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2 October 2016 1460 comments
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Sunday treats us to four Premier League matches before the second international break of the season is thrust upon us.

First up, we make our way to Old Trafford as United welcome struggling Stoke City.

With a single goal in the last four rounds of fixtures, Zlatan Ibrahimovic ended as runner-up in captain poll with just under 22% of the votes csat.

The big Swede warmed up for this one by netting the Europa League winner against Zorya on Thursday night, though another failure to deliver is likely to spark significant sales over the next fortnight.

Ibra was sold by more Fantasy Premier League managers than any forward last week, in spite of today’s plum fixture.

Marcus Rashford, meanwhile, has been subject to significant transfers in after netting in three of the last four league fixtures.

Up against a Potters defence that shipped 15 goals in their first six, the duo look the men most likely as Jose Mourinho seeks to build on the back of last week’s 4-1 home win over champions Leicester City.

Both sides make no changes from their Gameweek 6 starting XIs this lunchtime, with Wayne Rooney once again warming the Red Devils’ bench.

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  1. johnbarnes
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    how high will Ibra rank on the goals imminent table?

    1. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      -2

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      He saving them all for the Liverpool game

    3. Jay_
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Dunno but not good for bps in this game, even if he scores a goal probably won't even get a bap

        1. johnbarnes
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          shots on target make you lose bps?

    4. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      This is the worst. That sinking feeling when you come to realise that you've made a bad decision.

      1. Giovanni Giorgio
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Long time to go.

      2. PvA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, Ibra (c). Ibra owning

      3. Henryyy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        What desicion?

      4. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        60 minutes left

        1. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          The longer the blank goes on, the worse it gets!

      5. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Fellow Ibra keeper?

        I was 5 seconds from Ibra and Redmond to Rashford and Sanchez (-4)

        Really wish I had now

        1. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Ibra keeper and captainer.

    5. JIM BOB
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Which GK combo will prove to be the best VALUE over the season?

      A.) just playing DDG (9.5m)

      B.) Pickford & Mandanda (8.4m)

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Big Dave

      2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Close but I think B

    6. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Ibra mass sell out imminent

      1. Kaneyonero
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Trying to reverse jynx lol

        1. Thomas Magnum
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          But you replying will revers the reverse jynx 🙁

    7. Jolly Good
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Stupid Valencia yc... Screwed your bps

    8. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      This Stoke keeper looks impressive.

    9. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      30 mins gone

      Ibra could have had a goal and assist at least yet he has nothing. Bad decision to own/captain him

      I'll accept it

      1. Eden Azzzar
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Accepting defeat I give you my respect. But still hahaha

        1. PvA
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          I'll take it as a man

      2. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Still plenty of time left.Kaku scored his hattie in 13 mins...just saying

        1. PvA
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Don't give me false hope Chucky, it's over.

    10. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Is bony even playing?

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        He watching from the sidelines.....with Ibra

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        he is but his ball control has been awful so far

    11. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Arnie looking a shoe-in on my WC this week

      1. JIM BOB
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Really?

        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Or Shaq

      2. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Looks like he can't be bothered. Even when Stoke have possession on the counter he doesn't seem to muster more than a jog. He looks disinterested to me.

        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          I'm just going from Livescores!
          His name coming up a lot

        2. JIM BOB
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          That's a little harsh. He was like that when he was on song last season. More his style than anything...

    12. PvA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Going to change my grav to a good football player

      1. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Wayne?

      2. Eden Azzzar
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Want me to tell you my name 😉

    13. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Valenica looking likely to pick up a second yellow in this match.

      1. FPLEL
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Could have already had it :S

    14. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Rash allover Johnson

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        He should get a cream for that

      2. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        😮 😛

    15. Fowler23
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Bony is so awful

      1. FPLEL
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        His touch is just awful now.

    16. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Stoke still haven't scored yet.

      1. Kaneyonero
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Inb4 Michael Owen quote

    17. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      SUN hul SWA whm BOU

      Stokes fixtures looking incredible!

      1. JIM BOB
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Aye.

      2. Jay_
          9 years, 6 months ago

          2 more strong homes in the next 4 after that too

        • Smurf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          But their team looks horrendous.

          1. HuttonDressedasLahm
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            There is that 🙂

            1. Smurf
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Fixtures are irrelevant when a team is playing this poorly.

        • Sánchez
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          The problem is though, they never get to play Stoke

          1. HuttonDressedasLahm
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            😆

        • Leaf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          The best fixtures possible

          Not sure who is worth it , Arnie I guess

        • Scholes Balls
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Stoke are the easy fixture for those teams

      3. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        I am so hungover

        1. JIM BOB
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          This game is making me feel 10 times worse

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

          Unless you have autocorrect, not really 🙂

      4. Sánchez
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Rashford wastes so much

      5. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        With SAF in charge Utd always managed to score right before halftime in games like these

        1. JIM BOB
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          9 mins injury time helped 🙂

      6. Baked baines
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Utd look lacklustre.
        Already sold Ibra for Kun! Justified.
        Only 1 Utd player at the back is more than enough cover one would seem!!!

      7. TheTinman
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Arnie price?

        1. JIM BOB
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          7.2

      8. Kaneyonero
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Irrelevant player to score for Man Utd

      9. Fowler23
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Lol why is joe Allen marking pogba when defending corners

        1. PvA
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Why not, that is the real question

      10. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Why is rashford not playing?

      11. Thomas Magnum
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Scores probably gonna be 0-0 until 90th minute and Rashford will score the winner like he always does

        1. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Pieters*

      12. Goodricke
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        71% possession and can't score. says it all really!

        1. JIM BOB
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Possession means sod all. Leicester and LVG proved that last season.

          Don't get the obsession with possession stats.

      13. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        This has all gone a bit flat

        1. Thomas Magnum
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Classic United early kick off

          1. Leaf
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            They're not very exciting like my Arsenal

            Maybe because I have both their strikers currently

        2. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Utd can't play the bottom team every week......oh wait

      14. Kaneyonero
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        When is Kun coming on?

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Soon my friend. Soon.

          Our defence is going to nullify the mighty kun anyway

      15. ktk_interista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Ibra cannot believe how poor his teammates are. They create nothing.

        1. Thomas Magnum
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Sweden flashbacks

          1. ktk_interista
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            This

      16. Studgie G
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        I have Grant but didn't start him 🙁

        1. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          if you had started him then you playing FPL wrong

          1. Studgie G
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            not really I usually start keepers that get more shots against them for save pts, but honestly thought Foster would keep a cleansheet which they hadn't had for a while

      17. devils advocate
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        We are really good at putting it out of touch for no apparent reason. If you could score fpl points for that our players would be fantasy gold.

        Might write an email to towers and see if this can be added for next season.