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Dugout Discussion – Man United vs Newcastle

Saturday’s events conclude at Old Trafford where Manchester United host Newcastle under lights.

From a Fantasy perspective, there is huge interest in this final game with Romelu Lukaku once again the most popular captain pick for a tenth Gameweek in 12.

Almost 1.4 million (26.4%) back the Belgian with the armband, despite the striker suffering significant sales ahead of today’s deadline. More than 122,000 will be hoping that their decision to sell goes unpunished against the Magpies.

But Paul Pogba’s return is expected to boost Lukaku’s prospects: the Frenchman is fit and back in the United starting line-up. He scored two goals and picked up three assists in four starts prior to his injury.

Meanwhile, Zlatan Ibrahimovic also makes his return and is named among the United substitutes.

Phil Jones misses out, with Victor Lindelof earning his first Premier League start as Eric Bailly is another absentee through injury. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is notably missing from the United teamsheet, with Jose Mourinho confirming that his absence is for tactical reasons.

Skipper Jamaal Lascelles is sidelined for the visitors, while goalkeeper Rob Elliot is Newcastle’s most popular player on show, though 82% of his 1.4 million owners have him on their bench in expectation of United goals.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. We Will Klopp you
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Woo hoo!

  2. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Take that filthy de gea owners...

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      +1. Filthy casuals

    2. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Give it a rest you donkey

    3. Ibralicious
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Rise of Pope

    4. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      😆

  3. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Lindelol

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      😛

    2. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      You win!

  4. zes
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Yedlin off my bench for Jones 🙂

  5. Yozzer
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Gettin Newcastle

    But bad for people who don't own that scumbag lukaku. No defender cs to take his baps if he scores

  6. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Lindelof has been a disastrous signing.

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Lindelol *

    2. zes
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Hard to say that when he's barely played. Did well enough for Sweden vs Italy last week

  7. CFC96
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    As things stand, im capping sane or richarlison next week

  8. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Hopefully Mbemba will come on, complete an XI for me and knock in a quick hat trick.

  9. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Ibra is 10.0

    1. Eton Rifles
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Kane is £12.8

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Pi is 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097494459230781640628620899862803482534211706798214808651328230664709384460955058223172535940812848111745028410270193852110555964462294895493038196442881097566593344612847564823378678316527120190914564856692346034861045432664821339360726024914127372458700660631558817488152092096282925409171536436789259036001133053054882046652138414695194151160943305727036575959195309218611738193261179310511854807446237996274956735188575272489122793818301194912983367336244065664308602139494639522473719070217986094370277053921717629317675238467481846766940513200056812714526356082778577134275778960917363717872146844090122495343014654958537105079227968925892354201995611212902196086403441815981362977477130996051870721134999999837297804995105973173281609631859502445945534690830264252230825334468503526193118817101000313783875288658753320838142061717766914730359825349042875546873115956286388235378759375195778185778053217122680661300192787661119590921642019...

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        22/7 is close enough for my needs 😉

  10. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    So much for security of DDG over Pope...

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Remove ML from your name :O

  11. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Lindelol.

  12. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Benitez bus has now officially parked at OT

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Lets see how good you are now Lukaku!

  14. Leonard hatred
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Lindelof essential.

  15. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Now please park the bus rafa

  16. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Niasse, Monreal, Yedlin bench

  17. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    mbemba. at least we know he is not dead, in bench

  18. JariL
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Alright, I'm fine if it ends up like this. Only Elliot playing...

    1. Jolly Good
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Wouldn't mind a Lukaku penalty saved

  19. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    GET IN MAGPIESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

  20. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Can see why Mou picks Juan over Martial every week tbh :/

  21. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    How's lukaku doing? Sold on WC for Morata. Bricking it tbf

    1. Ibralicious
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Should've kept Morata.... no real service to him :/

  22. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Sold Yedlin on WC 😮

    Come on Rom!

  23. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    One of the sweetest clean sheets to be wiped out all season

  24. Fudge
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    COME ON ROMELU

  25. Yellin' in my Ear
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Wow, Pope on for two bonus points for one save 😯

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Recoveries etc. Everyone else in the game was tosh

  26. ChrisHXS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Wilson or Niasse?

    1. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Wait to see if Niasse will get a ban.

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Ban for what ?

    2. ChrisHXS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Yeh! What ban! Dive?

  27. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Was so close to doing Elliot ➡ DDG for -4. 😀

  28. Salarrivederci
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    This week turning out just gr8 despite having a front 3 looking like this: Kane, Agüero and Calvert-Lewin. 79 points with Richarlison and Duffy left to play and now Uniteds CS gone. Lovely stuff!

    1. Fozzyb34r
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Proud of you

    2. Yozzer
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Wow I'm writing this down so I never forget

  29. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Elliot will get a CS on the 1 week I bench him

  30. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Pope over DDG 😎