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19 March 2017 2780 comments
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A busy Sunday comes to its conclusion at the Etihad now as Manchester City and Liverpool go head-to-head at 4.30pm.

Two of the top eight captains for Gameweek 29 take to the pitch now, with Sergio Aguero and Sadio Mane handed the armband by 8.33% and 2.12% respectively.

Owned by 21.6% of FPL managers, the Argentinian has found the net just twice in his last ten Gameweek appearances but history is on his side, having scored in all four of his home league appearances against the Merseysiders.

Both Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane boast far better form than the South American as Pep Guardiola’s side look to recover from their midweek Champions League exit in Monaco.

The former has produced returns in nine of his last 11 league outings, while Sane has finally settled after a frustrating first few months after arriving from Schalke last summer – the German wide man has racked up six goals and four assists in his last 11 starts across all competitions.

Residing in over 23% of squads, Mane has delivered double-figures against Spurs and Arsenal in the last four Gameweeks to emerge as Liverpool’s most reliable FPL performer.

Sold by over 118,000 FPL managers last week, Roberto Firmino recovers from a minor groin problem to return to the Reds’ XI.

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  1. Siva Mohan
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    it's gonna end .. City 3 - 0 Pool

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

    Matip YC.

  3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling is frustrating

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

    Ma tip yellow

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

      Wipe it off.

  5. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling doesn't live in Manchester.

    He lives offside. lol 🙂

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Mosside

      1. Lizard Lips
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        hahaha!!

    2. Stupendous
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      That's literally the funniest thing ever said!

      1. Lizard Lips
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        I preferred the mosside one as more of a pun! but both great agreed 🙂

    3. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      That is terrible patter, to be fair.

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

    Players in this game act like pigeons when you throw pieces of bread in the middle and they randomly go for it like there's no tomorrow

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

      Wayne wouldn't waste bread on pigeons.

    2. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Pukka

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      A bit like the halleys comet effect in schoolboy football

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

    Matip showing Aguero who's boss.

  8. Dimen
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    There will be goals.

    1. FALCAO & MOU
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Your grav is sick.

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Don't like a bit of man-love then?

  9. nkhoughton
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Surely there's gonna be an aguero firesale after this performance

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe wait until the end of the game ?

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

        I'm waiting until the Friday before deadline, just hoping he does something I own 3 players in this game all frustrating

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

        Maybe until Pep brings on 'nacho

        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Wouldn't that just add to it?

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

      Heard this yesterday at HT about Lukaku.

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

        I doubt lightning will strike twice

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

    Sterling is criminal

  11. Fergies fledgling
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Oliver is the worst player on the pitch

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

    What are everyone thoughts on the penalties?

    Think the Mane one wasn't a foul but they should have given the one for Sterling

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

      I think both Mané and Sterling should have gotten one.

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

    Aguero almost ran into the box. Only 45 mins in.

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

      Is he playing?

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

    dive

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

    Wij surely should have been booked for that push.

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

    Poor from both sides.

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

      Both sides get to final 3rd easy enough and then just collapse.

  17. KJT123
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    5 players playing today. nothing so far 🙁

  18. Colonel Klink
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    Austin or Long if Gabbiadini out and Austin back after intl. team as reportedly possible.

    1. O Fenomeno
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Long didn't do himself any favours today, caught offside a lot in the second half. Wait and see what the situation looks like after ITB

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

        Cheers. Wasn't going to make any immediate moves, just half-thinking for the future how long it will take Austin to get up to speed.

        1. O Fenomeno
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah if Gabbi is out and Austin is fit then he'd be my choice!

  19. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 months ago

    So Mark has Josh King who scores 3 and sets loads of goals up and I have 4 attackers in the 2 top teams playing now and they do nothing in a game expected to have goals galore!!!

    1. FALCAO & MOU
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      No more Mark or Ronka in your comments please.

      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        You can't stand in the way of true love

    2. MTPockets
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Expectations management?

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

        What has your team and Mark's got to do with anything?

        1. Lizard Lips
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          he is a master who top 1ks a lot like ronka, and i do not. interesting to see how they choose players like king whilst i go coutinho, want to learn from the best of the best so i too can top 1k it one season 🙂

      • Tinzelbat
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        A game expected to be goals glare by Who? It was 1 0 last time these sides played each other

      • Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Trick is not to be blinded by the bright lights of big names. King and Cout get the same amount of FPL points, regardless of what thier status/profile is.

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

      If things stay, I'm on for my worst GW points of the season: 26 (6 points less than Captain Lukaku this week)

      That's if I'm lucky enough for Kun (C), Mane and Firmino to make 60 mins without more YCs.

      45 mins to go. I find Aguero scoring/assisting the most likely chance of a return for me. Albeit perhaps only one goal.

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

        Ouch!!!!!!

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

          It's not easy being me

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

        Takes some effort that.

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

      Remember when Aguero used to be captain material.

      1. O Fenomeno
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        I remember a couple of weeks ago he was TC material for me

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

          Same

      2. The Enlightener
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        It's cray cray. City just can't get him involved very much in last few games. Not nearly enough touches. I say go two up top with Nacho, but guess Pep don't much care for the lad.

    5. O Fenomeno
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Coutinho with a few nice headed clearances, that's what I kept him for

    6. Magic Bean
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Emptyhad living up to its name

    7. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Lol@Aguero owner...

      \o/

      Never again...

    8. itwaswritten
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      As someone that is watching an entire PL season for the first time I'm disappointed with the derbys since the start. This is what they are like? Yikes.

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        This isn't a derby

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

        Its all hype. Good matches usually turn up when its not expected.

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

        This isn't a derby of any sort.

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

          Well...bears some resemblence to a donkey derby 😉

      4. Magic Bean
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        City V United is more the derby

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

          Or Everton v Liverpool

      5. O Fenomeno
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Next week Merseyside derby should be a good example

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

        Don't let the troll bait you guys.
        Mummy has given him his keyboard back.

      7. Ziro
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Lol

      8. Bazzalona
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Not a derby. This is Manc v Mersey. Probably more dislike involved.....who am I kidding 'probably'....

      9. nkhoughton
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        This isn't a derby

    9. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Cout on 1 bonus after a halftime, what a steal for 8.2 mil.

    10. KingNidge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 months ago

      Half a bullet dodged

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

        Trish still hiding?

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

          Witness protection

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

      Vardy in and armband looking might good...

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Won't play west ham away every week

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

          Stoke home could be decent. Doubt they'll be fired up away at Leicester

      2. Crow
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        Looking to vardy

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

      If Sterling is on pens, I reckon it is likely we'll see a few air kicks.

      1. MTPockets
          9 years, 2 months ago

          Have Aguero but would like to see that just for the run-up.

      2. Feloh
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 months ago

        was a bit scared that most guys had city and pool players 4 to 5 of them yet I had only mane.

        1. Holmes
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 2 months ago

          I was scared that I have Aguero and Coutinho in this game, would be nice if they can bring some positive points