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

    I'm going to TC TAA I've decided

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

      tempting isn't it? hmmm

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

    Mane was never passing there. 1000 times and he wouldnt pass to Salah once.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      If they passed to each other then Liverpool would score another 25% more goals than they do now.

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

    Pereira and Salah battling for worst player on the pitch today.

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

      *Maguire

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 2 months ago

          I don't get this random Maguire hating, facing the best team in the world at anield with a crap and injured squad what exactly has he specifically done wrong? Van dijk scored on him but had the run and Williams should never have been marking. Zonal system error more than anything

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

            Yeah no idea why Williams was marking VVD for the corner. Complete mismatch.

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

            He has sold himself on 2 other occasions and was fortunate that they didn't lead to goals.

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

            The thing he has done wrong is that hes an 85m defender who hasnt bossed a single game since joining United. Meanwhile Van Dijk is immense every single game.

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

            He only cost £85m...shouldn't expect too much from him

      2. Sid1891
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Not watching
        Salah that bad?

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

          Yes

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

          Not THAT bad, but not good either

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

          6 yard miss was a shocker and has been sloppy altogether today.

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

        Salah worst?

        Clueless.

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

      Salah+Mane >> Hayden+Westwood (-4)?

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

        Do it with a WC

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

        Only for -12

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

        Sideways

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

        Trossard

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

        worth the punt

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 2 months ago

        TAA triple C locked

      • WVA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        ML rival used his WC this week

        Pope
        TAA
        VVD(c)
        Grealish
        Traore
        Aguero

        1. Botman and Robben
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          You about 60 points behind him now?

        2. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Genius

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

          VVD Captain is such a random decision

      • Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Robbo and Salah save my GW please..

      • Totalfootball
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Anyone else WCing GW 24 !?!
        If yes , what is your team ?

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

          Copying the Scout Picks

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

          Lol

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

          West Ham triple up

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

        LMS safety score currently 32

        1. FPL price manipulators are …
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          How?

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

            TAA 11

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

          Phew, 37

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

          Would take 22

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

          Oh ffs! I’ll be out this week. Fuming. What a week!

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

          I'm on 35 omg

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

          Would be out again if I wasn't already 🙂

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Nice from AWB.

      • diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Lallana on
        Ox off

      • Bavarian
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        VVD or Robbo?

      • manu4life99
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Worst gw ever massive red arrow. What to do with this bunch?

        Ryan
        TAA Soy Sidibe
        Salah Mane KDB Grealish
        Vardy Maupay DCL

        McGovern Traore Lund Rico

      • La Roja
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Gibbs off for Lallana

      • g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Ox off Adam on

      • FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Maximus knows

      • Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Wan Bissaka comedy club 😆

        1. FPL price manipulators are …
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          An expensive one

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

        Man City currently gaining a point on all their rivals 😎

      • g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Fred SOT

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

        MBP in heaven

      • GREEN IS GOOD
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Maupay or Calvert-Lewin?

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

          I was leaning Maupay for fixtures but DCL statswise / form seems better

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

          no brainer

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

        Grab a goal Tony

      • Super Nashwan
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Sell rashford for whom?

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

          Aguro

        2. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Bobby for me

      • diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Shaw done pretty well against Salah, so far.

        1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Salah went to run round him in the 1st half and has looked completely exhausted ever since

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

        Looks like the rumours were true. Henry Winter just announced on Twitter that Rashford is out for 2-3 months.

        https://twitter.com/henrywinter/status/1218946464921083904?s=20

        This just made things more simple but Salah so wasteful today

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Silly OGS. Why flog him ?

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

            Poor management from Ole and the medical team. Massively backfired. Still did pretty well mind. Got me a fair few points. Be sad to see him go.

      • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        United having a real go

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

          *Fred having a real go.

      • Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        bring on greenwood ole

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

        Nice dive from Salah

        Ref bought it

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

          dive? Matic pulled his shirt.

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

          Very streetwise for a Johnny foreigner

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

        Possibly my worst scoring gameweek ever, so tinkering with a WC.

        Thoughts on this?

        Pope
        TAA | Robertson | VVD | Lundstram
        KdB | Son | Martial | Traore
        Aguero | Vardy

        Button | Cantwell | Greenwood | Williams

        0ITB.

        Cantwell coming in for Aguero when he's inevitably rotated.

        Thanks

        1. Botman and Robben
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Why no Mane/Salah?

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

            Feel like going for something different, and like how this enables me to afford KdB and Aguero

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

          I’m tinkering too
          Dubravka
          TAA,Lundstrum,James
          Salah,Mane,KDB,Trossard,Fleck
          Aguero,Ings

          McCarthy,Lascelles,Williams,Greenwood

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

            Ooh nice!! Selling Vardy hmm

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

              Double Newcastle at the back when on good fixtures.
              James in good form but not so good fixtures.

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

          Triple Liverpool defence, long term could be mint.
          Fleck instead of Traore for me but he’s still more consistent.

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

            Yeah, could always go Fleck over Cantwell

      • School of Poch
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Anyone else still thinking of bringing Salah in for DGW if they haven't already got him and going attacking double up over defensive double up. Might not have returned yet in this game, but has been involved so much and looks incredibly lively in attack

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

          Yes. Now Rashford is likely out for 2-3 months it makes the decision to upgrade Maddison to Salah & Rashford to DCL

          1. School of Poch
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            I've already done Rash to DCL and Maddi to Salah was my next planned move. It will mean going without TAA for DGW though as I have Robbo. But hoping Robbo can match him