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15 December 2013 5516 comments
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Sunday brings the Gameweek to a close with a trio of matches featuring an array of Fantasy talent. Things get rolling with a pair of lunchtime kick-offs, as Villa host United and Swansea make the trip to Carrow Road to face Chris Hughton’s Norwich. That’s followed by the headline act, as Andre Villas-Boas looks to continue the Spurs revival against a Liverpool unit weakened by a string of injuries.

While the press will be focused on David Moyes, Fantasy managers will be more interested in Wayne Rooney’s performance. With a potential absence for Sergio Aguero looming, the United striker could make himself “essential” over the Christmas period if he can produce in the midlands. With Michu expected to earn a run-out at Norwich, we’ll have the opportunity to assess whether he can join both David Silva and Theo Walcott on our midfield Christmas list, while at 4pm, all eyes will be on Luis Suarez as he looks to overcome the absence of skipper Steven Gerrard and strike partner Daniel Sturridge against the Spurs back four.

Look to our Twitter feed for the latest teamsheet bulletins, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open and will remain available throughout today’s three fixtures.

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  1. Trigg ⭐️
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    Players I probably need to sell:

    Aguero ( 🙁 ) and Brady.

    Are Negredo and Valencia ideal replacements? I have no United cover, currently.

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    1. Art Vandelay
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      If Valencia was nailed on, I would have a punt on him. However, he played well against Spurs and was dropped the next game.

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      1. Trigg ⭐️
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 6 days ago

        Yeah. Too much tinkering from Moyes. Shame.

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    2. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      Valencia could prove to be a good differential. I'm considering him too.

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    3. Tatty Bojangles
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      Better options out there than Valencia at £7.1m

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    4. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      I'd seriously prefer Januzaj and however many million than Valencia.

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  2. FantasyNik123
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    Ivanovic suspended next game?

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    1. Smarty Pants
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      No, he'll serve his ban in the Cup

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      What for?

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 6 days ago

        5 yellows

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    3. Podge
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      No different game I think

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  3. Evans
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    Stupid Rooney playing oop

    The points be wellbeck should have been his

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  4. Scottys Army
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    hooper on pens as well

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  5. Woy of the Wovers
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    This ManU team!! They're not so funny this week.

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    1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      Not at all, honestly 🙁

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      Glad the see the United bashing has subsided.

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  6. Solenya
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    Oh dear, will Williams ever get a CS

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  7. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    I think Norwich will go on to win, gwarn Fer

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    1. beric
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      gwarn Redmond

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  8. k.akshay92
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    Being a Man Utd supporter and Rooney captainer, I am very happy with this.

    I don't need the fantasy points as much as Utd need the 3 points. GGMU!

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  9. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    If both these games ended like this, that'd be just great.

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      No.

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 6 days ago

        Yes*

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      +1

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    3. rohan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      I just hope Villa score a couple and it ends 2-2

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 6 days ago

        That'd be even better 🙂

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      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 6 days ago

        3*-2

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  10. Smarty Pants
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    New front line template:
    Hooper - Rodriguez - Chamakh

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    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      Total cake.

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    2. Trigg ⭐️
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      I could always get Hooper in for Aguero and do Brady to Silva ... 😐

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  11. drunken_mess
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    thoughts on Rafael as Terry replacement

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    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      I like

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  12. Deulo10
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    Rooney's heat map for the 1st half............ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbiGYLWCEAEVLlH.png:large

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  13. Podge
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    Shelvey hasn't scored yet 😯

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    1. Namtab Nomolos
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      Sorry, I benched him this week.

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  14. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    Hooper and 4 heavy mids. Hmmmm.... Could work

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    1. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      You can have Lukaku + 4 heavy mids. Or does Ramsey's price not make him a heavy mid in some peoples eyes?

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      1. Godfather Bandit 42
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 6 days ago

        One of the heaviest!!!

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    2. aehii
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      Chamakh?

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  15. In Moyes We Thrust #freeshi…
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    Welbeck off for Fletcher substitution would be glorious.

    Obviously wont happen with Welbeck on a hat trick but would be great for us Rooney captainers 🙁

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  16. ADucksBehind
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    How soon would aguero have to be back for you to keep him on bench?

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    1. Deulo10
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      If he's only out for 1 game probably.

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      Liverpool

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    3. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      1 game, slight possibility. 2+ games he's gone.

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    4. Namtab Nomolos
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      Boxing Day, but even if he is will he play all those games in quick succession or maybe half of them? Adds up to being a value dropping headache.

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    5. SkyByBo
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      Next weekend, the christmas fixture list is too packed to have a player guaranteed out imo.

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    6. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      Liverpool (H)

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  17. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    The only good news today is that Moyes will keep his job longer

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    1. Namtab Nomolos
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      7 years?

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      1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 6 days ago

        Can only dream of that

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  18. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    ML leader did Giroud > Hooper before this GW 😯

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    1. FACUPARSE
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      nice move

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  19. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    Moyes has found his central mid
    And its Roo

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    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      Which means he needs another striker

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      1. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 6 days ago

        And at least one more CM anyway. And probably another winger.

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  20. Ribus
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    Are there any confirmed news about Agueros injury?

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  21. nevins84
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    Remy Nasri Zaba Ozil to Negredo Yaya Tomkins Walcott
    -8 ?????????

