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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. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    ..and the crowd goes mild

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

    Loses BPS for offside right?

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

      Yep

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

      -1

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Desperate much? 😆

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

      Does TAA get bps for chance created even though Mane was offside?

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

        Nope

  3. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Omg those who don't own TAA I really wonder why are they still here?

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

      My ML rival has been so stubborn with Robbo all season lol he’s an LFC fan too

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

    The assist hat-trick for Trent denied.

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

    This was the performance I wanted from Trent in the double!

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

      I know, same. 12 was alright though hehe

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

    Brought back to earth for a sec

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

    Mane owners 😆

    1. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      ...are the real winners. 🙂

  8. Bring the Cavalry
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Damn went against the grain this week and went mane over Salah captain that would of been nice

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

    Owners haunted.

    Mane -BPS

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

      😆

  10. fplking14
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Was it wrongfully disallowed?

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

      No.

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

      No

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

      Yes

    4. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Correct decision.

    5. Blunder fc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      nah definitely off

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

      No, correct decision

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

      No he was about a foot offside.

      Although the commentators saying 'just offside"

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

      No

    9. The Albatross
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No, way off side

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

    Actually thought that was onside! MIles off! Been quite lucky bringing him in as he's done little today. Still good rank boost.

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

    come on salah, grab another please

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      This

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

    Alisson saves Liverpool again

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

    Bowen HAS to score that

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

    Keeps!

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

    Allison huuuuge

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jim Bowen misses the bullseye

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

      😆

  18. Feanor
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Firmino doing nothing since I got him.

  19. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Pereira or Doherty?

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

      Probably Doherty on form.

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Pereira

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

    Plz Bobby get something

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

      Lol he should’ve had a hat trick but he can’t shoot. Absolute donkey.

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

    Alisson saves 1 on 1!

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

    Firmino to Vardy and Kdb to Mane my xfers this week its looking

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

      I'm thinking mane too but dropping kev seems wrong

  23. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Salah! Get some BPS man!

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

    Blew it up!

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

      Declan Rice?

  25. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    0.1m off doing kdb/Moura/Firmino to Mane/Barnes/Vardy reckon anyone will drol/rise to give me the extra 0.1 I need?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Prices going in wrong direction

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

    No BAPs for Salah is a tad frustrating again

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

      Doesn’t eve deserve a goal.

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

      He has been shite

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

        Fair. Captained the wrong one of my 3 pool players!

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

      standard tho, needs another goal

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

      Doesnt deserve any

  27. Marvin of all he surveys
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Has there ever been a fullback who was so important to a team before?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Dani Alves Barca?

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

          😆
          Sorry for laughing.

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              4 years, 2 months ago

              ?

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

          Baines was Everton for a time

        3. Pinturicchio10
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Many

            1. Marvin of all he surveys
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Go on?

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

                Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Sun Jihai

                1. Marvin of all he surveys
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  You know only one of those is a fullback don't you.

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

                    All right backs mate

                    1. Marvin of all he surveys
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 2 months ago

                      I think you need to do a bit of research.

              2. Pinturicchio10
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  Lahm. Carlos. Cafu. Thuram. Alves. Maldini. Lizarazu. Alberto. Zanetti. Plenty more.

                  1. Marvin of all he surveys
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    They are all great players, but Trent is virtually the most important player in the team. I don't think you could say that about many of those.

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

              Cracking player at going forward and those crosses are pure gold

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

              Ian Harte
              Andy Hinchcliffe

            4. SEXY SALAH
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Ian Harte

            5. Feanor
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Cafu?

          • 'Broadsword Calling Da…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Glad that was off-side, some scumbag in my cash mini-league is running two teams and of course one of those teams has Mane (the person is pretending it's his wife's first season) haha

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

              sounds like something from Midsomer Murders

              Is the vicar having an affair as well, whilst a murder is committed at the church fete?

          • diesel001
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Mane selfish and loses the ball costing him BAPS

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

              He is on 2

            2. Maddi Son
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              You call that selfish, really?

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

            Game Stats (Minute: 89)
            Bonus Points

            3 - Alexander-Arnold (41)
            2 - Mané, Wijnaldum