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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

    Sane looking like dropping in price tonight

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

    Ogbonna or Kenny?

    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Ogbonna

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

      Kenny... Ogbonna will have a blank soon

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Followed by a double game week

    3. Scout Pics
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Kenny

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

      Kenny

  3. Strchld
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Have 2 FT and its time to let Davies and Daniels to go, which two to get in?
    A) Gomez (nailed?)
    B) Otamendi
    C) Jones (is he fit?)
    D) Smalling (nailed?)
    Have also Mee, Alonso and Hunemeier. Thanks!

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

      E) Kiko?

    2. Scout Pics
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Otamendi and Kenny

    3. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Otamendi most nailed and the best of this lot, Gomez would play about 3 of 4 games, I would pick them

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

        Who could get Gomez spot?
        Littlebit worried not having any ManU def.

        1. Pipermaru
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          He's rotated with Trent Alexander-Arnold but should play majority of games

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

            Yep. What do you think those ManU defs?
            Jones? Smalling?

  4. Hardly Athletic
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    2FT and 0.0ITB.

    Foster - Elliot
    Alonso - Tarkowski - Lowton - Duffy - Mbemba
    Hazard - Salah - Silva - Richarlison - RLC
    Kane - Jesus - Wilson

    What should I do?

    a. Wilson > DCL
    b. Foster > Adrian
    c. Lowton > Kenny/Ogbonna
    d. Jesus + Wilson > Morata + DCL
    e. Something else

    1. CFC1990
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I reckon just A/

      You can then carry two transfers over to the weekend.

      You have a good team to field this week.

    2. Alexis Nonsense
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      d is and upgrade for sure

  5. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Best moreno replacement? 4.7 or lower, have Coutinho + Salah

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

      Robertson

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

      Kenny looks legit or maybe Chilwell

    3. Scout Pics
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Kenny

  6. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Alonso, Ramsey > Otamendi, Coutinho -4

    Yes or no?

    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

  7. CFC1990
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    What transfers is everyone making?

    Me: Abraham to DCL probably

    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Wilson to DCL

      Possibly morata to Aguero

      1. CFC1990
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Getting rid of Morata may come back to bite you mate

    2. MTPockets
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Zeegelaar to someone else cheap.

        1. CFC1990
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Zeegelaar was just very unlucky imo

      • My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Did Mbemba to Kenny. 0 cash left but hopefully another playing defender

    3. Ian Davis
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Mustafi > Otamendi a no brainer?

      1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I wouldn't

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

      Robertson nailed with Moreno out?

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

        Milner sings *what about us?*

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

          True 😉

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

        Gomez looks the better option like for like

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

      Jose Mourinho - Deflector in Chief

      For once can you just be gracious and admit the best team won instead of spouting out the same old tiresome lines week after week

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

        Even for Jose, that was bad.

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

        If he didn’t do them week after week they wouldn’t be tiresome.

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

      58 points this week. Might creep inside the top 200k. The wheel is finally starting to turn 🙂

      Top 100k the target for the end of the Christmas schedule

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

        You only need one good GW... good luck

      2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        58 here too... Haz (C) :'(

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

          Good score with Hazard captain!

    7. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I hate Otamendi so frickin' much. 😡

      How can you play this game when his owners get gallons of jam that they don't deserve?

      Fuming.

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

        why dont we deserve?
        I feel the same way about Kane tbf

      2. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Why don't we deserve it for picking an attacking defender for the top team at a not ridiculous price?

      3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Smh

      4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Lmao stfu

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

        lol

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

        We deserve an assist for the 1st goal. Non-owner casuals winning again!

      7. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I mean he scored a goal so really he deserves the points for a goal 🙂

        (Non-owner, ML rival has him)

      8. Viper
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        How is it jam? He's got himself in the positions to score

      9. Pocky
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I hear you Virgin.

        P.S. Just solved that problem & done Foster & Azpi to De Gea & Ota.

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

        Otamendi owner since GW3...reason i have him is because i noticed he's in the opposition box a lot!
        Stop being so bitter

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

        LOool

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

        Looks like you got the attention you were looking for.

      13. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Agreed.10 points is a huge difference.

      14. Aftermath
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        How old are you?

      15. STEP rOVERS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Hahaha

    8. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      In the Official FPL cup do they take hits into account or is it just whoever is within the gameweek rank gets in?

