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The quantity of Liverpool players can you squeeze into your lineup this week?

Jurgen Klopp's side have secured back-to-back wins , featuring a red-hot forward in their French frontman preparing for a clash with Wolves that are heading towards a historically poor Premier League seasons ever.

Should you have retained a few of your Africa Cup of Nations transfers and have the budget to reinvest following the injury to the sidelined Bruno Fernandes, in that case assets from Anfield players must be the primary focus.

This weekly selection is assembled using current Fantasy Premier League valuations to comply with a £100m spending limit, as if using a one-week wildcard.

How Did Last Week's Squad?

Skipper Erling Haaland (a huge score) , combined with the in-form pair of Bournemouth's forward (10 points) plus Hugo Ekitike propelled the team to a respectable score – with a bonus a double-digit performance from Antonee Robinson from the replacements.

This Week's Fantasy Premier League Selection for Matchday 18

Goalkeeper & Defence

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

Arsenal's backline suffered a brief dip in the wake of an injury to Gabriel, yet they've kept two clean sheets recently , boasting 9 already with less than half the season completed.

Mikel Arteta's side have conceded in just a handful of matches at home campaign. The strikes they conceded were scored by a Manchester City superstar, a wondrous strike from Tottenham's forward and a unexpected header from Wolves' attacker.

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

We're opting for a triple-up from the Gunners' defence.

They are the strongest defensive unit in FPL, with a clean sheet in the majority of their matches, they face a Brighton side who have drawn a blank in two consecutive matches.

The South Coast club have only managed nine goals from eight matches on the road.

The Dutch defender remains a reliable option each gameweek , possessing greater attacking upside now he is right-back.

The Ecuadorian has earned 'defcon' points in four consecutive starts, which included two clean sheets.

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

I'd pick six Liverpool assets this week if allowed.

Gary O'Neil's team were shut out for the tenth occasion in 17 games in a recent two-nil home loss to the Bees.

The Midlands side have scored just nine goals in total, including two on the road. That makes this a very secure clean sheet prospect imaginable.

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

Even with the Yorkshire club's better offensive form – and the form of their striker – the pick is a Stadium of Light clean sheet at home.

That would mark a third in a row , with Alderete establishing himself as an outstanding low-cost defensive pick. Managers can field him regularly in most games, due to his regular defensive contribution returns.

Midfield

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

Mount should play a significant responsibility for Old Trafford in the next few games, due to Bruno Fernandes being sidelined.

Recently, Erik ten Hag's team have generated the best xG statistically by a significant margin – 8.78 compared to the next best Leeds United's 5.68.

They face a Newcastle side who have been poor in away matches – managing a single victory from seven attempts.

Mount is likely to inherit many of the injured star's creative responsibilities, notably from dead-ball situations, and might operate behind the striker.

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

Wirtz is on the verge of a major point return , with a home match against the struggling Wolves presenting an ideal scenario for it.

He has registered attacking returns across his past four games – two assists and one defensive contribution performance.

Over that time he's made 10 chances, the most of any his teammates, while his expected goals is 0.88.

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

Boasting 30 points over two matches, the midfielder's current form is impossible to ignore.

He's Villa's key attacker, who can scoring a strike from the smallest room inside the area.

A fixture to Stamford Bridge might seem a challenging assignment, the Birmingham club have emerged victorious at that ground twice during the last three campaigns.

Strikers

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

Given facing an abysmal Wolves side, having no competition for a starting spot, and having scored a five-goal haul in three games, the French striker receives the double-points role for this round.

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

There's no omitting the Norwegian goal machine, although with him having a tougher fixture on the road in this round, we are opting to pass over him with the captain's role.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham, £7.6m