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But man u assets always have high ownership going into the season due to their whopping fanbase. When they fail it gives everyone else a help who plays the game without just selecting players from the team they support.

If they get a settled defence then I'll be tempted to get a defender. Their midfield and attack is too inconsistent from a FPL point of view for me when there are better options from other teams in the same price bracket.

I can see me starting off with one if not both of Bale/Ronaldo next season

Mourhino is the problem they are so unappealing. His negative tactics will need to change for United players to become viable FPL options also there are many other better options around in FPL who are better value for money. United players are overpriced in FPL given they have only finished 6th in the last 2 seasons.

Yes it irks me that United players have meh fpl output.It is nice to have at least one United player in the team as a fan

I gave up following United transfer rumors after Vidal broke my hearth and went to Bayern a few years ago we will see what we have after the window closes but i wont have any of them in my team until i see how they settle in and that is the same for all teams

I fancy Myki and Pogba to do better in the coming season

Manchester United need a good midfielder and a forward who can produce consistent points. No Europa league this year should reduce the rotation I think.
Their defensive assets look good for the upcoming season.
Of all the players that are being linked, I like the look of Morata. I also think Henrik Mkhitaryan will step up and produce more returns next season.

Think we will see a more settled team this season.
I believe it's safe to go with a defender, as the team looked good defensively last season.
When it comes to attacking players, the price has to be right and the team must show that they can score more goals. I'm backing Mkhi to have a good season and hopefully Martial can show more consistency. Mata is FPL gold, but the lack of minutes makes it hard to pick him.

The team need a good midfielder and a goalscorer. Potentially a new LB too.

I think United, if Mourinho gets what he wants in the window, will cause some more confusion by adding more good options to the already ample pool from Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs, Pool and City.

Think back to when Chelsea won the league under Mou in 14/15, they could really attack. Hazard accrued 233 points (his highest ever total) with 14 goals and 10 assists. Fabregas whacked out 3 goals and 19 assists. Costa scored 20 goals with 3 assists. When he has the players he's happy with, Mourinho sides can have a great output.

From an asset perspective, I think we all saw United's starting forward in Ibra offered good returns. Big issue for me was the midfield. Mkhitaryan has to kick on if he's going to make it at United, he needs more goals as do all the midfielders (Pogba missed a few sitters). On the subject of Pogba, if his team mates were to finish better, including Ibra who was prolifically wasteful, his assist numbers should have bloomed. He created so many wasted chances. Another CM alongside himself and Herrera if the 3 in midfield are used then that might free him up more. I would certainly hope for bigger things for him next season. LW is an issue as it's so unsettled. Don't want Perisic at the value Inter have put on him, but he's very much a Mourinho winger. Martial, if given the time, could establish himself but I fear he isn't Mou's cup of tea.

Morata heavily linked at the moment. Never been a massive fan, in fairness to him though he's never played the amount of minutes in a season that he would at United. Also, 15 La Liga goals in 1330 minutes or so was very good going last season, tbh better than I had expected from him. Another CB (Lindelof the favourite) could further shore up the defence as well.

Manchester United were one of the most wasteful teams in front of goal. So many chances missed.

So many nearly goals which of course have so many nearly assists. Thier underlying stats indicate they are a sleeping giant as far as potential FPL points are concerned.

I'd only really consider a defender out of the blocks. Valencia would have been considered a decent pick if not for the in-and-out run home. Fantasy aside, Bailly was an absolute machine, one of the better signings they have made recently.

If Belotti/Morata are priced under 10m they will be straight in my team, Ibra missed quite a few big chances last season in games they should have won - I'd be hoping they could stick those chances away. Mkhi could step up, Shaw would be good if he comes in at 5.0 and gets a run in the team.

Their players were overpriced last year as you've touched on.

Pogba 8.5 or Coutinho for 8.0..
Miki, Martial at 9.5 or Alli at 8.5

But strange given they were coming off the back of a poor season under LvG.

Many people here say that Mou is the problem. This season was my first in fpl so I wanted to ask: how good was Chelsea attacking assets fpl-wise under Mou when they won the title?

Maybe if united could assemble a squad that can charge for the tile, Mourinhos style wouldnt conpletely destroy their attacking potential?

For me, it's this simple

If I want a premium defender costing 6.0 or more, I'll go for a wingback that plays in a 3 at the back that turns to 5 when defending

If I want a premium attacker in the same price bracket, I'll go for Spurs, Chelsea, City and Liverpool attackers - teams that play attacking football and score goals

Mourinho has to find out what his best team is first. It's been a year.

Valencia - Pogba - Morata

GW1 🙂

I love it. Couldn't be happier. Overpriced and don't perform. All the hype coming to nothing.

Very difficult to avoid tribalism as a Leeds fan.

I don't think it matters one jot if a certain team is a poor option for points. You just avoid them.

A quick look at Jose's career shows that he often tends to peak in his second season in charge. Bearing this in mind, plus summer business, and it is logical to believe that United will improve in 2017/18. They also won't have the draining (but ultimately worthwhile) distraction of the Europa League. Opening fixtures may well dictate, but I would imagine having some initial Old Trafford coverage is no bad thing.

GK/Defence - not interested in either DDG or Romero (better value elsewhere), but there are a number of options at the back who could be worth a punt. Valencia has become a first-class RB (with plenty of assist potential), albeit he may well be priced £0.5M more than other members of the back four. Bailly had a very solid first season. And the addition of Lindelof (who sounds like a young Rio Ferdinand) could help further. Blind may get shunted out to LB - a BPS magnet taking the occasional set-piece. No bad thing.

Midfield - the only one I would look at from the outset is Pogba. He had a decent first season back (but no more than that) and I would expect him to kick on next year. There's every chance that his £89.2M world record fee is broken this summer so, in that sense, any mental burden will be relieved. He also hit the woodwork more often than many PL teams did combined and is unlikely to be as unlucky again.

Attack - everything points towards Morata being the spearhead. His goals-per-game ratio in Spain is pretty impressive with him sitting between Ronaldo and Messi for 2016/17 La Liga stats. Depends on his price and United's opening fixtures, but he could be worth a punt.

No doubt that there has been a lack of United FPL fun in recent years (in truth since RVP under Fergie's final season in charge). Investing in the Defence, at the very least, seems like a solid base from which to assess other options. TM32