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Mourinho selects five-man defence in attempt to stifle Liverpool

Jose Mourinho has named a five-man defence for Spurs’ Gameweek 22 meeting with league leaders Liverpool.

Danny Rose (£5.3m) and Serge Aurier (£5.0m) are the wing-backs flanking a centre-back trio of Davinson Sánchez (£5.3m), Toby Alderweireld (£5.4m) and Japhet Tanganga (£4.0m).

They could prove to be frustrating to those who have handed their captain’s armband to either Mohamed Salah (£12.3m) or Sadio Mané (£12.3m), both of whom start for Liverpool.

This match presents an early opportunity for big gains to those who have thought outside the box for the captaincy, considering that popular option Jamie Vardy (£10.0m) did not have a single shot against Southampton and scored just five points.

Salah and Mané were both captained by below 8% of the top 10k so their backers will be hoping that Liverpool can overcome the strength in numbers in Spurs’ defence.

Mourinho also has plenty of options on the bench to park the bus, so to speak, with Jan Vertonghen (£5.2m), Ryan Sessegnon (£5.4m), Eric Dier (£4.9m), Erik Lamela (£5.7m) and Giovani Lo Celso (£7.3m) all among the substitutes.

In attack, Son Heung-min (£9.8m) returns to lead the line and is supported by Dele Alli (£8.7m), Lucas Moura (£7.1m) and Christian Eriksen (£8.6m).

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Gazzaniga; D Sánchez, Alderweireld, Tanganga; Rose, Winks, Eriksen, Aurier; Alli, Moura; Son.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Wijnaldum, Henderson; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

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  1. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Salah almost

    1. markus808
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Story of my life

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Always almost

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    He’s revving up!

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

    Lucky Trent.

  4. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    You can see why Liverpool are runaway leaders

    *in the tactical foul league

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      As if City ain't been doing it for ages 😉

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        They’re only 4th from memory

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

          I bet they're top in turnovers to tactical foul percentage. But they have possession so much that the overall numbers will be relatively low.

        2. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          This season perhaps x

      2. Zilla
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        "Ask Arteta"

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Surely you realise this is hypocritical from a city supporter

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        There is a bias towards Liverpool so people need to be reminded of the truth

        1. Supersonic Marv'
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Why would there be a bias towards any team?

  5. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Salah giving the ball away for fun.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Loves pissing BAPs

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Always has

  6. rozzo
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    How longs it going to take for all players to stop immediately celebrating a goal?

    Player scores, stands there for 2 minutes with hands on hips waiting for the ref signal, then just trots back to the centre circle.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Kun did it vs Port Vale 🙁

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Xx

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Hi x

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Liked your comment just thought you should know x

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      VAR might ultimately come to the correct decision but at what cost.

      Certainly a passion killer

      1. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        It's horrible, just horrible.

      2. Hulk Smash
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah, this.

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

        Does it upset fans in other countries or is just the English that hate it so much?

        1. One Wheels Enough
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          It's the EPL...

    3. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      This rhetoric is absolute bullpoo. Not a chance this ever happens, ever.

  7. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I knew Firmino was going to score, just because I sold him to get Mané. This always happens to me 🙁

    1. SB8
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He always does well against top 6 teams

    2. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It was 100% because you sold him.

    3. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lol unlucky bud. Owning Firmino must be tough going!

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

    I guess its time to do 2 things with my team :
    - Get Danny Ings
    - Sell Ben Chillwell

    Honestly cant decide which one is frustrating me more atm.

    1. YuvalFPL
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      i’m in the same boat. holgate coming in, jimenez unfortunately getting sold.

  9. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Alli to punish sellers shortly!!!

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He’s useless

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

      He's punished them enough already.

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

      It will take weeks of blanks and then the ones too stubborn to sell will be gloating

  10. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Would you rather:
    A) Grealish Jimenez
    B) Martial DCL

    moving forward? Grealish could be a different 6.7m mid

    1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      probably A, still don't trust Martial

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Even though he’s OOP and scores goals?

        1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          yup

    2. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B. Tough though.

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Anything that doesn't have DCL in

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

    Gomez & Henderson head wobbles at HT.

  12. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Salah cannt complete a simple pass wtf

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He completed the one that mattered

      1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        this

    2. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He hasn't been able to keep the ball for a while now.

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

      Intentionally avoiding Mane to score 😛

    4. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Except the most important one of the game.

      His shots and passes are high risk, high reward.

    5. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      And yet he has an assist.

  13. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Best pick guys?
    Thanks 🙂

    A. Ryan + Williams
    B. McCarthy + Holgate

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B

    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B

  14. Whats the Huth
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Salah won’t be enough in the baps at this rate. Shot off target and misplaced passes

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Id say he'd be fine after scoring a lucky pen next half

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Fingers crossed

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Same every time

    3. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Do you expect BAPs from him?

  15. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Also is Maupay >> Ings worth a -4?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Before Villa at home?

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Villa has shown slight improvement since switching to 3 at back and Mings return

          Will check how Maupay did vs Everton

          1. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Yeah would like to know this?

    2. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Absolutely

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Before Villa at home?

        1. HurriKane
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Will pay off long term.

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

      No

    4. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Maupay home v Villa, not this week.

  16. ‘Tis the Season
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is Willams now a starter with Ashley going to Inter this month?

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      One to keep an eye on. Looks very attacking and a real bargain if he can nail down the spot

      1. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah he was good and got stuck in today. Excellent value

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

      Shaw's got a knock. Think Ole prefers him atm.

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

      Not Shaw about that.

