Premier League Fantasy Picks: Salah over Jota and the must-have Chelsea defender

There is one more weekend of Premier League action to go before the final international break of the year and some mouthwatering fixtures lie ahead.

Faltering Everton look to get their season back on track at home to lowly Manchester United on Saturday, while the previous two champions Manchester City and Liverpool do battle on Sunday.

But who can you trust to deliver fantasy points in these mammoth clashes? Use our Opta-powered weekly guide to find out.

HUGO LLORIS

The brilliance of Harry Kane, Son Heung-min and Gareth Bale has prompted title talk at Tottenham, but keeping goals out is just as important. For that, they – and you – can rely on Lloris.

Of Premier League goalkeepers to have played at least 500 minutes since the start of last seaso…

Moukoko within touching distance of history as Dortmund prodigy becomes eligible for debut

At long last, one of the world s most promising young footballers is eligible to make his professional bow, as Borussia Dortmund prodigy Youssoufa Moukoko turned 16 on Friday.

The Germany Under-20 international has long given Dortmund coaches, players and fans cause for excitement, with his accomplishments in the club s academy over the past few years attracting widespread attention.

He made history on the European stage a little over a year ago in October 2019 when, still just 14, became the youngest ever goalscorer in the UEFA Youth League – the previous record-holders had been well over a year older when they netted their first goals.

The previous season Moukoko had scored 50 goals and earned his promotion to Dortmund s Under-19s, and he took to that level w…

Booed Bale´s best position still a mystery, says Mijatovic

Former Real Madrid star Predrag Mijatovic claims Gareth Bale s best position is still uncertain after the forward was jeered off in the 1-0 Clasico loss to Barcelona on Saturday.

Bale struggled to make an impact at the Santiago Bernabeu, where Ivan Rakitic s first-half goal sealed a second victory for Barca away to their fierce rivals in the space of four days, Ernesto Valverde s men having run out 3-0 winners in the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg on Wednesday. 

Madrid fans have looked to Bale to fill the void left by the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus in July, but the Wales international, who moved to the Spanish capital from Tottenham for a reported fee of approximately €100 million in 2013, has managed just seven goals in 21 LaLiga appearances this …