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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. D0GS B0110XS FC
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    quick poll
    who to play -
    a - jesus
    b - aguero

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

      Aguero

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

      Whoever gets least minutes in the cup midweek

    3. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      both start, one will get 60, the other 75-85

    4. fishnil
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Next week or long term? Next week Jesus. Long term kun maybe.

    5. Wild Rover
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      What? Both obviously

    6. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      What Fulham said

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

    Kane & JRod to Jesus & Firmino ?

  3. Fred the Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    My team:

    DDG Federici
    Dawson Stephens Naughton Mee Rangel
    Alli Salah Mhkitaryan Ritchie RLC
    Kane Lukaku Rodriguez

    Bank: 0.3, 1 FT

    A) Stephens -> Cedric
    B) Stephens -> Lascelles
    C) Kane/Lukaku -> Kun
    D) Something else (please elaborate!)

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

      A. But think Yoshida may be a better option. He's been very good for soton..

      1. Fred the Red
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Is he a rotation risk?

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

          Yoshida is a major rotation risk with VVD back. Get Cedric.

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

      Stephens --> Monreal

      1. Fred the Red
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Can't afford without taking a hit and that particular transfer doesn't look worth it

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

          Jones then

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

            Or Naughton

    3. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Kaku to Kun imo

  4. RealSocialDads
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Play two:

    A. Abraham (WAT)
    B. Mooy (bur)
    C. Carroll (WAT)
    D. Daniels (eve)

    Currently on AD

    1. Fred the Red
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      AB

  5. Gríma Wormtongue
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Rate my wildcard team

    Fabianski // Elliot

    Ottamendi //Jones // Cedric // S.Ward // Wimmer

    Mkhitaryan // Salah // D.Silva // Carroll // King

    Aguero // Kane // Vardy

  6. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Feels bad going without Lukaku, but I prefer Aguero to him at this moment in time. Need to keep the cash for Mane as well for when he returns

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Same..

  7. Just Been On Loan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    And the award for worst transfers of the week... Lukaku and Yoshida out for Kane and Davies. Doh.

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

      You should worry, I Wc'd & got 36 points !

  8. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    To get kun, if you could keep one out of eriksen or mkhi
    Who'd you keep?
    Also keeping Kane & Kaku

    1. Fred the Red
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Mkhi. Utd looking better.

    2. MTPockets
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Eriksen easily.

      • HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Looking at the same options ... got Kane and Davies for Spurs and only Jones for Man U .. so more tempted to sell Eriksen .... might make another 100K on Mkhi and then replace with Alli

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

      Which one would you pick?

      A)Groß
      B)Chopping
      C)Atsu.

      Thanks

    4. jimmy12
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      keep lukaku or straight swap for Aguero?

      i feel that no city plays is gonna backfire

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

        Keep Lukaku. He's score 7 goals in 7 games.

      2. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I swap when you look at upcoming fixtures

      3. MTPockets
          7 years, 1 month ago

          He has sot, CPL so I'm not selling yet.

      4. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Arse will not win the league, but they will cause others to lose

      5. Dacra
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Wc fail!

        Elliott (Foster)
        Kolasinac - Mendy - Alonso - Davies (Hunemeir)
        Moting - Silva - Mkhi (RLC, Obiang)
        Firmino - Kane - Morata

        0.6itb
        1 ft

        A) Hold, have faith in your now ropey looking wc team.
        B) Kane to Aguero
        C) Firmino + Alonso to Aguero + 4.5 (would be a 4.5def RLC obiang rotation kinda deal)
        D) Other

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

          Hold

        2. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Downgrade Alonso and upgrade Firm or Morata to Kun

      6. Cok3y5murf
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Stephens to Jones tonight a no-brainer?

        Jones won't play midweek right?

        1. The Mandalorian
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          if Jones plays 2 games in one week his legs will snap

          1. Cok3y5murf
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Does Mourinho know that?

            1. The Mandalorian
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              He did mention something about managing Jones

        2. F4L
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Jones is Maureen's #1 CB right now. At 5.1 he's a snip

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

          I think's so. Lindelof/Smalling should be appearances I think.

        4. Clifford☯
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          doing the same tonight

        5. Delph & Safety
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Maguire?

      7. the snazzy viking
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        WC team currently like this:

        Fabianski / Elliot
        Kola Davies Ward / Maguire Wimmer
        Salah D.Silva Ritchie / Carroll RLC
        Lukaku Aguero Morata

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

        aguero rocketing in price is becoming an issue

        really tough decision to make if u own lukaku and kane

        1. F4L
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          got him in last night. Intend to keep for the next 6-8 GWs, so need that .1

        2. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Hey fella . Yeah tough. think Luka to Kun for me

          1. the snazzy viking
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            yes, keep the one who has scored 2 in 5 and sell the one with 5 in 5

        3. Fred the Red
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          He won't be banging them in like that every week especially if he's competing for goals with Jesus.

