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Technical Area – The Man City Midfield

Through the first two months of the season, no side has scored more frequently than Manchester City.

In their second season under Pep Guardiola’s tutelage, City have averaged more than three goals per match to open this campaign and already look to be mounting the strongest title challenge on show.

With Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus as options in attack, we are blessed with two obvious routes to investment. However, reading Pep Guardiola’s intentions with the pair remains a test, made all the more difficult by the news of Aguero’s return to light training following his rib injury.

Just as Gabriel Jesus seemed cemented in the central attacking role, suddenly Aguero’s return seems more imminent, casting further doubts on the likely minutes of the pair over forthcoming Gameweeks.

So, instead, our attentions are drawn to City’s midfield in an effort to achieve coverage of this potent attacking unit while we wait for the striker situation to resolve.

In this article, we’ll be running the rule over three mid-priced Manchester City midfield options – David Silva, Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling – alongside the more expensive Kevin De Bruyne, in an effort to ascertain where best to seek value from this side over the coming Gameweeks.

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  1. dhamphiir
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Lukaku goal
    Belgium 4-0

  2. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Bring in Maguire or Jones on WC?

    1. Yozzer
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Jones. Think ahead. You don't want to be wasting transfers on defenders

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

        Good advice.

  3. Mark-O
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    A moment of silence for Lukaku sellers ahead of Liverpool and Huddersfield matches

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Can see 3 goals from lukaku in those 2 games

  4. Phil Dagger ⭐
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Lukakuuuuuuuuuuuu

  5. drughi
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Lukakuuuuuu

  6. Ruffio
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Mane injured?

    1. Mark-O
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Read the stickie

      1. Ruffio
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        What's the stickie?

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      What, again?

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, hamstring, 6 weeks

  7. Lone Wolf
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Sane nailed?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      If you need to ask....

      1. Lone Wolf
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        That I was afraid..

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I think so yes

    3. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Are you inSane?

  8. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Salah to hazard for free.

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

      Do it.

  9. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    *Checks to see if he can fit Hazard & Lukaku in WC* 🙂

    1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      it's been a long old WC over IB but I'm starting to consider hazard, kaku, Kane and vardy with city mids

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I have both

  10. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Feel sick after selling Lukaku last night!

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

      Who did you sell him for?

      1. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Vardy.

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

          Oof.

          1. Karan14
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Wasn’t expecting Aguero to be back so soon. Kaku looks a better than Jesus now. But I had to get Vardy otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to afford my team.

    2. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Chill 😀

    3. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      You never know, he might blank vs Pool

    4. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Did you think he was injured?

      1. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        No but I wasn’t expecting Kun to be back so soon.

        Kane - Kaku - Vardy looks better for wildcard now I guess.

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Get him back?

          1. Karan14
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            Let’s see might get him back if Jesus has a price rise on Friday night. Otherwise will get him back in GW12.

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 6 months ago

              Missing out on Lukaku points due to 0.1?

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

                What was I saying yesterday about people getting Lukaku back after selling him?

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

      He'll fail against the big teams...don't worry.

      Against Liverpool however... 😉

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Oi

      2. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Kun back is a big problem. Jesus was looking so good!

    6. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Kun s back? No way..

  11. justlikehoney
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Is Ramsey > Sterling worth a hit?

    Already have Lacazette and Jesus, would rather have double City given their next two fixtures.

    1. DAVESAVES
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I think so

  12. Champione
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    A) Morata > Vardy
    B) Ritchie + Morata > Hazard + Joselu/Abraham -4

    Fabianski
    Davies Monreal Cresswell Cedric
    Silva Sterling Ritchie Shaqiri
    Kane Lukaku

    Elliot Morata Mbemba King

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

      Like B with Joselu.

      1. Champione
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers. Tempting to keep a Chelsea asset with their fixtures

  13. DAVESAVES
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Should I do
    A. Mkhi to Fabregas
    B. Mkhi to Richarlison
    C. Save

    With A or B I can upgrade a def to a CHE/MCI def!

  14. @fpl_phenom
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Ffsake one Kolasinac too? FML

    1. @fpl_phenom
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Now*

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Probably tactical, he's a tank.

      1. @fpl_phenom
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Ok, hope so... presser Friday should clear up one way or another

        1. Yozzer
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Ffs

  15. We Will Klopp you
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    As a Pool fan and Kaku owner what should I hope for? A 2-1 Liverpool win with a Kaku consolation goal at the end?

    1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      4-3 thriller with kaku hat trick in vain of course

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        I'm selling Mkhi so if that happens he'd probably return 🙂 but then again United scored 4 without him being involved last time out

  16. Lone Wolf
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Best 6.6 mid (not Richarlison)

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Choupo

    2. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Chopo?

  17. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Kola to otamendi for free sound straightforward enough?

