GW26 FPL stats: Mane rewards faith from managers

Liverpool midfielder's goalscoring return from injury will have been well received by those who stuck by him.

For the second successive Gameweek, Sadio Mane (£12.2m) was the most-sold player in Fantasy Premier League, with more than 340,000 parting company with the Senegalese ahead of Liverpool's trip to Norwich City.

Mane, who had missed two Gameweeks through injury, was named on the bench at Carrow Road on Saturday.

But he came on with 30 minutes remaining and scored a 78th-minute winner for the Reds, which earned him five points.

While managers who sold Mane may now be regretting their decision, those who parted company with Jamie Vardy (£9.8m) will probably feel their decision was justified.

The Leicester City striker was discarded by more than 292,000 people ahead of Gameweek 26 and blanked in a 0-0 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday night.

Vardy only has one assist, with no goals, in his last six appearances. 

GW26's most transferred-out players

Player	Transferred out by ('000s)
Mane	340
Vardy	292
Lundstram	254

There was disappointment for a host of managers on Saturday, after Mohamed Salah (£12.8m) became only the second player to be captained by over two million people this season.

A fine run of form had sent the Egyptian to the top of the FPL player standings, but he scored only three points against bottom side Norwich at Carrow Road.

Those who captained Sergio Aguero (£12.1m) or Kevin De Bruyne (£10.8m) will now hope to capitalise when Manchester City host West Ham United in the rearranged fixture on Wednesday 19 February.

GW26's most-captained players

Player	Captained by ('000s)
Salah	2,045
Aguero	885
De Bruyne	725

The top 100 FPL managers were in complete agreement with the masses, with the same three players chosen in the same order.

GW26 captains by FPL's top 100

Player	Captained by
Salah	61
Aguero	21
De Bruyne	11

Son Heung-min (£10.0m) and Danny Ings (£7.0m) were each acquired by more than 181,000 people ahead of enticing fixtures.

Ings may have been on the losing side on Saturday but he scored his 15th Premier League goal of the season in Southampton's 2-1 home defeat to Burnley, claiming seven points.

On Sunday, Son and his Tottenham Hotspur team-mates travel to Aston Villa, who have conceded 10 goals in their last four home matches, the worst record in the league over that period.

GW26's most transferred-in players

Player	Transferred in by ('000s)
Salah	347
Son	181
Ings	181

Source.premierleague.com