<p><em><strong>Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m)</strong> is injured. <a href="http://twitter.com/ffcommunity_">Holly Shand</a> looks at whether FPL managers replace him, some <strong>potential Trent Alexander-Arnold replacements</strong> and whether a <strong>Wildcard</strong> is in order.</em></p>
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<h2>Trent Alexander-Arnold injured</h2>
<p>The rumours of<strong> Trent Alexander-Arnold</strong> being injured after failing to travel for <strong>Liverpool</strong>&#8216;s Champions League fixture against Porto on Tuesday have been confirmed, with an announcement that he has a <strong>groin injury</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Jurgen Klopp</strong> confirmed in his pre-match press conference that he picked up a groin injury in training and <strong>he&#8217;s a big doubt for the Gameweek 7 fixture against Manchester City</strong>.</p>
<p>There are <strong>rumours that he might miss three weeks</strong>, but given that we have the International Break immediately after this weekend&#8217;s fixtures, that puts him in the frame to return for Gameweek 8 against Watford.</p>
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<h2>Should Fantasy Managers Replace Alexander-Arnold?</h2>
<p>Gameweek 7 certainly provides us with a<strong> turning point</strong> when it comes to our <strong>fantasy transfers, fixture swings and the potential use of the Wildcard</strong>.</p>
<p>Perhaps the injury to him could be the trigger point we needed in being able to afford the<strong> big three premium attackers</strong> in the game right now: <strong>Mohamed Salah (£12.6m), Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.7m) and Romelu Lukaku (£11.7m)</strong>.</p>
<p>For those choosing to part ways with the Liverpool right-back, he could be very difficult to get back in at his price point and given we had him as a season-keeper, it&#8217;s an inevitable move down the line.</p>
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<h2>Who are the best replacements?</h2>
<p>There are two excellent defences vying for our attentions right now: Chelsea have the favourable fixture schedule over their next five games, with <strong>Marcos Alonso (£5.9m) </strong>and <strong>Antonio Rudiger (£5.7m) </strong>the top two picks in our <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions/"><strong>Predictions Tool</strong></a> in this spell.</p>
<p>I prefer Rudiger as an option, since Alonso always has the threat of <strong>Ben Chilwell</strong> taking his place, particularly after a weak performance against Manchester City. For managers wanting to shift funds elsewhere, <strong>Andreas Chrisensen (£5.0m) </strong>could be an enabler.</p>
<p>Talking of Manchester City, their defence has been absolutely sensational this season. They&#8217;ve kept <strong>five consecutive clean sheets</strong>, having conceded just one goal all season. They have conceded just <strong>two big chances and five shots on target</strong> in six games.</p>
<p><strong>Ruben Dias (£6.1m) </strong>remains my top pick from the Manchester City defence as he&#8217;s the least likely to be rotated. However, with Pep Guardiola lacking options on the left side, <strong>Joao</strong> <strong>Cancelo (£6.1m) </strong>and <strong>Aymeric Laporte (£5.5m) </strong>could also be considered.</p>
<p>Remember though that City have Liverpool to contend with in Gameweek 7, who are the best attack in the Premier League this season. It&#8217;s not going to be an easy ride for this City defence, but Alexander-Arnold&#8217;s absence should help them.</p>
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<h2>Is now the Time to Activate a Gameweek 7 Wildcard?</h2>
<p>With fantasy managers having numerous injury issues to contend with already to highly owned players, this news could spell the point at which W<strong>ildcards need to be activated</strong>.</p>
<p>It was a point in the season that we touted as being a good opportunity to wildcard anyway given the big fixture swing for <strong>Chelsea</strong>. Don&#8217;t be put off by timing, it&#8217;s fine to activate a Wildcard closer to the deadline.</p>
<p>I probably <strong>wouldn&#8217;t activate the Wildcard until Friday</strong>, so that we get the full injury news for Alexander-Arnold, as well as <strong>Luke Shaw (£5.5m), Raphinha (£6.5m), Mason Mount (£7.4m), Luke Ayling (£4.5m) and Patrick Bamford (£7.9m)</strong>. There&#8217;s no harm in making some drafts though.</p>
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