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15 January 2017 2959 comments
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After Everton’s 4-0 hammering of Man City at Goodison, we head over to Old Trafford for the final match of Gameweek 21.

As expected, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has recovered from illness to take his place in the Man United starting XI against Liverpool.

The most captained player for this round of fixtures, United’s frontman has been handed the armband by over 18% of Fantasy Premier League managers on the back of nine goals and four assists in his last nine league outings.

With the schedule smiling kindly on Jose Mourinho’s men from next week onwards, Paul Pogba – with two goals and a pair of assists in five – has the chance to stake a claim for a place in our five-man midfields.

Jurgen Klopp, meanwhile, opts against starting Philippe Coutinho for the first time since Gameweek 13 and names the fit-again playmaker on the bench instead.

Recovered from an ankle injury, the Brazilian is second only to Dele Alli for transfers in for midfielders since yesterday’s deadline passed, rising in price to 8.3 overnight.

With a plum home clash against Swansea up next, we’re keeping a keen eye on the Reds’ main men, with Adam Lallana and Roberto Firmino handed the wide roles on either side of Divock Origi as Daniel Sturridge warms the bench along with Coutinho.

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  1. KJT123
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Grant Pickford
    Alonso Baines Nyom Ake Amat
    Hazard Sanchez Phillips Stanislas Kightly
    Aguero Ibra Giroud

    0.5m ITB
    1 FT

    Thoughts?

    1. KUNingas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Kun -> Kane

    2. saint4life
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Ake to yoshida or Middlesboro to make sure you have 3 starting defenders.

  2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    New template front 7?

    Sanchez, Alli, Pedro, Phillips
    Kane, Ibra, Luka

    1. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      There is no template front 7

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I guess the missing players are Eriksen, Defoe, Giroud, Haz, Coutinho, Lallana who could slot in for any of the above

    2. Dr Mantis Toboggan
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Something along those lines

    3. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      For me:
      Sanchez Alli Phillips Stanislas
      Kane Ibra Defoe

    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      sanchez erisken alli Philips Cout

      Kane Ibra for me

  3. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Rate in terms of badness:

    A. Bravo
    B. Stones
    C. Otamendi

    1. TJ_777
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Bravo 21 shots 13 goals conceded

      really all that needs to be said

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Wow, so poor...

    2. Dr Mantis Toboggan
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      9/10 badness
      8/10 badness
      7/10 badness

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Pep?

        1. Dr Mantis Toboggan
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          6/10 badness for Pep, still needs time I think

    3. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Sometimes there is no correct answer.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        😀

    4. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      BAD

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        😆

    5. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A. Pep
      B. Bravo
      C. Stones
      D. Clichy

      1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        This.

      2. 32chickens
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Yes Syd
        Out of his comfort zone
        Out of his depth with man management

    6. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      In that order

  4. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hold Firmino or sell?

    1. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Swansea next.

    2. KUNingas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I would hold. Magic brazilian duo

    3. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Keep if you are not planning to bring Coutinho in.

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      He has one more game for me

  5. KUNingas
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Eriksen before Alli for Pogba? Coutinho too risk yet?

    1. Flynny
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Agree with that....cout needs to wait

      1. KUNingas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks

  6. makaveli123
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    That 21-pointer from Alonso will haunt me the rest of my life. I have never been punished so hard before.

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

      Always next GW until GW38.

      1. makaveli123
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Yep! Glad that most of the managers on here are having a good week though!

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

          I was going to sell after Hull.

          1. makaveli123
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Patience pays off!

    2. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Same here. Would have hit over 100 if I didn't take out alonso for a gammy-legged donkey.

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      It's such a cruel game sometimes

    4. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Its how i felt after the sanchez hatrick versus west ham!

    5. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      You are not alone,I am here with you.

    6. Monkey Hanger
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I ditched him too. Took a minus four in a move to get in Ali. Cost me twenty five points. Sometimes you just get it wrong, not worth dwelling on though. It's much easier to remember the bad moves than the good. Onwards and upwards, it's about time I let my ML rivals gain some ground anyway.

  7. leocarter27
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    How's my team looking for gw 22 lads? 2 transfers made. Stanislas and Phillips in.

    Cech / jakupovic

    Valencia Alonso Nyom / Love Mee

    Sanchez Hazard Coutinho Stanislas Phillips

    Ibra Costa / Anichebe

    Opinions appreciated. No spurs coverage worries me but plan to get kane/alli/Eriksen after the city game.

    1. Flynny
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Looks nice....as long as coutinho starts

    2. saint4life
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      honsetly very risky, costa, coutinho and nyom all doubts and no bench cover

      1. leocarter27
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        The only doubt is Costa...

        Nyom will have international clearance sorted... Coutinho will start next game 100%

  8. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Just delivered 95 points and 60 ahead in mini league.what do I do now....

    A...save ft

    B...move to 352....Kun and capoue to crouch and Hazard for a hit...gives me Chelsea attacking coverage for Hull..

    Heaton pickford
    Alonso cedric Jones Pieters amat
    Sanchez lallana Phillips stanislas capoue
    Kun ibra kane

    Thanks

    1. KUNingas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A for me

      1. Flynny
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        That's probably sensible.....regret shoe Horning Kun on last week tho....

