Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Manchester City vs Liverpool

A busy Sunday comes to its conclusion at the Etihad now as Manchester City and Liverpool go head-to-head at 4.30pm.

Two of the top eight captains for Gameweek 29 take to the pitch now, with Sergio Aguero and Sadio Mane handed the armband by 8.33% and 2.12% respectively.

Owned by 21.6% of FPL managers, the Argentinian has found the net just twice in his last ten Gameweek appearances but history is on his side, having scored in all four of his home league appearances against the Merseysiders.

Both Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane boast far better form than the South American as Pep Guardiola’s side look to recover from their midweek Champions League exit in Monaco.

The former has produced returns in nine of his last 11 league outings, while Sane has finally settled after a frustrating first few months after arriving from Schalke last summer – the German wide man has racked up six goals and four assists in his last 11 starts across all competitions.

Residing in over 23% of squads, Mane has delivered double-figures against Spurs and Arsenal in the last four Gameweeks to emerge as Liverpool’s most reliable FPL performer.

Sold by over 118,000 FPL managers last week, Roberto Firmino recovers from a minor groin problem to return to the Reds’ XI.

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  1. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sanchez + Llorente >>> Alli + Costa worth -4?

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I prefer Snake over Costa

      1. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Snake?

        1. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          have him

        2. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Vardy.

  2. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    82 (-4), probably wont be enough to get into the FFS cup but can complain, in hindsight i should have captained Lukaku instead of Sanchez, but thats just nit picking.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      If you don't qualify, plenty of others won't.

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        😮

    2. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      It will be enough imo

    3. Legomane
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      What's this FFS Cup? Too late to enter?

      1. John Nerdelbaum
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        no point if you can't beat anishite's score

      2. Legomane
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        That isn't a problem 🙂

    4. John Nerdelbaum
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      why can you complain

    5. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      What cup?? :-/

  3. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Someone in my minileague played his bench boost this week. Not one player from his bench played. 😀

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      😀

      1. Big Al
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Username relevant

    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Epic Fail

    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Some mothers do Ave them

      😆

  4. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Three goal scorers today and no baps 😀

    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Write a letter to Mark.

    2. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Alli, Kun, Valencia?

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yep

        1. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I feel your pain.

          On the plus side, we had 3 goalscorers.

  5. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Prefer Kun or Vardy ?

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Vardy atm, looks back and 3m cheaper?

  6. Numb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Just noticed, Liverpool's fixtures turn really sour after the Everton game.

    1. Diva
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      ?!

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        hes saying that because liverpool are crap against teams they should beat

        1. Diva
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Ah!

        2. Numb
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          You got it!

        3. Optimus.
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Yep, Burnley, Swansea, Sunderland, Man Utd and Hull to name a few

    2. Pariße
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      😀

  7. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    93 all out no hits

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      And your point is ?

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Boasting

        1. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          If I can't boast on here then where can I boast?

          1. Hibbo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Down the local with Trig and Boycie?

          2. Werkself
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Never thought about that way, but you do have a point. 🙂

          3. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Ignore them.

            1. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Just for clarity, I also post when I get a rubbish score!

          4. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            you have every right to boast del boy. I don't begrudge anybody doing well cos we all have enough lows. Well done.

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Well done

      1. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks mate!

  8. George Sillett
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Three pints today and no baps.

    1. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Lager?

      1. Diva
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Lager?

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I just had one as the in laws were over for lunch

  9. Gooner Kebab
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Gabbi + Pedro for a hit didn't work. Shoulda gone with Alli.

    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Only if you could get both Gabi and Alli, hindsight otherwise.

  10. EDEN THE MAN
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Gabbiadini injury

    News now

    "The initial diagnosis has been confirmed, and Gabbiadini will be out for 3 to 4 weeks."

    1. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Great. Llorente survives another week in my team.

    2. Pique boo
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      You're a life savior. I was just about to do Kane to Gabbi

    3. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      That is so lame.

  11. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy (STK) or Costa (CRY)?

    Will most likely Captain the one I get.

    Appreciate your thoughts!

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not the easiest fixtures in the world tbh. Prefer Vardy at STK tbh

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Costa

      1. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I really fancy Costa for the next 3 games (CRY, MCI, bou).

  12. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Baines, Sanchez & Crouch -> Alonso, Alli & Vardy for a -8 (Barring injuries etc.), thoughts?

  13. Paul
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero down to 17 bps!! wtf!!! 😮

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Missed a lot of chances

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      All those misses, they "add" 'em on...

    3. Odikostar
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Brutal

    4. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero no baps wins me manager of the month in my cash ml. I thought I'd lost it with Mane's yellow. Nice surprise.

      1. Blue&White85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I lost mine by 1 point. Aguero & Firmino missed so many chances today. Frustrating.

