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Aston Villa v Liverpool team news: Salah benched, Robertson out

Double Gameweek 36 continues this evening and there is plenty of interest in both sides from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective.

Aston Villa v Liverpool gets underway at Villa Park at 20:00 BST.

Mohamed Salah finds himself among the substitutes for the visitors, while Andrew Robertson misses out completely.

Salah is the most-captained player of Gameweek 36 both overall and within the top 10,000, with 84.46% of the leading managers handing him the armband:

The premium pair are among five players who drop out of Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI from Saturday’s draw against Tottenham Hotspur.

Also making way are Ibrahima Konate, Jordan Henderson and Thiago, with Joel Matip, Kostas Tsimikas, Naby Keita, Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota taking their places.

Roberto Firmino makes his return as a substitute after six matches out with a foot injury.

Steven Gerrard, meanwhile, makes two changes from the 3-1 win at Burnley, including a recall for Philippe Coutinho against his former club.

Marvelous Nakamba also comes into the starting XI, with Calum Chambers and Emiliano Buendia dropping to the bench.


GAMEWEEK 36 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Nakamba, McGinn, Luiz, Coutinho, Ings, Watkins

Subs: Olsen, Sanson, Buendia, Traore, Chambers, Young, Chukwuemeka, Chrisene, Iroegbunam

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Fabinho, Keita, Jones, Diaz, Jota, Mane

Subs: Kelleher, Konate, Thiago, Milner, Firmino, Salah, Gomez, Henderson, Origi

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  1. Toby Lerone
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Car crash. Can we finish this season now please

  2. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Can Maddison play both DGW37?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      nope, he's busy saturday preparing for his big night out at the casino

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Darts

    2. Bobby
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Will he start next game? Need some points!

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        God knows with Leicester - he probably is one to avoid

  3. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Ok folks, spill the beans. What’s the scores looking like?

    73(-4) with Ederson, Cancelo TC, Son, Mount, Maddison, Kulusevski, Rodrigo and Nkietah to go.

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      geniune question, would you post your score if you had lets say 37(-4) with salah tc? just asking like 😉

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        I would of course. I’m languishing down in the 6 figure ranks, I’m not a threat to anyone

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          fair enough 🙂

    2. Bubbles1985
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Decent!

      76 with 11 to go - BB

      Schmike, Foster, James, Cancelo, Sterling, Saka, Mount, KDH, Nketiah, Dennis, Pukki

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Sorry, I only post my score when it's above the person's who asked.

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Lol

    4. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Being sort of saved by my 24 BB points, without that I would be on just 37.

    5. HTL
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      82, 11 to play

    6. Mighty Banana
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      65 with 8 to play. KdB (c).

    7. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      77(-12) with 12 to go

    8. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      79(-4), 12 to go (BB).

    9. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      64 with 12 left

    10. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      How tf is every single reply in the 70s and 80s lol

      45(-8)=37 here

      1. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        I’m here to make people feel better: 54 on FH with Dias out, Captain barely scored more than Tsimikas on my bench and Alonso in some sort of limboland

      2. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Most people only post if they've got a decent score. Use livefpl if you want an idea how you're doing.

    11. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      86 for a -12

    12. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      77 with 11 to go but annoyed with the Salah captaincy pick

    13. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      56 with 9 to play incl KDB(C)

  4. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Why doesn't Alisson start for Brazil?

    1. Pegboy
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Absolute mystery.

    2. NorCal Villan
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I know this world is killing him

  5. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    dont know what to do with pool assets on fh to be honest. injury risks with cup final + rotation makes it a real headache. they play southampton though so could be a disaster if they haul and I dont own them...aarrrgghhhh

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Don't think about it until Saturday evening, Sunday morning.

      Like there, if Watkins is crocked, players change immediately. Wait for all the info!

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        cheers 🙂

    2. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Cup final is before deadline so you should at least know a bit.
      Pool likely to go into Soton game knowing goal difference is the only way they can win league (assuming City win two games before then) so I'd pick whoever of tonight's front three don't start the final

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        what a fool, sorry didnt realise cup was b4 deadline !!!

  6. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Reckon Coutinho's done as an option? Buendia looked much better again after coming on for him.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Gerrard mentioned rotation between them. Buendia on the weekend, Coutinho vs Burnley?

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Zaha is tempting though. No doubt another fire will pop up tomorrow anyway 😆

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Yeah, Zaha is great for the last two. He'll start his own fire when everyone jumps on him!

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      He will still probably get one start and be once subbed on, I think. That'll make 3-4 pts, so not sure weather to sell him for a hit for a sgw player. And if he is lucky, he is "due"...

  7. It’s A Joke
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    So with Haaland going to City, the PL is gonna become a boring old one horse league like France and Germany, No?

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yup. City will be burying teams by 5/6/7 goals.

