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Shaqiri starts in attacking Liverpool line-up to face Manchester United

Xherdan Shaqiri (£6.4m) has made a surprise return to the Liverpool line-up in their top of the table clash with Manchester United in Double Gameweek 19.

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers using their Triple Captain chip on Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) will hope the Egyptian can return to his best form, after blanking in the last three games.

Jurgen Klopp has stuck with a 4-3-3 formation, playing Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) in his customary false nine role, flanked by Salah and Sadio Mane (£11.9m).

Their midfield has an attacking look, with Gini Wijnaldum (£5.3m) alongside Thiago (£5.7m) and Shaqiri.

Andy Robertson (£7.4m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.3m) line up at full-back, with the makeshift centre-half pairing of Jordan Henderson (£5.4m) and Fabinho (£5.4m).

Alisson (£5.9m) will be hoping to keep only his fifth clean sheet of the season.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has again named a side containing Paul Pogba (£7.7m) and Bruno Fernandes (£11.3m), as he attempts to oust Liverpool from the top of the Premier League.

Anthony Martial (£8.8m) has returned from injury to lead the line for the Red Devils.

Marcus Rashford (£9.6m) lines up opposite Pogba on the right-hand side of the attack, with Fernandes in his customary number ten role.

Scott McTominay (£4.9m) and Fred (£5.3m) make up a battling midfield for Man United.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.4m) and Luke Shaw (£4.8m) start at full-back, with Victor Lindelof (£4.8m) returning to the side alongside Harry Maguire (£5.4m) in the centre of defence.

David De Gea (£5.3m) continues to be selected ahead of Dean Henderson (£5.2m) in goal.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Henderson, Fabinho, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Thiago, Shaqiri; Salah, Mane, Firmino

De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelof, Shaw; Fred, McTominay; Rashford, Fernandes, Pogba; Martial

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  1. No Salah
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Pogba LW looks so strange!

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'd say he'll be RW

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      His best position in this Man Utd squad. His defensive work is not good enough to play in CM.

    3. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Where have you been the past month?

      1. No Salah
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        LOL, had strange few weeks.

        Has he been playing LW, for a month now?!

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

    Salah and Bruno 1 assist each please. Irrelevant scorers. Sets up (TC) KDb nicely.

  3. Rash
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    The article says 433 formation for Liverpool but I have a feeling it may be a 4321 with firmino behind salah?

    1. Marvin of all he surveys
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Could be. Thst would make more sense with regard to Shaqiri.

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

      Yup. Most likely.

    3. Marvin of all he surveys
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I assume you mean 4231?

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

      4231*

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

    Vamos United!

  5. james 101
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Who do you have playing in this one?

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Salah, Bruno, Robbo

      1. 1zverGGadeM
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Same

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

        Same

    2. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Salah(C) + Bruno

    3. Brehmeren
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bruno

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

      Bruno, Rash, Lindy

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

      Bruno, Salah, Robbo

    6. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Salah, Bruno, Lindelof

    7. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Rashford, Salah

    8. Rash
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Only bruno!

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

      Robbo, Bruno, Martial.

      Went without Salah.

    10. noahzark22
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Salahahahahaha, robbo

    11. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Salah(C) + Bruno like many

    12. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Salah, Trent, Bruno

    13. Salarrivederci
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Salah (C), AWB, Bruno

    14. Rik Waller
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Messi Lingard

    15. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Salah Mané (c) Robertson Bruno

    16. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Salah(c) Robbo, Firmino, Bruno, Rash.

      Big game for my gw this one!

  6. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Season defining game.

    1. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Definitely. You a Pool or Utd supporter, or neither?

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

        for FPL

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Why? Do we have half season championship?

    3. Releasebreaks
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      If city win all postponement matches, this could not be defining game for title

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

    Shaq attack!

  8. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Just don't like Lindelof against Salah or Mane. Bailly although he is reckless at times would've been a better fit

    1. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bailly is not only a better player. He also complements maguire well too

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yep. Strange not to start him

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

          Hopefully won't get punished for that....

  9. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    How many players do you all have left?

    Feels like my week has barely begun. Got effectively 20 players to go

    1. noahzark22
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      i think 16 for me. Assuming Johnstone plays next game

    2. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      21 to go before this

    3. Salarrivederci
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      18 to go
      29 (-4) from 5 so far.

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

    OGS on SS “Anthony was more cramp”

    Makes sense as wasn’t expecting him to start if it was a hamstring injury.

  11. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    TC Mo bringing the heat!

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

    Liverpool unbeaten last 999 days at Anfield, Bruno has never lost an away game for ManUtd.

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

      draw then. Stats have spoken

    2. Party time
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Pen for Utd 102 mins

      • diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Reminds me of when Arsenal were going for 50 unbeaten and Man Utd did them.

        1. Party time
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuddddddd

          • Marvin of all he surveys
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            This was during the short period when Sky were giving names to games I remember. They called this one 50:50.

          • NABIL - FPL otai
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            I hate Rooney

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

            *Fouled them off the pitch

            Clattenburg’s comments oh so true.

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

          So it’s a draw?

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

          What's with the Old Trafford grass that United can't play well there?

      • noahzark22
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        10k here I come! Salah double and Robertson cleansheet!

      • Meinhoff
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        This will be a goalfest surely. Look at those lineups!

      • NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Screw the game. Play

        A. Martinez (bur)
        B. Button (MCI)

        1. Soucek (cpl)
        2. Decordova-Reid (bha)

        1. noahzark22
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          A, 2

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

          A1

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

          A1

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

          A, coin toss

        5. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Thanks all

      • Areyouthereyet
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        TC Salah. Let’s go!

      • OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Badly want 0-0 as a AWB and DDG owner. Salah and Bruno are in every team anyway 😀

      • dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Mané captain- let’s go.....

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

          Should have TCd for the memories

      • noahzark22
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Took Bruno out for Barnes. So far so good!

      • Dosh
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Feels like limited damage done after doing Kane-->Vardy (-4)

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          11 points. Vardy was poor/unlucky last night. Should have had a goal. Injury the icing on cake.

          1. Mr. O'Connell
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            But yeah, I didn't watch the Spurs match as I couldn't take the punishment. Checked the score at half time and def feels like a bit of a let off.

        2. El Presidente
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Vardy has still 1 more to go

      • NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Salah non owners, how's the feeling?

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

          There are Salah non owners?

          1. NABIL - FPL otai
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            The overthinkers

          2. Bobby Digital
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            o/

        2. grumpyman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Not feeling great as an owner/non-captained tbh.

          1. NABIL - FPL otai
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Relax, a goal will do 🙂

      • Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Hopefully my Lingard punt can still succeed. Should get some decent minutes of the bench?

      • ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Predictions which min Bruno gets his yellow?

        1. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          100th after insulting the referee

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

          5 minutes after Pool score the leading goal

      • JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Can’t wait for Liverpool to win this and put all the deluded Utd fans back to bed. Getting too big for their boots

        1. Marvin of all he surveys
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Let's wait until it happens before getting cocky shall we mate?

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

            Better to go for it before the match then slink away and only come out of the shadows when it's safe.

      • nerd_is_the_werd
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I reckon VAR will be big talking point in this game, most likely in favour of Man Utd.

      • james 101
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Final score and scorer predictions?

        1. james 101
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          2-2

          1. james 101
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            (Salah/Firm - Bruno/Rash

      • Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Shaqiri got new hair.

      • fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Salah Mane Robbo let's go!!

      • nerd_is_the_werd
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Liverpool 2 - 1 Manchester United

      • Berkshire Hafaway-Line
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Salah TC'ers assseeemble!