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The Numbers Game – Manchester United

Our summer series of members’ articles, offering an in-depth team-by-team analysis of the previous campaign, continues with Manchester United.

To get things up and running, we’ll look at the performance levels on a team level and attempt to spot trends or improvements.

We then delve into the player data, analysing the key individuals as we scour for early targets ahead of the new season.

Replacing Louis van Gaal as manager last May, Jose Mourinho could only manage a sixth-place finish in his first year in charge at Old Trafford.

This was, in part, due to the club’s successful march to Europa League success as Mourinho rotated his side towards the latter stages of the league season.

Despite adding big-name buys such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan in attack, the Red Devils netted just 54 times – up five on 2015/16 and only eighth best in the top-flight.

Meanwhile, a total of 69 points was just three more than their haul from Van Gaal’s final year at the helm.

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  1. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    What are Official FPL doing??

    Just release Hernandez

  2. Kamikaze Alpaca
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Any thoughts and recommendations on my squad, cheers.
    Foster (Elliott)
    Bailly, Cedric, Trippier, (Dawson, Rangel)
    Eriksen, Salah, Willian, Redmond, (RLC)
    Austin, Aguero, Lukaku

    Still unsure on Redmond, Austin and (Dawson/Cedric)

    1. LangerznMash
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Personally i wouldnt like to bench a 5.0 defender so would down grade to a 4.5.
      I would replace Redmond with the extra 0.5 to get Zaha or Ramsey.

      1. Kamikaze Alpaca
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Reckon Zaha will fire?

  3. dashdriver
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Given GW1 deadline was in one hour, would you...

    4-3-3 with:

    Foster
    Trippier / Lindelöf / Cèdric / Daniels
    Alli / Coutinho / Willian
    Kane / Lukaku / Benteke

    4-4-2 with:

    Foster
    Luiz (Kompany) / Trippier / Lindelöf / Cèdric
    Alli / Coutinho / Willian / Zaha
    Kane / Lukaku

    or 3-4-3 with:

    FoRster
    Trippier / Lindelöf / Cèdric
    Alli / Coutinho / Willian / Phillips
    Kane / Lukaku / Gayle

  4. socho
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Isn't that one of the best 11 possible?

    Ryan/ other 4.5 GK
    Ake -Trippier- Alonso
    Coutinho- Mkhytaryan- Sane- Willian- Milijovevic
    Luaku- Kane

    Bench 4m 4m 4.5m

  5. crease123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    This team is making me well moist. Question is, is it making you moist as well?

    Ryan (Elliot)
    Luiz - Cedric - Dawson (Lascelles Mariappa)
    Alli - Sane - Mane - Ramsey (Carroll)
    Lukaku - Lacazette - Rodriguez

    1. Jafoole_88
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      the team is a j!zz-fest

      1. crease123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        I take it that a jizz fest is good

  6. Pascal Struijks Back
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Provisional, waiting on Hernandez's price like I guess most people are but:

    Dawson / Pogba / Morata
    OR
    Hegazi / Willian / Lukaku

    1. crease123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Not sure Hegazi is nailed. Don't like Pogba as a FPL prospect, at least until Mourinho signs a DM

  7. Jordan_
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Southampton have great fixtures for several weeks, with a side that can keep clean sheets consistently, is Cedric and Yoshida risky to have in the same team? (Both £5.0)

  8. Chazzwozza
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Hi everyone,
    Can you please rate my team. I currently have 0.5 remaining.

    Foster (Myhill)
    Mee, Trippier, Bertrande (Dunk, Naughton)
    Alli, Willian, Coutinho, Mkhitaryan (Loftus-Cheek)
    Lukaku, Lacarzette, Gayle

  9. A Team Of James McCleans
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Willian or Alonso

  10. whosinmidfield
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Trippier, Cedric, Lindelof, -------, --------
    Pogba, Willian, Zaha, ---------, Carroll

    14.5m for a midfielder and 2 backs
    Any suggestions?

    1. whosinmidfield
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Kane, Lukaku and Jesus are my forwards

  11. mranonymous
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Which 4.5 GK rotates best with Elliot?

  12. Boniouk
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Hi all,

    New member here, hoping to improve on my usual poor seasons of 200k+, using wildcard by week 2, then spending 8-12 points every week chasing the perfect team!

    Quick question, enjoying the rate my team app in the members section, especially for fixture planning, but noticed that Costa isn't on there, which I had expected, but then why isn't Batshuyai on there either? As he's played all pre season banging the goals in.

    Any tips welcome.

    My team..... thoughts?

    Hennessey
    Tripper Cedric Dawson
    Eriksen Zaha Tadic Phillips Coutinho
    Jesus Lukaku

    Foster Yedlin Lascelles Gayle

  13. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Is Stones a real option now at 5.5?
    New keeper, left back, right back, and Kompany hopefully fit should mean a significant decrease in goals conceded, and they were already very good at possession and restricting shots.
    He also apparently has quite a decent goal threat right now, although that could just be a fluke.

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      It's by no means clear who gets the nod between him and Otamendi, and Pep is looking for a 4th CD.

  14. Stokealona
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    RMT please
    Forster
    Alonso Trippier Walker Lindelof
    Pogba Redmond Alli Willian
    Jesus Lukaku

    1. Stokealona
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Thinking of swapping Lindelof with Miller??

  15. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Any chance Jones will be starting in GW1?