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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. Football Weekender
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    For anyone who missed the first half... it's been an entertaining 0-0, Sané, Sterling, Mané, Coutinho & Firmino all look dangerous, Agüero not involved much so far and City fans are booing James Milner for leaving to play more football and be paid less money,

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

      Hanging on to Aguero looks less appealing, losing Sane for Son more of a mistake.

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

      City fans should be ashamed of their behavior

    3. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Good summary. 🙂

    4. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Right...that's why they're booing them.

      Amazing how Sterling came out the villain and Milner came out the hero

      1. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        What did Milner do now?

      2. Football Weekender
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Were you saying "boo-urns"?

        😉

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

      Plastic football fans in a nutshell - they'll find someone else tomorrow ...

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

    2 pens there for City

  3. MikeDuff
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    Sterling and Mane over King and Alli. 40 point swing over last 2 GWs

    Buzzing

  4. RED PILL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    Gini should of been booked ? Oliver has already dished out lame yc for Firmino & Matip.

  5. Lawrø
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    Aguero, Coutinho, Mane, No Spurs, No Valencia... 45 minutes to rescue the gameweek! 🙂

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      This. Although add Firmino in there too.

      1. Lawrø
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Not been a fun day has it 😆

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

      Yikes...still in the top 1K?

      1. Lawrø
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Aye, 297th at the moment but will drop a bit if everything stays the same 🙂

        You still doing well?

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

          Yeah, good week. Lukaku(c), Vardy, Eriksen, clean sweep in defence Baines, Coleman, Alonso, Heaton.

          Camped just outside the top 10K again...this game's letting me down somewhat though.

          Mane and Coutinho need to start doing things 🙂

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

    Sherwood just said Sterling isn't a good finisher from 1 yard out, LOL

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

      He should know

  7. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    Anyone with more than one Pool mid needs to ditch one ASAP. Waste of spaces, and no DGWs.

    1. Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Mane and that should be it IMO

      1. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Yeah, getting rid of Coutinho for a hit.

  8. Lav
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    I really miss the old Sergio Aguero. FPL King.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Feed Aguero and he will score. Make him run around and he won't.

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

        Half time pie?

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

      Pep hasn't helped him

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

      He's still alive and well - just got a Pep tactical sheet in his way. Reckon he'll be gone in the summer ...

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      😆
      Maybe they should buy him back just to get some atmosphere back into the place

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

      That can't be real, it seems to have been sent while he was playing.

      1. Bartowski
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Urmmm....

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

    Aguero, Mané and Firm to get me 30 points so I'm on 100 is looking good...

    1. MTPockets
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Reminds me of the time I spent calculating if/how TC could achieve 100 pts.

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

      Milner's challenge on Sterling from the back should've been a pen imo.

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Aren't you watching the replay? Of course it should.

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

          I guess I missed the outrage 🙂

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

        And red

        1. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          They need video replays. It is all kinds of wrong.

      3. RED PILL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Seen red cards dished out for less than Toure kick into Can chest. He knew what he was doing.

    3. Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Ok so current def is;

      Heaton Jaku
      Coleman A.Smith Alonso Robertson Chambers

      £5.5ITB 1FT

      Should I do Chambers > Valencia?

      Still leaves me with £4.0ITB

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

        Wait until after the game

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

          To ask transfer questions

          1. Danstoke82
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Fair enough.

      2. Netley Lucas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        You should be at the offy getting a load of cans in.

        1. Danstoke82
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Over indulged at a beer festival yesterday so alcohol is the last thing I want or need right now? 😉

          1. Netley Lucas
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Good man Dan, the question mark says it all lol 😉

            1. Danstoke82
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              Yeh am struggling today. Even the empty bottle of corona on the kitchen side is troubling me.

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

            Just in case you head off to the offie or croak from the over indulgence of yesterday - yes, Chambers > Valencia - good move, but intl. break coming up; so worth waiting a bit on all counts 🙂

            1. Danstoke82
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              Haha cheers for the advice!

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

      Mane roasted otamendi. Should have just kept going but hesitated allowing otamendi back

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

        Mane roasted Otamendi sound like something Rupert the Horse would eat.

