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. One Terry Hurlock
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    If you were to wildcard now what players would be straight into your team?

    And what teams should you try to cover?

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

      Johnson

      1. One Terry Hurlock
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Ulrika?

        1. We Will Klopp you
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Paprika

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

          I tried to say sex offender, but it wouldn't let me say it

    2. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Alli/Eriksen, Hazard. Spurs and/or Chelsea defender.

      1. One Terry Hurlock
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers, already got hazard, eriksen, alli, alonso and Walker in my draft, any other teams you'd cover?

    3. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Alonso, Valencia, Walker, Bertrand, Cedric, Pedro, Mane, Siggy.

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

        Only slightly joking

        1. One Terry Hurlock
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Slightly joking?

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

            I would probably go for 7 of those.

    4. Darklord_bg
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Alli, Erik, sanchez if fit, gabbi if fit, Costa, valencIa, Walker, alonso, hazard.

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

    What are these FFS Cups?

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

        To late to enter correct?

        1. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          No, you can still enter Lav but your GW29 score will determine if you qualify.

  3. Elijah's Wood
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Any news on Gabbiadini's groin?

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

      I'll let you know later tonight mate

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

      Lucy Goosey

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

      Errr...

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

      I saw 2-4 weeks. Someone said it on here

    5. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      2 week break. He'll probably be fine, same with Sanchez

      1. Elijah's Wood
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Hopefully otherwise its all aboard the Vardy party

  4. We Will Klopp you
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Any chance of Rose being back after the international break?

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

      Hope so

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Same, may do Olsson to him for a hit

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

    135k OR 🙂

    What a rise these past two weeks. Excited to look at changes to the team over the break to continue the push.

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

      Go clean on

  6. CREAM
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    why did dele not get points for winning the pen?

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

      Because he took it and you can't assist yourself

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

        They should change it next year and award points for winning a peno, regardless of who takes it or whether he scores

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

          Should they award 1 point for winning a corner or free kick too, even if they don't lead to anything? :O

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

          yeah that sucks, they should change it.

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

        Well.... 😉

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

      Have you ever, ever felt like this?

      When strange things happen, are you going round the twist?

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

        Blast from the past, you must be 35+ like myself?

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

          Stop it you flirt

  7. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    whoops repost

    thinking of risking costa to vardy............ idiotic?

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

      I wouldn't.

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

    24k GW rank and a 180k climb GET IN

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

      You still suck

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

        Usual level of maturity from yourself.

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

      Nice

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

    Currently ranked 223k 126 points behind top 10k with all my chips left, is top 10k finish still possible or should i just settle for finishing top 50k

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

      Anything is possible with self belief and confidence

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

        And the Ownership Tactic

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

          Strange song lyric.

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

            Wrong wun

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

      Reach for the stars.

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

        Climb every mountain high

    3. Jay_
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Bit too much to ask i think, you never know but will be very hard.

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

        It's not possible. Sorry.

    4. Jay_
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Pickford (Jakupovic)
        Alonso Valencia Coleman (Pieters Brunt)
        Sanchez (!) Alli Siggy Antonio (King)
        Lukaku Gabbiadini(!) Llorente

        -4 taken already (Daniels, Mane > Valencia, Alli)

        Wildcard up my sleeve should the Sanchez/Gab injuries be long term. If not long term, reckon i could get away with just benching them? Got 7.5 itb for Llorente to Ibra in 31 If so, that would mean 4-4-2 with King which ain't too bad. Walker in if i go the benching route and 4-4-2?

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

          I would WC for sure

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

          Where's the 5 week plan?!

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

          I don't see a need to wildcard. I wouldn't have done the Mane move however. Are there any players you really want to get in? I can't think of many honestly.

      • Tabbara
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Guys which option is better:
        A:Get rid of Andy Caroll/Defoe
        B:Bertrand for Baines?
        C:Take out mane and Coutinho and bring Alli and Mahrez/Eriksen/Antonio

        Thanks

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

          A

      • pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Don't have Chelsea attackers or Vardy and don't intend to get them.

        Next best captain choice?

        Aguero,Defoe or Alonso?

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

          Heaton

          1. pundit of punts
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            🙄

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

          Sadly Aguero 🙁

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

          Kun always a good choice.

        4. Smurf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Very tough week for captaincy.

        5. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers all.

      • Paul
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Welll Ownership Tactics aside 😛

        Haave been looking at a lot of these high OR teams....and noticed most of them don't own Spurs defender!!!

