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What number of Liverpool assets might you fit into your team in the upcoming gameweek?

The Merseyside club have secured a pair of triumphs , featuring a sizzling attacker in Hugo Ekitike preparing for a fixture with Wolverhampton Wanderers that are tracking for an abysmal top-flight seasons on record.

If you've kept a portion of your AFCON wildcards , with the funds to reinvest following the injury to the injured Manchester United's playmaker, consequently Liverpool players should be the primary focus.

This ideal squad is constructed using latest Fantasy Premier League costs to stay under a 100 million pound budget, as if activating a Free Hit.

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Skipper Manchester City's striker (32 points) and the productive duo of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) and Hugo Ekitike led the squad to a handsome score – supplemented by a double-digit performance from Fulham's defender as a substitute.

This Week's FPL Selection for Matchday 18

Goalkeeper and Defenders

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

Arsenal's backline had a minor wobble after the absence of their Brazilian defender, but they have recorded two shutouts in their past four , boasting nine to their name with not even the campaign's midpoint played.

The Emirates Stadium outfit have conceded in all but three home games campaign. Those goals were scored by a Manchester City superstar, a wondrous effort from Richarlison and a unexpected header from Wolves' attacker.

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

It's a triple selection on the Arsenal defence.

As well as being the top defence in FPL, recording shutouts in the majority of their matches, they take on a Brighton team who have drawn a blank in two consecutive matches.

Brighton have scored just 9 strikes across eight away games.

The Dutch defender remains a solid choice each gameweek , with greater offensive potential since returning to the full-back role.

The Ecuadorian has collected 'defcon' points in his past four appearances, which included two clean sheets.

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

I'd pick half a dozen Liverpool players this week if possible.

Wolves drew another blank once again this season in a recent two-nil defeat at Molineux to the Bees.

The Midlands side have scored just nine strikes in total, including a couple away from home. That makes this one of the safest clean sheet bet possible.

Omar Alderete, Sunderland, £4m – vs Leeds United (H).

Regardless of the Yorkshire club's recent goalscoring upturn – highlighted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin – the pick is a Sunderland shutout on home soil.

That would mark their third consecutive , with Alderete becoming a prime value defender option. Managers can select him regularly across many fixtures, given his consistent defensive contribution returns.

Midfielders

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

The English midfielder should play a key role at Old Trafford in the next few games, following Bruno Fernandes out injured.

Recently, United have generated the highest expected goals (xG) in the league by a comfortable distance – 8.78 against second-best Leeds United's 5.68.

Their opponents are a Newcastle United side who have struggled away from home – with just one win from seven attempts.

Mount is likely to assume a large share of the injured star's playmaking duties, particularly from dead-ball situations, potentially operate as an attacking midfielder.

Florian Wirtz, Liverpool, £8.1m – vs Wolves (H).

Wirtz is due a significant score , with a fixture at Anfield versus Wolves representing an ideal scenario for it.

He has registered attacking returns in three of his past four games – a pair of assists and one 'defcon' performance.

In that period he has created 10 chances, a team-high among all his teammates, while his xG totals 0.88.

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

After recording 30 points in two games, Rogers' current form is impossible to ignore.

He's Villa's main goal threat, with an ability to producing a goal with half a yard of space inside the area.

An away trip to Stamford Bridge could be viewed as a difficult proposition, but Villa have emerged victorious there twice during the last three campaigns.

Strikers

Hugo Ekitike (Captain), Liverpool, £8.9m – vs Wolves (H).

Due to his fixture, a lack of rivalry for a starting spot, coupled with bagged a five-goal haul in three games, the French striker receives the captaincy for this round.

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

One cannot consider dropping the Norwegian goal machine, but because he has a tricky fixture on the road in this round, we are opting to pass over him for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m