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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.

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  1. gryffsonofarthur
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    FFS. I swear Alexander Mitrovic is a Witch. Been wanting to get him out last 4 game weeks but injuries and other issues have conspired for me to make other moves.

    Have 2 FT's aND was excited to use one on Mitro. Now Wilson and TAA get injured.

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

      Hahahahahahah

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

      long break, one could recover

    3. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Just take the odd hit to get rid of dead wood. For players in teams that bad, there’s more chance the -4 pays off than not.

    4. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Was in a similar position but luckily I have the opportunity this international break with my 2 FT's. The guy is shockingly bad and him refusing to take a penalty just summed up his time in my team.

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

        He isnt bad. He plays for bad team

        1. BenDavies
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          He is a bad PL striker. An excellent Championship striker. That's a fact.

    5. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Wilson could be back.

      This injury on TAA is good for you, trust me 🙂

    6. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Exact same situation here, Ings kept him in my team this GW & pretty sure Foden/Son/Saiss will keep him there after the IB. I have a nagging hope that he'll relish playing against Pickford.

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

    Sterling badly exposed without sane and silva.

    The signs were there last season with no sane. No dilva now either.

    The two sources of half his tap ins

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Time to say goodbye.

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

    I still have Nyland and Ferguson, whens Ferguson gonna start? And I think Nyland left the league lol

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

      Lol didnt even realise nyland left and i have him as 2nd keeper 😆

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        lol, I was like why is Nyland always red flagged! Oh right....
        I had one week where I didnt even field a keeper

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

      Ferguson will be a bargain in DGW 34 🙂
      I have him too

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        thats a long hold 😀

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I have Amartey and Ferguson 😆

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I kinda like a crocked and AWOL bench, it makes it look like im so confident in my team that I dont even need a living bench

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

    RMWCT??

    Martinez Steer
    PvA Lamptey Justin Taylor Lewis
    Salah KdB Rashford Grealish Soucek
    Werner Richarlison Brewster

    1.3 ITB

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

      Def is tooooooo weak

    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Need some Che at the back

      1. Over Midwicket
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Che Adams is a forward

  5. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Would you WC this lot ?

    Martinez - Button

    Chilwell - James - Justin - Reguillon - Mitchell

    Salah - Sterling - Son - Podence - Bissouma

    Kane- DCL - Mitrovic

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

      Nope

    2. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nah.

    3. Salah(c)
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Just do mitro sterling and podence out to 3 inform players and your good

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

    Hit the trigger on this for free?
    TAA + Hames to Bruno + Bellerin.

    Exact cash so likely to be priced out tomorrow. Also have WC left which could be activated If IB screws me.

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

      yes but wait until after the arsenal game just in case...

      1. Phlajo
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah ofc pending Bellerin doesn't brake later 🙂

        And thx

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      do it

      1. Phlajo
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers

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

    Robertson yellow card in 5 minutes

  8. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Surely nobody who is a serious manager still owns TAA right?? 5 straight blanks?

    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You don't take out TAA for a hit, and midfield and attack tend to be the priority for transfers. Not everyone used wildcard early

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Exactly. Had so many issues in my team that TAA has remained by default

      2. Costa Nostra
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        There will be plenty taking him out for a hit this coming week. You could have taken him out this week for a bit and made points...lots of 6s amd 8s from D this week.

        1. Gandalf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Sure, it's different if an injury involved.

          Also hindsight is a beautiful thing.. he's been getting into plenty of attacking positions recently so was no reason to take a hit to drop him

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

    Salah getting more than 1 bap with just 1 attacking return must be a first

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

    Ok Cancelo is a boss!

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

      In game- YES
      In FPL- NO

  11. Z
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Your courent rank lads??

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I'm a millionaire

      Went from 3M to 2M

    2. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      160k

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Current bun

    4. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      35k. Grealish to come.

    5. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      16th

  12. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Foden not coming on today? Don't want those bench CS points to kill the rank!

  13. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Cancelo so good!

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

    This game is boring.

  15. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Who would you rather to replace Trent?

    1. Cancelo
    2. Bellerin
    3. Zouma
    4. RJames

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

      You have Chilwell?

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

        I don't but he's out of budget.. got 5.6m!

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

          Zouma then

    2. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      1

  16. Dreams
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Mane. What skill.

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

    That's one of the most insane passes Ive ever seen by Mane 😮

  18. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Would you WC this week? Or wait 1 week
    McCarthy (Steer)
    Chilwell KWP Justin (Saiss)(Mitchell)
    Salah Rashford Grealish Rodriguez (Bissouma)
    Kane Werner Maupay

    0ft

    Thinking of activating WC because I would almost WC the same team next week so better to catch the price rises now to afford it.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      It won’t matter, WC or not, will still be out of luck this season.

    2. Ghost86
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I’m in a similar situation was leaning towards waiting one more week.

      Your team is pretty good. What would you change?

  19. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Shaqiri plays really poor

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

    Cancelo you absolute beast

  21. SM001
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling does my head in. How long do you need to shoot!

    1. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He wastes a lot of chances but he gets so many

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

    Foden time

  23. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Want rid of sterling! Best replacement?

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

      KDB

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

    Mane is an unbelievable player

  25. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Fode on soon

  26. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Foden coming on

  27. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Foden coming on to play 5 mins

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

    Foden on to save the day

  29. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Son and Trent to
    KDB and Cancelo for a -4
    Would rather wait a week but exact cash.

  30. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling is the weakest link of MCI attack, cannot make half chance to materialise