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. PvA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    VALENCIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHAT A GOAL

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

    Good old Victor once a red always a red.
    And Valencia still didn't trust his left foot!

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

      haha yeah good point.

  3. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Valenciaaaaaaaa!

  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Classy from Jose as always

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

    Average now will go up by 8.

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

      Probably wont make the cup because of that crap

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      😀

      Not mine 😎

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

    Omg, valencia goal ruins my gw..

  7. Unsuccessful
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Well done to all those who made the Valencia move

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

      I never transferred him out.
      He was too valuable, especially the way man united play

  8. A.T
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    First goal for Valencia since Jan 2014

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

      He knew I got him in this week 😎

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

    Someone been bitten? Who, by who?

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Looked like Ibrahimovic.

  10. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    GET IN TONY V! 😀

  11. Sarnab
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Mark where are you?

    This season is yours.

    1. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Hahaha

  12. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Valencia scoring a goal with a run from just outside his penalty box. Playground stuff.

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

      Can you hack into Mark's team and activate wildcard to give the rest of the mods/cons a chance? 😀

  13. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    This game is a joke at times. I avoided bringing in Valencia because of the "new manager" syndrome thinking Boro will manage a goal. And then this.

    1. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah a game of luck

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

      But Boro are not known for getting goals, united play defensive and Valencia always has the potential of getting assists.
      Also Jose rarely rests him

      It is also a game of taking a calculated risk.

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

    Was happy Boro scored...I hate Valencia now

  15. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Wow

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

    Well that was annoying

  17. Tshelby
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Baines, Cahill, Valencia GET INNN

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

      Seriously... luck of calculated.. how lucky some people are!!

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

    Valencia winning goal BPS needs to be added

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

      No.

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

      Uhhh no it won't.

    3. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Second goal is the winning goal

    4. Mr. Blonde
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Wasn't a winning goal

    5. _Gunner
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Lingard will get the winning goal bps

  19. FFPro
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Why can't my players get such lucky goals?

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      You captained Lukaku?

      Hull literally passed him the ball for his second...

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

        nowhere near the same as this, everyone capped lukaku. 174% EO

  20. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Why couldn't he have saved this until next week 🙁

  21. Netley Lucas
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Was just thinking, "christ I need a ruddy Valencia goal to kick-start me meh gameweek"... LOL 😉 hic!

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

      Crack open a can lol, hic...

  22. Super Silva Haze
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I screamed a little.

  23. Numb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Shame Smalling gave that stupid goal away otherwise we'd have been looking at a 15 point haul for Valencia

    1. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Lol how dare you 😉

    2. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      This! but something is better than nothing!

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

      This

    4. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      That's not how any of it works...

    5. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I am still raging from losing my double CS against Boro of all teams.

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

    That's huge. I'm guessing that's 3 bps as well.. should have gotten rid of brunt this week

    1. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Valencia nowhere to be seen in the BAPS race

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

      only 2 at moment

  25. JJO
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Just cant believe this shait
    This season is really pisssing in my mouth 🙂

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

      Yikes.

  26. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    How now

  27. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    It was all perfect...

    1. JJO
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      It was all a dream, I used to read up Word Up ! magazine...

  28. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Jose is having a poo.

  29. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I brought Valencia in this week!

  30. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    It's not fair.