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Dugout Discussion – Man United vs Everton

Gameweek 5 concludes at Old Trafford as Manchester United’s Fantasy assets bid to end our weekend with a series of hauls.

Romelu Lukaku is undoubtedly the big draw. Still by far the top player, he remains part of 2.8 million squads and is backed by 1.4 million with the captaincy (30.1%).

However, having been the dominant captain all season, his Gameweek 5 support is at its lowest since the opening weekend of the season when he was backed by 28% of managers.

In addition, despite scoring six goals in six outings in all competitions, Lukaku’s ownership continues to slide.

The Belgian suffered a net loss of 72,000 owners ahead of Friday’s deadline and has so far been sold by another 38,000 managers before kicking a ball in Gameweek 5. Over 28,000 of those managers have made the move to Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero, with the Argentine’s hat-trick putting real pressure on Lukaku today. Fail to deliver returns and sales will surely pick up pace.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan also needs to produce.

The Armenian has been the major benefactor in FPL terms from Paul Pogba’s injury, gaining more than 321,000 new owners – second only to Spurs’ Ben Davies for Gameweek 5.

But following the 11-point tally from City’s David Silva in yesterday’s 6-0 win at Watford, Mkhitaryan owners will be keen to see their man produce a return without the influence of Pogba alongside him.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Sort your shit out Mkhi!

    Mkhi ➡ Silva could happen

    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I'm wondering Mkhi to Silva or Kaku to Kun...
      Kun/Jesus are going to score more than Silva/KDB imo

    2. RÏɠBY
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      i wish sane would get more minutes
      he's ff gold

  2. arndff_
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Kaku OUT, Kun IN?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I would

    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      so easy for kaku owners

  3. Brap.
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Rashford has a "dribble button".

    He holds it down and can't stop a dribble until the entire thing's over and he's lost the ball

  4. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Rooney knocking at the door

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

      Lol

    2. Marcos Alonso is god
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Hide your wife

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

    Elliot | Foster
    Alonso | Davies | Bertrand | Yoshida | Hune
    Eriksen | Mkhi | Phillips | Atsu | Carroll
    Kane | Lukaku | Chicarito

    1FT, .4 ITB

    a) Bertrand, Chicarito -> Kola, Wood for a hit?
    b) Bertrand, Phillips -> Kola, 5.7
    c) something else

    Would be only for 2 weeks probably WC on int break

  6. james 101
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    How's fallaini doing?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      As good as your spelling.

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Thankyou.

    2. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      No red card yet.

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers

  7. Norman Conquest
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    this game has 1-1 written all over it back to the dark days of last season

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

    Micky is honestly rubbish

    1. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      You ditching him?

      I'm. For Salah.

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

        I need to sort my defence out unfortunately

    2. liiusions
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Actually true, doesn't seem to do much with or without the ball

  9. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    What do people about Lukaku --> Aguero??

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I about it a lot.

    2. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      chasing points

      1. RÏɠBY
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        and price
        he went up last night

    3. aluigi76
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I've made the switch already. Kun is IF and also cheaper than Kaku by 0.2

  10. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Think I would take my eleven points from a 1-0, and run at the moment.

  11. KneejerkJoe
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Good moves?

    Pogba + Chicharito + Firmino -> Aguero + Rooney + Tarroll

    1. KneejerkJoe
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      -8

    2. Atimis
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Doesnt convice me

  12. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Rashford and Mhki have been awful.

  13. RÏɠBY
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    savage the 'commentator' raving on about rooney being the best player
    davis obviously has been the greatest threat for everton

    1. tm245
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Still pretty damning praise, though.

      1. Make Arrows Green Again
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Lol, like "best Palace attacker"

  14. Scotty B
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Firmino > Rooney a good move?

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

      No

    2. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Everton's next fixtures are looking good, I'd do it.

      1. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        If there is one thing I learnt from playing fpl over the year, it's form over fixture.

    3. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      No.

    4. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Rooney of 8 years ago

  15. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Is getting rid of Cedric for Kola to have def: Kola Bavies Jones a resonable move? Despite Saints good fixtures after ManUtd?
    Thanks!

