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

    Neville so unbiasedly hoping Liverpools diamond midfield, fail

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
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      Thanks cos he's a total c***

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
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        That's *

  2. Venom Snake
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    Considering the team sheets if Liverpool can get this it will be a huge win

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

    Chambers(whu) or Yoshida(lei)?

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Chambers

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

      Fonte might end up staying so chambers

  4. The Big Fella
    • 9 Years
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    Pick 2: Kane, Alli, Eriksen

    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
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      All of them

      1. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
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        I want Rose or Walker though

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
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          You could fill that spot with other decent value defs. Alonso, Azpi, Cahill, Bellerin, Kosc, Baines, Brunt, Friend etc

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
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      Eriksen Kane.

    3. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
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      Kane Eriksen. Unfortunately I have Rose, Alli

    4. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Kane Erik

    5. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Tough one. I've got the latter but if another mid around that price starts firing I'll look to Kane

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 10 Years
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        latter two*

  5. Scratch
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    Coleman 3 baps courtesy of John Stones

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
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      Agent John Stones.

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
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      Isn't it conventional wisdom that you're supposed to play better against your old team? 😉

      1. soup natsi
        • 11 Years
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        only if you're capable of that

  6. Kaneyonero
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    Looking like 0 0 here

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
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      Would take that.

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
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      It is 0-0, well observed

  7. Ha.
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    Just realised that Ibra is somewhat of a differential in my ML now. Crazy.

  8. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
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    Hazard + Anichebe > Pedro + Lukaku (-4) done.

    Now could I get some opinions and why please? Bench one:

    A) Philips (SUN)
    B) Stanislas (WAT)
    C) Alli (mci)

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

      your front 8? Maybe you could bench one of your strikers?

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
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        I would have but I just brought in Lukaku for Anichebe haha

        Sanchez, Pedro, Alli, Stan, Philips
        Lukaku, Ibra, Defoe

  9. The Bandit
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    What's Spidercam?

    1. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'm not sure. But it sounds like a spider crawling around the pitch with a small camera attached to it

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

      The camera on wires flying over the pitch

    3. KingNidge
      • 10 Years
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      Birdseye view essentially

    4. Aston-villain
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      That thing on wire over the pitch

    5. The Bandit
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      Cheers gents

  10. RAFA THE GAFFA
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    Any help?

    Kun+Pieters > Kane+Koscielny for free? Good moves?

    Leaves me:

    Heaton (Jaku)
    Walker Koscielny Lovren (Evans, Amat)
    Hazard Sanchez Eriksen Phillips (Capoue)
    Kane Zlatan Carroll

  11. Aston-villain
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    Is Coutinho on the bench?

    1. The Bandit
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      Yep

  12. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
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    Rubbish game so far

  13. We Will Klopp you
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    That City game has definitely made me really reconsider benching Rose vs City

  14. Numb
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    Did Lukaku say anything post match about Davies' goal?

  15. vardys party
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    Cech
    Brunt Lovren Luiz (Pieters Kingsley)
    Hazard Alli Eriksen Phillips Allen
    Ibra Aguero (Anichebe)

    Aguero needs to go and it's about time I got Sanchez.

    Aguero to Lukaku and Alli to Sanchez (-4). Is this a good plan?

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      No way

      Alli out? I'm thinking of selling sanchez if he don't get his fwd place back

      1. Konig Luther
        • 13 Years
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        Selling Alexis? no way

  16. Esraj
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    Lukaku+Defoe or Ibra+Gray

    1. Speédy
      • 9 Years
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      who is the third guy????

      1. Esraj
        • 10 Years
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        Kane

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

          lukaku+defoe if 3-4-3,other if 3-5-2

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

            thanks.

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

            how does it matter what formation he's playing?
            Isn't it a direct comparison between 2 sets of players, and we should judge on who we think would score more points?

    2. Ha.
      • 10 Years
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      Former

    3. Sanchit
      • 10 Years
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      Lukaku + Defoe

  17. Numb
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    United will get nothing from Oliver. Hates United.

  18. Scratch
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    John Stones and Raheem Sterling. £50 million pounds each

    https://media.giphy.com/media/I4Jmrcjnr8Zfq/giphy.gif

  19. Venom Snake
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    Martial looking really good

    1. Numb
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      He is

  20. Somalion
    • 16 Years
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    Martial looking good

    1. JIM BOB
      • 9 Years
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      So would I up against a random 12 year old 🙂

  21. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
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    Good looking Martial

  22. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
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    Looking good Martial

  23. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    Very poor from Martial

  24. Lizard Lips
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    Martial looking good no doubt.

  25. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
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    0 - 0 & Ibra YC incoming...

  26. Business Cat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    9 years, 3 months ago

    How does Martial look?

    1. sambyy
      • 15 Years
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      Good apparently

  27. boombaba
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    How bad was girouds injury ?

  28. mcrayeps
    • 9 Years
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    Why everybody keep selling costa while he has hull on next GW?
    Should i keep him while i lost the SV or should i get rid of him?

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

      Looks unlikely he will play is why. But if he does you'll be doing well to have him. But in the meantime his price will drop and Kane's will rise, so there's the extra risk

  29. Lizard Lips
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    9 years, 3 months ago

    Nearly Zlatan goal.

  30. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
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    0-0 written all over this match ?