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

    Those moaning and contemplating removing their team because they didn’t captain Salah:

    Just a reminder I didn’t have him at all from GW3 to GW7…

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

      Rank lol?

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

        I don’t even check it, must be 2m+ easily

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

          That's why people are moaning lol

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

            Becomes an unhealthy addiction if you check it too often

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

        Even when I was doing well last season I stayed of livefpl as much as I could.

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

          *off

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

      Mo than 3m captained him this week

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

    Ole you Tw4! Should’ve left GW on, muppet'

  3. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Souness in heaven

  4. Siva Mohan
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Man Utd were better without CR7

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      This one million. He broke United.

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

      How?… didnt know ronaldo played defence

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

      The scout squad needs sacking! Why buy all these old pensioners, young blood is needed?

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

    Please 1 more Taa return

  6. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Pogba with the smirk

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

    Thank you Mr Tuchel for not playing Alonso this week XXX

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

      ditto 😀

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

      Lucky boy!

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

        For once!

  8. HashAttack
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Man U doing their best to get the game abandoned ... Ref trying to keep hold of those red cards for 90 minutes

  9. Forgetmeknot
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    6-0 to utd… on yellow cards

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

    FFS Ronaldo. -12 incoming with Ronaldo Vardy Benrahma Gallagher out

  11. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    this is funny

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

    That's the TAA CS locked in then

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

    Brunoff

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

    This could be 7 or 8 easily now

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

      Possibly 10

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

    This more than makes up for having to waste 90 mins of my life watching the Spurs game

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

    Bruno sighting

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

      Lol

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

      Off

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

    Man U have 5 yellows and a red, Pool zero cards

  18. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I thought a yellow card was about right.

    Pogba had his foot lifted by the other foot slightly. Not a red card 2 or 3 seasons ago.

    Ole on his way?

    1. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      One of Pogba or Ronaldo had to go. Saying this as Ronaldo owner.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Ronaldo kicked it in anger in the first half hitting the ball onto his balls.

        1. Esalman
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Angry reactions usually warrant red cards.

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Mind you the outcome was poor for Liverpool too.

    3. Radzio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Very good they changed this stupid rule that it would be yellow. Keita is gone injured because of this tackle, they should really fight against it.

    4. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Are you kidding? Awful tackle.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I didn't see it fully to be fair, juggling a baby and Sunday dinner!

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

    Big game Bruno strikes again.

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

    I’m in a pub full of Liverpool fans watching this. I’m mortified in my united jersey. Never in all my years supporting them have I been so embarrassed

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

      Your players are a disgrace

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

      Take it off and burn it in the middle of the pub.

    3. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Its not that you are the one on the pitch, football is meant to be an entertainment, lose or win is part of the game. Cheer up.

      1. CravenA
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        You what??

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

      Oh good lord. Luckily they’ll just take pity on you.

  21. 1zverGGadeM
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Poor Naby lad 🙁

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

    Bruno & Rash off Ole sacked at 7pm tonight 🙂

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

    Stop moaning about the FPL servers. The most important thing is that the gambling sites and alcohol links keep working.

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

      🙂

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

    We pray for Pogba karma.

  25. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    If I had perma captained Salah I’d be top 500 in world now.

    Getting captain right / wrong is 90% of this game

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

      Luck is 100% of this game

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Must have a lot of captain fails for that from 40K

      1. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Haven’t captained Salah 4 times

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

    Dalot on. That's another 3 goals for Liverpool

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

    Time to sell Shaw?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Obviously

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

      Long past

    3. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Got rid in gw7 WC

  28. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I genuinely feel for Havertz coppers right now. It was funny yesterday but this is getting ugly

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah tough it is , that said still decent with 95 pts but should have been a Mega

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

    The No Salah League must be a quiet place right now

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

    Is Keita alright? Looks bad

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

      Lucky he was off the ground.

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

      according to some rumours, he is in hospital and is being scanned.
      Someone once jumped into my shin like that on the football pitch and I chipped the bone.