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

    Allison is going to be benched next GW

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

      And Klopp plays who?

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

      Adrian play?

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

    Alisson is trash

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

    What on Earth??

  4. Meinhoff
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    STERLOOOO

  5. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A) Gundogan+benching headache
    B) Anguissa

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

    Allison 😆

    Haha

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

    Foden is pretty good

  8. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Could have been a hattrick!

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Still time!

  9. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Razzzzzzz

  10. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    This is a nightmare scenario.

    Dias, Cancelo & Sterling - owner.

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

      Wake up.

      It's OK

    2. bialk
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Timing 🙂

  11. Steve McCroskey
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    GOODNIGHT SALLY

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

    3 1

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      1-4

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

    HAHAHAHHAHA you guys are soo funnyyy

  14. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone got a link to Alison's team?

  15. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Alison is even worse than Pickford 😆 😆

  16. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool are so, so bad.

  17. osceola31909
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lol

  18. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I think that's Liverpool out of the title race now

    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This

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

      ofcourse

  19. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    He must be drunk!!!

  20. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEE YOUUUUU STERLINGGGGGGGGGG

  21. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    WTF is Allison doing. OMG

  22. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pool EPL season over

  23. Utopsis
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Good job Foden, keeping you for the DGW now

  24. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ah damnit no that's Bernardo

  25. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lolisson

  26. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Both goals on Alison,he didnt make 2 mistakes in 2 seasons now in 5 minutes.

  27. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    lolzzzz

  28. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Piss off Alisson

  29. Reeker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I'd consider Alisson to be the best keeper in the league but he might never recover from this game and turn into Kepa

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

      I feel sorry for Kepa

  30. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    RAZZZZ THANK YOU

    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A bit of redemption there Tone?