Dugout Discussion

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

1,646 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Most impressive part of the Zambian Witch Doctor was that it was right after the 2G 1A game for Mo. The ability for that prediction is insane

    1. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Burn the witch!!

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      'Ability'

      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Blind faith then 😆

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          He paid a witch doctor. Simple transaction for services.

          1. Flair
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Money well spent it seems

    3. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Got to lol@the fool who spent £5 on cursing Mo Salah instead of asking for the lottery numbers...

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Witch doctor not a crystal ball

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

      what's this now?

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Scroll up

  2. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Micah Richards: You can't win the league playing as negatively as that.
    Jose Mourinho has entered the chat...

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      They can if they keep beating the minnows and get drab results against the big teams.

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        as long as they dont lose against the big teams, theyve got a chance

  3. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hopefully Johnstone owners get 2 points for the BB

    https://twitter.com/samjohnstone50/status/1350537039888986114?s=19

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Two more than 0

    2. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nice spot!

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

      God knows I need it.

    4. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Decent.

  4. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Uniteds cohnter is frustrating. Either the final pass is poor or the player is offside. Only takes one though, come in United

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rashford can't time his run if his life dependent on it, this match.

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

    United are effectively playing with 10 men. Martial being the invisible man. Garbage formation by Ole, no coordination at all. Why not just go 3-5-2 with Telles instead of Martial

  6. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Salah cappers must be in tears.

    1. Captain_Shirokov
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      After one half with three more to go?

      Settle fown

      1. Captain_Shirokov
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        *down

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

      Second half 3 goals

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I am. Tier 5

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

      I won’t lie, I’ve got the fear

    5. Steve Chance
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yes. Tears. Streaming down my face. How did you know?

    6. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      45 mins gone? Chill out kid

    7. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not sure they really captained him for this game eh

  7. yalala
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Praise the Zambian Witch Doctor

    1. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It's not his spell anymore.
      Salah outscored the Zambian Witch Doctor against Villa.

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

    Snoop Dogg Just Eat advert is arguably the worst UK TV advert to ever broadcast. So cringey. Why have a washed up rapper promoting a delivery service? What are they marketing? Just so sad.

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Because everyone in the country needs to get healthier ?

      Didn’t you know we have an obesity epidemic

      Quick! Advertise some fast food!

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      $$$

      Snoop is awesome though

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

      Snoop Dogg a proper money chaser. He will advertise or show up on anything.

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

        No doubt, but questions need to be asked to Just Eat executives who thought it'd be a good idea to make him the face of their company.

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

          I think it’s a very well crafted advert. They’ve obviously paid a small fortune for his services. I was actually thinking about the production/writing of it recently.

          To the person calling him a money chaser, he’s actually in a position to do what he likes creatively (or for money). He’s done quite a few collaborations in music over the last 10-15 years that are certainly not commercial at all.

          Like him or not, he’s an iconic figure in modern music.

          I’ve loved him since Deep Cover (his debut).

      2. Steve Chance
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Man looks to monetise his labour. In other news, dog bites man.

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

      Boohoo

    5. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He's the high-priest of getting stoned, stoners love Just Eat (and food delivery in general).

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

        hmm good point

    6. Neves say Neves
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You’re talking about it...

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

        But I will now make a point of not ordering from them

        1. Don Rogers FC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Maybe you are not the target audience.

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

            I'm a 20 something male, don't see why I wouldn't be

            1. Steve Chance
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              That's a shock. I had you down as a 9 year old.

    7. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Subliminal message? Guess they are delivering weed!

    8. Futile Tinkering
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Had to look it up on YouTube, they also threw a fake Tupac in there.

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

        I know, so, so weird

    9. Don Rogers FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not seen it. Talk is through it.

    10. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Don’t know why him and say De Niro bother, easy money I guess

  9. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What a boring game.

  10. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Can somebody tell me why people are expecting at least 7 goals for a game to be entertaining?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      5 is fine.

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

      Generation FIFA

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

      Not true , seen many entertaining 0-0 s , this not one of them , so far

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

      Some goalless games are very entertaining but those games have to provide something else... normally they are crazy displays of skill and/or discipline etc... this game ain't that.

  11. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Any leaks or drag team news from the city camp?

