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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.

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

    Come on salah, get a goal my son

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

      Fellow Salah capper here. Not getting my hopes up

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

      I'll meet you half way and let him assist one of my players 😉

    3. Gaffers
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Does anyone else see a Demba comment during a match and think there's a goal for the brief half a second it takes to find the OMG?

    4. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Really frustrating to own and it's been only 1 game from gw6.

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

      Come on son

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

    the sea change on here is strange

    up to around gw16 was - Salah not worth the cash, Mane better

    then last 3 weeks - Salah playing more central - Salah better option

    then today it flips back again

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

      Welcome to FFS

    2. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You only as good as your last 10 minutes on the pitch.

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ignore it all. Keep one of them and have a plan to get both for GW 24. That's it really.

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

        this exactly

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

        Woo! someone with sense on here

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

      I just get both and forget about it.

    5. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      It never flipped, mane has been better all year

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

      Don't follow the crowd. In the 2 matches that Salah hauled, mane was unlucky not to score

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

    Why is Klopp still playing Salah, get him out, he looks tired 😀

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      boourns

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

      59 mins and 59 seconds would be sweet

    3. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Prob be taken off at the 70 mark

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

      Yeah get origi in. Some fresh legs needed

  4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    come on salah score please

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

    15 all out this week Salah cappo blanks.. 🙁

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

      if*

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

        and Pool concede and Hendo scores own goal.

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

          😛 naughty...

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

      Same but I got KDB so I am fine 🙁

  6. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mane is so much better than Salah, look at that home record!

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

      wasn't sure if he would start though with him playing 90mins just last game

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Need to play your best man.

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

          could have afford to rest him after city just lost to Wolves. hindsight 20/20 though

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

        Mane is a machine. Rest not required.

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Wish you told me that before the game.

      Have both, captained Salah, because he scored more goals than Mane recently.

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

        Define recently, look at their goals this year

      2. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        By recently, do you mean the one Watford game? Mane 6 league goals ahead of Salah in 2019, and he's done it without penalties.

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

    Trent couldn’t cross his legs.

    A poor mans AWB.

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      you must be farking kidding mate....or you dont know trent

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

    Taa looks tired. C'mon Klopp give him a rest in 3 minutes time

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

    theres surely no point in watching a live game anymore with VAR. Just heart break, no goal is safe. Just watch highlights, nothing more

    PL is finished, viewing figures in the next 2 years will prove this, watch this space.

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      It will be a lot better in a couple of years, feedback will be almost instantaneous.

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

        it will be removed entirely, but it will take them a good 4/5 years and 600 disallowed goals + 12 relegated clubs because of it.

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

    Please score Salah

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

    Djimi Traore coming on

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      lol

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

    Quick on here guys:

    Ings + Traore

    Or

    Jiminez + Dendoncker

    Thanks:)

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

      depends on whether the second player is for bench or starter

      if the latter then option A better

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

        It would be for one playing and one benched, cheers bud

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

      A

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

    Traore coming on

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

      My first sub for Vardy.

  14. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Traore v Robbo would be a treat

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

    Take cover!

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

    Saiss on Neves off
    Adama on Donck off

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

    Donkey 58’ 🙂

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

      My cup rival has it. It might decide the tie

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

    Donker 1pt

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

    I cant even get more than 1 point from Dendonker off the bench 😆

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

    Saiss and Traore on

  21. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks Donkey.

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

    Salah out and Jimenez in would be nice right now.

  23. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    The braided Antonio Valencia comes on for Wolves.

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

    YES Traore in! Happy days!

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

      Yes 1 pt confirmed.

  25. Unfathomable Ruination
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Thank God Traore is on, someone needs to take this team down a notch, if that is actually possible ...

  26. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I love it when the cross for a goal comes in from the left and theres that short few seconds before you realise TAA put it in after doing one of his swappy drifts with Robertson.

  27. Klein
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    And just like that i am down to 10 men. Crap week

  28. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Love how Adama Gnabry strikes fear into his opponents now.

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

    Likely a Doherty no show.

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

    Mane is simply better than Salah

    1. Saxe-Gotha
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He is indeed. Salah had one stellar season but has been an average player most of his career.