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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. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Did mane to Salah lmao

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

      Lost 0.4 in process

    2. Sif
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Same
      and Tammy to Rashford -4

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

      Have you considered a having a hobby that you're good at?

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

        Rudd

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

        Rude*

        1. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Harsh but true. 😆

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

    Stream off. f this week and VAR go f yourself

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

      this

    2. Bilbao Baggins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Why? For once VAR used correctly... As I typed that VAR is checking a stupid offside that's never offside and that's from a Trent owner.

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

    Vardy captainers and Mane VC this week and Mane captainers Vardy VC the other week getting very lucky.

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lucky!? What exactly are vice captains for? Please elaborate.

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

        You should have captained Mane if you expected him to do well.

        I don’t agree with vice captain. It should just be abolished to reduce the luck variance.

        1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I felt Vardy would do well so I captained him. Your logic is beyond flawed.

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

            Great counter. LOL.

  4. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mané(c)

    Love VAR 😆

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

      I don't. Delle goal, Zaha assist all chalked off

  5. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mane (C) here

    1. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Good for you

  6. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Did Sterling to Salah cause i was sure Sterling will rest...

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

    So, VAR just going to ignore the Van Dijk handball?

    Useless Premier League interpretation of the technology.

  8. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who would have got the assist if it hadn't hit Lalana's armpit?

  9. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    How can a professional ref not see that handball from Van Dijk? Jeeeesus...

  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Embarrassing call from the ref in the 1st place.

    Clear agenda against Liverpool.

  11. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Worst corner ever

  12. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Need to sell Salah so I'll stick armband on Mane everytime they have favorable fixture

  13. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    1-1

  14. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Oh ffs, pool cs gone! I hate this game so much

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Love it*

  15. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    1-1

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

    TAA cleanie gone.

  17. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mane the saviour. So great not to switch him to Salah this week. Should keep him now. Salah can come before 24th GW

  18. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This weeks fun 😆

  19. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Wolves doing what they do best!

  20. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Fn Liverpool man, why can they not keep a clean sheet?

  21. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Nietto G

  22. qweriup
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    FK YES!!

  23. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Wolves goal

  24. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I actually reached 20 points for now this week.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Jealous

  25. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Back of the Neto

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

    TAA out Kiko in? Terrible defending.

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

    Of course bringing in Trent this GW wasn’t going to pay off.

  28. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who crossed it for wolves?

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

    oh FFS Double pool cleanie gone now and Salah capper blanking. I am feking done

  30. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Trent at fault there. Sadly.

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

      not really Bobby at fault for that hashed clearance