      Worth owning though.

      1. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Lol like what you did there 😉
        Good pick I reckon

    4. FPLGeezer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Think he will be rotated with Shaw through the season. Not sure he's fit enough yet to play 3 games a week.

      1. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Good point. I do see that he is never brought on for a cameo so owning him with a good bench is quite safe

  17. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    All of Firmino's goals have come away from home this season. He plays away twice in the DGW 🙂

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He’s blanked plenty of times away from home too. He’s just not as good this year it’s cute people are clinging on to such a stat tho x

      1. Tcheco
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        7 goals in 10 away games.

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          7 goals in 22 games

          1. Tcheco
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            I'm strictly speaking about the DGW where he has 2 away games & his away record is solid..

          2. Tcheco
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Also, getting him in would be easier than doubling up on Salah & Mane for most

      2. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He's been brilliant for Liverpool this season. Just that there's more to his game than what gets us FPL points.

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Actually he's been pretty awful for the past 10 or so games. He went from being very underrated to now overrated

    2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Thoughts on this potential WC squad?

      Ryan - Button
      TAA - Sidibe - Gomez - Lundstram - Williams
      Mane - KdB - Martial - Grealish - Cantwell
      Vardy - Rashford - C-L

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Looks good ... I would try as much to get Ings on WC

      2. Zilla
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Won't get Mo?

        1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Guts the team

      3. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Get Ings the form player in the league

        1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah, looking to figure that out somehow.

      4. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Need Salah

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Rashford or Jimenez out to make a way for Ings?

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Jimenez definitely

      2. Skalla
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Firmino he scored more recently!

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Transfer waiting to happen don't you think?

      3. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        rash and 2m

      4. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I may be doing Rash > Ings, that damn Ings, just keeps doing it doesn’t he! Old, made of glass, keeps churning them out.
        I’ll bring him in, he’ll stop scoring

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          😀 my thought exactly, once he's in my team then no goals! C Wilson was the other one ...

        2. Iwantmorepointsthanks
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          please bring him in. take one for the rest who don't own him.

        3. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Old? He's 27! He's like the reverse Lingard, everyone always thinks he's ancient.

      5. nolard
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Jim, clearly.

      6. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Jim

      7. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Jim. Im Keeping

      8. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        So far so Jim!

    4. Atimis
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Playing with the team for DGW, losing Rashford against Burnley sounds bad, could see me going without KDB instead.
      How do you plan to come include Salah if so?

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Show your team?

        1. Atimis
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Currently it’s in the middle of rebuilding with 3.3 ITB,
          Traore/Maddison/KDB/Mane
          Vardy/Rash/Tammy

      2. FPLGeezer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I've already got Mane and Salah. Looked at GW 24 and thought going without Rash not a good idea though was planning Rash to Ings for for gw23.

        Now thinking KDB downgrade and upgrade Greenwood to Ings so 3-4-3 again.

    5. Cak Juris
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Potential DGW beside GW 24?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Big one in 37.

        Should be another around 34/35.

    6. Rash
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Need more from (S)alah

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

      Which option?

      A) DCL to Ings
      B) Traore to Grealish

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

        B given fixtures. DCL had a lot of chances today. Didn't take them.

      2. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        A

        He’s on fire

      3. Geriatric Unathletic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        A. no contest really in my humble.

    8. Nightf0x
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Which?

      A) maupay/dcl -4 to ings
      gw24 martial madds/traore -4 to salah grleish-sar/dendo

      B) traore -4 to grelish/sarr/moura
      gw24 martial mads -4 to salah grelish/sar

      C) martial -4 to son
      Gw24 maupay/dcl mads -4 to frmino grelish/sar

      D) none, gw24 martial rams -4 to salah mcarthy/4.0 gk

      1. Geriatric Unathletic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Too many if's, ands and maybes :(.

    9. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Half time conundrum. Is this work a -4?

      Can just do the first two and Maupay >> Ings after Villa home if Ings doesn’t triple rise 🙂

      Fab+Aurier+Maupay >> McCarthy+Holgate+Ings (-4)

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Holgate could also be Williams. Got TAA, Soy, Lund, Rico

      2. Geriatric Unathletic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Would probably just do the Keepers this week.

    10. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Chances of Fab starting next GW? :s

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        50/50

      2. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Very slim

        If it is a reoccurrence of his hip injury he could be out for a while

      3. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Low

      4. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Put the kettle on

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          In a pub? 🙂

          1. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Running a pub quiz?

      5. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Zero I reckon.

      6. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Looked a bad hammy, not sure unlikely perhaps

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          It's the hip. Same as the old injury when he missed months

    11. YuvalFPL
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It’s been a good run Raul but I can’t ignore the value anymore...

      Jimenez > Ings

      P.S I have Adama

    12. N00B
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I need to buy Ings tonight. Do you think its worth to take a hit for him?

      Kelly > Williams
      Saka > Hayden
      DCL > Ings (-4)

      Henderson
      TAA Lundy Holgate Rico Kelly*
      Salah Mane KDB Grealish Saka*
      Vardy Rashford DCL*

    13. Vlad Tepes
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Abraham or Rash to Ings?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        What can the spare change buy?

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Salah obviously 😉

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Maybe lose the Rash so until a later date.

        2. Vlad Tepes
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Thinking Abraham + Rash to Ings and Firm. And Sterling to Salah/Mane in GW 24

    14. Party time
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Mané & Trent to go big this 2nd half

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          A Mane red would put the cat amongst the pigeons!

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Behave brother 🙂

            1. The 12th Man
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Lol