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Key Liverpool defenders start as Lacazette benched for Arsenal

All eyes will be on Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) and Sadio Mané (£11.5m) as Liverpool take on Arsenal this evening.

The Egyptian has been largely ditched by those playing their Wildcards for Gameweek 3, Mané seeming to be the most popular replacement for him.

With the Gunners defence somewhat questionable away from home since Unai Emery took over, both players are likely to have plenty of chances.

The success of those who Wildcarded Salah out could very well come down to fine margins at Anfield this evening.

Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) may also be on the fringes of the Fantasy radar with more shots in the box than any Liverpool attacking player so far this season and an impressive record against Arsenal.

Despite some poor performances at the back for Jurgen Klopp’s men so far this season, all the key defenders have kept their places.

Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.0m) are deployed at full-back while Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) is paired with Joel Matip (£5.4m).

Meanwhile, Arsenal manager Emery looks to have matched Liverpool’s 4-3-3 with an identical formation of his own.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) leads the line for the Gunners while Alexandre Lacazette (£9.5m) drops to the bench.

On the flanks of the front-three are Dani Ceballos (£5.6m), who performed well against Burnley, and Nicolas Pépé (£9.4m) who comes in for his first start in an Arsenal shirt.

Sead Kolasinac (£5.4m) still awaits his first start of the season, named on the bench as Nacho Monreal (£5.0m) is selected at left-back.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Adrian; Robertson, van Dijk, Matip, Alexander-Arnold; Henderson, Wijnaldum, Fabinho; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

Arsenal XI (4-3-3): Leno; Monreal, D Luiz, Sokratis, Maitland-Niles; Xhaka, Guendouzi, Willock; Pépé, Aubameyang, Ceballos.

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  1. FOO FIGHTER
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Can anyone repeat the following

    Salah?

    1. The Neville Wears Prada
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      s

      sa

      sal

      sala...

      i can't

    2. Peter Ouch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Salah ×10

    3. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Boring you are

  2. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Could have been a pen there

  3. Stockport Hatter
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Yes 3-1

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Shocking defending

  5. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    YEsssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

  6. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Pool cleanie gone

  7. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    CS busted. Probably baps for Mo now at least.

  8. Tsparkes10
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    DoUbLe PoOl DeFence

  9. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

    no Pool CS

  10. Freaki
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Clean sheet gone boyss so happy

  11. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Oh well, Arsenal score.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Lucky for u TM with 0 Liv defense

  12. FPL Daniel
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Noooooooo

  13. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    S*%T!

  14. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Salah 3 BAPs locked.

    1. Bartowski
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      He was on for two and a clean sheet bonus...

  15. Dannyb
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Get in

  16. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Better give Auba that assist.

  17. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    RIP clean sheet.

  18. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Should be no assist.

  19. LewanGOALski
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    why this not Ceballos? 🙁

  20. DAZZ
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Trent dont need clean sheets when he’s getting assists

  21. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Let me guess, no assist for Auba?

    1. Meinhoff
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      You guessed right

  22. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Aaaaaaaaaaaargh

  23. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    I knew it.

  24. Skalla
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Well that was coming, should have expected no less having double Liv defence the way this GW was going 🙂

  25. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Triple pool def

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Same here. Ffs

  26. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Rip cs points

  27. Freaki
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Imagine the scenes 92th minute arsenal bomb the wing but van dijk wins the ball and passes it to Adrian only for Adrian to mis control and make it 3-3

    1. Make Arrows Green Again
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      You're doing it for the rest of us

  28. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    And there we have another pointless consolation goal wiping away clean sheets. Eff this game!!

    1. One More Hit
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Ederson will inevitably do the same tomorrow unfortunately

  29. Bram
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Suddenly I feel much better about selling Robbo lol (Kept TAA though).

    1. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Good move whilst Adrian is in goal I think. I did the same.

    2. MyBall MyRules
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Exactly the same here.
      I got mings in. 7 points instead of 2.
      Time to make myself a chufty badge