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<h2>Q) What to do with two free transfers if there is no obvious move?</h2>
<p>I wouldn’t make transfers just for the sake of making them.</p>
<p>Most of our squads are strong which is why quite a few of us have two free transfers with nothing obvious to do.</p>
<p>You can use the transfer to perhaps free up some money from your bench.</p>
<p>Sometimes even saving a transfer is better than spending it unnecessarily somewhere.</p>
<h2>Q) Who should I captain this week? Erling Haaland or Mohamed Salah?</h2>
<p>I see only two realistic contenders in my own team to captain this week - <strong>Erling Haaland (£11.8m)</strong> and <strong>Mohamed Salah (£13.0m)</strong>.</p>
<p>Haaland is given a 75% chance by the bookmakers to score anytime, as compared to Salah's 51%.</p>
<p>Manchester City have been given a 71% chance of scoring two or more goals, as opposed to Liverpool's 50%.</p>
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<p>The stats are in Haaland’s favour as well.</p>
<p>Over the first four Gameweeks, Haaland is first among all players in the league for every attacking statistic in the book - whether it be shots in the box, big chances, <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/a-simple-guide-to-opta-stats-for-fpl">expected goal involvement</a> (xGi) or non-penalty xGi.</p>
<p>It's evident Haaland has more potential than Salah this week - if both play a similar number of minutes. That is however a big if and that is where predicting expected minutes comes into play.</p>
<p>Based on current information, I think Haaland is most likely to miss the Aston Villa fixture in Gameweek 6 rather than the Forest one in Gameweek 5.</p>
<p>City have a Champions League game against Sevilla and Spurs next week - so you'd imagine Haaland plays those and gets his rest before those two important fixtures.</p>
<p>Further, City have a reasonable turnaround between Saturday and Wednesday without having to travel, which gives me slightly more confidence about Haaland's minutes.</p>
<p>But a lot depends on Pep Guardiola's press conference today and it is only after the conference where we can make an informed decision.</p>
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<h2>Q) Should I buy Ivan Perisic this week?</h2>
<p>I think the ship has sailed. In my opinion, <strong>Ivan Perisic (£5.6m)</strong> is likely to start against West Ham, which would then put him at risk against Fulham in Gameweek 6.</p>
<p>Then there’s City in Gameweek 7 right after. There’s a Champions League fixture in the midweek after Fulham, so there is every chance Perisic gets benched in Gameweek 6.</p>
<p>I would be very surprised if Perisic started both in Gameweek 5 and Gameweek 6.</p>
<h2>Q) Who should I buy out of Rodrigo and Pascal Gross?</h2>
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