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Mendy absent as Liverpool host Man City in mammoth clash

Benjamin Mendy (£5.9m) was the chief victim of Pep Guardiola’s rotation policy as he was absent from the Manchester City team named to face Liverpool.

That’s now two matches in a row that the left-back has missed out on a place in the starting XI, Angeliño (£4.7m) preferred once again.

Also suffering from so-called Pep Roulette are Riyad Mahrez (£8.4m) and David Silva (£7.6m) who both find themselves on the Manchester City bench, although the latter was an injury doubt heading into Gameweek 12.

Also overcoming their injury problems is Rodri (£5.4m) who, despite being red-flagged for this weekend, starts in central midfield alongside Kevin de Bruyne (£10.2m) and Ilkay Gündogan (£5.2m).

“I didn’t want to put them both (Rodri and D Silva) in after injuries. Rodri felt okay last two training sessions so I selected him.” – Pep Guardiola

Following his goal against Southampton last time out, Sergio Aguero (£12.0m) keeps his place up-front, keeping Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) on the substitutes’ bench.

The Argentinian is flanked by Raheem Sterling (£12.0m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.9m) in the front-three.

There are fewer surprises in the Liverpool team as Mohamed Salah (£12.3m), Sadio Mané (£12.0m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) lead the attack.

The Senegalese international will be the Fantasy focus of the afternoon as the most transferred-in player of the match, earning 225,000+ new owners for Gameweek 12.

They will be particularly hopeful considering that Claudio Bravo (£4.8m) comes in for Ederson (£6.1m) to make his first Premier League start for a year and a half.

The Chilean was arguably the man of the match against Liverpool in the Community Shield in August but was the villain of the piece midweek when he was sent off against Atlanta.

“The past is the past in football so it doesn’t matter what happens (then). He has a lot of experience, I just expect him to go out there and play (as he is).” – Pep Guardiola

With Joel Matip (£5.3m) still out injured, Dejan Lovren (£5.3m) starts a fourth match from a possible five at centre-back.

Liverpool are still without a clean sheet while the Croatian has been in the team though and are still yet to keep any side out at Anfield in the Premier League this season.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Lovren, Alexander-Arnold; Fabinho, Wijnaldum, J Henderson; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

Manchester City XI: Bravo; Angeliño, Fernandinho, Stones, Walker; Rodrigo, Gündogan, De Bruyne; Sterling, Aguero, B Silva.

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  1. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Pep has a good point but don't act like that.

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Klopp was just as bad for the City goal.

      Refs need to start sending managers off

    2. Peter Ouch
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Indeed, it was a handball, could have change the whole game

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

      He’s used to making a show of himself.

      Weird he wasn’t like that at Barca...

    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Indeed but klopp is as bad when decisions don't go his way

      1. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        You're one to talk

        1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Lol

    5. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      He does but emotions do run high and he will know they gifted Liverpool victory

    6. The Train Driver
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Don't get how showing emotions is a bad thing...

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

      Yeah just sad. Encourages more bad behaviour. Was Klopp also moaning?

  2. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Lol Pep shaking the officials' hands "THANK YOU SO MUCH" over and over with a big grin.

    Gonna get a little ban there Pep

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      He's so so happy

  3. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Final Bonus:

    B.Silva 3
    Fabinho 2
    Salah 1

    1. RealVirg
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Excellent glad you were right, had Salah no mane

    2. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Joke

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Please..it’s 100% correct

      2. Pumpkinhead
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        thx

    3. Amey
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Woops
      No Mane
      Expected that though with fouls at the end of the game

  4. Niho992
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    CiTy hAs cHanCe aT AnfIeLd

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      To concede more goals?

  5. BigBillyBass
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Sterling + KDB > Salah + Son an absolute no brainer right?

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      did you see KDB today? Best player on the pitch after Henderson

    2. Amey
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Keep KDB
      Played as second striker today with Rodri back. Sell Raz though. Waste of space

  6. FDMS All Starz
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Thoughts on Sterling vs Chelsea?

    1. mdm
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Better captain options imo

  7. SAUCY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Ooer as if Silva gets 3 bonus

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

    Which option?

    A) Mount to Tielemans
    B) Sterling to Salah

    Have Mane, kdb and Vardy

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      A

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

    2ft 0.7itb, what would you do here?

    Pope
    Taa rob lund
    Sterling kdb mount pul Madison
    Sterling abraham

    Subs, Connolly, rico, chambers

    Man utd play sheff next and I see martial blanking.

    Chelsea play city at home, and city will want to prove a point, so im tempted to keep sterling and kdb.

    Pool play palace who are good at home. I can see salah doing better than mane.

    So tough to decide...

    1. Sailboats
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sell both Sterling

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

        Sterling to who?

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Too much sterling

    3. PocketZola
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Ahh I meant vardy and abrah upfront oops

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

        Fudge it, I just did sterling to mane before sterling drops. And regretting it already

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Bernardo Silva bandwagon

  11. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Salah and Mane tie on BAPS?