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Lille won the league last year 🙂

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        The Poch effect

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Losing a one-horse race. That quite the achievement...

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Isn't it already a farmers league?

      Would be worse than the Bundesliga if it wasn't for Liverpool.

    4. ONLYPEPKNOWS
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      He’ll be injured half of time anyway

      1. It’s A Joke
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        We hope

    5. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Haaland might end up being a Werner v2.0

      1. Mighty Banana
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        I could probably score upfront in a city team.

    6. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Give it 4 years and Ten Hag will have United a force, Pep will be gone, and Chelsea will be playing in League One.

      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Imagine

      2. Bobby
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        And burnley will still somehow be 17th in the Premier league

    7. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Nah, Liverpool are not going to fall away. Halaand is only 21 and while I doubt it, could take time to settle. Will Tuchel get financial backing? I don’t think he is a bad manager overnight.

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        He became bad manager the second he started to treat Marcos badly.

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          This opinion isn't influenced by fpl at all... 😉

    8. It’s A Joke
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Liverpool could lose Salah and Mane though. That’s gonna hit ‘em hard.

    9. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Nope. Newcastle will challenge them soon. But that may take some time.

      1. It’s A Joke
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        La Liga then. Still crap. Hopefully oil clubs can create an oil super league? Cheers n bye.

    10. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Haaland, KDB & Cancelo will be in my team

  8. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Wee 15-pointer off Diaz... 😎

  9. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    How is this FH looking?
    Schmeichel, (Ward)
    Mykolenko, Cancelo, Cash, (Andersen), (Tsimikas)
    Salah, Son, Zaha, Gordon, (Brownhill)
    Kane, Watkins, Richarlison

  10. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    My two Villa players that I had prudently bought well in advance of GW37 are now crocked

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      ouch bad luck dude. hope they can play. so frustrating to plan and this happened.

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      At least I have Cash, but the other one starting with C is annoying 🙁

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      The risk of planning 🙁

    4. NorCal Villan
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      When it comes to disappointing, this year’s Villa never disappoints

  11. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Thoughts on FH this week vs FH next week?

    I can get this FH for 37 6 dbls (gambling on dbl villa/everton def is a risk, but good fixtures and upside!)
    Pickford
    Digne - Cash - Robbo - Mykolenko
    Salah - Mahrez(or Foden) - Son
    Richarlison - Kane - Watkins/Ings
    Tsimikas (in case robbo benched) - Kdh - Brownhill

    Vs non FH 3 dbls.
    Schmeichel
    Robbo - Taa - Cancelo - Digne - Davies
    Salah - Kdb - Mount - Kulu
    Richarlison -
    Foster - Pukki - Dennis - Elanga

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Is the second one with transfers / hits? A few transfers and you could get to nearly your FH side. Need to be careful not to transfer too many GW38 duds though

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Why ? Would still have FH for GW38.

        1. The Ilfordian
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Sorry yes I’m being dim.

      2. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        2nd one is no hits, and using 1ft (Alonso -> Digne)

        It's pretty much use the FH to get Kane and Son for Burnley at home, or for Norwich away on the final day of the season.

        1. The Ilfordian
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          I’d personally go FH 38. Not feeling optimistic about big gains next week and Spurs v Norwich could be a big result. And Burnley still got fight in them. But after messing up my last answer I’d take that with a pinch of salt

  12. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Matip on the bench, will Mahrez play any minutes? Hope not

    1. Mighty Banana
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Hope so :s

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Perfect player vs Wolves' low block...

    3. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Also got Matip on my bench……but BB.

  13. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Kdb or Kane on FH?

    1. nolard
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      do you have son?

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        On FH yes

        1. nolard
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          kdb then

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Coin toss tbh

  14. Esalman
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    10 points from TAA and (S)alah just wow

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      It's bad enough when they both black in a SGW.

    2. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Relieves my (S)alah / Robbo 8pts pain a fair bit

  15. Artemis Titans
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    My ML had Salah (c) , I left it on Son

  16. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    What happened to Watkins?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Jumped with Virgil, looked to land awkwardly, hobbled off.

    2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Innocuous tangle with VVD near the end

      1. Lovren an elevator
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        But what about VVD?!

        1. NorCal Villan
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          You down with VVD (Yeah you know me)

          1. Lovren an elevator
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Virgil drop a load on em

            1. NorCal Villan
              • 2 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Peter North style

  17. T88MYE
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Laporte 1st on my bench.

    Mount or Maddy stay in bed please!

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      You had Mount / Maddison ahead of Laporte? I don’t want to worry you but Maddison is apparently fine

      1. T88MYE
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        It was a differential move that has clearly back fired

        1. The Ilfordian
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Fair enough. It’s a bit of a lottery. It still hurts swapping Laporte for Dias at the last minute. Hope Maddison stays home for you (can’t see Mount not playing)

    2. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      they both are likely to play but either one could haul in those games

    3. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Mount or Mahrez probably keeping Holgate on my bench

  18. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Sch (foster)
    Taa can alonso (laporte taylor)
    mount madds salah son (gordon)
    Richar toney nketiah

    Will probably FH38, which?

