{"id":70579,"date":"2025-08-16T05:56:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T05:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/70579\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T05:56:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T05:56:12","slug":"f1-champion-max-verstappen-in-mo-salah-liverpool-crisis-ahead-of-premier-league-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/70579\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 champion Max Verstappen in Mo Salah Liverpool crisis ahead of Premier League opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/max-verstappen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Verstappen<\/a> has named his FPL team ahead of gameweek one of the Premier League&#8217;s fantasy football game.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe <a title=\"four-time F1 world champion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1008405\/max-verstappen-f1-records-red-bull\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">four-time F1 world champion<\/a> unsurprisingly went with four Dutch players in his team, with his good friend Virgil van Dijk in defence with Micky van de Ven and Sven Botman, while Man City new boy Tijjani Reijnders sits in Verstappen&#8217;s midfield as a budget option.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nUnlike many FPL managers, Verstappen managed to fit both Premier League superstars Erling Haaland and Mo Salah into his team, but not without complaining about Salah&#8217;s eyewatering \u00a314.5m price tag.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;Why is Salah so expensive?!&#8221;, the Dutchman fumed, clearly not being aware that Salah broke FPL all-time records in the 24\/25 season by scoring a whopping 344 points.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nVerstappen&#8217;s FPL selection headaches were detailed on Red Bull&#8217;s <a title=\"X\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/redbullracing\/status\/1956038608957403646\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">X<\/a> page, before a <a title=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/scuderiafemboy\/status\/1956330293532467696?s=48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">video<\/a> circling on the platform showcased his final FPL team.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nIt comes as Liverpool kick off the 2025\/26 Premier League season tonight in a home fixture against Bournemouth.&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/69fa88b1d5767d2be8f0f4d4a953b0db222280db.png\"\/>Max Verstappen\u2019s FPL Team for the 2025\/26 season<br \/>\nMax Verstappen\u2019s FPL Team<\/p>\n<p>\nGoalkeepers: Caoimhin Kelleher, Lucas Perri&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nDefenders: Rico Lewis, Micky van de Ven, Marc Guehi, Sven Botman, Virgil van Dijk&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nMidfielders: Martin Odegaard, Amad Diallo, Florian Wirtz, Tijjani Reijnders, Mo Salah&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nForwards: Erling Haaland, Ashley Barnes, Will Lankshear&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nREAD MORE: <a title=\"F1 driver salaries: What stars including Hamilton and Verstappen earn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/88574\/f1-driver-salaries\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1 driver salaries: What stars including Hamilton and Verstappen earn<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nREAD MORE: <a title=\"F1 world champions: Full list from Farina to four-time King Verstappen\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/104103\/f1-world-champions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1 world champions: Full list from Farina to four-time King Verstappen<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nREAD MORE: <a title=\"F1 drivers age: How old are Hamilton, Verstappen, Norris and co?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/87202\/f1-drivers-age\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1 drivers age: How old are Lewis Hamilton, Verstappen, Norris and co?<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nF1 HEADLINES: <a title=\"Daniel Ricciardo addresses \u2018daunting\u2019 future as new team signing confirmed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1058932\/f1-news-today-daniel-ricciardo-addresses-daunting-future-new-team-signing-confirmed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" 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