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Erling Haaland faces Liverpool axe threat as Man City star's record causes fantasy concern
Erling Haaland may have been back among the goals in midweek, but Tuesday night's outing was anything but a success for Manchester City.
Surrendering a three-goal lead late on against Feyenoord not only set an unwanted Champions League record; it also denied City the chance to put their demons to rest and end their five-game winless less - though the 3-3 draw did end their losing streak, at the very least. a run of five straight defeats. Instead, City will go into their title clash with Liverpool on Sunday with confidence close to rock bottom.
Fairly or not, one player who has found himself at the centre of discussions around City's form is Haaland. The goal machine has been anything but in recent weeks, although his midweek brace at the Etihad will at least quieten some doubters for the time being.
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After 10 goals in his opening five League games this season, two goals in his last seven gameweeks won't appease the millions of FPL managers who are relying on him for points. True, Haaland is still the top-scoring striker in fantasy football with an average of seven points per match, but an eye-watering price tag of £15.1m brings high expectations indeed.
So is he living up to those expectations, or is it time to say goodbye to the most expensive player in FPL history? Our Reach Fantasy Premier League newsletter writers share their plans ahead of GW13 and that crucial title battle at Anfield...
Anfield result could kickstart Haaland and City's season
"I made the classic FPL mistake of trying to be too clever and didn't pick Haaland at the start of the season. That decision came back to bite me, but I'm starting to see a nice spread of points with the savings I've made by not having Haaland during his dry spell. City are suffering a crisis of confidence after Rodri's injury, and the squad is talented but thin. I was concerned about them selling Julian Alvarez in the summer: even if the deal made sense financially and also for the player, the Argentine always had a goal or an assist in him.
"As for Haaland this weekend? I know from experience it's foolish to turn your back on him, even before a trip to Liverpool; he's just as likely to score a hat-trick at Anfield as he is to score none. The reason Pep Guardiola signed Haaland is also his weakness in this City team; he was meant to be the finishing touch to a slick machine, the ruthless goalscorer on hand to deliver the fatal blow. Now that machine is stuttering, and Haaland can tend to look a little isolated. I won't be signing him before City's trip to Anfield, but that's more because my extra funds have been spend elsewhere. City do have a pretty inviting run of fixtures after this until the end of January though with Man United and Aston Villa the only sticky games of real note, so a result on Merseyside could convince me to get Haaland in before another potential City winter winning streak." Tom Doyle
Three-game run could define Haaland ownership for the rest of the season
"Going with both Haaland and Mohamed Salah in my team has given me a great start to the season, so I'm in the fortunate position of not having used my wildcard yet. This means, in theory, I don't have to worry so much about being able to afford Haaland if I sell him, provided I get him back in my team when I do play my wildcard, which, barring any unexpected disaster, will probably be for GW18.
"However, that doesn't mean I'm going to sell Haaland ahead of this weekend. City may be on a disastrous run but, aside from against Spurs, they're still scoring goals and Haaland's underlying numbers show he's surprisingly underperforming in front of goal rather than not getting chances - even though, as Tom says, Haaland looks isolated at times. He has an xG of 5.41 in his last four Premier League games, which shows he is still getting chances, and his performance against Feyenoord was actually fairly positive.
"With games against Nottingham Forest (who have conceded six goals in their last two matches) and Crystal Palace (who have kept just two clean sheets this season) coming up after Liverpool, Haaland has a run of games coming up that will act as a good indicator of whether his Champions League brace on Tuesday was a flash in the pan or not. If he fails to fire, then I'll sell him and monitor his performances ahead of playing my wildcard." David Byrom
Avoiding problems down the line
"This week was the week I said goodbye to Haaland, but not forever. I said right from the start that my tactic this season was to follow the points, which means unashamedly signing anyone who seems like they're in a bit of form. It sounds obvious, but too many times I've fallen into the trap of sticking with duds out of a stubborn belief they'll come good.
"Haaland is no dud, though, which makes this decision all the harder. The man has 12 goals in 12 games, and goes into the weekend on the back of a brace against Feyenoord. Man City will come good, and the fixtures on the horizon suggest to me that Haaland will be back among the goals soon enough. Whether he scores enough to justify his price tag, I'm not so sure.
"So my plan? Keep enough money in the bank to turn back to him if needed. Without that contingency, you could end up in a trap - you won't be able to sign a £15m player without some serious restructuring. Instead, I've moved on some of my more expensive defenders (no one can keep a clean sheet anyway) and kept a bit of cash lying around. You know, in case I need to grovel at Erling's size 14 feet after his double-hattrick against Nottingham Forest." Ed Syers
