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2 January 2017 3016 comments
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A hectic afternoon with points aplenty will hopefully continue with the tea-time kick-off at the London Stadium.

With Sergio Aguero emerging from the bench to return a goal and potential bonus points at the Etihad, our attention now switches to the red side of Manchester and their own talismanic goalscorer – Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Heavily backed by FPL managers once again, the Swede takes on the Hammers with 24.1% of the Gameweek 20 armbands strapped to his bicep.

Elsewhere, Jose Mourinho recalls Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo at centre-back as two of five changes to his line-up; Henrikh Mkhitaryan earns his second successive start.

For West Ham, Andy Carroll drops to the bench having started the last four Gameweeks. Mark Noble and Andre Ayew also drop out as Pedro Obiang, Manuel Lanzini and Sofiane Feghouli earn starts.

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

  1. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Absoutely gutted. Benched Jones in favour of Carroll.

    Seems a stupid decision now - or is it just a case of hindsight?

    Really struggle with the benching decisions.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Did the same. Hoping Alonso is given the night off for Jones' 9 points.

      1. Garfield1001
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Playing Alonso too...

    2. Yome
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Bench a united defender? You are supposed to play him every week. Oh dear...

      1. Garfield1001
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        I know, I know...

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

      Must have a good defence or did you play AoA?

      1. Garfield1001
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Alonso Brunt Pieters
        Phillips Hazard Sanchez Eriksen
        Costa Carroll Ibra

        Understandable or not?!?

        Obviously chance Alonso doesnt play but I hate it when others get lucky bench points!

        1. Yome
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          I would have benched Pieters, you have grant?

          1. Garfield1001
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 2 months ago

            No grant.

            Pieters had marginally better clean sheet odds than Jones.

  2. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Cresswell awful dive

  3. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Pogba doesn't get forward enough for my liking. Thinking Sterling is a better pick with his recent performances. Form over fixtures?

    1. Yome
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Away game... Mou asks him to defend. sterling will be rotated

    2. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      pretty sure his stats would disagree with that.

    3. dja81
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling in form?

  4. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Does somebody have Ibra's EO to hand?

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      73% top 10k

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

      73 and 65 overall

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Ta

  5. RoysCallerAnne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Rojo sneaks ahead of Jones for the 3

  6. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Pogba close again

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Pogba wide again

    Score you muppet

  8. Numb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    POGBA CLOSE AGAIN

  9. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Pogba .. very close again

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

    Zlatan out on the wing and looking sluggish, poor game today.

    1. Ruth_NZ
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      2 games in 48 hours hard at age 35 maybe?

  11. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    neeeeeeed that 2nd goal....dont trust our defence

  12. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Has Ibra run at all this match?

  13. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    I was so close to captaining Ibra. Phew

  14. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    I think I want Utd to concede more than I want Ibra to score. Everyone has a Utd def or DDG and I only have Ibra not captain

  15. Numb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Valencia yellow. And out of the baps

  16. Lawrø
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Valencia YC

  17. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Zlatan black here will be massive for non-captainers.

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Non owners

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

      Non captainers still gain if he scores/ assists

    3. jurgenklopp.8
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      73% EO i think

  18. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Ibrahimovic has been poor

  19. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Eriksen + Origi --> Phillips + Lukaku (-4) or wait another week and do it for free

  20. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    valneica YC...sigh

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      3 point one

  21. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Very nearly a Rashford goal, Ibra assist

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Would of been OG.

  22. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    almost ibra assist!

  23. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Ibra assist close

  24. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Ohhhhh Ibra assist so close

  25. davies
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Sick of Valencia today

  26. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Bravo from Randolph

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Do it, even for a -4!

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

    Would that have been a Rudolf OG?

  28. Ayew Holding Mee Cork
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Valencia off BPS then. Come on Jones fight for the 3 points!

  29. Jake Donahue
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    This two week break can't come quick enough. The players look ruined.

  30. Numb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    IBRA