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Mane on Liverpool’s bench as Klopp names strong side to face Norwich

Sadio Mané (£12.2m) is back in the Liverpool matchday squad following his Double Gameweek 24 injury – but he has been named on the bench to face Norwich.

It appears as if Jurgen Klopp plans to ease the Senegalese international back into full fitness, especially with Champions League commitments coming up midweek.

Despite fears there would be rotation at Carrow Road, the remainder of the key Fantasy Premier League assets find themselves in the starting line-up.

Mohamed Salah (£12.8m) comes into Gameweek 26 as the most captained asset, the highest-owned Liverpool option and more double-figure hauls since Gameweek 26 than any other player.

Armed with all those accolades, the Egyptian finds himself in the starting line-up alongside Roberto Firmino (£9.7m), Liverpool’s away top-scorer this season, as well as popular full-backs Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.7m) and Andrew Robertson (£7.0m).

Meanwhile, Daniel Farke goes with an unchanged selection from the side that drew 0-0 at Newcastle last time out.

That means another start for Todd Cantwell (£4.9m) while Teemu Pukki (£6.5m), who scored in the reverse fixture, leads the line up-front.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Byram, Zimmermann, Hanley, Aarons; Tettey, McLean; Cantwell, Duda, Rupp; Pukki.

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

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  1. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Pukki playing for pool

  2. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Keita is pretty useless.

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

    If you only own TAA is a clean sheet a good or a bad thing..?

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

      Bad imo

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

      Good just. 88% EO

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

        How about those who own 2 Liv defa though

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          VVD 26%
          Robbo 25%
          Gomez 10%

          So probably a lot of double ups so a clean sheet would hurt rank. Sorry, my bad.

          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Add up those numbers

            1. panda07
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Add TAA to that

        2. TorresMagic™
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          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          There's your answer.

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

      I own taa robbo and c Salah. So probably bad

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

      I think depends on the BAPs (story of my life)

    5. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Bad unless rivals have no Pool defenders. Bad in overall rank.

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

    Salah, like Vardy, won’t need to use the rehearsed baby celebration anytime soon.

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

    Firmino playing left back, Robbo center forward.

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

    Allison > Kepa

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

      No sh*t!

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

        Similar buying price no ?

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

      You're a genius

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

        Having in mind fee paid they are worth comparing..

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

      Struggle to name many PL keepers worse than Kepa.

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

        120 and something from 130 and something from top 5 leagues apparently (statistically wise)

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

          Stats don’t tell the whole story, clearly.

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

      Kepa isn't worth that much.
      It's because Chelsea are out of options after snake courtois did AWOL & have to pay his 'over the odd' release clause.

      1. Bunk Moreland
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        They could still have bought Nick Pope or Tom Heaton for 1/4th of the price. They are both better than Kepa.

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

          At that time no one wants to sell or set ridiculous price because of the situation. Jack butland was offered at £50m & Oblak's price was £100m 🙁
          Kepa was chosen because he's the only 'top' keeper with a clause (he was madrid's 2nd choice after DDG, the deal was £25m but he refused & sign a new contract with bilbao)

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

          Pope is definitely better

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

            Pope is not for sale at that time m8.
            Kepa's worth only 25m, that's what RM are paid for him before he snubbed them.

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

    TAA shot of target

  8. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Klopp should bring Mane on. He is hungry and ready to work socks off.

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

      Source?

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

    Ugly scenes as the camera pans into the Norwich end.

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

      my eyes!

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Needn’t worry for long, the away fans will steal the cameras.

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

    TAA cheeky shot from distance well wide.

  11. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Does Cantwell qualify to play for the Lionesses ?

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

    Hanley YC

  13. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hanley yc

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

    Let's just cross this week off and pretend it never happened

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

    Maldini YC

  16. GOTHAM City F.C.
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    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Will bobby get assist if TAA scores?

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

      Direct goal?

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He would have.

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

    Trent looking for a YC

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

    Liverpool high press finally causes problems for Norwich.

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

    Trent gets involved in everything

    1. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yet people still continue to criticise him.

  20. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ref looking for some on camera time...

  21. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    what’s the point of the W in Norwich ?

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

      Its not Norwick is it?

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

      Go eat a sandwich.

      1. The Knights Template
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Sanga

    3. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      You're opening a massive can of worms here mate.

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

      It stands for 'webbed'

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

    come on Bobby, and maintain your away form Salah

  23. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    This GW is so slow and painful

  24. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    come on Bobby, let’s go party ....

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

    Salah passed there?!?!

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

    Salah decision making so far has been very poor

  27. JRD
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    damn , waited that long for this crapgame

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

    Again so poor from salah

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

    Caroline Flack =0(. So sad.

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

      ???

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

      Damn, wtf

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

      She passed away.

    4. Tsssst
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Wrong site my man

    5. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      the average age on here might be 12, but it ain’t Mumsnet 😉

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

      surprising, suicide I guess

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

        Illuminati involved

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

    Should bring Salah off for Mane at HT.