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Mane, Matip and Pogba benched as Man Utd host Liverpool in Gameweek 9

In the final match of Gameweek 9, Manchester United host Liverpool in a mouth-watering clash at Old Trafford.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

Manchester United make three changes from Gameweek 8, with Marcus Rashford (£9.4m), Fred (£4.9m) and Scott McTominay (£5.4m) replacing Nemanja Matic (£4.5m), Paul Pogba (£7.6m) and Jadon Sancho (£9.0m).

Bruno Fernandes (£11.8m) also starts despite heading into the game as a doubt.

For Liverpool, Sadio Mane (£11.9m) drops to the bench with Joel Matip (£5.0m).

As a result, Diogo Jota (£7.5m) starts in attack alongside Mohamed Salah (£12.8m) and Roberto Firmino (£8.9m), while Ibrahima Konate (£5.1m) partners Virgil van Dijk (£6.6m) in defence.

Curtis Jones (£5.0m) is a substitute having missed the last two games with a groin injury, but Fabinho (£5.4m) and Thiago (£5.3m) miss out completely.


GAMEWEEK 9 LINE-UPS

Man Utd XI: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, McTominay, Greenwood, Fernandes, Rashford, Ronaldo

Subs: Henderson, Bailly, Dalot, Lingard, Matic, Pogba, van de Beek, Cavani, Sancho

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Milner, Keita, Salah, Jota, Firmino

Subs: Adrian, Mane, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Minamino, Tsimikas, Origi, Matip

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  1. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Odds Ronaldo picks up a 2nd yellow today …. Evens?

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Would be funny if Ole hooks him at HT

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Highly highly likely the way my luck is

      1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Luck has nothing to do with it. He's a child and he's retired for all intents and purposes. Should never have entertained owning the worst value asset in the entire game.

  2. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Wish Keane was in the studio.

  3. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Salah,feel free to get a hat trick

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      2 more goals is more apt.

  4. _Gunner
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ronaldo>?

    Current front 3
    Antonio Ronaldo King

  5. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Salah has broken FPL and LiveFPL again

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Hopefully they never come back

      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        This

      2. Ragabolly
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        hahaha I chuckled 😀

  6. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Paul Scholes wasn't joking, Utd being down 3 or 4 goals by half-time.

    1. Mid budget coach
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Spot on!

  7. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Steve Bruce cancelling his holiday !
    Ole to Cardiff
    McCarthy to Newcastle

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

    The most enjoyable half of football I think I’ve ever watched. Neville commenting tops it off. Serves him right for ever thinking United would finish ahead of Liverpool. Still remember him saying “something isn’t right there” when talking about Liverpool at the start of the season. All the people writing us off and saying how United would challenge instead. Beautiful. Orgasmic. Heaven.

    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      It's not about buying players, like Ronaldo and Sancho, it's about buying wins with players like Salah.

  9. Del Griffith
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ronaldo must crying he didnt go to City, got talked out by Fergie, lol

  10. Make Arrows Green Again
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    FPL managers DDOSing the site in their rush to dump United players

  11. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Gary “Somethings not right at Liverpool” Neville

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Salah wanted to go to Madrid too, he's hurting 🙂

      Hopefully he protects his pal, Ole!

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Harry Maguire is a special, special talent.

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      And bisaka better than taa.. Talents everywhere

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

      Special indeed.

  13. jackruet
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Trent now keep clean sheet and 1 more assist with 2 bonus

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      no give us a goal!

  14. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ole is having the same issue with his defence as me with the FPL servers "We are unable to perform your request"

    1. Art Vandelay
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yep, LiveFPL suffering from a backend error too.

  15. Kaneyonero
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Error: Server Error

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

    Get Steve Bruce in

  17. Art Vandelay
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I thought I was having a good week. A chap in my ML is on 127 (inc baps) and has c9me from nowhere to be second.

  18. Wakanda
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Salah will be out for national very soon right.. so no point getting him in if we do not have him now… right ?

    1. jackruet
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      What?

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      no point in talking about hpyothetical situations, every fantasy player owns Salah

    3. Wakanda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I mean he has national duty soon right? I am clarifying .. wasn’t sure about their fixtures

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        not sure tbh, afcon I guess

  19. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Havertz cappers flagged my post.

    What a shame!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Not really though

    2. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I'd say it was the Vardy owners / cappers who saw your username and picture.

      1. Walter White (WW)
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        😆

  20. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    We all know Lingard will come on and score 6.

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Need his trickery

  21. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Bad half for the supposed best left back in the world too.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      All 4 goals could be pinned on Shaw... oh my.

    2. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Who on earth supposes that Luke Shaw is the best left back in the world?

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Max BPs

        1. Supersonic Marv'
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Say no more.

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Shaws immediate family and friends

  22. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Last GW brought in Mahrez and captained over Salah. This GW brought in Havertz and captained over Salah. Who to captain over Salah next GW?

    1. jackruet
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Mount

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Mane, well rested

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

      Chase points

    4. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Benched Foden.

  23. Hairy Potter
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I hope all those ex-Man Utd players who were supporting Steve Bruce despite the Newcastle fans being unhappy with results are consistent and come out and support OGS now.

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

      They have been but enough is enough

      1. Hairy Potter
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        ... but he got them 2nd last season and they broke that record of away games without a defeat...

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      One is a good manager, the other is Ole

  24. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I really messed it up this week in terms of FPL. Gotta find a way to claw back.

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

    Has a manager ever been sacked at half time of a match? And a players contract terminated?

  26. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Wheres Roy Keane? What do I pay my tv license fee for?

    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Rushing to OT to punch Ole.

  27. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Get Ron off & Lingz on

  28. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone else bench Jota? 🙁 Didn't think he'd start and come on for a cameo. Oh well

  29. wildnothing
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    In heaven yesterday with Chilwell, James, Mount, Foden. Was about 40 points ahead of my mini league rivals who all captained Salah. Today I had Vardy as captain, Mbeumo and Toney for 5 points total and Salah doing what he does. This is an annoying yet fun game.

  30. F4L
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    This is even more embarrassing than the Spurs 6-1 victory