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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. arkom
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    This game starts to bring me mental. Three losses in a row for our league, including two by one point?! Now Lukaku yellow card -1 and then no bonus points cost me victory. Incredible misfortune, I can not even list other events. Now feel that I can no longer throughout the holy game.

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Don't bother then. I bet you don't moan when you win.

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

    That pass has guaranteed a maximum of 10 mins for Mkhi unless he somehow scores.

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

    Mkhitarilol

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

    C'mon Lallana grab one my son

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Could do with this. Didn't expect anything from him today, so three points would be okay but an assist or goal would be a real bonus.

  5. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Liverpool have to stop giving the ball away and retain possession.

    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Is that you Michael Owen?

      1. Hect.OR 98th
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Owen would use a word like "retain".

        1. Hect.OR 98th
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          *wouldn't

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

        Remember the 5-1?

  6. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    have had sooo many chances to equalize!! wasteful united...cant see it happening for them

  7. TorresMagic™
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Decent day FPL wise 🙂

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

      Need an Ibra goal

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Or 2

    2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Great score this week

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers.

        1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Looks like I have done you a favour in LAWR as well

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 17 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            I was already 1st 😛

            1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Yes but I'm beating the guy behind you

    3. MTPockets
      9 years, 6 months ago

      hmmm

    4. Jay_
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Not for me, touch and go in LMS. 56 points after 60 update with Jones and Ibra playing. Gonna be very close I guess?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Depends on Everton really. Plenty of Aguero captainers so not much damage there.

        1. Jay_
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Hoping there might be quite few McAuley autosubs in for Clyne

  8. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Poor from both teams

    They keep giving the ball away

  9. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Offrigi

  10. TorresMagic™
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Coutinho and Mata on soon.

  11. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Mata is preparing.

    Coutinho ON

    Origi OFF

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Origi gate

    Subbed on 59:40

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Wrong.

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I think he was subbed on 60:10

    3. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Left pitch at 60:09

  13. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Does Origi get 2 pts?

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

      Just!

  14. TorresMagic™
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Origi makes 60 mins

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

      Near as damn it

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

    Origi scrapes past 60 mins

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

    Does Aguero and Fletcher to Kane and Phillips make sense for a hit? Philips will be my 4th mid....

    Rest of the team is
    Foster (Pick)
    Alonso Walker Kosc (Evans Amat)
    Sanchez Hazard Stanislas Fletcher (De Roon)
    Aguero Lukaku Defoe

    1. The Enlightener
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Hail yeah

    2. grig
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      How have you ended up with Fletcher as 4th mid anyways (and combined with Stanislas as 3rd)?

  17. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Mikhtiryan just needs to make a very easy pass back then and it's 1-1. United have missed 3 golden chances now.

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

    Origi 60mins?

    1. TJ_777
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Off the pitch at 60:08

  19. TJ_777
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    O boy that was close

  20. Arctic monkeys
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Coutinho = Firmino.

  21. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Firmino is a waste of space

    Should be scoring that

  22. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Pogba > DeRoon or Davies?
    To fund Giroud >Kane

    Midfield- Sanchez, Alli, Phillips, Stanislas, Pogba

  23. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    The Brazilian duo almost make it 2-0 immediately.

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

    Jammy Origi cappers :
    😎

  25. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    OMG, coutinho comes back and with him brings back Firmino's swagger.

  26. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Firmino just isn't a good finisher

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

      His wife says differently

  27. JIM BOB
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Instant impact from Phillipe, creating a golden opportunity

  28. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Cout picking right up where he left off.

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

    If only Lallana was on the end of that he would stick it

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

    Get Rashford on now Jose