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What number of Liverpool players might you accommodate inside your squad in the upcoming gameweek?

The Merseyside club are coming off back-to-back wins and boast a sizzling striker in their French frontman ahead of a encounter with Wolves who are on course for one of the worst top-flight campaigns ever.

For managers who held onto a portion of your AFCON free transfers , and possess the funds to reinvest by replacing the injured Manchester United's playmaker, then Liverpool players must be your top priority.

This team of the week is chosen using latest Fantasy Premier League prices to fit within a £100m spending limit, mirroring you were playing a Free Hit.

What Was the Performance of Last Week's Squad?

Skipper Manchester City's striker (a massive haul) , alongside the hot pair of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) and Liverpool's frontman guided the team to a respectable 82 points – with a bonus a double-digit cameo from Antonee Robinson off the bench.

This Week's FPL Team of the Week for the Upcoming Round

Keeper & Defence

David Raya, Arsenal, goalkeeper, £6m – vs Brighton (H).

Arsenal's backline had a minor wobble in the wake of an injury to their Brazilian defender, but they have secured two shutouts over their last four matches , with 9 already with less than the campaign's midpoint gone.

Mikel Arteta's side have conceded in just a handful of fixtures at the Emirates this season. Those goals were scored by a Manchester City superstar, a spectacular strike from Tottenham's forward and a late header from Wolves' attacker.

Jurrien Timber (£6.5m) & Piero Hincapie (£5.5m), the Gunners – vs the Seagulls (H).

It's a triple selection on the Gunners' defence.

They are the best defence statistically, with a clean sheet in the majority of their matches, they host a Brighton team that has not found the net in two consecutive matches.

The South Coast club have only managed nine goals across eight away games.

The Dutch defender is a solid choice every week , possessing more offensive potential now he is the full-back role.

Hincapie has registered defensive contribution points in four consecutive starts, featuring two clean sheets.

Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool, £5.9m – vs Wolves (H).

One could select six Liverpool assets this week if possible.

Wolves were shut out for the tenth occasion so far during a recent 2-0 defeat at Molineux to Brentford.

They have only managed 9 strikes this campaign, including a couple away from home. This is as safe a clean sheet opportunity imaginable.

Omar Alderete, the Black Cats, £4m – vs Leeds United (H).

Despite the Yorkshire club's improved offensive form – and the form of Dominic Calvert-Lewin – I'm backing a Stadium of Light clean sheet on home soil.

That would mark a third consecutive and the Paraguayan defender is cementing himself as an outstanding value defensive pick. Managers can start him confidently in most games, given his regular 'defcon' points.

Midfielders

Mason Mount, United, £5.9m – vs Newcastle United (H).

Mount will likely assume a key responsibility at Manchester United over the coming fixtures, due to Bruno Fernandes being sidelined.

Recently, United registered the greatest expected goals (xG) across the Premier League by over three goals – 8.78 compared to second-best Leeds' 5.68.

They welcome a Newcastle team that has not excelled on the road – with just one win in seven.

The former Chelsea man could well assume many of Fernandes' playmaking duties, especially from dead-ball situations, and could play behind the striker.

Florian Wirtz, the Reds, £8.1m – vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (H).

Wirtz is on the verge of a major point return , with a home match versus the struggling Wolves being an ideal time for that to happen.

Wirtz has posted points in three of his last four fixtures – two assists plus a defensive contribution performance.

In that period he has created 10 chances, the highest of any Liverpool, and his xG totals 0.88.

Morgan Rogers, Aston Villa, £7.2m – vs Chelsea (A).

With 30 points over two matches, the midfielder's form is impossible to ignore.

He's Villa's main goal threat, who can scoring a strike from the smallest room inside the area.

A fixture at Chelsea might seem a difficult assignment, but Villa have emerged victorious there on two occasions in recent years.

Strikers

Hugo Ekitike (Captain), the Reds, £8.9m – vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (H).

Given facing an abysmal Wolves side, a lack of rivalry for his place, and having scored five goals in three games, the French striker earns the captaincy this week.

Erling Haaland, Manchester City, £15.1m – vs Nottingham Forest (A).

There's no omitting the Norwegian goal machine, however because he has a more difficult fixture on the road in this round, I'm willing to look elsewhere with the captain's role.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m