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Alexander-Arnold’s turn for a benching as Salah and Mané start at Anfield

Jurgen Klopp has engaged in some more late-season rotation, causing issues for Fantasy managers once again.

After Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) was benched at Brighton so Neco Williams (£4.0m) could get a first Premier League start, it is Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.8m) who has made way for him at Anfield.

The young full-back is capable of playing on both sides of the defence, operating at left-back at the Amex Stadium but handed a start on the right-hand side today.

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) owners will be happy to see him survive the latest shuffling of the Liverpool pack as some had feared he might get the same treatment as Sadio Mané (£12.3m) did midweek.

But the two premium midfielders are both in the team today, stationed in their usual roles either side of Roberto Firmino (£9.4m).

With Jordan Henderson (£5.3m) out for the remainder of the Premier League season, Klopp has taken the opportunity to offer a start in midfield to Curtis Jones (£4.5m).

The youngster is joined there by the more experienced Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.4m) and Fabinho (£5.4m).

Burnley line-up in their traditional 4-4-2 shape, with Erik Pieters (£4.2m) in midfield and Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) joined up-front by Chris Wood (£6.1m).

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Gomez, N Williams; C Jones, Wijnaldum, Fabinho; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

Burnley XI: Pope; C Taylor, Tarkowski, K Long, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Brownhill, Pieters; Wood, Rodriguez.

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  1. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Haha YC forPope

  2. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bought in Salah for -4... Thanks dud!

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Unlucky everyone’s been missing his set ups today.

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

    Pope YC lmao

  4. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope wtf

  5. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    On -1 atm. Great.

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      How? Team of Norwich defenders!?

      1. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Hit and taa, Salah

    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Who?

      1. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Me

    3. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ah hit of course

  6. Nimby
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Won't be captaining Salah again this season. And might as well sell him with that in mind.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Last week worked

  7. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is that a save

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No

  8. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Love it when my score starts reversing

  9. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Keïta doing everything he can but nobody else up for it

  10. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Do we get a tweet from the scouts about Pope YC!?

    1. Rotation's Alter Ego
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Probably. Most highly owned players get one.

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        What's the point with a yellow alert? No evasive action you can take

  11. Sif
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Time wasting card for play that is 100% fine before the 80th minute.
    Inconsistent.

  12. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Rival played McCarthy and benched Pope. I thought it was a strange decision until I remembered he's a Liverpool fan

  13. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Never understood capping a pool player this GW when Burnley have been so sound in defence, what was the major reasoning?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Man City 5. Burnley 0.

    2. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Apparently their record against big six is very poor

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Liverpool winning the league was nice but that Pope YC might be my favourite moment of the season.

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ahahah

      1. Von Lipwig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        this!

  15. CroatianHammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Okay, this was it for LFC. They've nothing to play for now, and have harder to come. Selling Mané when opportunity arises.

  16. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Macca gives Pope the MotM

  17. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    A late Mane goal would be sweet.

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      This

  18. Grounderz
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hope Liverpool continues their average performance into the new season. Back to where they belong.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I would say unlikely:

      - They have managed to get a significant rest due to C-19.
      - No European football after dumped out by Atletico Madrid which means they get a rest before the next season starts.
      - AFCON has been postponed which saves Mane and Salah.
      - With the PL wrapped up, they can use the remaining games as a mini-pre season while other teams are still going full out.

      1. Grounderz
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Wait, hold up. Let me roll my eyes for ya.

  19. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope yellow best news all night

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yes - there was no point making those 3 saves now

  20. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Love how Salah blanked, dropped in price, got a monster score, raised in price and blanked again :D. Haul incoming?

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Benching incoming based on today's performance.

  21. Ange Ball
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    The Salah to Antonio I was going to make would been class. 🙁

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      You’d of never of made that move

      1. Ange Ball
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        check my posts between Salah and Pulisic

      2. Ange Ball
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Salah performance last week made me keep him if he did not firer last week it would be Antonio IN

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      This

    3. Von Lipwig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Captain Hindsight can be cruel

    4. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Us pope owners would of been happy with 4 points

    5. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Would have
      Could have
      ...

  22. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    HIT IT MO FFS SO WEAK

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Sorry for caps. But Jesus just put ur foot through it

  23. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope save! Salah

  24. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    It’s viable now to leave Pool players behind ... oops Salah (ars) hattrick

  25. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    8th.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nice

  26. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah big chance missed. TAA + bps

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    salah misses a complete sitter

    one of the worst shots I have seen

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Haha

  28. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    One more Pope please!!!!

  29. Sancidino
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    SALAH WHAT ARE YOU DOING FFS

  30. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Those who thought about bringing in Antonio for Salah can be even happier with their thought process now! Silver lining.