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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, 3 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, 3 months ago

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

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

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

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

    Mkhitarilol

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

    C'mon Lallana grab one my son

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 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
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

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

    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Is that you Michael Owen?

      1. Hect.OR 98th
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Owen would use a word like "retain".

        1. Hect.OR 98th
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          *wouldn't

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

        Remember the 5-1?

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

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

  7. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Decent day FPL wise 🙂

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

      Need an Ibra goal

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Or 2

    2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Great score this week

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers.

        1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

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

          1. TorresMagic™
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            • 16 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            I was already 1st 😛

            1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Yes but I'm beating the guy behind you

    3. MTPockets
        9 years, 3 months ago

        hmmm

      • Jay_
          9 years, 3 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™
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            • 16 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

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

            1. Jay_
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Hoping there might be quite few McAuley autosubs in for Clyne

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

          Poor from both teams

          They keep giving the ball away

        • Hect.OR 98th
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Offrigi

        • TorresMagic™
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          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Coutinho and Mata on soon.

        • NATSTER
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Mata is preparing.

          Coutinho ON

          Origi OFF

        • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Origi gate

          Subbed on 59:40

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

            Wrong.

          2. diesel001
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            I think he was subbed on 60:10

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

            Left pitch at 60:09

        • diesel001
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Does Origi get 2 pts?

          1. Jimmers
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Just!

        • TorresMagic™
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          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Origi makes 60 mins

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

            Near as damn it

        • Bubz
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Origi scrapes past 60 mins

        • kenzo.
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 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, 3 months ago

            Hail yeah

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

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

        • Lizard Lips
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 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.

        • Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Origi 60mins?

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

            Off the pitch at 60:08

        • TJ_777
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          O boy that was close

        • Arctic monkeys
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Coutinho = Firmino.

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

          Firmino is a waste of space

          Should be scoring that

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

          Pogba > DeRoon or Davies?
          To fund Giroud >Kane

          Midfield- Sanchez, Alli, Phillips, Stanislas, Pogba

        • NATSTER
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          The Brazilian duo almost make it 2-0 immediately.

        • Kaneyonero
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Jammy Origi cappers :
          😎

        • fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

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

        • Greenbackbøøg…
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Firmino just isn't a good finisher

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

            His wife says differently

        • JIM BOB
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Instant impact from Phillipe, creating a golden opportunity

        • The Enlightener
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Cout picking right up where he left off.

        • Kaneyonero
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

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

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

          Get Rashford on now Jose