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What number of Liverpool selections can you fit inside your squad in the upcoming gameweek?

The Merseyside club have secured a pair of triumphs , featuring a sizzling attacker in Hugo Ekitike going into a clash with Wolves currently on course for an abysmal top-flight campaigns ever.

If you've held onto some of your AFCON free transfers and have the budget to spend by replacing the sidelined Manchester United's playmaker, consequently assets from Anfield options should be the main consideration.

This team of the week is assembled based on current Fantasy Premier League valuations to comply with a 100 million pound budget, simulating activating a Free Hit chip.

How Did Last Week's Squad?

Skipper Erling Haaland (a massive haul) and the in-form pair of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) as well as Hugo Ekitike guided the selection to a respectable 82 points – enhanced by a 10-point contribution from Antonee Robinson as a substitute.

The FPL Team of the Week for Gameweek 18

Goalkeeper & Defence

David Raya, Arsenal, goalkeeper, £6m – vs Brighton & Hove Albion (H).

Arsenal's backline had a slight stumble after the absence of Gabriel, but they have secured two clean sheets over their last four matches and have nine to their name before the campaign's midpoint played.

Mikel Arteta's side have conceded in only three home games campaign. The strikes they conceded came from Erling Haaland, a long-range strike from Tottenham's forward , plus a surprise header from Tolu Arokodare.

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

It's a triple-up from the Gunners' defence.

As well as being the top defensive unit in the game, recording shutouts in over 50% of their matches, they face a Brighton side who have failed to score in their past two games.

Brighton have only managed nine strikes from eight fixtures away from home.

The Dutch defender remains a steady pick each gameweek , possessing greater offensive potential since returning to right-back.

The Ecuadorian has collected defensive contribution points over his last four starts, featuring a pair of shutouts.

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

I'd pick half a dozen Liverpool assets for this fixture if allowed.

Wolves failed to score once again in 17 games during Saturday's two-nil defeat at Molineux to Brentford.

The Midlands side have scored just 9 strikes all season, with only two on the road. This is as safe a shutout opportunity imaginable.

Omar Alderete, the Black Cats, £4m – vs Leeds United (H).

Despite the Yorkshire club's recent goalscoring upturn – and the form of their striker – the pick is a Stadium of Light clean sheet on home soil.

This would secure their third in a row and Alderete establishing himself as an outstanding low-cost defender option. Managers can field him confidently in most games, due to his consistent defensive contribution points.

Midfielders

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

The English midfielder is expected to take on a key role at Old Trafford in the next few games, due to their Portuguese maestro being sidelined.

Recently, United have generated the highest xG across the Premier League by over three goals – 8.78 versus second-best Leeds' 5.68.

They face a Newcastle United side that has struggled away from home – with just one win in seven.

Mount is likely to assume a large share of the injured star's playmaking duties, especially on set-pieces, and could feature in the number 10 role.

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

Wirtz is on the verge of a big haul , with a home match versus the struggling Wolves representing a perfect scenario for that to happen.

Wirtz has registered attacking returns in three of his last four fixtures – a pair of assists plus a defensive contribution performance.

Over that time he has created 10 chances, a team-high among all Liverpool, and his xG is 0.88.

Morgan Rogers, Villa, £7.2m – vs Chelsea (A).

Boasting 30 points across two gameweeks, Rogers' form cannot be overlooked.

He's Villa's talisman, with an ability to producing a strike with minimal space inside the area.

A fixture at Stamford Bridge could be viewed as a tough proposition, the Birmingham club have won at that ground twice during the last three campaigns.

Strikers

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

Given his fixture, having no competition for a starting spot, and having notched a five-goal haul in three games, Ekitike gets the double-points role this week.

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

It is unthinkable to benching Haaland, however because he has a tougher away game this week, the choice is to bet against him for captaincy.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m