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Mane’s absence explained as Klopp benches Firmino for trip to in-form West Ham

Liverpool are without the services of Sadio Mane (£11.9m) for their match against West Ham United this afternoon, which kicks off at 16:30 GMT.

The Senegalese winger, who was transferred in by over 130,000 Fantasy Premier League managers following his 15-point haul in Gameweek 20, misses out with what Liverpool say is a “minor muscle injury”.

The Reds add that the problem is “expected to be only a short-term issue”.

His manager added ahead of kick-off:

In fact, only one of the Reds’ regular front three makes Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI today.

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) is joined in the reigning champions’ attacking trident by Divock Origi (£5.2m) and Xherdan Shaqiri (£6.4m), with Roberto Firmino (£9.4m) only among the substitutes.

Along with the two changes to his front three, Klopp has replaced the injured Joel Matip (£5.4m) with Nat Phillips (£4.0m) at centre-half.

The Hammers are unchanged from the side that won 3-2 at Crystal Palace and David Moyes has even named the same nine substitutes from that victory.


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Bowen, Benrahma, Antonio.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Henderson, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Milner, Thiago, Shaqiri, Salah, Origi.

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1,925 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I should pay attention to the RMT tool

    1. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I should take commission from this.

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

      Don’t it advised Johnstone over Martinez!

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

    Salah broke Live FPL's updated servers 🙁 ... the python is back

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

    Come on Hammers, please score at least 1 goal.

  4. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling C Salah VC 🙂 but chickened out of doing Soucek-> Son for a hit so let’s see how that goes

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

    Antonio G Coufal A would be dreamy

  6. tricpic
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    That’s me out of the cup. Unless Sanchez saves two penalties

  7. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Non Salah owners don’t worry. Mane will be back next week 🙂

  8. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    We want more Salah come on

    1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      couldn't agree more

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

      Even from a Thiago assist?

  9. aborg
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    My ML opponent is so lucky as usual. He had Sterling (c) and Salah (vc) . Unbelievable !!

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling could’ve scored 4 if he’d played you never know

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Same here.

  10. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Imagine not captaining Salah against West Ham

    1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      🙁

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

      I can

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

      Took a -4 to get him in, and slap armband on him.

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

        Good man, well done

    4. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I did

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

      Hmm quite easy really. West Ham have been decent lately lol

  11. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I’m blaming Drizz for this

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sorry 🙁

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        BRIGHTON TEAM NEWS

        Team to face Tottenham: Sanchez, Veltman, Webster, Dunk, White, March, Bissouma, Gross, Trossard, Mac Allister, Maupay.

        Subs: Walton, Connolly, Lallana, Moder, Alzate, Izquierdo, Tau, Zeqiri, Burn.

        TOTTENHAM TEAM NEWS

        Team to face Brighton: Lloris, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Rodon, Davies, Hojbjerg, Sissoko, Ndombele, Bergwijn, Son, Bale.

        Subs: Hart, Doherty, Winks, Lamela, Dier, Tanganga, Moura, Vinicius, Devine.

  12. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Son to Salah done ... Can't believe the amount of C fails and transfers this guy costing me 🙁

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

      Not sure about that transfer tbh - was there no one else you could've sold?

  13. jammie26
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Great goal. I take the credit for removing the captaincy burden from him.

    1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Great job

  14. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Off course ml leader has mo vc, and cancelo as his captain.

  15. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Salahs touch, on his right, perfection.

  16. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Can feel my heartbeat again...

  17. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Salah cappers who's with me?

    1. Wolfman180
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Does Cancelo C, Salah VC count?

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

      0/

  18. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Salah punishes again, one week late to transfer him in 😆

  19. Iwantmorepointsthanks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Great scout picks 😉

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Targett and Rudiger off the bench mind

  20. janowsc
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Guess who’s back, back again...

  21. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I had captain on Salah, then went for Gundo 20 mins before deadline. I am a joker.

  22. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Those with Salah lucky vice captain don't deserve the pts

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

      yes they do

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

        thats what vc are for, d'oh

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

      Blame Pep

    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I brought him in this week - Sterling (C) Salah (VC). Biggest slice of luck for ages.

    4. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      11 years

  23. HaveYassineChikhaoui
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Salah single headedly keeping my cup hopes alive, 9 points difference after bonus now, he has VC Son to play. Come on Mo one more pretty please!

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

    Liverpool scoring goals when Thiago not involved in the build-up.

  25. dansmusen
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    22 autosubspoint incoming

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

      Haha.. also 22 incoming..
      Will be some boost!

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

    had kane been fit i would sold wilson and captained the spurs forward instead of salah, lucky break there 🙂

  27. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone else just hovering around the same rank for weeks?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah. I kept captaining Salah. Obv didn't do it this week. So will be hovering round the same rank still.

  28. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Come oooon Antonio and Soucek!!!!

  29. Il Capitano
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Salah (C) saves me from 100k red arrow

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

    Captaining a cdm going through a purple patch rather than salah was suggested by many experts on Twitter

    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah I switched to Gundo, I thought the fixture was better but RMT said to me to cap Salah. I have previously just gone on that, maybe should stick with that.