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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Adam Lallana (£6.2m) also makes way from the starting line-up, after being withdrawn at half time due to a groin strain.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. Fulchester's New Centr…
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Gross (TC) anyone?

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Probably few 1-day Egyptian teams.

  2. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Great news for Jota bonus

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

      Is it? He was getting them all now he has lost his CS point

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

        Alisson Robbie Phillips

    2. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Absolutely!

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

      Defo

    4. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Groß is the king of baps

  3. Supersonic Marv'
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    This isn't football anymore.

    1. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Robbo owner?

      1. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Football fan.

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

    No YC for robbo?

    1. Lord.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      It was barely a foul

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

      I would love him to get booked but did you see the challenge, never a yellow

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

    Klopp deserves it for subbing Salah!

  6. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ah poor Roboo owners

  7. Rochdale_Cowboy
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Any Robertson owners wish to comment? Lol

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

      He was lucky to hold onto the CS for so long, as a non-Liverpool fan I'm happy.

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

      🙁

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

      Yes, that was harsh. But spending 7 million on a player in a makeshift back line probably isn’t a great idea

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

    Let's gooooo!

  9. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Klopp is such a clown. Embarrassing.

    1. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I cringe so hard at comments like this, not even a Liverpool fan. Calling possibly the best manager in the world a clown. Have a word.

      1. Robson-Canoe
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        He behaves like a spoilt child every time things don't go his way.

  10. Thomas Shelby from Birmingh…
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Lolpool

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

    I’m disgusted. We’ve been done dirty yet again. How in the world is that clear and obvious. Clear agenda against us. They’ll do anything within their powers to stop us winning the league again

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 4 months ago

        You literally got a penalty from the same thing on Salah Vs west ham

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 4 months ago

            But even softer

        2. DycheDycheBaby
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          He missed the ball and kicked the player. Was that not clear?

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

          Are you having a laugh, have you not noticed how many VAR decisions usually go your way?

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

            Well somebody doesn’t watch football

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

          Does it have to be clear and obvious?

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

            Yes.

        5. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Is that you Donald?

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

          It’s a foul unfortunately.

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

          You can't complain you've been gifted crap from VAR for the last year

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

            At least they were the right decisions. This year they aren’t

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

          Bye, Felicia.

        9. Carefree Crew
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          A Liverpool fan complaining about VAR decisions! Ha! Ha! Ha!
          Oh my acting sides. 🙂

        10. BobbyDoesNotLook
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Correct decision but I am furious how these have happened so many times in the last minutes this season.

          Br Pool fan

        11. Steve Chance
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          This is satire, right?

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

        Salah to rescue Klopp... 😆

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

          Klopp deserves it for subbing Salah

      • Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Large swings for Robbo owners today

      • Bram
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Jota back to 3bp then, lovely

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

          2 but lost clean sheet point so only 1 extra point

        2. Milk, 1 Šuker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Not quite - see my update below

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

          Lol. Ask santa for a calculator for xmas

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

        That is brilliant, love that Brighton, and they truly deserve that.

        Can’t wait to hear Klopp’s moaning afterwards.

      • Muchentuchel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Brilliant acting by Welbeck. Just this United kind of acting. This is just brilliant!

        1. The Train Driver
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          It wasn't his acting that caused the pen.

      • In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Lashed up my Captain swap and have ended up with Zouma captain. 🙁
        Don't ask how I really don't know.
        Oh yes, failure to hit confirm.

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

          hope he gets a goal and cleanie for you

      • HonestBlatter
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        That wasn't penalty...anti-football

      • Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Thoroughly deserved result. Flopp punished for subbing off Salah

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

          this... lolop deserves that but will take my extra 1 CS for Salah 😀

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

            lolop 😆

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

          Would of been on 5 points then.

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

        Who’s your least favourite Scouse co commentator?

        A) Mcmananamaman (BT)

        B) Spits on children (Sky)

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

          I'm gonna need some context please

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

          James Lee Duncan Carragher

      • TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Can’t say Brighton don’t deserve something from this game. But I hate losing late clean sheets

      • Milk, 1 Šuker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Bonus update: Gross (3), Jota (2), Dunk (1)

      • The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Finally VAR in my favor

      • diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I've said it beefore, and I'll say it again.

        Get those penalty takers!

        1. Pukki Party
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah Maupay owners thinking that

      • CheesyZoot
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Bloody brilliant as a non pool owner

      • deathcabofdevil
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Salah cappers shouldn't be whining now that CS point is banked.

      • WVA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        To be fair that's the right result, Salah owners and cappers very lucky

      • The Senate
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        VAR has got everything right in this game - a rare occurrence

      • JJO
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Dont have Robbo
        Again saying it,worst referees in the world

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

        Commentator there: "a perfect illustration of what football looks like in 2020".

        Yep. Looks about as good as everything else in 2020. Wish there was a vaccine for VAR.