Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Middlesbrough vs Manchester United

We drop by the Riverside in the first of three Sunday fixtures before yet another international break is thrust upon us.

Middlesbrough attempt to regroup after parting company with Aitor Karanka, as the Teesside team look to improve a dire run of form that has harvested two goals in their previous eight Premier League matches.

United are, of course, without the suspended Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with Marcus Rashford leading the line as the big Swede serves the second of a three-match ban.

Despite being without Paul Pogba due to a hamstring problem, Jose Mourinho has opted to bench Henrikh Mkhitaryan for today’s clash, frustrating the 17,000+ who drafted in the Armenian for this one.

Juan Mata – with two goals in his last three league appearances – potentially has the chance to play his way into Fantasy managers’ plans as United prepare to face 11 league matches in the remaining nine rounds of fixtures.

At the back, Antonio Valencia has been transferred in by over 57,000 FPL managers this week – three assists and a trio of clean sheets in United’s last six league matches highlight the Ecuadorian’s points potential at both ends of the pitch.

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  1. Bazzalona
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I like Mike Smalling but he is such a donkey at times. Usually between kick off and the final whistle.

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      😆

      1. Bazzalona
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Its Ruby Walsh the second

        1. KingNidge
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          looooooooooool

    2. KingNidge
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      He's dead to me

      1. Bazzalona
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        That was meant for you Nidge^^

    3. Pariße
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Favorite moment when his own goal in the 90th minute of GW38 cost De Gea the Golden Glove award last season 😆

  2. Game of Throw_ins
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Smalling tricking himself. Lol 😀

  3. AYEW KI-EDEN MEE
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Yes get in Boro

  4. Ninja Škrtel
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

    1. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      no

  5. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Gestede? I thought he had a tight hamstring

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      ...was like a coiled spring 😉

  6. Jay_
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Pure pace of Traore and aerial threat of Gestede and Negredo. Nice and basic. United couldn't handle it

    • Sims
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      10k atm

      Got mane, Sane, AllI (+ 2 Brunt points) to go

      Top 10k possible tonight?

      1. Klopp For The Kopps 😆
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Depends on Aguero

      2. Crow
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Depends on aguero tbh

      3. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yes, you'll gain a bit more ground.

        I'm similar. 10K, Mane, Coutinho, Eriksen left

    • borat
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      yess. valencia and ddg cs gone. woohoo

      1. lordkippe
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        hope all your players gets injured and fecked by lex

    • Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Christ. Score or assist now Valencia

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Lingard injured

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      There's another here for Boro!

    • Grand Thibauto
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Smalling won't be the best EPL defender on FUT anymore

    • Puzzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Valencia CS gone, brilliant!

    • Fergies fledgling
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Bye bye United cleanie

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Here comes Martial

    • Fergies fledgling
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Watch this finish 2-2

      United should have gone for the kill at 2-0.

    • NestorC
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yes, cs gone MUN, feels good not getting Valencia for a hit

      1. lordkippe
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        yes very good played man. i am so happy now to that bot de gea and valencia lost points

    • Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Phil Jones never felt like a good transfer

    • PvA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Gestede is a world class player, you'll see

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        ...just not this world

      2. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Been waiting to see for a few seasons now.

      3. Hooky
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Poor man's Andy Carroll

    • Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Those 4 valencia points are worth 750 places to me.
      How Rudy of Gestede

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        *were

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Gestede playing with a broken hammy

      1. Crow
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Legend

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Bobby Firmino is in the Liverpool squad today 🙂

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Cmon Bobby

      2. MTPockets
          7 years, 2 months ago

          squad?

        • Crow
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          He's surprisingly missed when out.

        • TLF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          That's really good news for all the other Liverpool mids too, excellent

        • Les Bleus
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          How do you know?

      3. PvA
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Martial looks like he is holding in a poo all the time

      4. Ninja Škrtel
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        christ almighty all rivals had united defense..this is great!!!

      5. Haggis
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        What's the name of that folky chant just sung at the Riverside? I've heard it other stadiums as well

      6. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Finally somebody playing to Gestede's strength. He's been wasted since he left Blackburn....even Jose is scared of him.

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          He never been a premiership player Wakey surely?

      7. The Legend Squad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Got Mane, Coutinho, Alli and Aguero to go.

        Is Aguero going to be a big force in this GW? Anyone know top 100k ownership and captaincy %?

      8. PvA
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        United parking the bus against Boro. Welcome to the Premier League

      9. tm245
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        https://g.co/kgs/73xP5N

        A message to you, Rudy!

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Stop your messing around

          1. tm245
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Better think of your future.

      10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        6 at the back from united 😆

        1. Crow
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          I mean, I don't blame mourinho, he probably wants that 5th place bad