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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. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      None of the 11+ players are particularly good value, so I'm not sure why value is even a consideration for some people at that price. You buy these players as a captaincy option, that's what gives them the value.

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

    Salah off pens? 😛

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

    Changed the (C) last minute from Sterling to Salah. 🙂

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

      Surely I can see you left it on Pulisic.

    2. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Well played

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

      wait for Sterling to play first!

  3. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Milly On, Wiji off.

    Salah off pens then

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

      Surely not if he's on for a Hattie?

      1. The Neville Wears Prada
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        we don't feed trolls around here

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

    Millie in for Gini

  5. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Salah owners - you’re welcome. Sterling blank incoming tomorrow. Ffs...

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

      This would be amazing!

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He could easily outscore Salah. Happy Salah got returns but wouldn't be stressed as a Sterling capper

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Kane (c) for me, but I did Mo > Raz last week.

  6. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which is better?

    A) Lunsdram & Salah

    Or

    B) Robertson & Kdb

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A if you have Sterling

  7. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Where are the Salah dictators now.

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Locked in car with Ozil.

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

      Looking up the FPL 20/21 start date.

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

      What is a Salah dictator?

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

        I think it would look like the Sacha Baron Cohen one.

    4. Says
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Spreading Salah facism somewhere probably

    5. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mo has a evil twin?

  8. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Milner on the pitch but Salah after the brilliant last pen and on a hatrick should take if they get another imo!

  9. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Feel like I'm gonna slowly start taking more hits... oh dear

  10. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Captained TAA for the first two weeks with no success. And this is the week he's on for 12 points 🙄 😆

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

      really...?

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

        Really!

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Unlucky, captained him gw38 and he won me my minileague.

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

    Imagine WCing AWB in for TAA

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

      Or using a FT for it heh

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Imagine WC'ing after 2 GWs.

    3. Alan Watts
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not all those who wildcarded took out TAA, Salah...

      But a lot did...ha ha

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

    What minute will Arsenal get their consolation goal?

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

      Sometime next week hopefully.

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

      92

    3. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      90th min.

      Next week against Spurs that is

    4. Le _ Professeur
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      83

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

      84

  13. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts on Deulofeu starting next week?

  14. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I captained Kane over Salah 🙁

    1. moz_1983
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Made sense, may atill make sense.

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Did Kane blank?

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

      Me too. Let's see what happens.

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

      Kane hasn't even played... you serious?

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

      Look on bright side you still have him to play.

  15. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I love Mane but Salah is FPL KING!

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

    Obviously if pen happens, Klopp will give it to Salah to get a hattrick tonight, calm tits, "Salah off pens"...

  17. @fpl_phenom
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Was Mounts injury serious or did anyone see it?

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

      Just a knock.

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

      Nobody saw it

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

        So I guess it's not serious 😉

  18. NED KELLY
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    15mins for a mane hattrick

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

      It's happened before

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

    Whats the average now?

  20. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Luckily looks like only 37% EO on Salah this week - us Sterling(C) owners may not be punished too much...

  21. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Guendouzi isn't good enough for a top 5 team is he?

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

      Not a problem then if he's at Arsenal?

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

        Finished top 5 last season and likely again this year

      2. @fpl_phenom
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        oof nice

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He's decent imo. Much better than Xhaka and room for improvement.

  22. Ross From Friends
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) was the most transferred-out player ahead of Gameweek 3, moved on by 398,638 managers

    ^ now that's hilarious

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

      Haha

    2. 1zverGGadeM
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Cant wait to see Sterling TO after tommorow's blank 😀

  23. Moose™
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Same old, same old. I always captain the wrong guy... Each week..

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

      Who did you captain this week?

  24. RealVirg
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Right going for a bubble bath, I do not want to see any more goals for next 20 mins

  25. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Arsenal, that back four is utter crap, wow. Only consolation is that next season that wont be the starting defence.

    Bellerin, Holding, Tierney and Saliba can't come back soon enough.

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

      Look at last season yeah, now look at this we’ve been able to hold off a class Liverpool away and only conceded three. If you have been watching the match you would see how well we have been defending for the majority of the game bellerin is only good because speed that’s it.

  26. banskt
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I captained Martial over Salah. Can't help but laugh at my decisions.

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

      After 2 GWs that looked the right call though.

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

        Hindsight is always cruel.

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

      Well weird decision to captain, owning him sure, but captain? 🙂

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

        Form, fixture and stats, all went in his favor.

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

    Could Mo finally get 3 Bonus?

  28. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    This van dijk chap looks quite good.

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

      Sounds unbiased opinion.

  29. micsway
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Salah looking so dangerous and direct.