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Mané returns to Liverpool front-three as Moyes starts Ngakia at right-back

Jurgen Klopp has named a routine Liverpool side to face West Ham in the final match of Gameweek 27.

Mohamed Salah (£12.8m) comes into the Monday night encounter as the most-captained player and starts in his traditional berth on the right flank of the Reds’ front-three.

He is joined in the strike force by Roberto Firmino (£9.7m) and Sadio Mané (£12.3m), who returns to the team for a first league start since the first match of Double Gameweek 24.

The Senegalese international may enjoy his evening against West Ham as David Moyes has taken the bold move of starting young defender Jeremy Ngakia (£4.0m) at right-back instead of the more experienced Pablo Zabaleta (£4.2m).

His performance will be of particular interest to Fantasy managers as the task of marking Mané is a big one. A poor night could mean big things for the £12.3m man, but if Ngakia impresses enough to hold onto his place, he could become an interesting asset considering his £4.0m price.

Another interesting decision sees Sebastien Haller (£6.8m) left on the bench alongside Manuel Lanzini (£6.2m), Pablo Fornals (£6.0m) and Jarrod Bowen (£6.5m) to enable a front-three of attacking midfielders.

Moyes has opted to play  Michail Antonio (£6.9m) through the middle of the strike-force, flanked by Felipe Anderson (£6.6m) and Robert Snodgrass (£5.2m).

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold; Keita, Wijnaldum, Fabinho; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Diop; Ngakia; Rice, Noble, Soucek; Antonio, Anderson, Snodgrass.

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

    Joe Hart would have saved that one also

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

    Snodgrass sitting on my bench getting points yet again....

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

    Diop puts "We're gonna win the league" chant on hold

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

    Bugga.
    The week I double up on Pool defence. For a hit. And got rid of Bobby. That’s going to bite me even more innit?!

    1. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      8 years

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

        Hah! 😆
        Tbh got rid of Kelly so...

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

    Di Canio!

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

    Who's the muppet with triple Liverpool defence?

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

      Andy?

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

      Wait for the next cs and he’ll appear with a smug gloat

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

      MBP

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

    Does anyone here not own Trent? Kind of sucks when w player reaches that consistency that everyone owns and returns barely raise an eyebrow but you can’t go without them.

    Need Robbo attacking returns now they’ve conceded!

    1. Big Mac 24
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Me

    2. reo19uk
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Shocked but in my money league 3 of my 4 rivals haven't got him!

      1. Big Mac 24
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I have VVD who’ll nod in the winner

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

      I went Roobt/VVD early so stuck with that. Not to sad about it but sure want TTA today.

    4. Majestic Chanka
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      That’s when you cap them!

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

    TAA(c) + Vardy > TAA + Jimenez(c)

    Stage 1: Vardy blank - complete
    Stage 2: TAA scores the same or less than Jimmy - in progress

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

    Yeah guys, it was me, I bought a 2nd Liverpool def for the first time since GW3

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

    10 points gone with that Diop goal if you have 2 Liverpool defenders and Salah (C)

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

      Lovin it. Double Pool D has paid off for far too long. Time for double attack to get some glory today.

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

        If you have one defender + Double Liverpool attack with Salah (C) or Mane (C) you still lost 7 points

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

          Its about denying any double D's the double CS points...dont care what I "lose" from it in MF.

          Double D has been outperforming Double O.

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

      Beautiful.

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

      o/

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

      10 pts and some potentially bonus too. Ouch

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

      Roberson goal coming right up, you just know it.

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

    Football shirts should just have black armbands as part of the design

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

    "Diop Bop Sends Klopp and Kop to Post-Op"

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

      Post-op?

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

        Yeah, where you go in a hospital after an operation!

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

          What's the operation representing in this metaphor pls?

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

            Diop opened up a head wound on Jurgen!

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

      best bar in Thailand

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

    I’m forever blowing bubbles

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hope he enjoyed it

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

        ?

  14. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Even with cleanie gone, TAA assist swiftly taken me back into te top 100k 🙂 BEAST

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

    It's ok. More assists needed.

  16. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    lol @ people who have had double Pool defence for the past 8 weeks. I knew it wasn't worth it.

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

      Yeah sure. We all hate getting CS points and assists !

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Being reeled in as we speak...

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

          😀

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

        I think he may have been joking. Just maybe.

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      HA! Nice

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

      No. He is not joking. The whole Liverpool team are an utter shambles. Wish I sold Salah Trent and Robbi weeks ago like

  17. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Need Firmino and Mané to stay quiet now...

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

    Salah nearly

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

    Salah SOT

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

    Flap denies heaven.

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

      Mane close?

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

      39 virgins only

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

    Time to sell VVD and just stick with TAA

  22. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Salah close

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

    O knew that liv was going to concede in that corner. Everyone was jumping as if they were feeling cold

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

    Great save by Fabianski.

    Kepa was conceding that for sure

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

    Robertson world class pass. Wow!

  26. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    All the double Pool attack owners laughing when they’re on the exact same score

  27. Plant Based FPLer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    A Mane return would be pretty devastating now to us Gomez, VVD and Robertson owners.

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

      Imagine a VVD goal tho

      1. Plant Based FPLer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I have TAA and Gomez only tho, with the money saved just rotting itb. It would hurt.

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

    Cockney Pirlo got bit carried away 🙂

  29. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Joe Gomez 2 points lol 🙁

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

      Be on 1 when Noble scores the pen.

  30. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Think I'll need a VVD attacking return to stay in LMS this week, lets hope for tons of corners!