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

    Which is the highest priority to get in?
    A. Son
    B. Foden
    C. Chilwell (no Chelsea defence)
    D. Kane

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

      Chilwell if he's rested midweek

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

      *Check’s Kane’s opponent*
      D

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

      C

    4. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      C

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

      Chilwell

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

    Souness must feel like Thanos in the studio

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      everywhere souness goes he is thanos

  3. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Can't wait to hear Craig Burley.

  4. grooveymatt65
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    so are Vardy and Sarr both injured? both were subbed early

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Vardy yes, Sarr no

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

      Sarr will probably play. Dennis suspended too

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

    Feel sorry for united (not all of them).. May zidane fix this.

    But keeping ole would be hilarious.

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

      LOL @ feeling sorry, give your head a big wobble.

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

        The mess is deeper than Ole, so much dross in the side and that Ronaldo signing will cost them for years 🙂

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

          Conte is the only viable option at the moment.

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

            Wouldn't be surprised if he skips it now, they are a mess.

            1. Pep bites Kun
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 5 months ago

              Yeah right. You reckon Conte would turn down the opportunity to manage Manchester Utd?

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

            Conte is a better choice than Zizou imo. Tactically class.

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

            Was just thinking this. Hopefully they keep Ole at the wheel

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

        Lol

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Steady on mate. Can't feel sorry for that lot. Come on

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

    Havertz bound to be crowned one of the biggest trolls in FPL history.

    People going to keep him for GW10 anyway 🙂

    1. 11SPECIALONE11
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Already rage dumped. Captained him and went from 14K to 126K OR

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Shall I double down with Havertz(c) 🙂

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

      After Vardy maybe

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

    Pity Lukaku got injured midweek. He'd have split the captaincy and made Salah's hattrick haul even better.

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      true.

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

      Blankaku is that?

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

      Worst thing about Lukakus injury was it meaning I had to keep hold of Ronaldo

      1. Arctic monkeys
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Same and have no idea what to do with him

    4. Athletico Underachieving
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      My main ML rival went for Vardy, first time he’s not captained Salah all season.

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

    Thoughts on Vardy, Gray and Gallagher -> Toney, Mount & Foden (-8) (chasing last weeks points I know, but could still be good moving forward):

    Leaves me .4 ITB

    Schmeichel
    TAA - Rüdiger - Semedo - Livramento
    Salah (C) - Foden - Havertz - Mount
    Ronaldo - Toney

    (Ward, Tierney, Sissoko, Davis)

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I still wouldn't go after mount.

    2. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah, don't go for Mount.

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

    Second 100+ points this season, still awful OR of 1M. Good thing is rank points still not far apart, can still close the gap in 2/3 good gameweeks.

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

    Best replacement for Vardy?

    Thanks

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

      Antonio

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

    Vardy

    “He felt something in warm-up, something in his knee but he felt OK to give it a go,” manager Brendan Rodgers said.

    “You could see he wasn’t as dynamic or moving like he normally would be, so there was no point risking it further if he’s sore. So we gave him a breather and brought Patson on.

    “We will have a look at that tomorrow (Monday).”

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

    I thought I would win the highest break prize with 126, but a lad in my ML got a 147. 😆

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

      126 is huge still. Congrats.

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

        Cheers. Yep, not complaining at all, I assure you.

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

      I'm happy enough with 111, but ESR is on my bench!

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

        Great score. Annoying about ESR. I have Livra on mine.

    3. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Maximum break 147. Nice!

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

        Yep.

  13. Original Sin
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    A. Edouard---->Hwang or Broja
    B. Benrahma---->Mbuemo or ESR

    1. Original Sin
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I am leaning towards Hwang and Mbuemo.

  14. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Thinking about quitting FPL. Used my WC this week, thought I may be ahead and got rid of Sanchez, TAA, Foden, Antonio, all my punts and prospects like double Che def with Azpi, Havertz, Son or Toney failed.

    Literally would need another WC right now with Vardy or Raph potentially injured as well.

    Is there any point playing going forward? Feel like any decision this year is a fail.

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

      You made some terrible decisions. Spurs had bad form. They scored 3 because it was Newcastle. Ditching trent is a bad idea

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Do you have any empathy at all??

      2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Don't think he asked that did he ?

    2. Athletico Underachieving
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Have a break and don’t look til nearer deadline next week

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

        Good advice this.

    3. notlob legin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Keep going mate - I'm in a similar position. You can claw it back with all the weeks left to play

    4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yer. I do it when i am out of reach in my cash leagues. Pointless prolonging the pain if your mission is over. Always find i enjoy football more and it really ain't so bad once you actually do it.

