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The Dugout Discussion – Middlesbrough vs Manchester United

We drop by the Riverside in the first of three Sunday fixtures before yet another international break is thrust upon us.

Middlesbrough attempt to regroup after parting company with Aitor Karanka, as the Teesside team look to improve a dire run of form that has harvested two goals in their previous eight Premier League matches.

United are, of course, without the suspended Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with Marcus Rashford leading the line as the big Swede serves the second of a three-match ban.

Despite being without Paul Pogba due to a hamstring problem, Jose Mourinho has opted to bench Henrikh Mkhitaryan for today’s clash, frustrating the 17,000+ who drafted in the Armenian for this one.

Juan Mata – with two goals in his last three league appearances – potentially has the chance to play his way into Fantasy managers’ plans as United prepare to face 11 league matches in the remaining nine rounds of fixtures.

At the back, Antonio Valencia has been transferred in by over 57,000 FPL managers this week – three assists and a trio of clean sheets in United’s last six league matches highlight the Ecuadorian’s points potential at both ends of the pitch.

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

    Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Dier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Walker, Wanyama, Dembélé, Davies, Eriksen, Alli, Son,
    Subs: Janssen (9), Trippier (16), Winks (29), Wimmer (27), Vorm (13), Onomah (25), Sissoko (17)

    Southampton: Forster, Alves Soares, Stephens, Romeu Vidal, Yoshida, Davis, Bertrand, Ward-Prowse, Tadic, Redmond, Gabbiadini,
    Subs: Cáceres (12), Hassen (40), McQueen (38), Boufal (19), Rodriguez (9), Long (7), Højbjerg (23)

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

      Thanks Ziro 😉

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

      Counting posts again?

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

        I have a tool to do that for me 😎

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

          Abacus?

    3. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Janssen not even on the bench, good for Son.

      1. Les Bleus
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Look again 😉

        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Oh yeah, I thought the keeper usually went first, skipped that 🙂

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

        Time for an eye test

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

    Son up top.....get the sun cream on 😎

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

      Or Alli?

    2. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Those are songlasses

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

        😛

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

    #THFC: Lloris (C), Walker, Dier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies, Wanyama, Dembele, Dele, Eriksen, Son.
    Subs: Vorm, Trippier, Wimmer, Onomah, Sissoko, Winks, Janssen.

    #SaintsFC: Forster, Cédric, Stephens, Yoshida, Bertrand, Romeu, Davis (c), Ward-Prowse, Tadić, Redmond, Gabbiadini.

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

      Dial up?

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

    Southampton starting line-up: Fraser Forster, Cédric Soares, Maya Yoshida, Ryan Bertrand, Jack Stephens, Oriol Romeu, James Ward-Prowse, Steven Davis, Manolo Gabbiadini, Dusan Tadic, Nathan Redmond.
    Substitutes: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Sam McQueen, Shane Long, Martín Cáceres, Jay Rodriguez, Mouez Hassen, Sofiane Boufal

    Spurs starting line-up: Hugo Lloris, Kyle Walker, Ben Davies, Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Eric Dier, Victor Wanyama, Mousa Dembélé, Son Heung-Min, Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli.
    Substitutes: Michel Vorm, Moussa Sissoko, Kieran Trippier, Kevin Wimmer, Harry Winks, Vincent Janssen, Josh Onomah

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

      Fry up?

  5. fusen
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Dier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Walker, Wanyama, Dembélé, Davies, Eriksen, Alli, Son,
    Subs: Janssen (9), Trippier (16), Winks (29), Wimmer (27), Vorm (13), Onomah (25), Sissoko (17)

    Southampton: Forster, Alves Soares, Stephens, Romeu Vidal, Yoshida, Davis, Bertrand, Ward-Prowse, Tadic, Redmond, Gabbiadini,
    Subs: Cáceres (12), Hassen (40), McQueen (38), Boufal (19), Rodriguez (9), Long (7), Højbjerg (23)

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

      Top up?

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

    Tottenham vs Southampton

    Lloris (1)
    Dier (15)
    Alderweireld (4)
    Vertonghen (5)
    Walker (2)
    Wanyama (12)
    Dembélé (19)
    Davies (33)
    Eriksen (23)
    Alli (20)
    Son (7)

    Forster (1)
    Alves Soares (2)
    Stephens (24)
    Romeu Vidal (14)
    Yoshida (3)
    Davis (8)
    Bertrand (21)
    Ward-Prowse (16)
    Tadic (11)
    Redmond (22)
    Gabbiadini (20)

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

      Up the Spurs?

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

    Spurs back at it again with the 3 at the back

  8. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Alli(c)

    Wtf was I thinking...

    1. Sz21
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      what do u mean?

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I went Alli(c) over Lukaku(c)

        1. The Wizard of Ozil
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Good luck. I'm hoping Eriksen smashes it.

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

    Haha - everyone posting lineups

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    OMG lingard

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Team sheets anyone?

  12. Les Bleus
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    What a goal!

  13. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Eriksen hat trick please

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

    Pick that clean out Jesse my absolute son

  15. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Lingard and his stupid celebrations

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

      i liked that one, pretty original

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

      Did Fellaini dab when he scored?

      Would've knocked out two thirds of his team mates with those elbows.....

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

    Brilliant St. Patrick's Day celebration from Lingard! One out of the Old Firm Playbook

  17. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Assist?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not Valencia 🙂

      1. Les Bleus
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Mata

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

    Cracking Lingard goal.

  19. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    For such a piss player, Lingard really does have his moments...

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

      Only usually scores at Wembley.. big game player

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

      Will score the occasional worldie, wish he could do it more often.

      Flashes of brilliance.

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

    Clean as a squid

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

    Yoshida playing at left back FWIW

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

      Has he swapped places with Bertrand?

  22. Zlatan Time
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Lingard what a finish! Shame about the celebration...

    1. Sz21
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      what was wrong with it

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

    Come on walker. Do something good.

  24. Hobolicious
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I had to come on just to say: "What a goal..."

  25. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Thunder Poke!

  26. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Peach of a goal from Lingard

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

    lindgaaard what a goal

  28. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Not sure what to do next here..
    Any suggestions?

    Pickford.
    Alonso, Robertson, Walker.
    Mane, Cout, Snod*, Siggy.
    Lukaku, Llorente, Costa.

    Heaton, Brunt, Funes Mori*, Whelan.
    5.4m, 1ft..

  29. Sif
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Beautiful goal.

  30. dark91
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Lingard Goal, Mata Assist