    A) g2g, dont use the ft
    B) alonso to digne/mayko
    C) taylor to holgate/jonny
    D) mount/madds to saka/tross/zaha/buendia/kulu
    E) FH37
    F) madds/mount alonso -4 to saka/tross/zaha/buendia/kulu digne/mayko/other def.

  19. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Sold Salah in GW34 on my wildcard really in an attempt to go against the template to gain rank. His returns since have been 6, 1, 2, 1. However my equivalent player De Bruyne hasn't outscored him by enough for it to be considered successful. De Bruyne does still in theory have another game but there is no guarantee he plays. So hard to get the differential tactic right. Not only do you need the well owned player to produce low returns which is a big ask in itself but you also need your equivalent players to bang. So hard and unlikely that both scenarios happen.

    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I captained Sterling the last 2 gws prior to this trying to be smart.
      9 team goals - no involvement, and 1 extra cs point.
      Sold this GW, and he proceeds to get 16 point haul. I brought in KDB for him, and captained him, so can only hope kev softens the blow somehow tomorrow

      1. ZimZalabim
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        similar story here
        Just didnt cap the city assets at all

        frustrating all the same

      2. Firminooooo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        I brought in Mahrez for him. Praying Mahrez score a hattrick vs Wolves.

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Are you factoring captaincy into it as well? If you kept Salah and captained him since GW34 you'd have 20pts, if you moved to KDB and captained you'd have 30pts plus another game to go (which he will play, there's no reason why he wouldn't)

      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        I've only captained KDB once which is this week but also got 0 points from him last week when he didn't play and only got a 1pt sub. There has been some gain but unless KDB can do something tomorrow it's not really been significant enough.

    3. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      You had 1.5m to spend in your squad too remember.

      I did similar, but went with Son. Was a definite success, but I let myself down moving Son to Salah this week in fear of ML rivals.

    4. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Not unlikely. But need big balls to go against template.
      Salah really should go after ManU game, he's not their talisman anymore.
      Was thinking to move him to son (FA cup dependent & if watkins can play gw37). Most likely not in my FH38 squad.

      1. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        he just runs into people now or shoots at opposition players...he's lost that extra bit of finesse and quality he had earlier in the season...been a long season for him though I suppose, he's only human after all. Definitely not worth the funds atm but too late to switch now, not worth a hit out

        1. MrZ
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Diaz change things. Pool now has another goal outlet.
          Then again, need big balls to go against template. Want to get rid of him in my WC34 & go mane/diaz but afraid of his ownership.

    5. Flying Dutchman
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      No reason for KDB to not play. He is their main man & City cant afford to slip up

  20. KeanosMagic
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Is Watkins most likely out?

    1. Lovren an elevator
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      What happened? Didn't see end of the game

      1. Diedhiou See That?
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Got subbed - was limping

  21. Lovren an elevator
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Should I play:
    A. Gabriel (new)
    B. Dier (BUR)

    Genuinely stuck here. Thanks for your help

  22. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Mount last 5 GWs: 4, 3, 2, 1 & 0 pts.

    What to expect tomorrow?

    1. Neto
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      -1

      1. MIGHTY JOE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Cheers

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      1

    3. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Hopefully he keeps it low, my ML rival captained him

  23. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Robbo and ings both feel like better free hit options than trent and watkins

    1. Brewstercat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I’m leaning this way too!

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    "We might have a small injury to Ollie, we'll have to analyse that."

    Gerrard on Watkins.

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Link?

    2. Deer-in-headlights
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I like the "might" and "small" part of that statement.

    3. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      he won't tell us anything useful in the presser either

  25. ZimZalabim
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    on 34 WC I got in Jota and Sterling as differentials got 1 assist off them in total

    This week I was looking at two options, Jota to Diaz for free or Jota and Sterling to Saka and Kdb -4

    Guess which one I went for

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      There’s a bounty of points waiting for you in the next couple days

      1. ZimZalabim
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        I certainly hope you're right

    2. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Ouch.
      But jota to diaz feel sideway move, both rotation prone.

  26. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    on a FH in 37.

    Rather have
    A) TAA & Foden
    B) Robbo & Mahrez

    35k at moment, and chasing.

  27. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    This season just keeps on inventing ingenious ways to let me down.

    1. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Im just waiting for my Mahrez penalty miss vs Wolves.

  28. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Gerrard said might be small injury to Watkins to be checked out

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Need the source mate?

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Interview on Sky this now

        1. HurriKane
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Thanks.

  29. Zaruto
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    White, News?

      1. NorCal Villan
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Nicely done

      2. Zaruto
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Thks