Some Liverpool players, including Mohamed Salah, gave fans their first clue as to what the Reds’ lineup would look like on Saturday against Bournemouth in the Premier League.
Although they are prohibited from placing any kind of bet for integrity reasons, players have the option to create their own Fantasy Premier League team and many can also include their teammates in their team.
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According to FPL Focal, Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota have withdrawn Jota from their teams ahead of the game and Conor Bradley also has his eye on Darwin Nunez, who could make his first appearance of the season.
The deadline for the game was 11am on Saturday, and while this is to ensure that no team news influences players’ lineup decisions, it seems the Reds inadvertently leaked who Arne Slot would field against the Cherries.
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Although it was announced earlier in the week that Alisson Becker would miss the game, allowing Caoimhin Kelleher to make his first first-team appearance this season, Arne Slot was unlikely to rotate the team too much.
However, as the club announced before kick-off, Nunez came on for Jota, who was on the bench, and Andy Robertson came on for Kostas Tsimikas after Liverpool won 3-0 at AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, there was some tension regarding the slot options in midfield, with Curtis Jones the only option for that position on the bench and Tyler Morton and the out-of-favour Wataru Endo not in the squad for the game.
Rumours suggest that Jota, a known fan of online gaming, could focus on the new release FC25 outside of his time at Liverpool, but he is available for a call-up if required.
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