arnold / Digne
    Salah (VC) / De Bruyne / Bernardo Silva / Robinson
    Murray / Kane (C)

    Pope / El Ghazi / King / Gibson

    Have only really thought about the first 3 weeks to be honest as plan on using wildcard ahead of week 4 due to reversal of fixture difficulties for many teams that have good looking fixtures in those first 3 weeks.

  20. DIMITRIS
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    What's with the points, why are they not shown ?

  21. R.C
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Did FPL forget to employ people to update points and bps? xD

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

      Is this gonna be the norm? Cuz that's part of the fun

      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Ofcourse not

  22. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    No live bps ??
    Sh.t design of webpage
    I hate the designers who ruied fpl UI

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

      Seriously. Looks so ugly

  23. southernpacific
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Hope Liverpool concede now that Alisson has randomly got injured

    Alisson > Kepa?

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

      De Gea

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

      Wait for adrians price. Just get him

  24. HNI
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    So Salah takes the left corner and TAA the right with no Milner on pitch correct? Because Van Dijk goal was Salah corner

    1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ok

  25. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any fellow Kane captainers want to join me here in the quiet corner?

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

      Auba captain here keeping it cool.

      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Wow great shout, good luck

    2. Das Boot
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      he could go nuts, dinnae wurry yersell

    3. ★Kuntheman★
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You lot will have your fun in a few days

      It's the people who don't own either that have much more to stress about

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

      He's a good pick. Wait for his game.

  26. Godfrey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I'm curious, anyone has a link with Sutherns team?

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

      Dont have the linked but I know he has VVD, Salah(c) and Lamela

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

        Think he has TAA too

  27. fatherted
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Worried Salah may be only given 70 mins. Hope not.

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      May not come out in the second half.

      1. fatherted
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Please no lol

        1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          🙂

  28. Kiwi Don
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Dream now right now, lol
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/dream-team/1

  29. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    CAN ALL OF YOU PLEASE STOP REFRESHING THE FPL WEBPAGE! LET IT BREATHE

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

      😀

  30. RyanKent14
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Will origi get the assist for 1st goal? Took a punt and put him in for tonight

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

      100%

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

      100%

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

      Of course.

      1. RyanKent14
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Nice, wasn’t sure how it worked thanks

    4. FPL_Gyarados
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He should, yes