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The Dugout Discussion – Monday

Last season’s top two go head-to-head at the Etihad this evening as Gameweek 2 is brought to its conclusion. Both City and Liverpool go in search of a second successive win, allowing Fantasy managers the chance to assess our options in midfield and attack, with Raheem Sterling, David Silva, Sergio Aguero and Daniel Sturridge looking to get amongst the goals once again.

Aguero remains on the bench for City, however, as Manuel Pellegrini makes just one change from the side that defeated Newcastle last Sunday. The City boss hands Stevan Jovetic and Edin Dzeko the chance to lead the line again, then, whilst Pablo Zabaleta is drafted in at right-back, with Gael Clichy swapping over to the other flank as Aleksandar Kolarov drops out.

Brendan Rodgers makes a couple of alterations to the XI that started against Southampton last time around. New signing Alberto Moreno is handed a debut at left-back, with Glen Johnson shifting to the right of defence as Javier Manquillo drops out. Elsewhere, Joe Allen comes in for Lucas in the centre of the park.

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  1. SW6
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Navas vs a limping Moreno.. should be interesting..

  2. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    That should have been a red card for diving

    1. smythy
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      He was doing the Can Can

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        πŸ™‚

    2. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      agreed πŸ™

    3. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Gerrard's long term replacement

  3. Gorgles
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Aguero will score

  4. Robareid
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Zab loved that

  5. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    To think I was selling Jovetic before kick off πŸ™‚

    1. Captain Peacock
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Hi Five for keeping the faith too!

      1. GST
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I sold him last night to avoid the drop.

        Least I got 2 goals as a leaving present.

  6. pistol_pete
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Time for a Jovetic bandwagon?

    1. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      It could be!

  7. DRIZ βœ…
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Chances of Aguero starting next game?

    1. Ady87
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Home to Stoke, 100%.

    2. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Depends on Dzeko now! but Imo Aguero and jovetic to start!

    3. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I still think he'll be a sub.

  8. Bolivian Seaman
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    This is a good result for arsenal, we'll get our 4th place medals ready

    1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Lol when was the last time u won a trophy?

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Ummm

        1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Iv won 20 titles so dont bother comin at me

  9. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Jovetic wagon a rollin

  10. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Panic WC team:

    Krul

    Azpi Robertson PVA Hutton Wisdom

    Hazard Ramsey Lamela Siggy Sterling

    Kun Rooney VadgePie

    1. Adderz
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Dare I ask what VadgePie is?

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I'll try a mouthful πŸ˜†

        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          πŸ˜€

  11. Bolt-on
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    City are doing a training drill now

  12. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Pool have problems IMO

    don't carry the same attacking threat as last season but still leaky at the back

    still, it could be worse, they could be United πŸ™

  13. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Looks like Gerrard is getting a bap here

    1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Discrace

      1. Mr_Partridge
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Discraceful spelling

        1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Cum on then

          1. Mr_Partridge
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            :sick:

        2. Podge
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          πŸ˜†

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      For what??

    3. SW6
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      What? How? πŸ˜†

    4. PogChamp
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Prefer a goal but i'll take that.

    5. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Well deserved πŸ™„

  14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Lol at liverpool defence

    1. amol
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Still better than Man Utds

      1. Podge
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Still πŸ˜†

  15. smythy
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Aguero is a beast!

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Causing real panic among defenders

  16. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    How do I get Aguero in? Guessing dropping one of the United players and Dzeko.

    Bego

    Terry - Wisdom - Chambers (Duff - Moore)

    Hazard - Mata - Ramsey - Siggy (Marney)

    Rooney - Costa - Dzeko

    Am thinking:

    a) Rooney and Dzeko ---> Naismith/7m and Aguero

    b) Hazard and Dzeko ---> Chadli and Aguero

    c) Mata and Dzeko ---> 5.4 mid and Aguero

    d) No Aguero

  17. Camp No No
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    So, is this the end of the Sterling wagon?

    1. Wouter
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Away to the champions? Of course not, planning to keep him in for the season if he doesn't get injured.