        Is it time to ditch Walker now?? 😮

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

          "Most of them"

          In the top 10K one third own Walker, and he's the third most owned defender behind Coleman and Alonso.

      • PvA
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        My friend told me he doesn't use the ownership tactic. He is no longer my friend.

        I now have no friends. Cry with me.

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

          Tedious. Conor would be ashamed.

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

            Who the fork is this guy.

            1. Oven Glover
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              The inventor of the ownership tactic

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

        GW 30 captain?

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

          Siggy or Kun for me

          1. Ginola14
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Kun looks good

        2. Oven Glover
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Vardy

        3. We Will Klopp you
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Mane

      • Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        The good thing about owning Sanchez is its pointless doing transfers till gw30 pressers. Therefore it's fpl break time for this Rhino. See you other side of the internationals

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

          I'm the same.

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

          you will be missed... and I can guarantee you won't be on that long a break 😛

      • andy85wsm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Streaming soon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ocvx3YeMnUI

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

          But do you use the ownership tactic?

      • TaiwanHC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Foster - Grant
        Azp - Coleman - Baines - Robertson - Amat
        Alli - Mane - Coutinho - Siggy - T. Carroll
        Lukaku - Costa - A. Carroll

        Which one?
        A. Baines --> Valencia
        B. Baines + Coutinho --> Valencia + Eriksen (-4)
        C. Other

        1 FT and 2.6 ITB

        1. Ginola14
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I'm looking at A

      • Bubz
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Bloody international breaks

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

          Not so bad after a good week, worse when you just had a mare 🙂

          1. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            This.seeing red for two weeks now.

        2. internal error
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          So fed up of it already

        3. makaveli123
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Can't wait for the injuries

      • Ginola14
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Just broke the top 10k for 1st time this season, up to 8400 odd thanks to 95 points! Still in LMS and should qualify for ffs cup, have 2ft to use over the break, here's my team
        Heat / jaku
        Baines / Coleman / Alonso / brunt
        Alli / Erik / mane / siggy / lanzini
        Kaku / aguero
        Kingsley / Barnes 1.7 itb
        I'm thinking baines to Valencia and roll the 2nd? Cheers for any replys

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

          Sounds good, Brunt to Valencia?

          1. Ginola14
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Would mean benching baines.....I intend to downgrade him to a cheapie to allow Barnes or lanzini to be upgraded?

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

              Good point

      • pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Foster Jakupovic
        Alonso Valencia Barnes Amat Lenihan
        Mane Sigurdsson Lanzini King Carrick
        Aguero Lukaku Defoe

        6.1m in the bank

        Thinking King + Baines ➡ AllI + Vertonghen for -4 this gw.

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

          Cray

          1. Ginola14
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Stretch to rose if fit

            1. pundit of punts
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Can't sadly as I want Sanchez from gw 31.

              Different case if Sanchez is crocked for a long time.

        2. Smurf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          King out for a hit? No chance.

          1. pundit of punts
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Points to dry up. Time to hop onto the next wagon.

            1. Smurf
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Nah. Clearly you aren't watching the football. Bournemouth are playing well and in form. As is Josh King. Nothing currently indicates that the points will dry up.

      • Feed tha Sheep
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Best transfer this week?
        A. Holebas > Alonso
        B. Mane > Sanchez (if fit)
        C. Llorente > Agureo

        1. Oven Glover
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          A

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

          A

      • GS456
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        82 (-4) third highest score of the season but injuries to gabbiadini and Sanchez have tainted it

      • FPLHaggis
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Liverpool fixtures now look AMAZING on the season ticker.

        It's a trap.

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

          Nah. I have pool mids for this reason. Their lack of returns last 2 weeks is the trap.

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

        39,801, not bad, all things considered lol hic!

      • Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Brunt to Valencia looking like my best option and save the FT? Obviously no rush.

        Jak
        Rose - Coleman - Mawson
        Mane - Firmino - Siggy (C) - Antonio
        Kun - Defoe - Llorente

        Grant | Snoddy, Maguire, Brunt

        2FT. 3M ITB

      • Elijah's Wood
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Provided no further injuries in the International Break how does this look for a -8?

        Coutinho, Brunt, Evans -> Alli, Valencia, Davies (-8)

        Would set me up nicely

        Heaton (Pickford)
        Alonso Valencia Baines Davies (Holgate)
        Mane Alli Siggy Lanzini (Carroll)
        Aguero Lukaku (Gabbi)

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

        This one time, I held it in