Fantasy Premier League: 5 players to pick for Gameweek 9

The Premier league embarks on its 9th round of fixtures this week and so does the Fantasy Premier League. It has come to that time in the FPL season where the initial settling in period is over, the mistakes that you made at the start of the season like the crazy Bojan/Ashley Young punt or picking Felipe Luis should have been ironed out by now. It is a perfect time to start making that initial push up the rankings. This article aims to help you in that endeavour.Here are 5 players you should pick for this weekend:

#1 Alexis Sanchez

The big summer signing for Arsenal seems to have settled in quite nicely. He has everything needed to become a fan favourite at Arsenal - pace, skills, work rate etc. Although he is yet to light it up in FPL yet, he has shown the signs that he can explode and become an essential. Coming in at 10.3 in FPL, he isn't kind on the budget but he can become a premium asset and deliver consistently. He has shown signs of good form recently with a goal and assist last week against Hull. With a winnable fixture against a woeful looking Sunderland this week, he seems as good a bet as anyone else.