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How many Liverpool players might you squeeze inside your squad in the upcoming gameweek?

Jurgen Klopp's side have secured back-to-back wins and boast a red-hot striker in their French frontman ahead of a fixture with Wolverhampton Wanderers that are tracking for an abysmal Premier League seasons ever.

If you've retained a portion of your AFCON wildcards , and possess the budget to spend by replacing the unavailable Bruno Fernandes, in that case Liverpool options ought to be your top priority.

The ideal squad is constructed using latest FPL valuations to comply with a £100m cap, simulating using a Free Hit chip.

How Did The Previous Team?

Captain Manchester City's striker (a massive haul) and the in-form pair of Bournemouth's forward (10 points) and Hugo Ekitike led the team to a respectable 82 points – with a bonus a 10-point performance from Antonee Robinson from the replacements.

The FPL Team of the Week for Gameweek 18

Keeper and Defenders

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

Arsenal's defence experienced a brief dip in the wake of an injury to Gabriel, but they have recorded two clean sheets recently , boasting nine already with not even the campaign's midpoint played.

Mikel Arteta's side have let in goals in all but three home games campaign. Those goals were scored by a Manchester City superstar, a long-range effort from Richarlison and a unexpected header from Tolu Arokodare.

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

This week features a three-pronged on the Gunners' defence.

As well as being the strongest defensive unit in FPL, with a clean sheet in more than half of their fixtures, they face a Roberto De Zerbi's team that has not found the net in their past two matches.

Brighton have a mere nine strikes in eight fixtures away from home.

Timber remains a reliable choice each gameweek and has increased attacking upside operating as the full-back role.

The Ecuadorian has earned defensive contribution points in four consecutive appearances, which included two clean sheets.

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

One could select half a dozen Anfield assets this week if the rules permitted.

Gary O'Neil's team drew another blank for the 10th time in 17 games in a recent 2-0 home loss to Brentford.

The Midlands side have a paltry nine strikes this campaign, including two away from home. This is as safe a shutout bet possible.

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

Despite the Yorkshire club's better goalscoring upturn – highlighted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin – I'm backing a Stadium of Light clean sheet at home.

That would mark their third in a row and the Paraguayan defender is cementing himself as an outstanding low-cost defensive pick. You can field him with assurance in most games, due to his consistent 'defcon' points.

Midfielders

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

Mount should play a bigger role for Old Trafford over the coming fixtures, with Bruno Fernandes out injured.

Recently, United registered the best xG statistically by a significant margin – 8.78 against second-best Leeds' 5.68.

Their opponents are a Newcastle United team who have struggled on the road – with just a single victory in their last seven.

Mount could well inherit a large share of Fernandes' creative responsibilities, particularly from dead-ball situations, potentially feature as an attacking midfielder.

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

The German playmaker is due a big haul and a home match against Wolves representing the prime scenario for it.

Wirtz has registered attacking returns in three of his last four games – two assists plus a defensive contribution display.

In that period his chance creation stands at 10 chances, the most among all Liverpool, while his xG stands at 0.88.

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

With 30 points across two gameweeks, Rogers' form is impossible to ignore.

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

An away trip at Chelsea could be viewed as a challenging assignment, the Birmingham club have emerged victorious there on two occasions in recent years.

Strikers

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

Given his fixture, having no competition for a starting spot, coupled with notched a five-goal haul over three matches, Ekitike gets the double-points role for this round.

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

There's no omitting Haaland, although because he has a tougher away game in this round, I'm willing to bet against him for the armband.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m