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14 December 2014 4120 comments
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The Gameweek rolls on courtesy of a clash between two old foes. United host Liverpool in an Old Trafford cauldron to provide a tumultuous start to the day’s action which concludes with Tottenham’s visit to the Liberty Stadium to face Swansea.

This afternoon is all about events in Manchester, however, as old rivalries are renewed against a backdrop which finds both sides battling to maintain a challenge for a top four place. United’s lot is much improved following five straight wins, whilst pressure on Brendan Rodgers mounts following a string of poor results and hollow performances.

The team news finds Louis van Gaal tinkering once again. It appears that the Dutchman has reverted to a 4-4-2, recalling fit-again Phil Jones and Jonny Evans to his defence, with Marcos Rojo sidelined with a training ground injury. Despite Falcao’s availability, James Wilson comes into the attack alongside the revived Robin van Persie, with Wayne Rooney presumably adopting a withdrawn role or even deployed in wide areas.

Rodgers also makes changes – big ones at that. Simon Mignolet is the fall guy after an assortment of abject displays between the sticks: Brad Jones is the beneficiary as the Belgian drops to the bench. He’s joined by Rickie Lambert and the returning Mario Balotelli, as the Liverpool boss looks set to give Raheem Sterling a run in attack, deploying the likes of Adam Lallana and Philippe Coutinho to buzz around him in support; an intriguing set-up.

The Old Trafford clash is followed shortly after by our tea-time fixture as Spurs drop in on Garry Monk’s Swansea – a scenario which will have Fantasy managers willing Gylfi Sigurdsson to raise his game and return points against his former employers.

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  1. Bolivian Seaman
    11 years, 10 months ago

    oof

  2. Billy Gilmore
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Holy f**k DDG 😯

  3. Forest4Life
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Great tackle

  4. Total Foot 5
    11 years, 10 months ago

    De gea is a freak.

  5. Syd.
    11 years, 10 months ago

    DDG

    What a save

  6. Captain Shirokov
    11 years, 10 months ago

    DDG 2 - 0 Liverpool

    1. Declan
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Aye

    2. rickardinho
      11 years, 10 months ago

      More like 4-0

    3. Tommyg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Brilliant keeper this season

  7. Mr. Grv
    11 years, 10 months ago

    degea i just love u

  8. Ady87
    11 years, 10 months ago

    SSSSSSSPANISH DAVE

  9. AH 🙂
    11 years, 10 months ago

    de GEA WOWOWOWOWOW

  10. The Chosen One...
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Nah he's shite apparently

    1. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Just United haters. To be expected really

      1. il Brutto
        11 years, 10 months ago

        He's a great goalkeeper but not even close to Neuer.

        1. Ryan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          11 years, 10 months ago

          'fast becoming the best'

          1. il Brutto
            11 years, 10 months ago

            Neuer isn't too old himself and Courtois is better than De Gea at the moment also. But he will be among the top 5 goalkeepers for many years to come.

  11. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Amazing save

  12. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Ballotelli is really worse than useless.

    1. 4vets
      11 years, 10 months ago

      😆

    2. davies
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Great save, Doos. He couldn't of done anything different.

      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Oh, please. He went for the spectacular.

        1. davies
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Ridiculous. He shot on target and it was going in. Can't help that.

          1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            11 years, 10 months ago

            OK. I will stand by ridiculous, then.

    3. Billy Gilmore
      11 years, 10 months ago

      You're gonna blame him for that? 😕

      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Yes.

        1. Billy Gilmore
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Wow

    4. Dr Dream
      11 years, 10 months ago

      He didn't do much wrong there...fantastic save.

    5. Caesar, Hot Mustache
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Doos, you think Kane is a good shout? Costa, Kane, Austin up front is good enough, surely?

      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Well, I have him. But you will do better with Sakho. If you have Kane, keep for one more week, as I will.

        1. Caesar, Hot Mustache
          11 years, 10 months ago

          I was planning to replace Dzeko with Kane, then get Nasri in for Jedinak next GW. I've got Downing & W. Reid though. too many eggs in one basket?

