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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, 20 days ago

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

  2. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    Matip YC.

  3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    Sterling is frustrating

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    Ma tip yellow

    1. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Wipe it off.

  5. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    Sterling doesn't live in Manchester.

    He lives offside. lol 🙂

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Mosside

      1. Lizard Lips
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        hahaha!!

    2. Stupendous
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      That's literally the funniest thing ever said!

      1. Lizard Lips
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

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

    3. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      That is terrible patter, to be fair.

  6. Duffy Dunk
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

      Wayne wouldn't waste bread on pigeons.

    2. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Pukka

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      A bit like the halleys comet effect in schoolboy football

  7. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    Matip showing Aguero who's boss.

  8. Dimen
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    There will be goals.

    1. FALCAO & MOU
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Your grav is sick.

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

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

  9. nkhoughton
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

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

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Maybe wait until the end of the game ?

      1. nkhoughton
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

        Maybe until Pep brings on 'nacho

        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Wouldn't that just add to it?

    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Heard this yesterday at HT about Lukaku.

      1. nkhoughton
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        I doubt lightning will strike twice

  10. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    Sterling is criminal

  11. Fergies fledgling
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    Oliver is the worst player on the pitch

  12. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

      I think both Mané and Sterling should have gotten one.

  13. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

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

    1. Colonel Klink
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Is he playing?

  14. Duffy Dunk
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    dive

  15. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    Wij surely should have been booked for that push.

  16. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    Poor from both sides.

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

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

  17. KJT123
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    5 players playing today. nothing so far 🙁

  18. Colonel Klink
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

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

    1. O Fenomeno
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

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

  19. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

      No more Mark or Ronka in your comments please.

      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        You can't stand in the way of true love

    2. MTPockets
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Expectations management?

      • Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

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

        1. Lizard Lips
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days 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, 20 days 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, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

        Ouch!!!!!!

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          It's not easy being me

      2. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Takes some effort that.

    4. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Remember when Aguero used to be captain material.

      1. O Fenomeno
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

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

        1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Same

      2. The Enlightener
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

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

    6. Magic Bean
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Emptyhad living up to its name

    7. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Lol@Aguero owner...

      \o/

      Never again...

    8. itwaswritten
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days 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 ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        This isn't a derby

      2. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

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

      3. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        This isn't a derby of any sort.

        1. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

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

      4. Magic Bean
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        City V United is more the derby

        1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Or Everton v Liverpool

      5. O Fenomeno
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Next week Merseyside derby should be a good example

      6. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

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

      7. Ziro
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Lol

      8. Bazzalona
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

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

      9. nkhoughton
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        This isn't a derby

    9. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

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

    10. KingNidge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Half a bullet dodged

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Trish still hiding?

        1. KingNidge
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Witness protection

    11. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Vardy in and armband looking might good...

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Won't play west ham away every week

        1. Individual
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

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

      2. Crow
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Looking to vardy

    12. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

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

      1. MTPockets
          9 years, 20 days ago

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

      2. Feloh
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

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