    5. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      If everything stays as it is I am looking at 85 (-4). Hopefully that's enough to qualify for the FFS Cup

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

        Touch n go

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

          That's what Adam Johnson said

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

        82 qualifying score unlucky mate

      3. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Awful score

        1. Bruno Bruno!!
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          says the one with only 48 points so far

    6. AA33
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Benched Firmino and played Coutinho 😎

        Every point counts 😛

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          this is the difference between a good FPL player, and a great one

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

          This comment won't look as clever if Coutinho is subbed at 59:59 again 😎

      • F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Show me Da Mane!!!!!!

        1. Give Me the Mane
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Yo

      • Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Sterling (and Aguero) fouled. Aguero would have taken the pen. This is why I am going off football. Lots decisions incorrect. THEY NEED VIDEO REPLAYS.

        1. Dr Dream
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Maybe Yaya would have taken them actually.

        2. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Kun would have missed the pen. Ref did you a favour 😉

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

          Duh! Yaya would have taken the pen.

        4. MTPockets
            9 years, 20 days ago

            yaya

          • Ógie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            I did not even spot Sterling was fouled as well until half time review total joke 2 clear pens
            Bring on the video refs asap

            1. Big_Andy_GAWA
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              Yaya would have taken the pen?? Doubt it.

              1. VS10_
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 20 days ago

                Where have you been hiding past few months?

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

          Kun & Coutinho got 45 minutes to prove themselves.

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Coutinho will probably get 14.

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

              14 BPS.

            2. Old Man
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              If we're lucky

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

              LOL if he's lucky!

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

            Bit harsh

          3. Slam
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            To who?

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

              Costa / Vardy / Gabbi

              Sanchez / Hazard / Eriksen

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

            This, think Aguero is on his way out anyway

        6. Sjaugen
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Mohammed Anas just gave the greatest MoTM speech of all time, thanking both wife and girlfriend
          https://twitter.com/garyalsmith/status/842834265343705089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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

            Pigeon mail?

          2. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            "just gave"?

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

            dial up?

          4. Sjaugen
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Didn't look at the date 🙁

          5. Slam
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            😆

        7. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Remember when Aguero used to fill his boots in games like this.....

        8. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Yaya is a bit of a liability these days.

          I've seen his YC challenge on Can be a RC in other matches, lucky he didn't hit his face.

        9. boc610
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          What a miss from sterling

          1. George James
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Take it you haven't seen the reply then?

        10. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Full time predictions?

          1. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            1-1

          2. George James
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            0-0

          3. Numb
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            0-0

          4. MTPockets
              9 years, 20 days ago

              1-0

            • Rainer
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              1-2 😛

            • boc610
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              94 mins

          5. George James
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Aguero / Sterling / Brunt >> Costa / Sanchez / Valencia -4???

            1. F4L
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              Alexis crocked m8

          6. Sims
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Leicester have won as many league games in the last 20 days as they did in the 5 months before that. Wow

            Ranieri must be so disappointed

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

            I think I learnt an important lesson this season.

            FRED51
            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.

            Thanks Fred. I think that's so true. I have been being lured in by Aguero and Coutinho when Lukaku and King are the actual ones banging in the FPL points.

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

              Mate, if we KNEW King would do well in advance, then of course we would've bought him.

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

              No worries.

            3. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              All you have to do is watch the games and see who is playing well, and then bang them in your squad, job done. Don't know how you've missed the Lukaku hauls.

          8. Dr Dream
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Olazabel on for 3bps after that chip.

          9. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Aguero to Vardy this week, Costa to Ibra next gw, a decent plan?

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

              Sounds good to me.

              Lukaku the other striker?

              1. The Bandit
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 20 days ago

                Yep

          10. El-Kloppico
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Finally Kun touched the ball.. to restart the game 🙂

          11. Slam
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            OMG what an honour it would be to make it to the top 512 of the FFS Cup...

            1. Hibbo
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              It would smell like teen spirit if you lifted the trophy big dog.