    2. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      jump on the Jove wagon!

    3. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Not for long

    4. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Why?

    5. Camp No No
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Just asking. As both he and Liverpool seem so useless. And frankly, Liverpool already was lucky not to lose to Southampton.

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I dont know what game you were watching...

      2. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        GW4 onwards there will be points.

    6. Zasa
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Hopefully will drop .2 & I'll take for the fixtures πŸ˜‰

  18. Worsey
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Post your score, 74 here, with baps.

    1. Adderz
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      snap

    2. Andy1
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      55

    3. Andre W
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      71 no baps

    4. Misunderstood Genius
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      73

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        73

    5. SW6
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      70

    6. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      68

    7. Fray Bentos
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      100

    8. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      71. Ended up with disappointment, but well happy with that.

      1. JWF
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        As you should be.

    9. JWF
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      50

    10. Declan
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      61

    11. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      70

    12. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      71

    13. Hibbopotamus
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      61 with baps. Chester and Bego killed me so not great, but solid enough to stay in the top 3 in most of my leagues. (Obviously nowhere near the top in this community though.)

    14. radawson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Really? No one actually cares

    15. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      52 not good week

    16. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      63

    17. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      59 πŸ™

    18. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      55 Started so well on Saturday too. Two weeks running it's done that to me. 😑

      1. MJ6987
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Me too!

    19. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      55

      49 with PvA, Chester, Dzeko, Sterling and Sturridge to play. Unbelievable.

    20. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I really have done badly. 54.

    21. michaeld2054
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      53

    22. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      58

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks Bojan and Chester!

    23. Zasa
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      60

  19. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Yayayayayayayayayayayayaya 1 point!

  20. dribbler
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    well that was painful

  21. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Dzeko being injured would make things a LOT easier.

    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      No it bloody wouldn't!

    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Was just an impact injury

    3. iCon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Was thinking this, but he just walked off there without any sign of an injury πŸ™

    4. Yome
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Has a knock

  22. RoyaleBlue
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Costa or Rooney to aguero ?

    1. iCon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Roo I reckon

  23. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Thanks the, Yaya.

    Another awful GW for me then.

  24. thes7s
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    GW to forget.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      This

      F'n Yaya.

  25. Wouter
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    What I like about Jovetic and Aguero is that they look hungry for goals. Dzeko just doesn't give me that impression.

  26. Daniel The Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    70 this week. What happened to Dzeko? Is he injured? Gonna be out? I'm at the airport so missing the second half.

    1. Wouter
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Was on the ground and then got subbed out for Aguero. Didn't look good.

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        The medics have a thumbs up sayinh he could go back on...

  27. TheCurseOfRaheem
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Dzeko owners what are you doing? Even if he's fit, can you honestly see him starting? Not sure who to replace him with though.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      He was limping at the end of the match

      A bit of a worry

      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        It's a bloody scratch for god's sake.

        1. Barry Woj
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          This.

    2. Hibbopotamus
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Dzeko's style meshes better with Serg's. Jovetic plays very similarly to Aguero, making wild runs and creating chaos everywhere, so having the two on at once probably isn't Pelligrini's preference. This all changes if Dzeko is legitimately hurt, of course.

  28. Banana Shaqiri - HMD, PUP
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    BOOM

    Thank you Zabaleta. £10 richer πŸ™‚

  29. MJ6987
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Sad Dzeko owner here πŸ™

    Who to replace him?

    A. Adebayor
    B. Bony
    C. Jovetic
    D. Giroud
    E. Someone else (please state)

    Thanks.

    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Keep him

      1. MJ6987
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Thought he went off injured?

        1. Gazza2000
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Nothing bad

    2. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Ade, but only if he's injured

    3. Feanor
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Probably Ade. Someone who will start every week.

    4. Ghost Ship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      A or C both good third choices I think.

    5. Yome
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Aguero

  30. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Aguero will be 12.6 by the start of GW4 πŸ˜‰