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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. eazy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Just checked city's upcoming fixtures. Kdb is an obvious transfer target but how to get him in?

    4.0 Ederson
    TAA Robbo Coleman 4.5 4.0
    Salah Raz Martial Perez Dendoncker
    Pukki Jota Greenwood

    1. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Robbo > 4.5 to release funds?

      1. The Sociologist
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Then upgrade Perez (or Martial if injured)

      2. eazy
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah seems the most logocal one. Would you do it for -4 for next week?

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

          Logical*

  2. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Oh feckoff. Knew it.

  3. Top 210 Club
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    For the whole of 2019 to date Mane has more goals than Salah. It's just one game, I'm not fussed at all tbh.

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

      Yes you are

    2. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I knew salah would smash it some games. But so will Mané, just need to have patience. Extra mill also meant I had mount and pukki....

    3. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Looooool

  4. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Green arrow

  5. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    For GW5:

    A) Rashford, KDB, Mina -> Wickham, Salah (C), TAA -4

    Would give me this team

    TAA AWB Dunk
    Salah (C) Sterling Martial Mount Ceballos
    Kane Pukki

    Ryan Lundstram Kelly Wickham

    Hard to loose KDB, but someone has to make way. Could be Kane.

    B) Kane, Ceballos, Ryan -> Salah + Wickham, Button -4

  6. Schwarzer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Who scored for Arsenal?

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

      Torreira, Auba assist

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

        Thanks mate

  7. The Mastermind
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Auba assist and no pool CS

    Makes doing Robbo > Maguire a bit less bitter

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

    VVD + Robbo > Lundstram + Kelly, allows to spend so much on frontline.....

    Like Rashford.... :/

  9. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    which 4.5 DEF worth considering?
    Need to offload Kiko Femenia before he drops, WAT are shi... and useless

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

      Soyboy from Leicester. Dunno if hes still 4.5 tho.

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

      Soyuncu

    3. MiLK2018
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Söyüncü

    4. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mings and Dunk also good options

  10. Brian Boitano
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Strangely nonplussed by loss of pool cleanie, main work mini league rival has double defence and so this is a net gain for me.

  11. Bunk Moreland
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Of course....

  12. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    So much for that Az fanboy a couple of pages ago 😆

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      To be fair, it's way to early to dismiss the Pool defence.

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

        Yeah but just a bit tired of these fanboys. As if Az was the only one that said that.

    2. fusen
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      What fanboy, link to the post of someone being a fanboy about him?

  13. Hits from the Bong
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mane cs point locked. Well done wildcarders

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

      Immaculate vision

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

    Auba gets the assist.. yes!!

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Bang!

  15. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Everything went so well with my wc team until salah scored brace 🙁

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

      Snap

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

      Belongs in the same bracket as Firminho, Bilva and Kante for me. Constantly solid and deserve much more but rarely haul

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

        Oops wrong post.

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

    Poor Robbo is cursed.

    5/6 points in the 3 games, deserved so much more.

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He has been below par by his standards imo

    2. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A three game curse isn't too bad

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

      Belongs in the same bracket as Firminho, Bilva and Kante for me. Constantly solid and deserve much more but rarely haul.

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

      And Firmino

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

        I own Firmino

  17. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Milner coming on for Wijnaldum reduced Liverpool's defensive stability IMO.

  18. micsway
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    FFS Liverpool defence rubbish. So leaky. Time for robo to go. 7m for 3 blanks?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Price drop soon too.

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

      Yes

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

    Bugger, no VVD or TAA clean sheet.

    Oh well. I am not getting rid for AWB, Maguire cough cough or any other.

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      You should get that cough checked out.

  20. Harper (No more Penandes)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I'm an idiot for selling TAA, got off so lucky here

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

    Well Mane owners at least he got a clean sheet 🙂

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

    My - 4 hit all on Kane now. Removed Robertson, Aubam and Perez for Kane, Martial and AWB

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

    come on Mo take that hatti

  24. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Auba assist given for now...

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

    Bonus Points

    3 - Salah (43)
    2 - Fabinho (35)
    1 - Alexander-Arnold (31)

    Crazy BPS from Trent!

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

      He had splendid game

      1. MTPockets
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Just gave the ball away for the goal

      2. Harper (No more Penandes)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        He was pretty crazy this game, could have scored, multiple assists...

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

      This cost so much pts !!! Double CS, CS for Salah and BP for TAA!!! Terible ranking killer goal.

      Auba assist too 🙁

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

        Same. Consolation CS destroyers are one of the worst parts of this game.

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yes 🙁

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

        Counterpoint: if you have Auba and no TAA it was a wonderful moment.

      4. banskt
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        11 points.

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

          Huge 11 pts. Huge !!!

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

      I knew it Salah will explode. This kind if game suits him

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

        *of

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

      Auba assistr? Why?

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

        Fantasy gods have decided. That's why

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

          I don't believe in god and apparently no need to change that belief.

        2. Ross From Friends
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          salty salah seller?

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

        Must have only touched Henderson once.

    5. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Come on, Auba, get a goal at least.