      9. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I've always played a 3-5-2 or 3-4-3 formation in the past but now regularly playing a 4-3-3 with 4 premium defenders. Paying off so far

      10. El_Shaw
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Still toying with Kun to Kaku despite his haul today...

        1. Please Help I Don't Kn…
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          No. Just stop thinking about it.

      11. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        What to do with this lot? 2 FT.

        Foster
        Bavies, Hegazi, Cedric, Clark
        Eriksen, Salah, Mkhi
        Kane, Lukaku, Firmino

        (Elliot, Carroll, RLC, Mariappa)

        Kane -> Aguero?
        Firmino & Eriksen -> Aguero & 6.5 MID?

        Cheers

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

          Personally I would give Kane a few more chances. I would do Clark to Naughton/Morgan, or Foster to Fabianski.

          However, if you really want Kun, I think the single swap is the best option. Don't want to lose Eriksen for a 6.5 imo.

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

            Thanks. Would Kane, and Ritchie not be better than Firmino and Eriksen?

        2. Effendi007
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          2nd option and get Ritchie

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

            Thanks. My thought currently..

      12. pol
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Best replacement for stephens?

        A- Monreal/mustafi
        B- Lascelles
        C- Naughton
        D- Cedric
        E- william

        1. Effendi007
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          C

      13. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        How bad is Lacazette though? The guy is barely faster than Giroud. Arsenal needed a complete striker and they broke their record on signing a very limited finisher. He's basically Defoe.

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          No way.

          He's definitely a better striker than Jesus, for example. He kind of needs them to feed him. They need Sanchez to make everything tick.

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

            Sanchez doesn't make them tick. Sanchez is an individual in that team, a phenomenal player, but an individual. He slows down attacks and loses possession on a regular basis. Lacazette links up well with Welbeck, but he really isn't the striker Arsenal needed.

            1. Cok3y5murf
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Does being an individual matter when he scores 24 goals?

              Welbeck and Giroud are wasteful. They need Ozil, Sanchez and Lacazette to all play. Ozil needs someone like Lacazette to feed the passes to.

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

                It doesn't matter. But Lacazette won't play any better when Alexis is in the team. I'm just not sold on him, he's a lot slower than i expected. Lack of height, lack of pace, not suited to a lone striker role.

        2. Bleach †
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Oh dear...

      14. Gooner97
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        A) Willian to Ramsey
        B) Morata to Jesus
        C) JRod to Bony/Wood/Joselu

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Of those options then B

      15. Hargo
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Foster Elliot
        Danilo Davies Francis Stephens Suttner
        Salah Eriksen Willan Carroll RLC
        Kane Lukaku Joselu

        2FT 2.2ITB

        Stephens to Kola and Willian to Silva?
        Other suggestions?

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

          Stephens to Kola, Willian to Ramsey? Or move Danilo and Stepheps

      16. The Mandalorian
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Aguero is going to triple rise this GW, total conspiracy!

      17. Effendi007
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Should i rush to get in Otamendi now before his possible price increase or just risk the wait?

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Don't chase prices this season ... rises fairly slow

          1. Effendi007
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Thank you for those calming words

      18. Ozist
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Wat to do with blind , sell? or hold?

      19. Vlad Tepes
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        On a WC atm, would you make any changes with this:

        Fabianski, (Elliot)
        Otamendi, Maguire, Davies,(Lascelles, Rosenior)
        Grob, D.Silva, Eriksen, Ritchie,(Carroll)
        Firmino, Kane, Lukaku

        0.4 ITB

        1. Delph & Safety
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Vardy over firmino

          1. Vlad Tepes
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Well I'll lose Liverpool cover then.

            Can trade Eriksen for Salah also, but rather keep Erik.

      20. Feloh
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        how much is otamendi worth

        1. Effendi007
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          5.5 for now

      21. Ëð
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Is it time to WC? Or can I hold out until the next international break?

        Foster, Elliot
        Danilo, Cedric, Simpson, Daniels, Mariappa
        Alli, Salah, Mkhi, Richarlison, Carroll
        Kane, Lukaku, Rodriguez

        I could also do a quick one week swap to get Aguero in for Lukaku and back again the following week.

        1. Mo Mané No Problems
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          No need to WC, might even be good till GW 11 international break.

      22. eamonhegg
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Stick Transfer 1 Wildcard ?? 0.1itb

        Foster / Elliot
        Jones / Kol / Dawson / Mee / Bavies
        Mhiki / D Silva / Astu / Carroll / Willian
        Kane / Kaku / Firmino

        Thanks

      23. KUNingas
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Save FT?
        0.3 ITB

        DDG
        Bavies | Monreal | Naughton
        Salah | Mkhi | Ritchie | TC
        Kane | Lukaku | Firmino

        Elliot | Cedric | Daniels | RLC

        1. Clifford☯
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          save

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

          Yeah I'd wait another week, team looks good.

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

          Thanks