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Klopp stuns FPL world by benching Mané and Alexander-Arnold

Jurgen Klopp has landed a cruel blow on Fantasy Premier League managers by benching two of the game’s most popular assets.

Sadio Mané (£12.3m), who this week became FPL’s most expensive player and formed part of the captaincy debate, finds himself among the Liverpool substitutes.

If that wasn’t bad enough for the 42.9% of Fantasy managers in possession of Mané, the 31.1% with Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.3m) in their squads will also be reeling.

The right-back has been replaced in the Liverpool team by Joe Gomez (£5.1m) for the first time all season.

Meanwhile, there was a return to the side for Mohamed Salah (£12.2m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.4m).

Harry Wilson (£6.0m) misses out for Bournemouth as he is ineligible to face his parent club but Fantasy option, Diego Rico (£4.3m) keeps his place at left-back.

His performance could be of huge significance to Fantasy managers as he could end up emerging from benches to replace Fikayo Tomori (£4.9m) and Alexander-Arnold if he doesn’t come on at Bournemouth.

Elsewhere, the key assets at Spurs have all kept their places with Son Heung-min (£9.9m) and Dele Alli (£8.6m) still in the attacking midfield trio behind Harry Kane (£10.9m).

Burnley hand a recall to Matt Lowton (£4.5m) at right-back with Phil Bardsley (£4.3m) a doubt coming into Gameweek 16.

Ashley Barnes (£6.3m) is absent from the Burnley squad through injury so Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) comes in to replace him.

Finally, there was good news for owners of Crystal Palace defensive assets as Gary Cahill (£4.5m) returned to the starting line-up.

He has been named at centre-back alongside James Tomkins (£5.0m) while Scott Dann (£4.3m) is fit enough for the bench.

Having those assets back fit should help justify investment in Martin Kelly (£4.2m), who starts again at right-back.

Bournemouth: Ramsdale; Rico, Ake, Mepham, Francis; Fraser, Billing, Lerma, Danjuma; Solanke, Wilson.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, Van Dijk, Lovren, Gomez; Keita, Henderson, Milner; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Firmino, Salah.

Spurs XI: Gazzaniga; Vertonghen, D Sánchez, Alderweireld, Aurier; Sissoko, Dier; Son, Alli, Moura; Kane.

Burnley XI: Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Hendrick, Cork, Brady; Rodriguez, Wood.

Watford XI: Foster; Masina, Cathcart, Kabasele, Femenía; Capoue, Doucouré; Pereyra, Deulofeu, Sarr; Deeney.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Schlupp, Cahill, Tomkins, Kelly; McArthur, Kouyaté, Milivojevic; Zaha, Ayew, Townsend.

2,358 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    TAA coming on

  2. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone captained Son (c)?

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No Kane

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Backed out for vardy 🙁

    3. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      0/

    4. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yep 😎

    5. Am sorry to say again it�…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Here 😀

    6. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A lot on here, don't know about EO

    7. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Wish I owned him.

    8. Gentlemens club
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

    9. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Well done if you did

    10. nikzgfx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Captain here

  3. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bollocks why is Trent on?

    1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lovern Injury

  4. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kdb to son? Have Alli. But selling kdb means no city cover.

    1. Indpush
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nope

  5. Arse Craic
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    TAA no clean sheet... if they keep one!

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      So better won't

    2. Don Van Vliet
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Who'll be laughing once you account for the 10 minutes of ET?

      1. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        ET doesn't count for FPL for CS

  6. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Maddison and Kelly coming in for Mane and Trent

    Not too bad

    Sold Son to Alli o get KdB back in. Uh oh!

    Need big Kev to smash it

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Trent is on

    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Timing.

    3. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      TAA coming on

    4. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      + Mane could still get a run out

    5. Rojo's Modern Life
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Sideways move, terrible in planning and execution

    6. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      If Liverpool get 2 should be aok for mane rest

      Too early to send the suicide note for the transfers

      I feel complete with Kev back in the team 😉

  7. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    7 minutes extra time needed for Trent CS

    1. Rojo's Modern Life
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Doesn't work like that. Added time not included. Why you think a full game says 90?

    2. Hiddenpaw
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Does it work like that?

    3. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Only 90 counted even if match lasts 105 points.

    4. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      have you ever look at the minutes section and seen more than 90?

  8. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Keita wastes Salah A

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hardly a waste

      1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        ok boomer

  9. Tim Canterbury
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Yes AA won’t get a clean sheet now

  10. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Trent is bound to have blocked the inevitable Connolly points on my bench.

  11. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I thought son had gone off

    1. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Off the moon

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

    Gomez yellow

  13. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Gomez YC

  14. Don Van Vliet
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Is TAA coming on?

  15. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Get involved Salah,robbo and VVD,,,

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    zaha booked

  17. JELLYFISH
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ok TAA owners we need fergie time at Bournemouth

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Stoppage time dont count

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Why?

  18. dshv
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hope for at least 2 from Kane.. what do you think ?

  19. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Salah!!! Please

  20. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Was literally thinking 10 mins ago that Lovren was due an injury. Never lasts more than 6 weeks playing regularly. Bare bones at CB now

    1. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Who came in?

      1. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        TAA Gomez to CB

  21. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This is the gw where Liv need to keep a cs as a Robbo but not taa owner.

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

    McNeil has a hell of a left peg. Catches JRod perfectly, shoudlve been a goal.

  23. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Is there anyway to find out how many in the top 10k captained Son?

  24. ChelseaGuy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who came on for Son?

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Messi.

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Damn

    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Son 2.0

    3. bialk
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bale

    4. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Messi

    5. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Maradona

  25. Jullepuu
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Was that Son or Maradona?

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

      Agree, Maradona-esque!

  26. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    yes TAA on, no Rico \o/

  27. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Sick assist from Henderson for the

  28. Supersonic Marv'
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who said Trent was coming on for Lovren?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The 4th official.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        lol

    2. Arse Craic
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Aye

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Why does it matter?

    4. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He's on now.

    5. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Jurgen

  29. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pope almost on negative points

  30. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Trent on