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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, 7 months ago

    Can anyone repeat the following

    Salah?

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

      s

      sa

      sal

      sala...

      i can't

    2. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Salah ×10

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

      Boring you are

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

    Could have been a pen there

  3. Stockport Hatter
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Yes 3-1

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Shocking defending

  5. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    YEsssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

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

    Pool cleanie gone

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

    CS busted. Probably baps for Mo now at least.

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

    DoUbLe PoOl DeFence

  9. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

    no Pool CS

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

    Clean sheet gone boyss so happy

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

    Oh well, Arsenal score.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lucky for u TM with 0 Liv defense

  12. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Noooooooo

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

    S*%T!

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

    Salah 3 BAPs locked.

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

      He was on for two and a clean sheet bonus...

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

    Get in

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

    Better give Auba that assist.

  17. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    RIP clean sheet.

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

    Should be no assist.

  19. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    why this not Ceballos? 🙁

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

    Trent dont need clean sheets when he’s getting assists

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

    Let me guess, no assist for Auba?

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

      You guessed right

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

    Aaaaaaaaaaaargh

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

    I knew it.

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

    Well that was coming, should have expected no less having double Liv defence the way this GW was going 🙂

  25. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Triple pool def

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

      Same here. Ffs

  26. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Rip cs points

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

    Imagine the scenes 92th minute arsenal bomb the wing but van dijk wins the ball and passes it to Adrian only for Adrian to mis control and make it 3-3

    1. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You're doing it for the rest of us

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

    And there we have another pointless consolation goal wiping away clean sheets. Eff this game!!

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

      Ederson will inevitably do the same tomorrow unfortunately

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

    Suddenly I feel much better about selling Robbo lol (Kept TAA though).

    1. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Good move whilst Adrian is in goal I think. I did the same.

    2. MyBall MyRules
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Exactly the same here.
      I got mings in. 7 points instead of 2.
      Time to make myself a chufty badge