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REVEALED: Three Burnley players backed Erling Haaland to score against them by picking him as their Fantasy Premier League captain, raising new fears over footballers playing FPL

Three Burnley players captained Erling Haaland in their Fantasy Premier League teams, who then went on to score twice against them, as revealed by a leak.

Josh Brownhill, Jack Cork, and Arijanet Muric are the three players who captained the Norwegian goal-hound - and gained points in the fantasy game as he plundered their defence.

Meanwhile, goalkeeper James Trafford did not select Haaland for his team and instead opted to back himself, making himself vice-captain - a bold move which ultimately saw him lose out in the game.

The issue will raise new concerns about how stars could be impacted by their own FPL teams.