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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. Ode
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Salah back to his best. Ignore at your own peril

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

      yep, he's in my team tonight as long as he gets through uninjured. no regrets, since I sold him it's been 3,2,3,1,2 and this.

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

      A player of his quality - never in doubt he would regain form

  2. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    That was a sublime goal. Wish I’d have captained Mo now but I’ll take the points anyhow

  3. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Gundogan is better than Salah, right decision wrong outcome 🙁

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

        Lolzer

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

        Hahahaha

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

        Form wise this is true

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

        true. but how many times this season has the right decision been wrong?

    • jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Superb ball in from shaquiri, looked a big looper when he hit it 1st time.

    • Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Gundocappers nowhere to hide now!

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

      C'mon Robbo give us an attacking return for once!

    • REDMOND IN SANDALS
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      88 EO salah with 17 pointer season over

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

      Daniel gone quiet

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

        Hahaha good riddance.

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

        Juhuuuu

    • Samwise
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Salah and Leeds save my GW

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

      Salad does it again without mane

    • JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Was I stupid captaining Gundogan over Salah. Had him vice

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

        Salah benefitting from Mané's absence as usual. If Pep had fielded a slightly stronger team, Gundo could well have worked out better

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

          Benching Cancelo and starting a garbage man like Jesus wrecked Gundo

          Seriously, how is Jesus still a Citizen? That kid is straight trash!

          Joelinton is better than Jesus

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

        Not on fixture nope

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

          Nope a perfectly sensible call

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Robbo needs an assist

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Robbo needs his clean sheet wiped out.

      2. dark91
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Robbo needs to concede

    • chrismoo75
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      29 points in the bench - sigh

      Goodbye top 10K OR

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

        Wilson and Bamford?

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Jones done very well for both goals.

    • Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      more jam than a jam filled jam jar

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

        Leeds owners?

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

      RIP to those who sold him for Sterling...

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

      This will be the last game with Salah returns for some time as I'll be reverting to my perma-captain strategy which was first implemented after the Palace haul and only put on hold for this week.

    • Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      For those who dont know, its impossible to permanently change for the forces of nature. With the curse lifted the unscored goals will quickly hit the back of the net to rebalance equilibrium

    • Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Best GW ever

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

      Coufal Antonio returns now please

    • Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Need Antonio goal now to kill the casuals

    • Party time
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cup opponent stunned.

        Looking forward to tomorrow’s draw. What a come back!!!

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

          you really care about the cup??

          1. Party time
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Oh yess. I am gonna win tha thing

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

            If only I didn't get dumped out last week 🙁

            1. Party time
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Lol

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

            No Mane = good for Salah.

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

            Wonderful captain, making up for the Bamford benching.

          5. dark91
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Come on Antonio you can score now

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

            Pythons are back 🙁

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

            too greedy to ask for a ht ?

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

              hattrick please Mo

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

            That was technically one of the best goals I’ve seen in a long time, literally made me jump out of my dinner table seat in a amazement XD

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

              The touch was absolute filth

          9. Chucky
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Pythons out

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

            Wait so Barnes captain wasn’t the best option