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Alisson returns for Liverpool as Klopp starts Salah, Mané, Firmino and Jota

Liverpool have been handed a much-needed boost at the back for their Gameweek 6 meeting with Sheffield United.

With Virgil van Dijk‘s (£6.4m) long-term injury still fresh in Jurgen Klopp’s mind, he welcomes back first-choice goalkeeper Alisson (£5.9m) from his shoulder problem.

It is a first start since Gameweek 3 for the Brazilian, Liverpool giving up nine goals in two matches during his absence.

That development is sure to be music to the ears of Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.4m) and Andrew Robertson (£7.1m) owners, who sit in 35.6% and 19% of team respectively.

However, there is arguably even more exciting news further up the pitch for Liverpool, as this week’s most captained player worldwide Mohamed Salah (£12.4m) could well be handed a centre-forward role.

Diogo Jota (£6.3m) has been welcomed into the starting line-up for a rare foray into a 4-2-3-1 formation, which also features Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) and Sadio Mané (£12.0m).

It has been some time since we have seen Klopp shape his troops in this way, but the last time a fourth attacking midfielder was added to the team, Firmino was handed a number 10 role behind Salah.

Meanwhile, interest in Sheffield United assets continues to wane, with Rhian Brewster (£4.5m) the only player owned by more than 7% for Gameweek 6.

He starts against his former club, paired with Oli McBurnie (£5.7m) up-front.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, Gomez, Fabinho, Alexander-Arnold; J Henderson, Wijnaldum; Mané, Firmino, D Jota; Salah.

Sheffield United XI: Ramsdale; Ampadu, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Osborn, Berge, Lundstram, Baldock; Brewster, McBurnie.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM FPL GAMEWEEK 6

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  1. VAR FEAR
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Need help! Bringing in a midfielder for Harrison and have funds. Planning on keeping the sane setup for a month as I have to travel.

    Bowen
    Barkley or one of
    Foden/Mahrez

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Mahrez if you don’t need the extra cash somewhere else

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      How much money you have and who do you have ?

    3. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Where are you going without the internet? Undercover in the Gobi Desert.

      1. VAR FEAR
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Work, with someone over my shoulder 24/7

        1. circusmonkey
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Tell them to stop bullying you.

    4. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I would stick with Harrison. He's looked fantastic.

  2. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Just saw that new feature on live fpl.

    Kane
    Top10k: 139.96%
    Your OR: 81.77%

    That means Kane hauling means green arrow for me

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      The issue is to catch top 10k, not top 3 million as in my case.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      But further away from Top 10K

    3. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Kane haul = delete my team.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Well regulars dont have him and I am in top 1m

  3. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Mane or Salah as the striker. I think Mane with his Areal ability is going to play centrally.

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      No. It’s Salah

    2. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Hope so but unlikely

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Salah most of the time plays a striker in these kind of cases

      2. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Can't see Mane or Jota playing RW.

  4. Camino Aleatorio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Mendy is a great keeper, dang - Kepa should be used to bring refreshments and snacks to his fellow bench and squad players.

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Wasn’t even on the bench.

      1. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        He could bring snacks to spectators I guess

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        He was injured that wasn't on the bench

      3. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Where is going in January? And remember when he refused to come off the pitch.

  5. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Lets get this season starting now. Big hauls from Robbo and Salah(C).

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      One time please - let’s get the season going

    2. FPL_trail_runner
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      It wont move you much in the rankings unless you are doing very badly

      Points for captain salah wont matter much.

      Its if he doesnt score and you captain someone else is where your rank will fly.

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        It will make a huge huge difference, of course it will

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Not correct. Kane has higher EO in top 10k.

      3. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Disagree. Points for Salah captain do matter especially if he outscores Kane

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

        Or course captain hauling is massive...

  6. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    17 from 4. Want a TAA bounce back now!

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      10 from 4 here
      Want more than bounce back here

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        If it won't happen in this game it probably won't happen ever. At home. Allison back. Against a side which does not know how to score!