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I hear Foden's wearing a dress

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Lmao I meant to write fresh. I switched from Apple to Samsung and struggling massively with they typing!

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          😳

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Easier access for the leaks 🙂

            1. Paqueta Rice
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              😆

            2. Rupert The Horse
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Great for soup.

              1. Deulofail
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Do you like yours with croutons?

                1. Rupert The Horse
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Pangratato

                  1. Deulofail
                    • 8 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    That can be arranged

        2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Smart choice

      2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Ala Klinger?

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I don't know what this means 🙁

          1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            M.A.R.S.H ?

            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              I don't know what this means 🙁

              1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                I quit!

                1. Deulofail
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  I am familiar with this concept 🙂

                  1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    Haha!

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      RuPaul up front.

  12. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Rashford is useless

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Most overrated player in prem. He should stick to lunch boxes and tax avoidance

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        You don’t like united do you

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          2nd best team 😉

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

        Lmao

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Water is wet

  13. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What’s the WiFi like in Kenya?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      racist

      1. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Racist Wifi? Nobody needs that.

        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          touche

    2. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      High speed, and cheap too.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Is that in general. Is it reliable enough to work from home?

    3. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      C'est ca va? Nah?

      (Savannah)

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Hello mate. Is that Swahili? Muzungu.

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          French!

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Yeah just joking.

            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              No point. As you can see, I have no sense of humour.

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

      Probably good by the time the travel ban is lifted.

  14. PascalCygan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    After crawling my way back from 3m to 250k, I think this week (Salah captaincy and an iffy bench boost) might be another setback in this crazy season...

  15. Doctor Evil
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hello Trent? Are you there?

    1. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He's set to be the highest fpl scorer in this game.

  16. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What was the ref playing at blowing the whistle before the minute was up. Mane was in.

  17. Runaway
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anybody has a link to original Zambian witch doctor message?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Which doctor?

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Look back up it’s been linked many times

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nope. Should have trusted that his curse is for real 🙁

  18. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Both teams taking this no celebrations things too the extreme. You can still score goals you know...

  19. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    SHUT UP MARTIN TYLER,volume switched off his damn facts and figures and utterly boring anecdotes on every single player is absolutely doing my head in ,for christ sake retire...

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      you sounded you may need a beer. or 5

    2. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This. Plus he fakes excitement any time any player from any team might be in - just painful

    3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Salah Captain?

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

      He’s been a difficult listen for a few years now. Just rambles

    5. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I had to listen to Brian Kerr on the radio as I was driving first half. He kept complaining about the linesmen not flagging offsides immediately and questioning why they were waiting for the passage of play to finish. Guy doesn’t even know the rules.

    6. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Jon Champion and Jim Beglin are okay.

      I like Beglin.

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

    I'm actually enjoying this game so far.

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Didn't you get the memo? You're supposed to just complain endlessly on this site.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He normally does!

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

          Source?

          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Primary

  21. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Cheering on the Salah blank before KDB misses three 1 on 1s later

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Salah captain, own KdB. I don't even know what I want anymore...

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Goals

  22. Team Bobcat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Liverpool dominating almost every aspect of this game so far. Score still level. Liverpool look way more impressive than united at the same time and that should still be true should United manage to sneak a cheap goal.

    Salah seems the safer bet over Fernandes if all thjngs were equal but they are not..

    Champ League around the corner a concern for Liv fpl assets especially with so little backup for the front three.

    So may stick with Fernandes for that reason alone

    1. Calculated Risks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Jota due back in a couple weeks

    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If Mourinho was still Utd manager, he’d see this game as “being in complete control” and a travesty if he lost it.

      But yeah, Utd not doing anywhere enough with the ball

  23. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I’m not getting salah again, such an arrogant bloke doesn’t look interested, don’t even care if he hauls

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Poor touch from salah

  25. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    FT: 1-0, Robbo A, Mane G
    You heard it here first

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Put a bet on it

  26. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Salah looking for the yellow

  27. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Salah wants YC

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

    What a joke. Maguire literally pulled Salah to the ground and gets the free. Paul Tierney shouldn’t be in charge of this game

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      United OWN the officials

  29. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Maguire is such a cheat lol

  30. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Salah looking for extramarital