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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. Dr. Agabuse
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    where is Henderson in bps race??

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      ah yes, there he creeps in

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

      On 21 in joint 4th place with Mane and TAA

  2. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Owning both Salah & Manè is where it’s at. Mo’s goal is coming.

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

      My plan going forward.

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

      mos in ace form as far as im concerned

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

      This, great fixtures and not blank in GW 28

    4. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Wasn't totally sure this was the way to go - 2x LIV defenders, or Firmino the other options. But I have Mane + Salah.

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

    what a diff mane is....

  4. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone that still owns Mane after 3, 3, 1, 0, 0 can have that one.

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

    Zero...point....to....game

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

    Irbrox?

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

      Himself & Brosslol are currently consoling each other.

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

        Kleenex all round.

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

    Trent no baps is a disappointment

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He hasn’t assisted Salah’s goal yet. Be patient.

  8. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    6 red arrows in last 8 gws, looks like time to wc!

  9. Third Eye Vision
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Liverpool fans thinking they’re getting decisions against them this season sheds light on their amazing lack of self awareness.

    1. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I was going to do a Holocaust denial analogy, but I didn’t want to be unfair to Nazis by comparing them to Liverpool fans.

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

        What a complete dic*head you are.

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

      Nobody thinks that. You're talking nonsense.

      1. Third Eye Vision
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Err... it’s all over this site constantly. I’m just mentioning their nonsense.

    3. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I've not heard this.

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

    Good to know pushing someone who's in mid air isn't a foul anymore.

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

      You can't be serious?

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

        1) did he push him?
        2) did he challenge for the ball?

  11. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Salah > Mane the most obvious transfer this week?

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

      No brainer

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

    Bonus Points

    3 - Robertson (29)
    2 - Gomez (26)
    1 - van Dijk (24)

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

      No Mane ??

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

        Will probably get one after winning goal bps is added on

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

      There we go!!!

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

        Cheers

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

    Everyone on here was laughing at Mane owners when the lineups got announced! 😀

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

      I wasn't

    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Probably still are with double pool defense

    3. Warblers
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      "Everyone on here was laughing at Mane owners when the lineups got announced!" What does this even mean. Who's laughing. And why?

    4. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No they weren't

  14. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    The Mane faithful that kept him through Salahs 32 points in the previous 3 gameweeks deserve them points

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

      A lot of them had both..

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

    Gawdddd cmon Mo

  16. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Need 2 defenders for max 8.2 to fill this:

    McCarthy
    TAA | ____ | ____
    Salah | Mane | KdB | Son | Cantwell
    Vardy | Ings

    Button | Greenwood | Williams | Reid

    Absolutely dead set on the rest.

    Thanks

    1. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hanley with Lascelles or C.Taylor ur only option

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

      Lascelles and Hanley

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks both

    3. evilfish
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hanley and Tanganga?

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

    My rank did not change with that Mane goal. I guess only casuals still have Mane

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

      Actually the other way around..

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

    Salah been crap?

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Always

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

      Just remove the question mark

  19. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    SuperMane Returns! (in both senses of the word!)

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

    Goal.....

    Wait..... VAR checking.....

    It kills the spontaneously of the game for the fans

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

    Petty Salah owner here but feels like Keita cost him his best chance of a return by missing that rebound. Ah well. Well done those of you kept Mane!

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

      Well done for getting 6pts after having 12m on you bench for weeks?

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

        Ha, yeah, good point. I brought in Son for him and that’s worked out well so I don’t mind!

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

        For weeks? For 1 gameweek

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

    Salah off pen

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

    Salah 90 but off pens.

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

    Milner on

    Pen incoming

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lol. Word for word.

  25. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Milner on. Pen incoming.

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

    Bugger...

  27. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Mane, we need another goal

  28. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    So Mane has scored a goal. How many points is he getting for that 20?

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

      I heard 30..

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      25

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

      +42

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

        What is +42. I bet I had seen it somewhere on FFS

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

          Just a hitchhikers reference

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

          Meaning of the universe IIRC from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

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

      More than Salah/Firmino

    5. HNI
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Many Mane owners TC him so could be 30 if he gets 3baps for winning goal

  29. Crystal Alice
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Milner on Pens