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      No Salah finishes with 1 bonus, Mane 0

  12. KGFC
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Us, MU fans are now supporting LEI and CHE fully to win the PL!! 🙂

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Glory hunters

  13. Peter Ouch
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Alright, its over.

    Raz C vs Chelsea

  14. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Want to use the first WC as late as possible.

    Diop + Wilson ->
    A) Baldock (only SHU cover) + Laca (Vs)
    B) VvD (Have Matip) + Jimenez (Rest)

    Which pair for the December fixture pile up??

  15. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    VAR needs calibration. Twice clear handball.

    1. Niho992
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Say that without crying

      1. Pumpkinhead
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        LOL

    2. ‘Tis the Season
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Second TAA wasn’t a handball. What do you want the fella to do with his arm, it was alongside his body!

  16. Lilac Breasted Roller
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    KDB was dangerous, keep. Should have had an assist on Kun.

    Those who kept faith in Robbo rewarded. Still keeping double up.

    Salah and Mane keep getting same points, but no use in switching to one or the other if you have one.

    Sterling got into dangerous situations up front but it didn't work. If you need to get a bundle of cash to get needed upgrades elsewhere, it's a possible cow to sacrifice. Still think he'll return at some point, so I'd love it if he would drop in value some more.

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      k

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      This is actually a fair analysis

  17. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    TAA to Robertson to save some cash?

    Yay or Nay

    1. Sailboats
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Waste of FT

    2. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 11 months ago

        No

      • Lilac Breasted Roller
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Do you really need the cash? Would save the transfer otherwise.

        I've got both and was considering selling Robbertson at the start, now it's the other way around. I'd say just keep.

    3. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sterling -> Mane done and it feels so good!!

    4. Niho992
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sterling deserved YC at least today

      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        True, he's out as soon as he gets his 5 YC suspension for me. Glad it's not this GW though.

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

      Pro Pundit post needed to help advise of which 3 Pool players are needed.

      1. Amey
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Why I'm thinking about going for Attacking double up ....

      2. Pumpkinhead
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Or... you could just pick the 3 players you will think will score the most.

      3. Cok3y5murf
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Only one of Robbo/TAA. Your defence sucks.

    6. Zimo
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      83 points. Could have been 94 if Liverpool had kept clean sheet. Still a good week 🙂

      1. JIMMY TUGGINS
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Annoyed at losing two late CS from Doherty and TAA but decent week.

    7. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Let the great Man C sell off commence?

    8. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Which one then:

      A) 4-4-2
      Ryan Pope
      taa, Robbo, Soyuncu, Lund, Rico
      Salah, STERLING, Tielmans, Mount/Pulisic, 4.5
      Vardy, Abraham, CONNOLLY

      B) 3-4-3
      Ryan Pope
      taa, Robbo, Soyuncu, Lund, Rico
      Salah, KDB, Tielmans, Mount/Pulisic, 4.5
      Vardy, Abraham, JIMINEZ

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        B ..

      2. nolard
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        b

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

      Mark should sort the Mane BAP.

    10. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Scores on the doors time lads,

      78(-4) for me, hopefully a nice big green arrow from my 600k rank lol

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        79

      2. The Pesci challenge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        94

        1. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Huge!!!

      3. ‘Tis the Season
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        75

      4. Amey
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        66

      5. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        76

      6. Bun Rab
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        81 if BAPS remain.

    11. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      How Sterling avoided a yellow in this game beats me

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        agree

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

        He’s English

      3. JIMMY TUGGINS
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah, would've made my transfers easier.

      4. Party time
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Also 3rd most captained. 2 points better than 1 imo 😆

        • Amey
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Ref didn't bring cards with him.
          That challenge from Fernandinho on Fabinho was YC in every era every league IMO

        • BrutalLogiC
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Few tackles on him got away with it also

      5. Pumpkinhead
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Can't wait for the LONG post incoming over the next two weeks 'VaR iS a JoKe'

      6. Dakers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        1.9m --> c. 450k in 2 good weeks - heartening stuff!

        1. ‘Tis the Season
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Nice Drakes

        2. ZeBestee
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Same here, 2.1M to 300k.

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

          No moaning over the IB so? 😉

        4. Tsparkes10
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Love to see it mate :). 1.5m to 350k for me. Wc did bits

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

        2 Mill ITB 2 FTs, any comments appreciated. 🙂

        A. Diop + Sterling --> Robbo + Maddison
        B. Jiminez + Cantwell --> Connolly + Maddison
        C. Something else?

        Pope
        Soy - Lund - Rico
        Sterling - KDB - Mane - Mont
        Tammy - Jummy - Vardy
        (Button - Cantwell - Montoya - Diop)

        1. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          A

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

          Sell Jimenez!? What r u smokin, get another pool player

      8. WVA
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Fabinho Bilva Salah BAPS

        Own Mane Robbo TAA FFS

        1. Pumpkinhead
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          hehe