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Alexander-Arnold’s turn for a benching as Salah and Mané start at Anfield

Jurgen Klopp has engaged in some more late-season rotation, causing issues for Fantasy managers once again.

After Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) was benched at Brighton so Neco Williams (£4.0m) could get a first Premier League start, it is Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.8m) who has made way for him at Anfield.

The young full-back is capable of playing on both sides of the defence, operating at left-back at the Amex Stadium but handed a start on the right-hand side today.

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) owners will be happy to see him survive the latest shuffling of the Liverpool pack as some had feared he might get the same treatment as Sadio Mané (£12.3m) did midweek.

But the two premium midfielders are both in the team today, stationed in their usual roles either side of Roberto Firmino (£9.4m).

With Jordan Henderson (£5.3m) out for the remainder of the Premier League season, Klopp has taken the opportunity to offer a start in midfield to Curtis Jones (£4.5m).

The youngster is joined there by the more experienced Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.4m) and Fabinho (£5.4m).

Burnley line-up in their traditional 4-4-2 shape, with Erik Pieters (£4.2m) in midfield and Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) joined up-front by Chris Wood (£6.1m).

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Gomez, N Williams; C Jones, Wijnaldum, Fabinho; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

Burnley XI: Pope; C Taylor, Tarkowski, K Long, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Brownhill, Pieters; Wood, Rodriguez.

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  1. Pep bites Kun
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pope great save! - mane denied

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Have both.

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Great shot from Mane! Pope is such an excellent keeper

        Rough with the smooth mate 🙂

    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not a bad top of page. Twice in a week - new record? 🙂

  2. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Salah has to bag one.

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      or 2 and an assist would be nice 🙂

  3. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Will Trent come on lads? Have Lascelles first sub.

    1. Captain_Shirokov
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I think so

  4. Releasebreaks
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    TAA benched, nobody wanted to follow me, glad i benched him

      1. SouthCoastSaint
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I didn’t have the balls to play Creswell ahead of him. Could remain on bench but if he comes on he could easily match 6 points

      2. Dynamic Duos
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        My defenders on the bench got 3 and 1 lol , it hurts so much

      3. Captain_Shirokov
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        fair play

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You went 50/50 🙂

      What's your prediction with Mahrez?

      1. Releasebreaks
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I have Mahrez, and think he will play tonight along Sterling and Jesus.
        Foden on bench.

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I posted 2 down saying how he’d not start...

  5. Babit1967
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Really need a pool clean sheet and mane haul here

  6. michaelington
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rival has Robertson and Diop. Couldn’t make it up sometimes.

    1. SouthCoastSaint
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      My rival has antonio and robertson.
      3rd has diop. I feel you

      1. michaelington
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I can see my 50 point lead disappearing in one gameweek. Fully expecting a Kdb haul later as he’s captained him.

  7. SouthCoastSaint
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else have no one in this game? Come join me behind this sofa !

    1. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No players so far today ... on a -12 so rank is plummeting

  8. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mane (C) Fail as of now.
    C’mon Sadio! Grab that 2nd half brace to get back in the golden boot race

  9. Kodap
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Likelihood of Pulisic bagging a brace or at least a goal today? He's one of my differentials in my ML

    1. Captain_Shirokov
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      high

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Cry has been defensively poor lately. Good chances.

      Br non-owner of Chelsea assets.

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You'd expect some points - consistent so far - BOL

  10. Cok3y5murf
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Liverpool once again showing they're inferior to City who smashed Burnley with their B team without KDB.

    1. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      30 points Odd behind so your point is?

      1. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Like Liverpool were 2 seasons ago.

    2. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Didn't City lose to Norwich once?

    3. VAR United
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      True Watford should have won the Champions league

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        😀

    4. FOO FIGHTER
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      City losing to Soton and could not score?

      Inferior you say?

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Don't need to prove anything, they are the champion aren't they?

    6. Dynamic Duos
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ridiculed for your ridiculous comment, straight on the penus list you

    7. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Criticising Liverpool is the best bait for this site 😀

  11. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Was it really a bad decision to go Mane(C) this week if you’re chasing?
    He has averaged 10 pts per home game so I would consider myself cursed or really unlucky if Mane blanks today

    1. Captain_Shirokov
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      nope not a bad choice, still a half to go relax

    2. SAUCY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Of course not, if you swapped Antonio’s and Mane’s score right now it would seem highly plausible

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He only needs a few chances as opposed to Mo, and he'll get the 90 you'd think so I wouldn't worry yet

      • HurriKane
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        1. HurriKane
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Antonio was the obvious choice

          1. SAUCY SALAH
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I’d never trust a West Ham player but fair play.

            Very much like the Leicester 9 goals against Southampton, it was a freak result.

