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Jimenez, Doherty and Adama benched as Klopp keeps rotation to a minimum

The final two matches of Gameweek 20 overlap one another, with Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers kicking off at 16:30 GMT and Manchester City v Sheffield getting underway at 18:00 GMT.

Despite having threatened to utilise his peripheral squad players in his pre-match press conference, Jurgen Klopp has kept the changes to a minimum for the Reds’ final match of 2019.

Klopp’s only alteration sees Adam Lallana (£5.8m) replace Naby Keita (£5.8m) in central midfield, so there are starts for popular Fantasy assets Mohamed Salah (£12.3m), Sadio Mane (£12.3m), Roberto Firmino (£9.2m), Virgil van Dijk (£6.4m), Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.4m) and Andrew Robertson (£7.0m).

There isn’t such positive news for owners of some of Wolves’ most-owned FPL players.

Having beaten Manchester City in a five-goal thriller less than 48 hours ago, Nuno Espirito Santo has understandably freshened up his side for this trip to Anfield.

Raul Jimenez (£7.5m), Adama Traore (£5.5m), Matt Doherty (£6.1m) and Romain Saiss (£4.4m) all drop to the bench, with Pedro Neto (£5.0m), Ruben Vinagre (£4.2m), Ryan Bennett (£4.9m) and Max Kilman (£4.0m) all drafted into the starting XI.

Diogo Jota (£6.1m) keeps his place up front, however.

Adama was the fourth-most-bought FPL asset of Gameweek 20.

Salah and Mane were both among the top five most-captained players this weekend, with the Egyptian second only to Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) for armband duties among the top 10k.

Wolves are unbeaten in their last seven away league games, although Liverpool have, of course, only dropped two points all season.

The big news at the Etihad is that the most-owned ‘defender’ in FPL, John Lundstram (£5.1m), has failed a late fitness test and misses out.

Mo Besic (£4.4m) replaces Lundstram in midfield, with Lys Mousset (£4.9m) and Callum Robinson (£5.0m) getting starts up front in place of David McGoldrick (£5.4m) and Oli McBurnie (£5.7m).

The Blades are, remarkably, still unbeaten on the road this season.

All three of Pep Guardiola’s changes are made at the back.

Teenage centre-half Eric Garcia (£4.5m) replaces Nicolas Otamendi (£5.0m), while Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.2m) is in for Benjamin Mendy (£5.5m) at left-back.

Claudio Bravo (£4.8m) starts in goal in place of the suspended Ederson (£6.0m).

It’s the same front six that started at Molineux on Friday, meanwhile, with Sergio Aguero (£11.7m) leading the line.

Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) is back on the bench after recovering from illness.

City have scored in every match over the last 11 Gameweeks, averaging 2.27 goals per game in that time.

Kevin De Bruyne (£10.5m) is the second-most-popular captaincy option in Gameweek 20, having been handed the armband by 764,890 FPL managers.


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson, Lallana, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Wolves XI: Patricio, Jonny, Kilman, Coady, Dendoncker, Bennett, Neves, Moutinho, Vinagre, Jota, Neto.

Manchester City XI: Bravo, Walker, Garcia, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Bernardo, De Bruyne, Sterling, Mahrez, Aguero.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson, Baldock, Stevens, O’Connell, Basham, Egan, Besic, Norwood, Fleck, Robinson, Mousset.

3,724 Comments Post a Comment
  1. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    deletes FPL

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

    I don't own Mane

  3. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wolves reacting like FFS posters yesterday.

  4. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sadio Capitané

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

    Mane captain!!!!!!

  6. sambyy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Why did that take so long? Clear shoulder.

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      because theyve got to get their VARs worth

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Better it take awhile and get it right than rushing to get it wrong

    3. SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Checking if ref blew whistle when ball over goal line

  7. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wolves cleanie gone.

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

    Mane > Salah?

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

    I knew should've capt Mane 🙂 still happy. Double digits!

  10. FPL FREAK
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Me = 27 with Mane (c) and TAA playing

    Opponent = 39 with Baldock, Sterling and Allison playing

    Any chance of beating this guy.....??

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      wait until the end of the game ... no has a crystal ball

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

      Is that 27 counting mane goal?

      1. FPL FREAK
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        No its 31 now

    3. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mane brace and Sterling blank is what you should be hoping for.

  11. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    O M G
    Van Dijk controls the ball with his hand before doing this long ball to Lallana...
    LIVARPOOL

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

    Your turn salah my boy

  13. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Changing armband from Mane to Salah didn't go as planned 🙁

    1. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      This is why I'm just sticking with Mane and TAA Robbo.

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

    This is bad for my ranking and the cup tie 🙁

  15. JJO
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    F this sh

  16. Champions united
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mane > salah
    Wc wasted

  17. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Worst week ever (again)

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

      Can you beat 14 from 9 including the whole bench and captain ?

  18. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    If he’d blown before the ball went in the net it wouldnt have counted?! What?!

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

      Glad he didn't make that error 🙂

  19. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Don't understand why more people don't have both Salah and Mané

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

      Too pricey

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

    Salah not worth it in FPL. 2018 was his year. 2019 is Mane's year. 2020 will be someone else's year.

    1. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Lamptey

  21. TOPCAT1960
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Just increased my GW points tally by 60% Mane(c)

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

    Sometimes fpl is just great, isn't it??? Mane capper.

  23. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Fellow Vardy c Mané vc cappers put your hands up in the air.

  24. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Why was that goal given ?

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      It's a goal when it goes into the net.

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

      No handball, no offside, simple.

  25. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Lallana the tough guy.

  26. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    La la

  27. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Surely no one serious has Salah over Mane? 😆

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

    Keep your whistle out of your gob & flags down.

    Your incompetence is why we have VAR.

  29. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Maneeeeeeeeee yessss

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

    Salah (C) & Mane

    This is problem with modern day wide strikers, the points are split.

    I miss RVP.