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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. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Everybody's getting a goal and an assist today, evidently. Trent's turn, please.

  2. We Go Again
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Never doubting Salah ever again. Set and forget

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

    There is no need for Utd. to return for the 2nd half, just go home.

  4. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    And I’ve hit 100+ points

    Crazy crazy season

    Three digit rank consolidated:shock:

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      gzgz!

      Mount and ESR?

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Foden ,ESR, James, Livra, Hwang all contributed

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

      Ok

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks for the constant updates

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Same, I think! 😀

    5. BoleynWin
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Fair play, imagine if you’d have gone Mount over KDB this week. Could have won the game week…

    6. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Oh my, you're gonna win FPL!

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

    SALAH IS INEVITABLE

  6. Will Kane
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Football, eh? Bloody hell

  7. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    So maybe we should be thankful for lukakus injury

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

    I actually genuinely believe I’d have defended more effectively in that United defense in that first half

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

      They are doing it on purpose surely

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

        Must have Salah TC

    2. Warblers
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      So would your gran....

  9. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Salt getting rubbed into the wounds.

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

    We'll miss you Ole, thanks for the memories!

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

      let Ole stay for the Spurs game, that could be another mauling, Ole will be so scared lmao

  11. Licky
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    These United fans are lucky, getting to witness greatness here from the best player in the world. 😛

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

    Too bad the ref doesn't have the power to stop the match like in boxing.

  13. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone not got Salah captain?

    1. More Cowbell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      There out there mate. And they're all outing themselves as bitter losers, love to see it.

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Alonso. 😀

    3. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Just the Kai crew on FFS.

    4. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Surely no one would do such a thing

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

    Imagine how many points Mane would've got 😥

  15. More Cowbell
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    RIP FPL's servers

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

      And LiveFPL …. And FFF ….. bit concerning …

  16. janowsc
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I just can’t seem to get enough!! Oh the humanity!

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

    Hopefully it finishes 4-2 so OGS stays in a job

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

    So Salah is gonna get another 300+pts this season right?

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

    Rival has Jota, I have Ronaldo

    I've even broken the GOAT 2, 1, 2, 0

    The curse is real

  20. Bleh
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    How do you say suiiii in Egyptian?

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

    Ladies and gentlemen place your bets …. What minute does Salah complete his hatty?

    1. Ady87
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      48

    2. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      57

    3. space mercenary
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      72

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

    Salah crashed FPL !!!! lol

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

    Hopefully Salah gets subbed cause the predator and he's team mates only have one mission now...

  24. Manani
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    did Jota + Lukaku > Havertz + Vardy
    looked such a great move on paper, but losing so many points (and also FT as well if Vardy is injured)

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Aye lost Jota as well for havertz but still made sense at the time.

  25. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ole gone ?

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

      Ole rushed out of OT at half time to a safe house.

  26. Warblers
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Salah, true class. CR7, petulant old man.

  27. Randaxus
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I predicted Liverpool 4 Manchester United 2

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

      I would happily trade my TAA clean sheet for a goal from Ronaldo

  28. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    What do Forest and Man U have in common? They’ve both been shambolic at the back and had four put past them today!

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

    Vardy cap with ESR first sub and no Mount, Foden, Chilly. Huge red arrow incoming.

  30. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Give it Giggsy til the end of the match...