    5. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      It’s a really harsh week for those that rolled the dice. Are you in a ML? Hopefully you can find some enjoyment in playing the rest of the season.

    6. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Would give it a few days and assess though btw

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

      Hello mate sorry to hear that I felt the same yesterday here’s what I did

      - take the fpl app off my homescreen so I don’t check it
      - take a day or a few hours at least off coming to this board
      - no fpl content at all
      - got outside for a game of golf to forget about it

      Felt 100x better after all these hope this helps

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

      Yeh hard luck, definitely keep playing mate. We've all had weeks and seasons when we feel like we're crap but you'll bounce back. You took brave decisions and they didn't pay off; the eventual winner will have to have taken brave decisions too!

      Maybe just take between now and your next wildcard to have some fun and maybe learn a thing or two about your style. Bring in players you like watching, muck around with formations and don't watch rank too much coz you're just trying stuff out!

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

      Just relax, the decisions could well have worked and no reason why next week all of them could haul and all the ones you took out blank.

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

      Cheers all and good luck!

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

    Why panic about havertz. He can still do well. Its just 1 match FFS

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

      Will he?

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

        No sell him to mount

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

      Ho ho ha ha

  16. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Mo Salah has 50 more fpl points than any other player by gw9..let that sink in!!

    1. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Hes in decline

  17. C_G
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    nice little recovery from 140K OR to 50K

  18. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Man utd shattered record fees to sign Sancho. Then shattered their entire club by signing Ronaldo. Now Sancho warms the bench and greenwood, Rashford & Cavani are passengers up front. Bruno's not the top dog at the club anymore and it's showing. Back to square 1.

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

      The problem is the defence.. a CDM mainly

  19. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Sold Shaw for James before the end of the previous gameweek.

    But then.... after team news....

    I took -8 to sell Lukaku and Odegaard for Edouard and Havertz(c), which allowed me to to bench Smith Rowe and Alexander Arnold...

    Also I don't own Salah

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I also benched Livramento, but thankfully he's coming on for Tierney

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

      Delete.

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

        All choices are fine except not owning Salah after the season and EO he has.

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

      RIP your rank

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

      Quit FPL unless you take a demon hit to solve your team problems 🙂

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

      Salah hauls last GWs have really punished my maverick captain moves.

    6. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Ouch, best to dust yourself down and move on …

      we all make mistakes but I have to ask, TAA is like a midfielder so why own TAA and bench him ? Who did you play instead of him out of interest ?

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        All these were ahead of him: Tierney, Cancelo, James, Livramento, Havertz, Grealish, Foden, ESR, Raphinha, Edouard, Vardy, Jimenez

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

    I’ve packed my bags. Paying a visit to the top 100k for the first time in over two seasons. Hoping to stay a while.

  21. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Jota + Lukaku > Havertz(C) + VArdy (-8) cost me 37 points

    Is my math right,37points is brutal

    (Salah(C)48 + Jota 11 = 59)
    (Salah 24 + Havertz(C)6 = 30)
    so 29 +8 for hits = 37

    It would be Salah(C) and Jota from bench for Lukaku

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

    Never thought of green arrow. 590 k to 405 k. 58 from 2 liverpool

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

    Strange GW - the 4 "Premium" forwards (Kaku, CR7, Vardy, Kane) scored 4 points between them

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

      Well Kaku didn’t play tbf lol

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

        And he only got 1 point less than CR7... 😉

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

    Captain blank when Salah hauls last two GWs. Brought in Mahrez(last GW) and Havertz for hits to make it even more ugly. Everyone in my minileague have captained Salah. 200k fall today in OR.

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

      Tough. Still many gameweeks to go. You’ll bounce back. Gotta believe!

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

    Looks like Seb lost his captaincy argument with Joe even without Lukaku even kicking a ball

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

    Ronaldo+Luiz to
    A. KDB+Broja
    B. Mount+Wilson

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      A

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

    Remember, OR is just a number.

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

      Just a very important one.

    2. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Of course, always looking at my mini leagues, good OR is just a bonus.

  28. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Salah deserves way more respect as a premier league great.

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

      Flat track bully.

  29. MountainBeach
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Greenwood/Benny/Saka to Foden? Leaning towards Greenwood.

    Thoughts, lads?

  30. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Trent now on 90 returns & 84 baps from his last 103 league starts

    Just sitting casually as top scoring defender in the game despite missing two of the last five gameweeks

    He's going to break all kinds of records this kid - all kinds