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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. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah fluffs...

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

    Damn it salah just score one past this guy!

  3. 20LEGEND
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Fuuuu two captain fails in a row Kane and now Mane. fed up

  4. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah and sitters today. Lol

  5. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah would score 10 goals per season if he was a Southampton player...(Ings 40 a season at Liverpool with so many chances to score...)

  6. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Poor from Pope. Should have palmed it out to Mane

  7. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah shooting like girl

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Can’t say that in this day and age!

  8. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Cmon Pope one more save...

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

      4 possible? #greedy

  9. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah isn't clinical and should sell his right foot

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

      Hes never been clinical. Just gets so many chances he ends up scoring all the time

  10. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Oh dear!!!

  11. Party time
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Salah needs to get spanked

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Wrong forum for that buddy

        1. Party time
            3 years, 9 months ago

            😆 Oh betcha it is

      2. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        1 more Pope!!

      3. The Red Devil
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Mane would've buried that in the bottom corner

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

        Pope on 8 saves

      5. Lucky Z
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Glad I got rid of Salah this GW on WC

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

        Patricio
        Doherty awb aurier
        Mane kdb willian pulisic bruno
        Rashford jimenez

        Jimenez to ings?
        Mane to sterling
        Both for -4

        Also am i need fh on 36+ with this team

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

        1-1 FT

      8. BigBillyBass
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Is Mane essential?

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

          Not now

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

          Yeah, well rested.

      9. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Pope Vs Salah

      10. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Klopp fuming with Salah. Absolute chance spunker.

      11. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        el capitano blanko

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

        Feel lucky that Pope only got 3.

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

          4?

      13. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Gonna be hilarious when salah drops again 😀

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

        Pope stranded on 8 saves, no CS and a YC. Lovely

      15. Wild Card this!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        (Y)

      16. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Less than 3.5 goals was 4/7 there. Easy money...!!!

      17. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Salah -78k transfer out last GW, scores 18
        Salah 81k transfers in this GW, scores ..?

        Wonder if any one took him out to miss his haul, panicked and brought straight back in for this!

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

          Incredible.

        2. FPLtfs
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          I sold him this morning 🙂

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

        Over to you Bruno

      19. Isco Disco
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Klopp you deserve this for playing Salah every game. Should’ve benched him today so that Mane had a chance to get a goal or 2 to get back in the golden boot race

        1. JJO
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          No

      20. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Pope to sneak a bap?

        1. JJO
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          No

        2. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          How or why did he get carded there? I.must have been at the toilet there...