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Mané benched as Salah makes immediate return to Liverpool line-up

Sadio Mane (£12.1m) only makes the Liverpool bench, as manager Jurgen Klopp continues to carefully manage his injury-ravaged squad. There are four changes to the side that beat Leicester last weekend, with Mo Salah (£12.2m) recovering from the coronavirus to start his second game in 72 hours.

It’s a disappointment to Mane’s owners, who were hoping his scoring drought of one goal from eight games in all competitions could end against Brighton – a side he has never scored against in four appearances.

Takumi Minamino (£6.0m) steps in to start his first league game of the season and the in-form Diogo Jota (£6.8m), whose ownership has shot up to 22%, plays again after notching eight goals since his £40m summer move from Wolves.

Long-term injuries to Virgil van Dijk (£6.3m) and Joe Gomez (£5.3m) have forced Klopp into patching up his defence. As Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.2m) isn’t yet back from his calf injury, trust has been placed in youngsters Neco Williams (£3.9m) and Nathaniel Phillips (£4.0m) to play alongside Fabinho (£5.4m) and Andrew Robertson (£7.2m).

Jordan Henderson (£5.4m) also makes the bench, having picked up a knock on international duty with England, so the versatile James Milner (£5.3m) moves away from right-back to join Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.3m) in midfield.

Whilst the champions have a below-par away record by amassing only four points from four trips, they travel to a Brighton side who haven’t won at home. Defeats to Chelsea and Man United were respectable but the Seagulls also couldn’t find a way past West Brom or Burnley.

Thanks to beating Aston Villa last weekend, they are now seeking their first back-to-back league wins since November 2019. However, the impressive Tariq Lamptey (£4.8m) was sent off in injury time at Villa Park, depriving Graham Potter’s side of a huge attacking threat. 

Adam Lallana (£6.2m) also makes way from the starting line-up, after being withdrawn at half time due to a groin strain. Joel Veltman (£4.3m) and Aaron Connolly (£5.3m) replace the pair.

Another attacker low on goals is Neal Maupay (£6.3m), without a goal since his spree between Gameweeks 2 and 4. This hasn’t been helped by the disciplinary problems that saw him dropped for the recent visit to Tottenham.

Leandro Trossard (£6.0m) is named on the bench, after missing two matches with a thigh problem.

BRIGHTON XI (3-5-2): Ryan; Dunk, Webster, Veltman; Gross, Bissouma, White, March, Connolly; Maupay, Welbeck

LIVERPOOL XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson; N Williams, Fabinho, Phillips, Robertson; Milner, Wijnaldum; Minamino, Jota, Salah; Firmino

FPLMarc Newcastle fan that spends far too much time thinking about FPL.

427 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Zero from zero so far, any good?

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      well done it could be worse!

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

      -4 from 0. Consider yourself good

    3. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      100 still on

    4. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      -4 form 1, I buy Cancel for Saiss lol

  2. SB007
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Salah clean sheet in tact - Klopp did it for us

  3. Warblers
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Really a rather appalling couple of officiating decisions in this game. Even as a neutral, my enjoyment is diminished. ugh.

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      So that’s not a penalty when he kicks the player and doesn’t get the ball?

      1. jiGGidyJ1
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        It's not a clear and obvious error. VAR make up the rules as they go along.

        1. St Pauli Walnuts
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          You watch the replay once and it's clearly and obvious pen. Doesn't that make it a clear and obvious error?

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

        U sound very salty avout pool beating arsenal. Clearly no penalty

        1. Qaiss
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Aww, Robbo cs gone for you?

  4. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Lateriser with Sterling (C) rip

    He is having a shocker of a season

    1. King Drogba11
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Brace incoming ?

      Probably a bit hopeful as I matched him.

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Worst season ever for upside chasing

    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      But who's his (vc)?

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

        Jota I think?

  5. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    MOTD is gonna be gold tonight watching Klopp’s moaning.

    But FPL aside, every single real football fan would appreciate that Brighton played really well and they deserved that point.

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

      By getting a joke of a penalty? They were better the first half but we had two offside goals by a hair

      1. Patio Kev
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        It was a penalty all day long, get over yourself.

        If a goal is offside then it isn’t a goal, is that complicated ?

        1. St Pauli Walnuts
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Well said

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

        Eh only the first was by a hair and they did miss their first penalty

      3. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Also very clear penalty. He kicked his foot. Referee only looled at it once. I have robbo but can't complain

  6. HellasLEAF
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Somewhere Mourinho is smiling...

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jota Last 5:

    9, 8, 2, 9, 9

    😀

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

      But who owned him from the first score of 9? Or even 8?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Don't think I was asking that question.

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

          I know, I am lol

          1. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            In that case: 118, 661

      2. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Me. Unlucky Underworld7.

        Get that ass on a platter

    2. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      essential

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

        There’s that E word again

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

      No double digit hauls

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

        37 points from a 6.5 is pretty decent

    4. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Che Adams has 1 more point than him. Sooo who's the bargain

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Both

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

          Yes but no need to have so many bargains cause u can afford better players. I can't have Jota because i have DCL, Adams who will soon be Bamford, and Grealish.

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

            And i prefer all of them to Jota because he is still a rotation risk.

  8. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Cancelo owners wyd

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

      Shall have to swallow my pride and swap

  9. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Pascal Gross you legend!

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Remember that mega haul in GW4 or so a few seasons back?

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

        I had him in my team! 🙂

  10. riot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    a little rich for pool fans to complain given liVARpool last season, a bit of perspective needed (newcastle fan btw)

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      18/19 season, without VAR. The amount of cheating and decisions that went in Liverpool’s favour was crazy.

      People forget easily.

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

      Except last year the decisions were correct this year they weren’t

    3. jiGGidyJ1
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Hello Newcastle fan. You are wrong about last season. LiVARpool was a myth

  11. AA
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Sometimes, it's the obvious, we are are blind to. We all knew Cancelo would be prone to rotation. But yet, strangely, he was deemed as a peority. Lol.

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

      Priority*

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Kept R. James this week as was concerned by the thought of his benching.

    3. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He wasn’t deemed a priority by anyone. He’s a herd pick. There’s no way he was going to play every week.

  12. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    All Cancelo owners knew the risk when they signed up... now quit the moaning and deal with it

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

      White flag waved here

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Why bother saying this

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Why not?

  13. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Just know Chilwell will score and keep CS later now

  14. rnrd
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    On a WC, got two CS+max bps wiped out with pva and Robbo in the last few minutes in two days. So cool

  15. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Does anyone Think Sterling will come off the bench ??

    1. Party time
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yes

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

        Yes, probs around minute 60

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

      Its a bit amusing when people pretend to be deluded fans. But its legitimately hilarious when an actual deluded fan is having a meltdown 😆

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

        Who?

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

          Hes fairly easy to spot, not gonna name names

      2. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Brosstan is the Robert Mugabe of FFS.

        Totally delusional.

        1. ‘Tis the Season
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Jonny ‘no mates’. Going by how popular [sic] he is on here, it’s best to ignore the fool

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I think you'll find the word is 'specific' and not "Pacific" Mr Crouch.

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

      Is Lampty suspended for just the 1 game? Then he will play v Southampton next GW, right?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Correct

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

          Thanks

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

      Are Cancelo owners gonna swap to Dias then?

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

        Nope. Im hoping he doesn't come on though so i can get Kilman points

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

      KDB assist