    1. Sickboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

  18. Patch
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Call me a casual (not denying)...but if I was an opponent for anyone recently injured..wouldn't you just tackle or fall into that person's injury area...not a medic but would have thought a rib is pretty fragile after being compromised...

    Uff will have to assess whether Lukaku out and Aguero in...further complicated by Lukaku goal just now...

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Casual

  19. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Scoutcast started

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap6gY08raD4

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

      AKA "The Scouts Revenge"

    2. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      😎

  20. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard & Lukaku WC, what you reckon? 🙂

    Ryan
    Cédric - Davies - Mee - Yedlin
    Richarlison - Hazard - Sterling
    Lukaku - Jesus - Kane
    (Elliot - RLC - Carroll - Mbemba)

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I'm liking this.

    2. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      A little light in defence if going for 433, maybe do richarlison to choupo and get someone to rotate with mee and Yedlin

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, sound advice! Or I can drop Jesus > Vardy to free up funds! Will see how he gets on tomorrow! Could possibly go with a frontline of:

        Sterling - Silva - Hazard
        Kane - Lukaku - Vardy

        1. We Will Klopp you
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          That looks great

    3. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I've got similar. 3.9 keeper, Cresswell, Jones and Simpson > Ryan, Cedric, Yedlin and Mbemba. My though is once Aguero comes back Jesus can be downgraded and the cash can be slowley spread around.

  21. abaalan
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Fabianski, Elliot
    Jones, Kola, Suttner, Bertrand, Rangel
    Eriksen, Ramsey, Redmond, RLC, Carroll
    Kane, Kaku, Jesus

    2 FT, 0.1ITB

    What to do with this little lot!?

  22. We Will Klopp you
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Think Kane and Lukaku could go past 30 goals this season barring injury

  23. Ajax Down Trees
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Foster - Elliot
    Davies - Jones - Cedric - Mee - Mbemba
    Eriksen - Silva - Mkhitaryan - Choupo - Carroll
    Kane - Lukaku - Abraham

    2.3m in bank, 2FT

    Just do the obvious Mkhitaryan > Sterling and save the transfer? Or do another transfer to invest the 2.7m I will then have? Opinions lads?

    1. Team Bobcat
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I think do the obvious.

      Anything else means benching the likes of mee who is favoured to return this week.

      Two free transfers next week sounds sweet as

      1. Ajax Down Trees
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        I would have to say I agree with that 🙂

  24. Team Bobcat
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    I have a decent starting team this week. My weaknesses being Ritchie Abraham and Salah.

    This is my Q. One of you may have answered already. I have 1ft 1.3itb

    a) Hegazi > Luiz (bench ritchie)
    b) Salah > Sterling (start ritchie)
    c) Salah Hegazi > Sterling Alonso (-4)

    (C) is very tempting but for a (-4). I have 2 players looking to make up the difference. It would in effect mean}

    [Ritchie + Salah + 4] Vs [Alonso + Sterling] . Which wins

    When I put it like that the moves do not appeal as much. Am I missing something.

    Thanks

  25. Arctic monkeys
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Lol at Lukaku sellers

    1. Arctic monkeys
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      And lol at me for not owning him

    2. Patch
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Was so so so close to ditching this guy...

  26. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    What the heck is going on whoscored Netherlands vs Sweden???

    https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1005323/Live/International-FIFA-World-Cup-2016-2017-Netherlands-Sweden

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Translate to English.

    2. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Russian hackers 😛

  27. ooooo
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    rp cause made a mistake
    Happy with my squad, any changes you would make?

    Ederson
    Alonso Davies Cedric Ward
    Richarlison Salah Silva
    Kane Jesus(Morata placeholder) Vardy

    pereira atsu RLC hun

    0.2mil itb

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Nah, looks great

      1. ooooo
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks, also what do you think about the Mane news?

        1. We Will Klopp you
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Terrible, was looking forward to watching Mane, Salah, Coutinho and Firmino play together but I think we'll fare better this time as we'll still have Salah's pace to stretch teams

          1. ooooo
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            I hope Salah can step up

            1. We Will Klopp you
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 6 months ago

              Same mate

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

    Is Kyle Walker nailed?

    Who even is his competition?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Danilo I guess.

      CL rotation is the only risk.

    2. ooooo
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah's he decently nailed but there's Danillo - too much rotation risk in city defence so went with Ederson

    3. Veggente85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Yes. If I remember right he missed 1 game and Sane played in his place.

      1. ooooo
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        nope that was Danillo

  29. ooooo
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Also what would define as "casual"?

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Jeans and a t-shirt with converse trainers

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        That sounds smart casual.

        Vest, pants, flipflops

        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          😆

  30. Bring the Cavalry
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Pick one:

    A) Jesus + Silva

    B) Lukaku + Sterling

    Cheers guys