Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Man United vs Man City

After the Merseyside derby ended all-square at Anfield, Gameweek 16 comes to its conclusion as both Manchester clubs go head-to-head at Old Trafford in the 4.30pm kick-off.

The latest twist on Pep Guardiola’s teamsheet sees Sergio Aguero drop to the visitors’ bench for the first time in four Gameweeks, with Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane the preferred front three.

Today’s fixture boasts four of the top ten captains in Fantasy Premier League – Romelu Lukaku (13.8%), Aguero (5.3%), Kevin De Bruyne (2.5%) and Jesus (2.2%) are the men in question.

De Bruyne and Sterling have been City’s most impressive recent performers as they look to breach a defence that’s conceded only twice in front of their own fans – the pair have supplied three goals and two assists apiece in the last six Gameweeks,

The in-form Jesse Lingard continues in the Red Devils’ XI on the back of three goals and an assist in the previous two.

Today’s teamsheet means that Jose Mourinho has scrapped his recent wing-back system, though, with a likely return to 4-2-3-1 seeing Lingard, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial lining up behind Lukaku.

Mourinho also has a big-name frontman on the bench as Zlatan Ibrahimovic is named among the subs along with the likes of fit-again Phil Jones.

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

    I still say any defender more than £5.5 is way too overpriced

    1. Dokdok666
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      In other words, you don't understand the concept of value..?

    2. Shultan
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      What if you bought at 5.5 😉

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

        that's okay

    3. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      One brace or CS + baps form a Chelsea def and you'd be saying otherwise 😉

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

        Ward has out-scored all the Chelsea defenders bar one ... saving you 2.0m + to spend elsewhere

    4. J T
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I agree.

    5. Jönny
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Otamendi says hi.

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        - I've been lucky enough to get all the Otamendi goals. Amazing.

        1. United come on!
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Congrats mate. I miss the latest one 🙁 that cost me the top of my main mini league. I would like to ask about Masuaku? Is he good to replace Francis? Do you rate Kenny of Everton?

  2. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Should we bring in Lukaku after a brace of assists ?

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Essential

  3. The Head-Ake
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    A) Daniels + Moreno + Cork to McArthur + Otamendi + Kenny
    B) Daniels + Murray to DCL + Ota
    C) Sterling + Moreno to Coutinho + Kenny

  4. Shultan
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Not a great GW & fearing mid-week!
    Feel half my team will be benched

  5. Man Chest Hair United
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Groß and Daniels out
    RLC Ottemendi In?

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Will RLC be your 5th mid? Yes if so

      1. Man Chest Hair United
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Yep roasting him Mee and DCL in my team so I can play flexible formations.

        Thanks

  6. gruffyboy
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Still got my WC - what's the best time to play do you guys reckon??

    Cheers

    1. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Still got mine too and I’m doing mine next weekend. The midweek League Cup QF’s should provide some pointers to likely starters for the following weekend.

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

    still annoyed abut playing otamendi over Kolasinac

    only 15 points from today. was exactly 1k at the start of today's games

    hoping to stay in top 2.5k...possible?

    1. Sims
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      playing kola over ota*

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Surely you mean Kola over Ota...

    3. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Why wouold you be annoyed about playing Otamendi over Kolasinac? Don't you like points?

    4. Shultan
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Otamendis 11 points on my bench is haunting me too.
      Lost h2h & cash ML lead....guttex

      1. Shultan
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Gutted

    5. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Would any answer be more valid than just waiting to see after ranks get updated? And did you mean to say that you were annoyed you played Kolasinac over Otamendi?

    6. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Todays average was 25pts. Touch and go.

  8. cescpistols111
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Best defender under 4.8m? Reid (WHU) or Schindler (HUD) good options?

    1. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Burnley or Watford

      1. cescpistols111
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        have Kiko and Ward

    2. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Kenny

    3. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Kenny or a Burnley def. Need to see more from West Ham and Huddersfield.

  9. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    a) Fabianski to Gomes/Adrian
    b) Daniels to Jones

  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    #KDBGate #Choupo

  11. cescpistols111
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Keep Gross?

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

      Yes

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I would. He still offers the best option for Brightons mids

  12. aborg
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Otamendi saved Man City just as he saved my team 🙂 Would have otherwise had my worst points GW without him. At least I’m now I’m on 42 without Kane.

    1. Jönny
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Cost me £100 from a £5 bet, but at least he was in my team. (Had both derbies to end in a draw..)

      1. aborg
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Ouch....football is so frustrating and crazy at times.

    2. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      42 without kane is a good score

      1. aborg
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks for the morale boost Shotgunnnufc. I needed it after I sold Kane this GW and saw him score a brace, while Hazard has blanked for me!

  13. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Lukaku vs Top 6 teams

    Manchester City (0 goals + 2 assists for Man City)

    Chelsea (0 goals + 0 assist)

    Arsenal (0 goals + 0 assist)

    Spurs (0 goals + 0 assist)

    Liverpool (0 goal + 0 assist)

    Rubbish.

    1. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Mourinho’s tactics and record against those teams are also rubbish

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

      He doesn't play them every week though

      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        No. But £75m players at least make a contribution in the big games. Rashford offers far more. 19 yo who cost nothing.