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

      I think it is, I'm doing the same thing
      With Kola Bavies and Alonso

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

        Nice one!

    2. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I'm likely moving Bertrand for Kola but I'll WC after GW7

  16. arndff_
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    A) Mkhi > Silva
    B) Kaku > Kun
    C) Kane > Kun

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

      Thanks for asking. Also wondering.

    2. Brap.
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Dave should be due a rest soon.

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Here comes the theme of the week.

      B) in your case.

      In my case I'm doing Morata > Jesus because I'm gonna give Kane one more week and in classic style over complicate it and think that Jesus is the more assured starter. Then might even turn Kane into Aguero and have them both!

  17. Football Heaven
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Who to get Pogba? Considering sterling

    1. aluigi76
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Silva

    2. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Silva / Mkhi

  18. Up the tics
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Asked yesterday but unsure what to do. Save FT and have 2FT for international break. Tadic or someone out this week and wildcard on the international break for citeh forwards. i think my teams okay, just frustrating not getting good returns

    Elliot
    Davies - Lowe - Kolasinac
    Eriksen - Tadic - Carroll - Mkhi
    Kane - Lukaku - Firmino

    Foster - Mbemba - Yoshida - RLC

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Tadic to Gross or Ritchie

      1. Up the tics
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        yes was thinking this, seems the most obvious
        brady an option also?

    2. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      when is the IT break?

      1. Up the tics
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        after gw7

    3. Wetdream
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Tadic to Ritchie ?

      1. Up the tics
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        yeah seems the most obvious transfer may just play it safe and go for that

  19. Wetdream
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone else considering Lukaku to Aguero ?

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

      No, nobody

    2. Old Man
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Only about 50% of managers

    3. Wetdream
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      It's ok hes changing his boots.Hat-trick incoming.....

    4. Up the tics
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      yeah but not just yet, gunna be patient

  20. dvdguy
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    FFS Kaku

  21. Sánchez
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Me pre season:
    "mkhi is rubbish I'm avoiding"

    Everyone else:
    "Mkhi is quality"

    Mkhi scores a pile of points, I get him in for pogba, then ...

    Everyone else:
    "Mkhi is rubbish"

  22. TooDifficuIt
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    wtf lukaku

  23. AdamJ91
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Which is the better pick and why? Lascelles or Naughton.

  24. Football Heaven
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    I don't thinka aguero will play next week.

    1. HoserHut
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Why?

      1. Football Heaven
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Pep the type of guy to rotate especially when they have midweek fixtures

        1. HoserHut
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          But we don't know yet what will happen midweek

    2. Postman7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Agree. Especially now that I have just brought him in...

  25. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Captaincy - Top 10k followed by Overall.

    Lukaku MUN 34.1%
    Kane TOT 14.7%
    Firmino LIV 10.9%
    Eriksen TOT 7.3%
    Morata CHE 6.4%

    Lukaku MUN 29.3%
    Kane TOT 20.8%
    Firmino LIV 6.2%
    Aguero MCI 4.0%
    Morata CHE 3.8%

    ----------------------------------------------------------------
    If Lukaku blanks then 4 of the 5 most selectd captains will have blanked. So not really that bad a GW in terms of being hurt by captaincy choice.

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Jammy 4% 😉

      1. Monkey Hanger
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Season maker. Ball breaker.

    2. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      5/5?

      1. Sánchez
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        (ah. Read them backwards)

      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        5/5 from the Top 10k. Prefer to focus on the overall though until GW 10ish because then settled down a bit.

    3. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I'm hurt by everything. Mostly by Pochetino being an idiot

  26. HoserHut
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Martial in for rashford please mou

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      This.

  27. TheBusDriver
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Told you Mhki and Lukaku won't get any points.

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

      Half an hour left yet...

  28. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Lukaku's lucky boots are on... Game on

  29. ZULU23
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    When was Salah price changed? On Friday night (Saturday morning) ?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Tahajjud time. (Round about 2.15AM)

    2. dark91
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Yup