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Key Liverpool defenders start as Lacazette benched for Arsenal

All eyes will be on Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) and Sadio Mané (£11.5m) as Liverpool take on Arsenal this evening.

The Egyptian has been largely ditched by those playing their Wildcards for Gameweek 3, Mané seeming to be the most popular replacement for him.

With the Gunners defence somewhat questionable away from home since Unai Emery took over, both players are likely to have plenty of chances.

The success of those who Wildcarded Salah out could very well come down to fine margins at Anfield this evening.

Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) may also be on the fringes of the Fantasy radar with more shots in the box than any Liverpool attacking player so far this season and an impressive record against Arsenal.

Despite some poor performances at the back for Jurgen Klopp’s men so far this season, all the key defenders have kept their places.

Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.0m) are deployed at full-back while Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) is paired with Joel Matip (£5.4m).

Meanwhile, Arsenal manager Emery looks to have matched Liverpool’s 4-3-3 with an identical formation of his own.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) leads the line for the Gunners while Alexandre Lacazette (£9.5m) drops to the bench.

On the flanks of the front-three are Dani Ceballos (£5.6m), who performed well against Burnley, and Nicolas Pépé (£9.4m) who comes in for his first start in an Arsenal shirt.

Sead Kolasinac (£5.4m) still awaits his first start of the season, named on the bench as Nacho Monreal (£5.0m) is selected at left-back.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Adrian; Robertson, van Dijk, Matip, Alexander-Arnold; Henderson, Wijnaldum, Fabinho; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

Arsenal XI (4-3-3): Leno; Monreal, D Luiz, Sokratis, Maitland-Niles; Xhaka, Guendouzi, Willock; Pépé, Aubameyang, Ceballos.

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  1. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Liverpool, Liverpool, liverpool.

  2. R.C
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What's the AVG right now?

    1. RealVirg
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Dunno I use Norton

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

      15?

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

      Top10k: 16.46
      Overall: 13.60

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        😯

      2. Zilla
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Well that's low

      3. R.C
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        And number of players used?

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

          Roughly 7 each, includes Pool/Ars in play.

      4. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        How many played?

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

          7?

    4. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Last Man Standing safety score in plus figures yet?

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

    Filthy Firmino!

  4. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Come on Salah! Be a beast.

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      This

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

      Will become KDB this evening 😉 or school boy error doing this?

    3. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He needs a goal to gain confidence

  5. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Each season GW is my lowst score acorss the whole season. I dont know how it can be... Im on 4 from 5 (after hit).

  6. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Why do people still think guendouzi is 19? He's 20 now...

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      People are people

  7. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    @ Random_Guy

    "Lacazette is essential"

    Remember a year or 2 ago? Sup with that? Whos essential nowadays? 😛 Tell me, willing to take a hit to get him.

    1. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      *Random_Name

  8. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Firminho looking in shape

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

    Emerson will be essential from GW7

  10. bangers and M*A*S*H
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    McGinn or Mount?

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

      McGinn

    2. Licky
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mount.

    3. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      One who isn't injured

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

      Mount

    5. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Depends, if you can spend that extra 0.5m for something good :> But if i did not have Mount now, i think i would go McGinn.

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

    Salah wins Pen

  12. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    PEN POOL

  13. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Shoot it Salah

  14. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Penalty. Will be Salah assist if scored

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

      Or he'll just take and score it himself.

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Lol

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

      Or not lol.
      Salah G No Assist

  15. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Competence from Adrian!

  16. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Is it in?

  17. balint84
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A) Wilson+Perez to Pukki+Mount (free)

    or

    B) wc : KDB,Martial,Wilson,Perez to Sterling,Lanzini,Pukki,Mount

  18. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Can he miss it please 😀

  19. Skalla
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Why at this level would you pull a shirt with VAR ?!

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

    OMG salah

  21. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Salah Salah!!!

  22. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    MOOOOOOO!!!

  23. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Sofascore shows that VVD has been dribbled past once so far this game.

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Talking to me?

  25. Beautiful Game
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Luiz stopping that TAA Assist...

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

      Huh?

      1. Beautiful Game
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        If Luiz didn't pull salah's shirt, he would have scored anyway and TAA would have got the assist.

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

          Eh no.
          Firmino assisted Salah.

  26. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    LOOL LUiz

  27. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What a pen Salah. Get in 🙂

  28. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    MOOOOOO

    SALAHHHHHHHH

  29. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What a pen!

  30. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    That's not a pen. He let him go as soon as salah got away

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Most blatant shirt pull you’ll ever see