Liverpool To Check On Coutinho
The most popular midfielder in Fantasy Premier League, the Brazilian was only able to take part in light training on Thursday due to a hamstring problem.
Coutinho currently sits in 33.3% of teams and has been subject to 558,000+ transfers in after scoring twice away to Arsenal in Game week 1.
Although, Divock Origi (£6.9m) is also a doubt, Jurgen Klopp still has plenty of options should he choose to retain a 4-3-3 formation, after Sadio Mane (£8.9m) turned in a man-of-the-match performance on his return to fitness in the midweek EFL Cup win over Burton Albion.
The Reds manager may consider handing Daniel Sturridge (£10.0m) his preferred role through the middle, shifting Roberto Firmino (£8.4m) out of a “false nine” role to the left should Coutinho miss out.
Slaven Bilic has plenty to ponder in midfield as West Ham United head to Manchester City this Sunday.
The Hammers’ manager is hopeful that one of Dimitri Payet (£9.4m) or Manuel Lanzini (£6.4m) will recover from injury, though is more confident as regards to the availability of Mark Noble (£6.5m), who missed Thursday’s UEFA Europa League playoff match due to a minor knock.
With Havard Nordtveit (£5.0m) likely to miss out with a foot injury, Bilic could consider switching from a 4-1-4-1 to a 4-2-3-1 set-up. This could mean Michail Antonio (£7.0m) and Gokhan Tore (£5.5m) lining up alongside either Payet or Lanzini behind the lone striker.
David Moyes is reeling from the news that Sunderland No 1 Vito Mannone (£4.5m) has been sidelined for at least three months after sustaining an elbow injury. The Italian’s absence allows Jordan Pickford (£4.0m) the opportunity to cement a starting role between the posts.
This affords FPL managers two active £4.0m-priced goalkeepers, along with Hull City’s Eldin Jakupovic.
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