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

        Just GW rank counts

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

          Thanks for the reply TM

      2. Paul
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        gw rank

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

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

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

        Gomez (Liv) ?

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

          Real rotation risk

      2. Pipermaru
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I would rather have any Burnley def or Gomez

    10. Viper
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling - > Coutinho?

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

        No

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

        If it's for this upcoming GW only then yes

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

      I guess Niasse to DLC is in the cards. Feels like Niasse is not as trusted by sam as DLC.

      1. CFC1990
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I am not sure that is worth a transfer.

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

          Thanks, Jose. Me either. Appreciate the reply.

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

      Do we think Hazard starts midweek?

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

        Yes

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

        yes they need a result

      3. Rik Waller
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Probs, with Morata rested.

    13. manu4life99
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Is it worth doing Daniels>Mariappa to fund Rambo>Cout (-4)?

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Cout that only came on late because rumoured back injury yesterday?

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

        I think it's worth it as long as the other 14 players are active

    14. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Kenny and DCL in for Moreno and Niasse sensible?

      Have Kiko, Mee, Daniels and Duffy as other defenders

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

        Yep

        1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers Klopp 2.0

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

            No problem Klopp

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

        Yep. I've got Elliot, Daniels and Niasse. Two frees. Thinking of Pickford and Kenny double up but it leaves me no money for Niasse replacement.

        Other keeper is Foster.

        Maybe Adrian for Elliot and Kenny for Daniels and then 0.5 for Niasse upgrade following week.

        Thoughts?

        1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Hmm. I think Everton have turned a corner but wouldn't want to double on their defence just yet!

          The only option within 0.5 of Niasse is DCL I think? Might be wrong though...

          I'm probably benching Daniels this GW - could you do that? Would give an extra few days to scout out replacements.

          What about Gomes for Elliot? DCL for Niasse - how much does that give you ITB for Daniels replacement?

    15. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Best def up to 5.1m?
      I have no Burnley def, maybe Tarkowski?

    16. Tim Canterbury
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Otem (5.9) just overtook Aguero (11.6) 😆

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

        Kun is terrible value seeing as you can't even captain him.

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

        not a surprise really... more pitch time, more ooprtunities

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

      Alonso owners!
      Keeping or Selling?
      You think he will play midweek?

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

        Keeping. HUD is almost a guaranteed cleanie. Should play as he was "rested" this GW. Will look to move him on once I put out the Moreno/Ramsey-shaped fires in my team...

        1. Rash
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Like was almost guaranteed for United and city?

    18. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Looks like Kane cappers only made one extra point over thise who went for Salah (or Otamendi), all good options this week 🙂

      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Hazard (c) over here 🙂

        Nailed it

      2. AdamJ91
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Hazard's 4 was a nice return, sigh.

      3. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        If I had him, I'd have probably gone for him as well. Just unfortunate this time.

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

        Ota captainers we’re a bit thin on the ground, I would have thought. But happy.

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

          😯 😀

    19. AdamJ91
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Need some advice guys;

      Gomes - Elliot
      Otamendi - Mee - Moreno* - Kiko - Dunk
      Hazard - D.Silva - Salah - Richarlison - RLC
      Morata - Kane - Abraham*

      0.2 ITB; 2 FT

      Will probably do Abraham > DCL so which is the best defender to own for the next few games for 5.4 or under to replace Moreno?

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

        smalling/jones?

        1. AdamJ91
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Hasn't Jones lost his spot? Smalling might be better choice but they've got 4/5 players fighting for 2 spots so rotation could be possible next few weeks.

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

        It's probably Jones but he hasn't returned yet.Can you wait a week?

        1. AdamJ91
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          I probably could and just do Abraham > DLC for this GW and save my other FT.

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

      Seen some authentic world class goalkeeping from the two Manc clubs in the last week.

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

      Just spotted KDB's 'assist' - how was that arrived at?

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

        It happens. Have to put up with it. Probably the same guy who thought that when Van Dijk volleys in one of his crosses he deserves a goal.

    22. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      What's the average boys and girls?

      58 all out after 27 last week

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

        Green arrow time.

        1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers both

    23. FredrikH
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I got Ramsey Sakho Zeegelar Elliot Mbemba Wilson
      Where would you start cleaning up this mess?

    24. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Who to get for Sakho?
      A) Ogbonna or other WH
      B) Watford defender
      C) Simpson/Morgan??

    25. Chop1234
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Who got motm

      1. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Isn't it always zlatan?