    2. saint4life
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I quite like B but how about possibly pedro and a better striker? can you afford defoe that route or maybe even lukaku?

      1. Flynny
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        That would see me stick at 343.

        In which case I'd keep capoue as 5th midfielder....

        1. saint4life
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          After the next 2 games stanislas is nothing more than a 5th mid anyway. why not bring in pedro against hull then reasses

  9. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Which sounds better?

    A) Kane and Pedro

    B) Lukaku and Baines

    1. Dr Mantis Toboggan
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I like B

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A

    3. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Forward and Mid

      Forward and Defender

      Huh?

      1. Sweetboi
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        There's another part to each equation, but A

      2. FPL Maldini
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Just trying to prioritise my transfers

  10. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    G2G for next week?

    Heaton
    David Luiz, Chambers, Brunt
    Sanchez, Alli, Lallana, Phillips
    Ibra, Aguero, Defoe

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

      Too much Aguero?

      1. PvA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Why would I sell him after squeezing him into my team for a -4 after just 1 blank?

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

          Because you want a better overall rank? He already cost you Alonso and Kane.

          1. PvA
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Wouldn't that be chasing points?

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

              Keeping Aguero is throwing points away.

              1. PvA
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                So you'd take him out for -4?

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

                  Why -4?

        2. Conk
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Squeezing him in for a -4 was your problem

  11. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Firmino played very well today. Had a good chance after linking up well with Coutinho. Would be tempted to keep now Phil is back.

    1. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Good point. With a plum fixture up next and Cout back moving him back to a central position he might be back in the points again.

  12. Legomane
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Very annoying Valencia loses his 2baps on recount...

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

      Be grateful for the assist.

      1. Legomane
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Was it dodgy then?!

        It Was looking like a dire Sunday til then...after all the excitement yesterday!

    2. Duffy Dunk
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      does ibra get any?

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

        1

        1. Duffy Dunk
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          better than none, thank you

      2. Flynny
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        1 I think

      3. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        1

  13. David Brains - OH NO!
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    A) Walker and Kane or
    B) Ibrahimovic and Baines

    1. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      B, just

    3. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      or A

    4. Dr Mantis Toboggan
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      B

  14. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    City have a worse defence than Swansea

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

      Might need to get Alli or Rose.

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Really missed the 2 Ferdies today

        1. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah, could have been down to 10 men and lost 6-0 instead 😉

    2. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      That's because Swansea's gets more practice.

  15. MitroGoal
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Any news on Angelo Ogbona? Is he injured or what? He got out half time

  16. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Firmino and Lukaku

    or

    Coutinho and Kane (-4)

    1. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A

  17. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Flight of the navigator. Just as good now as 20 years ago.

    1. KingNidge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Is that on the telly

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Try 30 years

      Got a young Sarah Jessica Parker in it!

  18. Monkey Hanger
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Not had a great week, but more than happy that my team is well set up for the next 4-5 GW's. Sometimes the FPL Gods are just not on your side.

  19. Duffy Dunk
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Heaton Grant
    Friend Baines Brunt Alonso Ake
    Sanchez Lallana Phillips Alli Pedro
    Rondon Lukaku Ibra

    1. Should Friend be considered as nailed now?
    2. Ake should be transferred at some point, not important as he s 5th def, but if transferred, for whom at his price range up to 4,5?
    3. Brunt had any serious injury as far as you know?
    4. Any other thoughts?

    1. saint4life
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      1. yes
      2. yoshida
      3. not serious we don't think
      4. nice team

  20. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    All is not right with Kun.

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      The Pep effect

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Spurs match next week will be absolute box office. Can't wait to see how it goes. Think spurs will destroy them & lay down a matker for the title.

  21. WE ARE RANGERS
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Took a couple of hits but very happy now

    Heaton
    Baines Alonso Rose
    Lallana Alli Hazard Phillips Sanchez
    Ibra Kane

    Bench is weakish but all playing
    Jaku, Holegate, Love, Barnes

  22. jayzico
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Pep is like a poor man's Craig Levine

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      😀

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      He hasn't figured out that he has been figured out by every manager in the PL

  23. Steve McCroskey
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I took a punt and put Callum Wilson in this week. Should I do a -4 and try and shift him for someone like Defoe/Rondon or should I give him another week and use my FT to transfer Holebas to a BOU defender?

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I think you'll want three of Kane, Ibra, Lukaku, Defoe (maybe Gru if fit) to be honest. Strikers doing good at the minute

  24. Lecky Legs FC
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Who goes first?

    A) Ake > Yoshida
    B) Pickford > Heaton

    1. Clifford☯
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. saint4life
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      whats the rest of your back 7?

  25. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Predictions for spurs city game?

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      1-3

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Definitely no City CS

  26. Clifford☯
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Repost.

    Can't decide which Combo should I settle on. Any opinions ?

    A) Rose + Lukaku
    B) Baines + Kane

    1. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      B on pens,and looks the better option too

  27. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Lovren man of the match. Wtf

  28. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Didn't see the game. How did Coutinho look? Anything of significance happen?

  29. vickyz r3d d3vil$ !!!
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero + allen ------> coutinho + lukaku

    Worth a hit ?

  30. mipola
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    A) Pogba âž¡ Eriksen
    B) Snodgrass âž¡ Philips
    C) Both for a hit.