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Final Double Gameweek 24 audition for Liverpool as injured Rashford misses out

Marcus Rashford (£9.1m) won’t feature in the final match of Gameweek 23 after failing to recover from a back injury ahead of Manchester United’s trip to Anfield.

Indeed, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has suggested the England striker won’t play for the Red Devils this side of the February winter break:

He got a couple of knocks and jolts when he came on against Wolverhampton and has aggravated his back, he’s had some trouble before.

I wouldn’t expect him to be back in the next few weeks, we’ve got a mid-season break coming up. I’m not sure we’re going to see him before then, no.

In his absence, the United boss has signalled his intentions for this fixture by drafting in Luke Shaw (£5.4m) rather than a like-for-like replacement.

Whether that means the visitors will be going with a wing-back system (with Shaw playing at centre-half) or with one of their two left-backs – Brandon Williams (£4.1m) also starts – playing on the left of midfield in a 4-2-3-1 remains to be seen.

Daniel James (£6.0m) also returns to the starting XI, with Juan Mata (£6.2m) making way.

Anthony Martial (£7.9m) leads the line as usual, while Eric Bailly (£4.9m) is among the substitutes.

Liverpool are unchanged from Gameweek 22, although the fit-again Joel Matip (£5.2m) and Fabinho (£5.4m) are on the bench.

This is, of course, Liverpool’s final match before Double Gameweek 24.

Five of the Reds’ starting XI are already owned by at least 20% of Fantasy Premier League managers and those ownership figures will surely rise going into next Tuesday’s deadline.

Jurgen Klopp’s side are on a run of six straight clean sheets and have scored at least two goals in 17 of their 21 Premier League fixtures.

Manchester United, however, are the only club to have taken points off Liverpool this season.

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

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Williams, Pereira, Fred, Matic, James, Martial.

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  1. Jullepuu
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Save or do something with 1ft and 1.1mil

    Guaita Button
    TAA Lund Soy Sidibe Reid
    Mane Salah KDB Grealish Hayden
    Vardy DCL Ings

    1. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Save. Soy -> Mendy/Webster if anything

      1. Jullepuu
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers

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

      Soy > Williams punt

      1. Jullepuu
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Hmm feels too punty

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

    Mun BUR not looking so great now

    1. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      How so?

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

        For those of us hanging onto MUN assets (for me, Martial) against a crappy form Burnley - who've now just whipped Leicester

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

      Agree ... Williams Greenwood cheap enough if they start

    3. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Leicester were poor and Mnu are at home

  3. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Just tuned in to the Leicester score. Glad I didn't captain Vardy.

  4. Netters2018
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Best mid under 7.7 already have salah mane kdb and traore

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

      Grealish.

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

      is Grealish the correct answer?

    3. Party time
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Grealishious Grealish

        1. Netters2018
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Thanks all grealish was the one i had in mind...

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

        Grealish Doucoure and Fleck from GW25

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

      KDB captainers are the smart kids

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

        Are the lucky kids

    5. Louis Van Gaalstones
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Benching headache:
      A. Grealish
      B. Martial
      C. Ings
      D. Maddison

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        C as probs rested

      2. Here's Tom with the We…
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        That is tough. On current form I’d say d. Ings the most likely to be rested?

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

      Harsh time in fpl with
      City tough fixtures and they already lost the league, chelsea spurs lester manu tough fixtures inconsistent form + arsenal too
      Only team standing still is liverpool

    7. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Front 8 is:

      Mane KdB Martial Grealish Cantwell
      Vardy Ings Maupay

      1. Martial >>> Salah
      2. Cantwell & Maupay >>> Salah & Greenwood (-4)
      3. Cantwell & Vardy >>> Salah & DCL/Haller/Deeney (-4)

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

        1

        1. Here's Tom with the We…
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          2

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

        I'm thinking of 1 for a hit (need to dwongrade Madderz to Grealish for funds. Or I could lose Jimmy instead of Martial.

        For you i'd say 1 for sure

    8. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Vardy & sidibe
      To
      Aguero & Stephens

      2 FT

    9. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Salah 2 or 3 goals??

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

        2 pointer.

        United hoodoo!

      2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        desparately need him to match or better aguero 😐

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

        Shaw and Willians will double up on him. So just 2.

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

      Maupay or DCL? Why?

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

        Comparison tool.
        Maupay has Bou next.

    11. Party time
        4 years, 2 months ago

        It felt like we all played this gw without a captain for once. That is lovely, Fpl would be so much fun without a captain pick tbh

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

          Agree. Or it should be 50% points, not doubled.

          1. Party time
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Agree

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

          That Vardy (C) really pisses me off. Feel like deleting my team atm lol

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

            imagine being top 1k and whining

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

              Atleast im not whining constantly unlike someone here 😉

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

                I have good reason to! 😉

          2. Athletic Nasherbo
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Eek cringe

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

          Mane blank

          thank you very much

          1. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Good job that wasn't a typo...

        4. FreddyP3
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Vardy to aguero -4 is just silly right?

          1. Mr. Mystic
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Silly

            1. FreddyP3
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Thnx

        5. Bob_the_builder
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Rash to Haller worth it for a near certain 4 points in DGW?

        6. Mr. Mystic
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Who’s going for TripleC next week?

          (A) Yes
          (B) No, Saving

        7. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          How the **** can Pope almost match Aguero?

          Of course he would when you transfer him out. Arrrggghhh!

        8. Robson-Canoe
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Which combo would you prefer going forward?
          A) Van Dijk + Son
          B) Lascelles + Salah (Lascelles would be rotated with Lund, Aurier, Kelly)

        9. Sandy Ravage
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Vardy no-show means bench points

          1. Party time
              4 years, 2 months ago

              & alot of vice captain switch. Lucky Cappers

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

              Lol

          2. Party time
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Wijnaldum & Fred to haul now

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

                Tipping someone like Wijnaldum to surprise next week.

                1. Party time
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    Me too

              2. ShaunGoater123
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Am I being totally stupid taking Aguero out to get in salah?

                Moves would be for a -4
                Sarr > salah
                Aguero > Haller

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

                  Try to wait for line-up news on Tuesday, makes more sense if Aguero benched

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

                This is the perfect time for WC as I have three Leicester and need salah for triple pool. Can't get salah without a hit

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

                OOP 4m United defender.

                😮

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

                  4.1m 🙂

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

                Shaw is LCB ahead of Jones and Bailly 🙂

                1. Party time
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    He has got a larger arse than the rest so why not

                    1. tisza
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 9 Years
                      4 years, 2 months ago

                      Best left back in England according to OGS.

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

                        Best Left Back in the changing room.

                      2. Party time
                          4 years, 2 months ago

                          OGS is a dunsky

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

                    Pukki(c) this week looking good now but could be stuck with him next week if I want Mane.

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

                    Henderson with the Long Ball

                  • El Magico5
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    You cant use WC and TC in same gameweek?

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

                      Nope

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

                      Nope

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

                      no

                  • DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    Rash + Tammy + Soy for Aguero + Greenwood + VVD for a -4? Gives me the following:

                    Ryan
                    TAA Gomez Digne Rico
                    Mane KDB Maddison Grealish
                    Vardy Aguero

                    Button Dendoncker Greenwood Lundstram

                  • Avery
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 4 Years
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    Is Randolph worth having in goal over Ryan for the DGW?
                    Thanks guys

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

                      Yes for the Double GW but will want Ryan back after GW25 so tough call