  13. Syd.
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Liverpool should be 5-1 up

    1. Mr. Grv
      11 years, 10 months ago

      but der stand ddg

    2. Ady87
      11 years, 10 months ago

      No, that's not how it works.

      1. Syd.
        11 years, 10 months ago

        I know 😉

  14. Sheep Flavour
    11 years, 10 months ago

    From Saurez to this......its shocking.

  15. 7shadesofsmoke
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Did Mario just bicycle kick into his own face?

    1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Just about. Onanist.

  16. Forest4Life
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Are people really desperate/sad enough to E-mail the fpl over RVP? I hope they are only trolling. My mini league rival has RVP but he got the assist, end of. Hope the muppets stop whinging now

    1. rickardinho
      11 years, 10 months ago

      i think you're taking the whinging abit too seriously ... 🙄

      1. Forest4Life
        11 years, 10 months ago

        When every second comment was about it I tend to 😛

  17. rickardinho
    11 years, 10 months ago

    balotelli's gotta smash that low on the ground

    1. Tommyg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I think its called finishing and he isn't very good at it at the mo

    2. Mr. Grv
      11 years, 10 months ago

      but u cannt take anything away from dat save

  18. Declan
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Falcao on Moreno off

    1. Jimbo123
      11 years, 10 months ago

      How Liverpool wish they had Falcao....

  19. Tommyg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 10 months ago

    It might just be me so I wanna check!

    Young looks like he's playing well to me!?

  20. Total Foot 5
    11 years, 10 months ago

    how has mnu been so far, lvg pretty much his smarts again....getin away w/ young and valencia on the flanks w/ his 3-4-1-2

    1. Captain Shirokov
      11 years, 10 months ago

      They have been bad.

      1. Captain Shirokov
        11 years, 10 months ago

        But Liverpool have been worse.

        1. Syd.
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Liverpool have been the better team just can't get the ball into the net

    2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Young has been OK.

    3. Podge
      11 years, 10 months ago

      They've been United best outfield players

  21. il Brutto
    11 years, 10 months ago

    If Liverpool want to get to Europe next season Brendan has to go. He's a good coach but doesn't look like being able to turn the fortunes for Pool. New coach would at least bring new ideas and hopefully better attitude out of the players. At the moment they look like bunch of losers who think that the whole world is against them.

  22. davies
    11 years, 10 months ago

    They've come to OT and dominated, in the gran scheme of things.

    If Sturridge was fit or Suarez was there, this would be over by now.

    1. Syd.
      11 years, 10 months ago

      This^^^^

      United are shite

    2. Mr. Grv
      11 years, 10 months ago

      dats like saying if ronaldo was still der he wud have 40 goals by now

      1. Mr. Grv
        11 years, 10 months ago

        and liverpool wud be 4-0 down

    3. Sheep Flavour
      11 years, 10 months ago

      They had millions upon millions for Saurez they should of bought a goal scorer its there own fault.

    4. The Chosen One...
      11 years, 10 months ago

      And if Fergie was there...

    5. rickardinho
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Indeed. Same story as vs Saints for united. DDG saves their bacon.

      Can't complain though, you get what you pay for when you have strikers like Rooney and RVP compared to a 19 year old winger up front...

    6. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      11 years, 10 months ago

      No they have not dominated.

  23. Sheep Flavour
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Markovic is on......another waste if cash.

  24. rickardinho
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Martin Tyler is the biggest United fan on television. Disgusting bias, wish i was watching Norwegian tv instead ... 😛

    1. Jax
      11 years, 10 months ago

      He supports Woking

    2. Sheep Flavour
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Nah he's not.

  25. Kerz
    11 years, 10 months ago

    DDG really deserves baps.

  26. AH 🙂
    11 years, 10 months ago

    YES ROONEY GOING @ ST

  27. Captain Shirokov
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Rooney has been very good today in CM. Up alongside RVP now.

  28. Somalion
    11 years, 10 months ago

    RVP!!!!

  29. The Chosen One...
    11 years, 10 months ago

    RVP!!!!!!

  30. davies
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Mata on for 3 BAPS.