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19 March 2017 959 comments
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We drop by the Riverside in the first of three Sunday fixtures before yet another international break is thrust upon us.

Middlesbrough attempt to regroup after parting company with Aitor Karanka, as the Teesside team look to improve a dire run of form that has harvested two goals in their previous eight Premier League matches.

United are, of course, without the suspended Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with Marcus Rashford leading the line as the big Swede serves the second of a three-match ban.

Despite being without Paul Pogba due to a hamstring problem, Jose Mourinho has opted to bench Henrikh Mkhitaryan for today’s clash, frustrating the 17,000+ who drafted in the Armenian for this one.

Juan Mata – with two goals in his last three league appearances – potentially has the chance to play his way into Fantasy managers’ plans as United prepare to face 11 league matches in the remaining nine rounds of fixtures.

At the back, Antonio Valencia has been transferred in by over 57,000 FPL managers this week – three assists and a trio of clean sheets in United’s last six league matches highlight the Ecuadorian’s points potential at both ends of the pitch.

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  1. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    VALENCIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHAT A GOAL

  2. Bazzalona
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Good old Victor once a red always a red.
    And Valencia still didn't trust his left foot!

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      haha yeah good point.

  3. Karan_G14
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Valenciaaaaaaaa!

  4. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Classy from Jose as always

  5. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Average now will go up by 8.

    1. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Probably wont make the cup because of that crap

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      😀

      Not mine 😎

  6. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Omg, valencia goal ruins my gw..

  7. Unsuccessful
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Well done to all those who made the Valencia move

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      I never transferred him out.
      He was too valuable, especially the way man united play

  8. A.T
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    First goal for Valencia since Jan 2014

    1. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      He knew I got him in this week 😎

  9. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Someone been bitten? Who, by who?

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Looked like Ibrahimovic.

  10. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    GET IN TONY V! 😀

  11. Sarnab
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Mark where are you?

    This season is yours.

    1. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Hahaha

  12. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Valencia scoring a goal with a run from just outside his penalty box. Playground stuff.

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Can you hack into Mark's team and activate wildcard to give the rest of the mods/cons a chance? 😀

  13. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    This game is a joke at times. I avoided bringing in Valencia because of the "new manager" syndrome thinking Boro will manage a goal. And then this.

    1. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Yeah a game of luck

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      But Boro are not known for getting goals, united play defensive and Valencia always has the potential of getting assists.
      Also Jose rarely rests him

      It is also a game of taking a calculated risk.

  14. Lav
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Was happy Boro scored...I hate Valencia now

  15. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Wow

  16. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Well that was annoying

  17. Tshelby
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Baines, Cahill, Valencia GET INNN

    1. Crow
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Seriously... luck of calculated.. how lucky some people are!!

  18. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Valencia winning goal BPS needs to be added

    1. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      No.

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Uhhh no it won't.

    3. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Second goal is the winning goal

    4. Mr. Blonde
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Wasn't a winning goal

    5. _Gunner
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Lingard will get the winning goal bps

  19. FFPro
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Why can't my players get such lucky goals?

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      You captained Lukaku?

      Hull literally passed him the ball for his second...

      1. FFPro
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 24 days ago

        nowhere near the same as this, everyone capped lukaku. 174% EO

  20. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Why couldn't he have saved this until next week 🙁

  21. Netley Lucas
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Was just thinking, "christ I need a ruddy Valencia goal to kick-start me meh gameweek"... LOL 😉 hic!

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Crack open a can lol, hic...

  22. Super Silva
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    I screamed a little.

  23. Numb
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Shame Smalling gave that stupid goal away otherwise we'd have been looking at a 15 point haul for Valencia

    1. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Lol how dare you 😉

    2. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      This! but something is better than nothing!

    3. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      This

    4. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      That's not how any of it works...

    5. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      I am still raging from losing my double CS against Boro of all teams.

  24. Crow
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    That's huge. I'm guessing that's 3 bps as well.. should have gotten rid of brunt this week

    1. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Valencia nowhere to be seen in the BAPS race

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      only 2 at moment

  25. JJO
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Just cant believe this shait
    This season is really pisssing in my mouth 🙂

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      Yikes.

  26. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    How now

  27. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    It was all perfect...

    1. JJO
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 24 days ago

      It was all a dream, I used to read up Word Up ! magazine...

  28. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    Jose is having a poo.

  29. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    I brought Valencia in this week!

  30. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 24 days ago

    It's not fair.