            For example how many times can you recall West Ham have even scored 4 goals in a game?

      • Tempestic
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        U seen how many chances we’ve had, if we carry on like this and Mane and Mo blank we’ll be very unlucky

        1. Tempestic
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Getting Foden flashbacks from last week :/

          1. Isco Disco
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Yep last week Foden(C) blank which hurt my rank real bad.
            Can’t afford Mane(c) blank now.

      • Greek Freak
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not at all - I was 50/50 between Mane and Sterling myself and went Sterling, still a great chance I can be kicking myself after the end of this match.

      • bench boost for every gamew…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        If i had cap him i would be furious at half time.

      • sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Nope, perfectly fine choice. Good decisions don't always get good results.

      • Supertrooper
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not at all, great save from Pope from him and has had 2 great chances created that pope denied.

    4. Brosstan
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Pool looking clueless without Trent as usual. Pope hardly had anything to do so far

      1. Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        *henderson

        1. The Senate
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          This

      2. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Good bait mate.

    5. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 3 months ago

        What's this collective amnesia with everyone forgetting that period of the season where Pope concedes crap goals 9 matches in a row? Letting things through his legs is one of his favourites

        1. SAUCY SALAH
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          He only does that when I own him

        2. Greek Freak
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Oh I remember that part of the season very well - it's what made me sell Pope just before his hauls 😀

      • Rainer
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Another half to help Henderson’s case for winning POTY.

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I just can't see how KDB and Van Dijk haven't been the best players this season

            1. Rainer
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              KDB has to win it.

              1. Tinkermania
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                History shows that POTY tend to be from teams that have helped their team win trophies(especially the league).

                1. Tinkermania
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  *players

                2. Rainer
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  Like Salah & Virgil last two seasons.

                  1. Tinkermania
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    ''tend''

            2. Tempestic
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Gotta be KDB imo

              1. Tempestic
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Ahah 2 pool fans in complete agreement

            3. FantasyTony
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              They're not English

          • SouthCoastSaint
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Amazing the difference he makes to this side. Before this season I really wasn’t a fan but been completely turned around this season. Great midfielder. Won’t ever get the plaudits he probably deserves for this season

          • SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Would be criminal if he wins it, just like Giggs in 09

          • goriuanx
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            KDB should win it. Between him and VVD.

            1. Tempestic
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              3 pool fans*

              1. BobbyDoesNotLook
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Yep KDB. However, won't break my heart if it goes to Hendo or VVD. 😉

            2. Amey
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Aye

        2. Niho992
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Curtis Jones is best young english player imo without doubt. Foden is good but not good as Jones !

          1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Well, if you say so....

          2. goriuanx
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Ew.

            Curtis Jones isn't even top 3.

            Foden, Greenwood and Saka are bigger talents.

            1. Niho992
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Saka. Lol

          3. Jealous Viper
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Greenwood must be Spanish then

          4. Pep Roulette
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Are you serious?

            1. Niho992
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Nah mate. Just fishing

            2. Twisted Saltergater
              • 15 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              When is Niho992 ever serious?

          5. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Greenwood, Saka, Foden are way clear

          6. Amsterhammer
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            West Ham fan here. That's nonsense.

          7. Luton_Fan
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Over hyped

          8. Threat Level Midnight
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Imagine him being your best youngster. YIKES

          9. Twisted Saltergater
            • 15 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Lingard shouldn’t be overlooked.

        3. Salan
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Once my mini league leader TC Antonio, my players' performance are irrelevant now.

          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Damn...

          2. Luton_Fan
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Tbh he deserves to win with that genius play.

            1. Salan
              • 15 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Yes, you are right.

            2. MrZ
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Genius or lucky.

              1. Luton_Fan
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                There is always a bit of luck involved in any decision.

            3. FOO FIGHTER
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              True

          3. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            That’s crazy!! You got the team link?

          4. SouthCoastSaint
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Stunning

        4. Luton_Fan
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Transfers at 11.29:

          Taa to robertson
          Jim to vardy

          So far so good 🙂

          1. Tinkermania
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Too early to celebrate.

        5. Better Call Raul
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Salah going to get subbed isn't he

          1. SAUCY SALAH
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Nope

          2. Vazza
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            For sure

        6. hueycho
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Pope is ruining my salah cap!!!

          1. Luton_Fan
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Salah will score 2nd half. For sure as klopp would say.

        7. JURGENAUT
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Anyone’s think Trent will come on?

          1. Luton_Fan
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Yeh for 10 mins

          2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            With 5 subs there is a good chance

        8. Geriatric Unathletic
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Stay on the bench Trent, stay on the bench Trent, please stay on the bench Trent............ And Burnley Score!