  7. Long ago I drew a walrus
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Is there a Fantasy Eredivisie? Imagine captaining Lassina Traore for 5 goals, 3 assists. If he's categorised as a forward that's still 34 points if including 3 bonus

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      The way this season is going I’d have transfered him out for a hit the week before for the guy who got the red card

    2. Well you know, Triffic
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      https://www.coachvanhetjaar.nl/?harvest_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Famp.reddit.com%2F

      It's probably quite fun as you have 3 big clubs and alot of whipping boys.

  8. Sam (Team Sam)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Hmmm. I have exact money to do Havertz and Podence to Zaha and Grealish (-4).

    Would possibly have to do it tonight.

    Thoughts?

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      The moves aren't bad, but you can't do it tonight. Too much football left to be played before GW7

      1. Seanigula
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Not by Zaha or Grealish

        1. fr3d
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Irrelevant

        2. Manani
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          but maybe injury from other players in the team

      2. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah but Zaha and grealish have both played so we know they’re not injured...does it really matter if podence scores?

    2. Seanigula
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      It always depends on who else you have

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

    Robbo (C) will be the real winner for those that took the risk

  10. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    James played in the last two games so the logic thing is to get a rest on Wed.That means he could start vs Burnley.

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I am playing. Which means he gets 1 point. Has given me 1 point in every game I have played him.

  11. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone else have Mane (c)?.

    1. Mile Plankton
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Guy ahead of me in my mini league has Robbo, Salah and Mane (c).
      I only have Salah from Liverpool and he is my VC (Kane C).

  12. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Mo Salah!
    Mo Salah!
    Mo Salah!

  13. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Salah hatty with TAA assist and clean sheet please. Not asking for much.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      *Robbo

  14. Manani
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Do we think Reece James will be keeping his place

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      He is a rotation risk

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Wait until the Champion's League game.

      Two days rest between Krasnodar and Burnley so might give us an indication.

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I'm still waiting to see Ziyech start on the RW.

        Because he plays narrow, the RB will need to push up and hold the width. I think that suits James' game more than Azpi's...

        But who knows!

        1. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Azpi was decent offensively last season, doubt it makes a difference.

          1. Piggs Boson
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Yeah, maybe.

            But I do think James is better in those positions.

  15. Supersonic Marv'
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Anybody silly enough to pay £15 for this?

    1. BoleynWin
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I’m hoping someone’s kind enough to provide a link for less...

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Do you mean FFS membership
      😉

  16. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Salah up front confirmed

  17. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    so close :O

  18. JJO
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Almost Taa goal Salah assist 🙂

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Would have been the dream

  19. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    3 minutes in and Liverpool could be 3-0 up

  20. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    'We have a mutual trust. I know what he can do. I know what he needs. And I think also that James knows what I have and what I need. I simply ask him to show his quality. To put the quality he has on the pitch.

    Carlo on Rodriguez

  21. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Come oooon TAA and Salah!!!

  22. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Mane and Salah eo?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Mane too little Salah on 100

  23. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Is Mane at LW?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      LS

      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Gorgeous

  24. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Please Salah. Do not disappoint.

  25. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Are Liverpool allergic to the right side? Seems everything is running through Robertson

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Have been like that all season for some reason. TAA staying deep and Henderson going in those positions TAA would be in last season.

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah, it's been happening all season.

      I think the TAA -> Robertson move is a sound one. Not looking sideways anymore.

  26. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    They’re really trying to give Sheffield the penalty

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Whatttytttt??????

  27. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Is that even a foul?

  28. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    What's going to be best for an old man's heart without Salah and Mane?
    a) Check the FFS feed continually
    b) Check the score at HT and FT only
    c) Check the score at FT only
    d) Wait until tomorrow to catch up?

  29. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Penalty !!!!

  30. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Get lost VAR. Double Pool defence been such a disaster.