  14. Webbinho
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Really frustrated this week. Had Mannone sat on my bench and decided to get rid for DeGea, rather than getting Valencia in. So I bench Heaton and play Mawson. 20pts down the swanny. Gutting, would have probably been top 10k region had I gone with my gut and Valencia 🙁

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Sounds to me like you did "go with your gut".

    2. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      You make the decisions, your gut is part of you. It's your fault

  15. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    At least we had one of the games of the season to sign us off for the international break

    But it just makes you won't more PL

  16. Gazza2000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Early ideas for this lot ?

    Pickford - Foster
    Alonso - Coleman - Holebas - Pieters - Chambers
    Mane - Lallana - Siggy - Antonio - Fletcher
    Kane - Lukaku - Llorente

    1FT 3.4 ITB

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      One of the Liv mids to Pedro?

    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Chill out, there's 2 weeks yet

    3. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Oops, Kane is Costa and Lallana is Alli

  17. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Was all set to do Carroll to Gabi on Sat am, but after watching motd, he was really unlucky not to get double digits.
    Gabi injury makes things easier, but worth holding Carroll??

    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Worth holding against Hull imo

  18. Carlton P
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Any early suggestions?
    1.0ITB 1FT WC intact
    Will be leaving until just before deadline anyway
    Foster / Pickford
    Alonso / Coleman / Baines / brunt / mawson
    Sanchez / mane / Alli / erik / siggy
    Lukaku / Llorente / barnes

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Save FT unless injury strikes

      1. Carlton P
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        It already has! Hopefully Sanchez will be ok and gabbi still got a niggle

    2. Carlton P
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Was set on Llorente > gabi but might give LLorente BORO game and ship Baines/brunt

      1. Earn your Spurs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Likewise giving Llorente one more game minimum

        1. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Same here giving him next game week.

  19. Ange Ball
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Would you do the following moves for minus 12

    VanAaholt
    Sane
    Defoe
    Aguero

    Out

    IN

    Alli
    Valenica
    Costa
    Vardy

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      No

    2. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      N o

      1. Ange Ball
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Reason?

        This so temping even tho taken the lead in my league

    3. Big Al
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

    4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      No way

  20. EDEN THE MAN
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Mane or Coutinho to make way?

    Leaning toward Cout but both looked pretty awful today

    1. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Mane got mom

      1. EDEN THE MAN
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Mom?

        1. Rhinos
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Man of match

          1. EDEN THE MAN
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Somehow

            1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              He won the penalty init

            2. Rhinos
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Think I'll take Gary Neville's viewpoint over you, random Internet poster

  21. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    (TC) Coutinho next GW 😎

    1. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Lukaku (VC) then...

  22. Pariße
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    The schedule's really played us. We finally get a full Premier League weekend...Puff! International break.

  23. Junior ⚽
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Time to get rid of Mane?

    1. Carlton P
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Only Alli worth it IMO and if no other pressing matters

  24. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Baps added

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I didn't notice.....as I didn't get any 🙂

  25. Lav
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    2 FT over IB 🙂

    1. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      As many hits as i wont over the ITB 🙂

  26. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Early ideas for this lot?

    Grant - Hennessey
    Luiz - Vertonghen - Baines - Fernandez - Holgate
    Firmino - Alli - Siggy - Sanchez - De Roon
    Costa - Lukaku - Llorente

    1. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      hard to suggest any moves without knowing ho much you have itb, but Llorente and Firmino would be the ones id look to change

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        £1.3m ITB

  27. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    According to FFFix my best transfer for GW30 is Kane-> Ibra

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      FFFix is pretty savvy these days

  28. leocarter27
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    82 pts! Well pleased. Was 360k overall in gw 26 now up to 100k!

    How did everyone else get on?!

    1. Lav
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      87 points here. 16 today. Went from 215k to 146k yesterday, hope I stay in that area

    2. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Very nice mate!

    3. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      82 (-4)

    4. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      OR not updated, expect to go higher

    5. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      5 greens, up to 18k = highest ever. Also very happy 🙂

      1. Lav
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Congrats

    6. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      85 (-4), transferred in Gabi and Sanchez who both got injured, not much ground gained against ML rival, finally in top 100k.

    7. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      85, though only 13 today, so might drop a bit

    8. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Very pleased 89 points and happy with my team for next game week. Brought in King and vardy and happy to hold them.
      Let's be getting some dates for dgw's during break.

    9. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      63
      Meh.

  29. Hibbo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Which poster on here had the whole forward and back a few years ago about ballsing up entering his team for an ffs cup before?

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      English please?

      1. Hibbo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        How dare you.

  30. Ravager
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Time to ignore FPL for almost 2 weeks.

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      It's not that simple

    2. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not a good start

    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      11 days till the stressing begins