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      I don't think I'd want to get rid of Nasri, but the rest is fine.

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      1. nevins84
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 6 days ago

        He annoyed me yesterday.. six goals and he got 1 assist...

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        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 6 days ago

          Well you can probably plan to swap him for Yaya at some point, but I would do it when it's free and just do a -4 this week.

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        2. The Finnisher
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 6 days ago

          Let's be honest though, it was very close to 5 goals and 1 assist with Yaya getting nothing.

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    2. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      Wouldn't do that to be honest. Remy home to Stoke and Cabaye back will help. Nasri > Yaya -4 seems odd, Zabaleta out likewise. The only one I'd do is Ozil > Walcott and bank your other free.

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      1. nevins84
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 6 days ago

        I have cabaye. .. just planned on nasri till silva was back due to minutes.could do nasro to silva but 4yc worrys me . Ozil to wally seems ok..zaba to tomkins is to free up cash really

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    3. nevins84
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      Cheers for the input

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  22. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    Januzaj has gotten around +200 NTI since his assist. Go on son.

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  23. Rasping Drive
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    Oh do come along, Rooney! Need a brace from you!!

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  24. FACUPARSE
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    Villa have got to many nobody's in their team, they need some bigger names brought in

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    1. Hyperion
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      Disagree.

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      1. FACUPARSE
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 6 days ago

        So you think Clarke, Sylla, Albrighton, El Ahmedi, Baker etc are good enough?

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    2. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      Just because you they're not big names doesn't mean they're bad. Westwood, Delph, Guzan, Weimann are all good players imo

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  25. Whitman2013
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    Any news on aguero doctors were supposed to be looking at him today?

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  26. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    I love that Walcott isn't shooting up in price..

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    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      Yeh very surprising

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      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 6 days ago

        good for me tbh..can do Aguero -> Negredo maybe this week (after official confirmation) and not take a hit then just do a -4 next week with Terry -> Chester and Januzaj/Ravel -> Walcott

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    2. tm245
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      As an owner, I agree -- if he can stay below 10% for the next few weeks that would be fantastic.

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      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 6 days ago

        currently on 20%

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        1. tm245
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 6 days ago

          Sorry, meant TSB/ownership %.

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          1. sinik
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 6 days ago

            ah

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    3. aehii
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      He's my differential. Please no one notice that as every other arsenal player gets injured/knackered Walcott resumes his role of goal/assist saviour for the team as he was last season. He's going to rake in the points in the next month.

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      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 6 days ago

        yes he is, that's why I'm trying to get him in asap and am monitoring the price lol

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        1. aehii
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 6 days ago

          Oh you don't have him? Get him as soon as! I've had him for weeks, putting him in my team as he comes on for 10 minutes. He is a big game player too, scores against all the big sides, he's scored against Chelsea and i might make him captain next week. But suarez vs cardiff at home is hard to ignore.

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          1. sinik
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 6 days ago

            if I get him my front line will be

            Hazard - Silva - Walcott - Ramsey - Ravel/Januzaj
            Suarez - Negredo - Lukaku

            pretty happy with that..will do Rooney instead of Negredo if I can find a way to fit it

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            1. aehii
              • 12 Years
              12 years, 6 days ago

              That's a pretty great front 7. I'd probably do Negredo because you have Januzaj for United coverage. But I'm not keen on rooney anyway.

              my front 7/8 is

              Coutinho-Walcott-Ozil-Ramsey-Pozuelo
              Lukaku-Aguero-Suarez

              thinking of going 3-5-2 for a bit. Maybe Hazard or Silva.

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              1. sinik
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                12 years, 6 days ago

                nice one..lots of Arsenal wouldn't you say though?

                (sorry just back from my match)

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                1. aehii
                  • 12 Years
                  12 years, 6 days ago

                  Yeah too much arsenal...but it's working so far. It's coutinho who does nothing ever...

                  I only intended on walcott but he was out, knee jerked on ozil, had to buy Ramsey. I don't know how to take any out. Or who to put in.

                  After today's match, I'm thinking to buy Sterling, as my fifth mid, he was dangerous all game. Dunno about coutinho...

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                  1. sinik
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    12 years, 6 days ago

                    Coutinho assists the assister imo, one of those..would never bring him in..

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                    1. aehii
                      • 12 Years
                      12 years, 6 days ago

                      Also likes to take bad corners.

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                      1. sinik
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 12 Years
                        12 years, 6 days ago

                        hah

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      2. tm245
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 6 days ago

        Every time he scores from an Ozil or Ramsey assist, we gain points and those owners hold on because of attacking returns. Yesterday was ideal.

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        1. aehii
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 6 days ago

          I have Ramsey, Ozil and Walcott!

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    4. SamH123
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      I guess people either have premium mids or cheap mids
      So can't afford Walcott and can't justify swapping Ozil/Hazard/Toure/Ramsey

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      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 6 days ago

        think it's also partly a function of the needs people have in striker and defense taking priority..

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  27. ~SpartakMac
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    So Kagawa not even on the bench today...will he head off in January or the Summer?

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    1. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      I hope not, but if I were him I would

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    2. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      Back to Dortmund hopefully

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  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    FecK off giggs

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  29. FACUPARSE
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    Awful by De Gea

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    1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 6 days ago

      They want him at Barca and he wants to be there

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  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 6 days ago

    De gea yellow

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