Mohamed Salah (captain), Liverpool, £13.5m – home to Leicester City
No words needed – Perma-captain until told otherwise.
Kevin de Bruyne, Manchester City, £9.5m – home to Everton
I think everyone expects City, at some point in this terrible losing streak, to pull themselves together, find form and beat someone completely.
Well, why not this week?
De Bruyne is a very dangerous player in a game that could be 5-0 if City play like City of old.
He has rested and returned every 75 minutes in his last three games.
Antoine Semenyo, Bournemouth, £5.6m – home to Crystal Palace
He scored against Manchester United with one of his four shots on target and his basic stats continue to be impressive.
The Ghana midfielder has 67 shots in 16 games this season – one in four per game – and those kinds of numbers mean you’re always in with a comeback.
The home game with Palace could be a goal-scoring affair – so pick Semenyo with confidence.
Mohammed Kudus, West Ham, £6.2m – away to Southampton
These next two midfielders may seem like a stretch, as they both scored in Week 17, but you’ll have to take my word for it that I picked this team before they did. Faithful!
Either way, Kudus is the way to get into the Hammers attack if you can’t afford Jarrod Bowen – or just want to be different.
The Ghanaian is slightly behind Bowen in all forward statistics this season – 43 for 36 shots, expected goals (xG) of 4.02 to 3.56.
Saints, despite a 0-0 draw against Fulham last time out, are still a team to target with forwards.
Ismaila Sarr, Crystal Palace, £5.7m – away at Bournemouth
With Eberechi Eze out again, Sarr has the chance to be Palace’s main man in what could turn out to be an exciting game.
The Senegalese winger has returned four in his last two games, and has returned seven times in just 10 starts this season.
With an impressive sports run until the beginning of March, Sarr presents an excellent budget option in the mid-range.