        9. Niho992
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          If KdB win POTY that would be disgrace. They won 98 points without him last season and this season they are in battle for CL spot.

          Jordan Henderson. Da Real Mvp !

          1. Tempestic
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Disagreed

            1. Tempestic
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Henderson is great but KDB deserves POTY

              1. SouthCoastSaint
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Wow don’t see many pool fans with this (correct) view!

          2. diesel001
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            KDB is the best player in the PL. Man City's defensive failings are not down to KDB. But the fact that Man City have outscored Liverpool is very much down to KDB.

          3. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            They are in line for the cup treble.

            Hardly blame KdB for Liverpool league form!

            1. Niho992
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              They lost 10 times this season.

          4. Forza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            So if Pukki scored a thousand goals but Norwich were still relegated, he wouldn't deserve to be player of the year?

            1. Niho992
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              No chance they could relegate if scores 1000 goals tbf. They would win league probably

              1. Forza
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                But if they struggled in the league, his individual performances wouldn't really be that impressive, according to the logic of the above post.

              2. Zimo
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Not if they concede 2000 goals

                1. Forza
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  It's not Pukki's job to defend. He needs to stay forward as one of Norwich's two competent goalscorers. So the vast majority of the goals conceded would have nothing to do with whether he had a good game or not (just as it is with KDB, albeit to a lesser extent).

          5. Threat Level Midnight
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Henderson isn’t even a top 5 mid in the Prem. Don’t kid yourself

            1. Niho992
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              He is better than all United mids tbf

              1. Threat Level Midnight
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                HAHAHAHAHAH

              2. Zimo
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                He's better than lingard and pereira but miles and miles and miles behind the rest.

          6. Rains of Castamere
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Most top players are flat track bullies. KDB actually dominates matches against the top six sides. Unreal player.

          7. Garlana
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Easily vvd or kdb, the impact vvd has had on pool is far greater than any other player This season. Imo....

        10. FPL_Devil
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          What is the most points scored by one player in a Gameweek. Did Antonio break the record?

          1. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            29. Salah 2 years back. No.

          2. Greek Freak
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Salah 29 points vs. Watford in 2018.

            1. Greek Freak
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Almost the same as Antonio, except with an assist on top of the 4 goals and clean sheet.

          3. FredUpAlready
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Salah 29 points in a single Gameweek.
            Yaya Toure or Rooney in a double Gameweek(32 points)

            1. Amsterhammer
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Didn't Aguero get 32 in a double once?

          4. Chandler Bing
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Aguero 5 goals was 25. Being a forward does you dirty. Not even surprised Salah has the record.

            1. FPL_Devil
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Oh ok cheers! Thought it was Salah but couldn’t remember 100 percent.

        11. Twisted Saltergater
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Baffles me why people captain attackers vs Burnley

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Their record against big teams isn't that great to be fair

              1. Twisted Saltergater
                • 15 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                But you never fancy a haul against them. They’re about as disciplined organised side as you get in the Prem.

                There’s Bournemouth, Norwich and Villa to target.

                1. Greek Freak
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  They've shipped 9 goals to City this season. Lost 0-3 at home to Liverpool. Conceded 7 goals altogether to Chelsea.

                  They tend to roll over vs. the big teams.

                  1. Twisted Saltergater
                    • 15 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    They had a bad spell with lots of injuries. Don’t have the squad to cope with that but getting back on their feet now with some good results.

            • FOO FIGHTER
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Salah TAA and Mane registered points vs Burnley away.

              1. Twisted Saltergater
                • 15 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Hardly a haul though. Trent / Robertson arguably yes because of how deep Burnley sit.

            • Bubz
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              I always captain a Man City player home to Burnley, they destroy them every time

              1. Twisted Saltergater
                • 15 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Ok, a flying Man City team can dismantle them. But generally, why risk a blank vs a defensively sound team if there’s favourable match ups elsewhere - which there are this gameweek.

          2. Vazza
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Salah to be rested against Arsenal?

            1. FOO FIGHTER
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              You having a laugh?

            2. Rover
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Doubt it. 4 days after this game, a full week after to the next.

            3. Zimo
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Probably won't be rested now. Big spaces between matches

          3. Rains of Castamere
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            This will finish 2-0 (Jones goal, Firmino assist) with Pope stuck on 5 saves. Soz.

            1. Threat Level Midnight
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Jones has been the worst player on the pitch. No chance

          4. Rains of Castamere
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Firmino post, Salah A

            1. Zimo
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Well no assist then :p

          5. Rainer
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            He’ll never score it haha

            Salah BPS

          6. Brosstan
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Bobby showing why hes hailed as one of the best players in the league

          7. Rainer
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Salah xA through the roof.