  14. Foozeball
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    How often has a player delivered FPL returns in as many games in a row as Salah?!? Jesus that guy just won't stop and it's infuriating because I don't have him as captain while my rivals do 😆

  15. Shultan
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    People saying ota owners are lucky when its the 1.1 mill kbd owners who are getting random assist & goal points

    1. Vinyl78LP
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      worst assist award in a long time. FPL now breaking their own rules.

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      It is just bitterness

      Don't understand why people get on like this

    3. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      It's probably the same people though I.e. non owners

  16. Clifford☯
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Best Ramsey replacement?

    A) Sigurdsson
    B) Mahrez
    C) Sterling / Silva
    D) anyone else?

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

      Mahrez

    2. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling

  17. Sims
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Can't wait for Mark to defend this stunt from fpl after that choupo debacle

    pretty sure u don't need the "advanced technology" and "various angles" to work out city's first goal

    heck, they might as well award silva the assist for 2nd goal if they want to be consistent

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      To be fair, Lukaku was probably KDBs intended target considering his first touch means the ball could go anywhere.

      1. Sims
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        haha 🙂

      2. We Will Klopp you
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Brilliant 😆

  18. cescpistols111
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Best defender under 4.8m? Are Reid (WHU) or Schindler (HUD) good options?

  19. Regin
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    play rlc or dcl midweek?

    1. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      My dilemma also.Its close but I'm going for RLC as DCL plays against one of my defenders.

  20. @fpl_phenom
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    £0.5M ITB 1FT

    What’s the priority here?
    Zeegelaar > Kabasele

    DDG
    Otamendi Ward Christensen
    Salah Sterling Hazard Richarlison RLC
    Kane(C) Morata

    Elliot Niasse Hune Zeegelaar**

  21. arndff_
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    If a player is rested, but the 1st sub doesn't play too -- is the second one's coming in? Thanks!

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    2. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    3. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      yes if valid formation

    4. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks both!

    5. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yep

    6. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yes if he fits the system.

  22. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Why did I sell Silva for Coutinho?! Cost me an 70 pointer 🙁

    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Same here... What are you going to do now? Stick with Coutinho I guess?

      1. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Well he must be primed to start midweek so I guess so. Seemed a good idea but leaves me zero cash for sorting Suttner and Foster!

  23. cescpistols111
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Best defender under 4.8m? Reid (WHU) or Schindler (HUD) good options? Have Kiko and Ward already

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      The old 1min repost

      1. cescpistols111
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        So help me then

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      In answer to the question
      Reid- possibly
      Schindler- dont really think so

      1. cescpistols111
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Any other options?

    3. Regin
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      i'll go with schindler, but from gw 19 onwards.

  24. Reuser
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    So any reservations with the following move for free?:

    OUT: Azpi and Moreno
    IN: Christensen and Otamendi

    Pope, Myhill**
    Azpi, Mee*, Moreno*, Naughton, Mbemba**

    Exact money so will likely make the move tonight.

    Had originally planned to do Moreno to Kenny and roll a transfer.

    1. GE
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I would for free 🙂 should I do it for a hit?

  25. Regin
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    2 big wrong decisions this weekend! captaining hazard (last week it paid off) instead of kane or salah & even worse, benching otamendi!
    But still got 53 pts. is that decent? my OR was 30k at the start of the weekend.

    1. GE
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Decent

  26. GE
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    1) Azpi and Ramsey -> Christensen and Coutinho (-4)?
    2) Moreno -> Kenny
    3) Others suggestions?

    (1FT, 0.9 itb)

    Speroni
    Azpi/Daniels/Duffy
    Haz/Salah/Ramsey*/Richarlison/RLC
    Kane/Morata

    Bench: Hennessey, Mee*, Moreno*, Niasse*

  27. grumpyman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    I've owned 4 different City players over the last 8 game weeks and I have averaged 2.08 points each from them per game.

    The fact that I bothered to work this confirms that I am losing my fricking mind. #losingthemancitylottery

    1. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      My season was going sweetly without City. Then started doing similar to yourself, and have dropped like a stone.

  28. foley200
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Trying to plan ahead. What spurs or indeed West Ham assets would you like to have in place for the dgw? I currently own Kane and Bavies. Possibly looking at Son ad well.

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Kane and lanzini

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

      No point getting them in early if they don't score well in the next 4 GWs.

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Likely LMS cutoff TM? I'm definitely out I think but what a run for a first effort!

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

          No idea. Plenty have Salah and Otamendi I'm guessing.

          1. G-Whizz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Cheers! I didn't even make 30 points this week lol hence my sceptism of going through... Bloody enjoyed it though will definitely try again next year!!!

      2. foley200
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        No, I agree. I’m not doing anything yet, but want to make sure I have finances in place to move if I need to

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

          You also have to carry them in GW21.

          1. *sigh*
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Bench holds 4 TM.3 dgw players and a sub.Taking a chance I know but high risk high reward.

    3. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Got Kane and Son and bringing in Adrian on Tuesday night.Thats it until the dgw when I may bring a Spurs defender in.

  29. BON
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Hennessey, Speroni
    Otamendi, Davies, Jones, Gomez, Zanka
    Hazard, Salah, Richarlison, Gross, Surman
    Kane, Morata, Wilson 

    2 FT & 2.4m ITB

    Gross & Wilson > David Silva & DCL

    Right moves?

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      definite dive

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Don't see how anyone can deny it was a dive if they've seen it from that angle

      2. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        The other angle does not show it was DCL who instigated the contact. Poor Lolvren.