Dugout Discussion

Jota and Firmino both start as Jesus returns for Man City’s clash with Liverpool

The Premier League winners and runners-up in each of the last two seasons clash at the Etihad this afternoon.

Manchester City v Liverpool gets underway at 16:30 GMT.

Debate has raged this week over whether Diogo Jota (£6.4m) or Roberto Firmino (£9.2m) would get the nod to join Mohamed Salah (£12.4m) and Sadio Mane (£12.0m) in the Liverpool attack but, in the end, both players start for Jurgen Klopp’s side.

Barring any curveball formation choices, the Reds’ boss seems to have opted for a similar 4-2-3-1 set-up that he trialled in the Gameweek 6 win over Sheffield United.

Klopp has made two changes from last Saturday’s win over West Ham, with Jota replacing Curtis Jones (£4.4m) in one of those alterations.

Joel Matip (£5.4m) is in for Nat Phillips (£4.0m) at centre-half in the other.

Pep Guardiola has also made a brace of changes from Gameweek 7.

Gabriel Jesus (£9.3m) is back to lead the line, with the Brazilian making his first Premier League appearance since the opening weekend of the season.

Ilkay Gundogan (£5.4m) also returns to the heart of the City midfield, with Riyad Mahrez (£8.3m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.4m) making way.

There is again no place in the hosts’ starting XI for Phil Foden (£6.6m), who hasn’t started a league match since Gameweek 5.

It’s not often that we can say that the majority of City assets are differentials in FPL but that is the case at present, with Kevin De Bruyne (£11.5m) the only member of Guardiola’s squad who boasts a double-digit ownership.

They are even less popular within the top 10k, with Kyle Walker (£6.1m) – who sits in 8.15% of these squads – the most-selected option.

Salah is by some distance the most-owned player in this fixture, both within the top 10k (65.34%) and overall (46.9%).


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Gundogan, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Torres, Sterling, Jesus.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Gomez, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Jota, Firmino, Mané, Salah.

GET IN-GAME DATA AT LIVE FPL

Check your own rank and in-play FPL stats on LiveFPL.net every Gameweek

1,570 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    TAA INJURED

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

    Trent injured. What a disaster hes been this season

  3. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    TAA crooked

  4. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    TAA International injury

  5. Hattrick Harry
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    TAA down 3-4 weeks out by the looks of it

    1. Oi! Shadders!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      And you know that how?

  6. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    TAA down

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Trent calf injury

  8. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Brilliant why the hell do I own sterling

    1. dshv
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Same

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

      I’ve got him too but it’s not just Sterling...it’s the way that City have regressed in their play in the final third of the pitch.

  9. cilz88
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Wildcard time - please help

    Wildcard team is looking like
    Leno Steele
    Coufal Chilwell Mitchell Struijk Kilman
    Salah Fernandes Ziyech Grealish Bissouma
    Kane Werner Watkins

    Unsure whether to go Barkley and Brewster over Bissouma and Watkins. Thoughts?

    1. Nimby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I like it and am considering similar.

    2. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Bamford over Watkins? I own the latter but would prefer Bamford on WC

      1. cilz88
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah also thinking that but think my heart is ruling my head. We have a good run of fixtures coming up.

  10. GROBARI
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Pathetic from Sterling

    1. dshv
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

  11. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Calf injury by the looks of it.

  12. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Uh ohs

  13. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    4.0m full back for Liverpool watch time

    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Milner

    2. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Isn’t he 3.9m?

    3. dshv
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yes sir

  14. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ffs Sterling

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Could be a good few weeks out

    Muscle tissue injury?

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah

      Those could take a month to heal at least.

  16. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jesus does look sharp. Always put off getting him though.

  17. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Mildly coming on

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Milly f@@king auto correct

  18. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Time for Neco Williams

    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      3.9.

      I hope TAA is fine but if he's out long term that might be the most appealing transfer of all time.

  19. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Trent injured. Advantage Liverpool

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Milner time

  21. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    A Trent injury could mean a lot of early transfers in the international break

  22. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Not looking good for TAA. Milner getting ready.

    Why not Williams?

  23. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling you imbecile

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

      Let's please be decent

  24. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Can’t wait to sell sterling.

  25. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Thank God, sold TAA and kept Robbo!

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You still need to sell Robbo

  26. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Milner on to steal pens.

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Good look getting the ball off Salah 🙂

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

    Stubborn Trent owners finally getting the push they need to remove him.

  28. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    TAA price to drop at least twice over the IB break?

  29. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    TAA clean sheet banked....

  30. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    TAA avoids a -1 and makes it to 60, that's a haul 😎