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No surprises as Spurs host Liverpool in Gameweek 5 opener

There were no big surprises as the team sheets came out for Gameweek 5’s opening fixture between Tottenham and Liverpool.

Despite fears that Reds manager Jurgen Klopp would rotate some of his big hitting Fantasy Premier League options, Jordan Henderson (£5.3m) was the only one to drop out.

Naby Keita (£7.4m) comes in while Mohamed Salah (£13.0m), Sadio Mané (£10.0m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.4m) all kept their places in the starting XI.

As expected, Michel Vorm (£4.9m) comes in for the injured Hugo Lloris (£5.5m) while Harry Winks (£5.5m) gets the nod with Dele Alli (£9.1m) out with a knock.

There is unlikely to be much captain interest in this fixture with both Salah and Harry Kane (£12.5m) backed by under 6% in our most recent poll for the armband.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR XI (4-2-3-1): Vorm, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Dier, Dembele, Winks, Eriksen, Lucas, Kane.

LIVERPOOL XI (4-3-3): Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Keita, Milner, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

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1,767 Comments Post a Comment
  1. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Games won take off Salah for midweek Klopp

  2. windowview
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Please no Mane assisst

  3. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    FPL Towers all did Mane -> Hazard so.

  4. pjomara
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Firm scores 2 gws in a row after I sell, alas...

    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Did this to me last 2 seasons. This season I made up my mind that I'd never sell him lol. Been tough though

      1. DantheManinaPan
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        I've heard a lot about him doing this kind of trolling. I've done the same and kept him

  5. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Where is Salah ?

  6. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Never bench a Liverpool Defender

  7. waitinginthelonggrass
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    As a Mane owner I’d be very surprised if that was given as an assist

    1. Totalfootball
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      haha

  8. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Arsenal will be level on points with Spurs by 4.50pm today so 😀

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Mane looks more dangerous than salah

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Welcome to this season

  10. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Game over, waste time now and lock the CS

  11. BON
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    No assist, Mané owners getting what they deserve.

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      How do Mane owners deserve it exactly?

    2. waitinginthelonggrass
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Not sure this makes any sense

    3. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      What does that mean?

    4. Richd
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      This is toxic. I haven’t owned mane all year but seriously go play with traffic you little bint

    5. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Bitter Salah owner no doubt.

    6. Point-one short
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Here's hoping for a Hazard blank and yc

    7. Oven Glover
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      You’re starting to become the worst poster on here.

    8. COYS Down Under
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      They deserve 0 because Mane didn't actually assist the goal. Not because Mane owners deserve anything especially bad.

    9. Bob McMayday
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Toxic

    10. ZaZaZu
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Leave Bon alone!! He may have had an abusive Mane owning father, he may have been bullied at school by Mane owners, we don't know his background. I once got into a road rage incident and I swear that guy was a Mane owner! Bas&*rd

  12. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Vorm on 1 bap!

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      What??

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      He is and all. Not for much longer

    3. CostaCoffee
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Wait 2 more minutes

  13. HurriKane
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    sucks as a salah/mane owner. worst possible scenario

    1. lifes a pitch
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Salah goal incoming

    2. Ha.
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Wait for the yellow cards

    3. Point-one short
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Hopefully more to come

    4. DAZZ
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Cant win them all mate. There will be weeks like this

  14. Make United Great Again
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Salah or Mane. Get involved. Please.

  15. Ronaldoke
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Whether or not it’s an assist, Mane has looked fantastic all game long whereas Salah looks sluggish.

    1. CloudSky
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Fantastic? We watching the same game?

      1. Ronaldoke
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        He’s looked lively, no? Constant outlet on that left side, taking people on and getting into the box. I’m starting to feel tempted by the Salah to Mane move, despite the lack of assist.

  16. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    How fortunate is Trippier to not have scored an own goal do?

  17. TheTinman
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Amazing how many people have no idea about the assist rule.

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      If you own him. It’s an assist.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Official FPL got it wrong on the first call of the season!

    3. Wild Rover
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Tbf it's easier this season to see why people get confused. Weird decisions and lack of consistency

    4. SADIO SANÉ
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      I don't really understand why Mendy's miss hit cross gets one but that doesn't tbh, that's all

  18. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    MRS clean sheet still intact. Hold 'Pool!

    1. Richd
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Congrats. My Mrs sheets are filthy

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Damn! So close.

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Dembele fail

  20. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    This intended target stuff is nonsense. It shouldn't matter who you were aiming for if the pass gets intercepted and takes multiple touches before breaking to the scorer.

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      I kind of agree tbh.

    2. Point-one short
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Agreed. Doesn't matter as long as it's consistent who they award assists to.

  21. Rsforstar
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    why poch sub out dembele instead of winks or dier? :s

  22. El-Kloppico
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Dembele OUT means more space for LFC trio.. great!

  23. 1zverGGadeM
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    VVD close

    1. 1zverGGadeM
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      at least barely SOT registered

  24. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Surprising that Kane has not been subbed. Looked awful

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      He's Harry Kane, the little darling of Tottenham.

  25. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    High time to take Robbo off

  26. Licky
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Lamela on to buy a penalty.

  27. COLLIN QUANER
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    VVD needs to be scoring those

  28. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    3 - Firmino (34)
    2 - Wijnaldum (25)
    1 - Gomez, Robertson, Alisson (23)

  29. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Won't be a scramble to get Kane in for games away to Brighton and Huddersfield after this then.

  30. Stupendous
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    No Kompany today for city

    Zinchenko and Sane are in the squad

    I dont have the 11 just yet

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Thanks

    2. TheTinman
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Nobody cares unless it is the first game

      1. Stupendous
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        You could not waste your time and energy and keep scrolling I suppose

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Thanks, I'll bench Kompany then

    4. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      With Zinchenko in the squad it could mean the Mendy rumours are true

      1. Stupendous
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Sub

      2. CostaCoffee
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Or it could just mean Kompanys out and replaced by a full back instead of cb

    5. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Misery loves Kompany