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Mane, Fabinho and Alisson return for Liverpool as Guardiola benches Jesus

The most-anticipated Premier League fixture of the weekend, and perhaps the calendar year so far, sees reigning champions Liverpool take on current league leaders Manchester City.

Kick-off at Anfield is at 16:30 GMT.

A win for City would take them ten points clear of Jurgen Klopp’s side, with the blue half of Manchester also having a game in hand to play on top of that.

Klopp has brought back three of his big guns from illness and injury for this fixture, with Sadio Mane, Alisson and Fabinho returning to the starting XI.

Fabinho will be deployed alongside Jordan Henderson at centre-half, with the Liverpool boss resisting the urge to hand a first start to new recruits Ozan Kabak or Ben Davies – the latter of whom doesn’t even make the matchday squad.

Along with the three returning players above, Curtis Jones is recalled to the hosts’ line-up.

Xherdan Shaqiri, James Milner, Nat Phillips and Caoimhin Kelleher are the men to make way.

Guardiola has made two changes to his City line-up as Oleksandr Zinchenko and Phil Foden start in place of the benched Aymeric Laporte and Gabriel Jesus.

The form book points to City in this fixture, with the visitors on a nine-match winning run in the top flight.

Guardiola’s troops have recorded 11 shut-outs in their last 13 matches, too.

Liverpool have won only two of their last eight Premier League games, meanwhile, with many of their key FPL assets in poor form.

Andrew Robertson is on his longest barren run without an attacking return since his debut season at Anfield, while Mohamed Salah – who is still the division’s top goalscorer, lest we forget – hasn’t found the net on Merseyside since Gameweek 13.


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

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Joao Cancelo, Stones, Dias, Zinchenko, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Gundogan, Mahrez, Sterling, Foden.

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2,350 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    No need to get Gundo for the DGW then...

  2. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    That penalty just sums up my season

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Sums up my life

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yawn. So many "woe is me I'm so unlucky" posts on here .

  3. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wtf, where are my Raz points. Every week fate somehow conspires to limit his points tally.

  4. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    10 point swing (at least).

    Damn it

    1. Jimmy Boy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same here, my ml rival still has robertson

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

    I thought Gundo was German

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He is (Turkish descent I think)

    2. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Gundogan - ancient germanic surname

    3. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He is German with Turkish origin

    4. Im New Here
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He is

  6. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sold Gundo to Sterling, not sure if that’s good or bad 😀

  7. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I bet Sterling wishes he'd tried to stay on his feet now!

    Don't get me wrong it was a pen but he could have tried to score

  8. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo Non Owners LOVE to see it

  9. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo cappers in the hole.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nobody is that stupid

    2. Saka Rice
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No one captained him

  10. FPL Alaska
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wow, started DCL over Gundogen last minute. Bullet dodged.

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

      i feel better being told this

    2. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      same 😀

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Did the opposite last minute literally because gundo is on pens lmao

    4. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      well, that's the game turned off for me and gameweek over

    5. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Legit what the hell is that from Gundogan. Ffs.

      Red card and a penalty miss in my XI this week. Idiots.

    6. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Benched dcl for gundo.. ffs.

      1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Likewise

      2. Forgetmeknot
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I imagine (hope) most did

      3. marcos11
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Same here

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

        Same man. Pain

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

      Just a horrible game week

      No Justin, no Martinez, dcl first on bench, started souceck and gundo, good night!

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

      Really enjoying the football today

      No Son
      No Justin
      Gundo missed pen
      Wonder how it can get worse now

      1. Danny Dyers chocolate homun…
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        In the exact same boat

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

      Ederson on pens?

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

        Would be funny if it was saved and the oppo scored on the break.

    10. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Everyone own Gundo. Only pts loss is Sterling assist

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

        He’s barely owned in my ml and many benched him

    11. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ederson on pens for the dgw.

    12. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Gundo-minus-one

    13. Jon Snow
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      At this rate Pep will sub on Aguero on crutches to take pens

    14. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cancelo is quality

    15. matiakez
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Currently sitting on 31 from 9. Dear.

    16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Pen check Liverpool

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Outside box. Never a pen ... unless you’re United

        1. Max City
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          haha

    17. Isco Disco
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I should just stop playing this ridiculous game. FPL is PURE LUCK.
      Nothing else

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Not pure luck. But a sizeable amount of luck.

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

          90% lucky

      2. Vlekz
          3 years, 1 month ago

          What game of prediction only isn't luck?

          1. Vlekz
              3 years, 1 month ago

              *which

          2. Max City
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            very similar with LIFE lol

        • Duke Silver ☑
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Wtf is with City at Anfield?

        • Botman and Robben
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Pep needs to find a proper penalty taker for the team. One of the defenders maybe?

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

            Stones

        • Zladan
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Makes it very easy to sell Gundogan now he isn’t on penalties anymore.

        • Muchentuchel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          clear handball maaaaan

        • Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Gundogan -1 Soucek 0 in my XI, Watkins 9 at first sub.

          Screw this GW tbh

        • SoapAFC
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Had to make a post,

          Started Harry Kane as had a feeling he'd start, and benched gundogan

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

            Thanks for sharing

          2. Kane and Ablett
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Nice to read a happy story on here sometimes