Dugout Discussion
8 April 2017 1643 comments
Mark Mark
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Saturday’s action continues with a batch of five afternoon kick-offs with the main focus on events at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City host Hull City, with all eyes on the performance and output of Sergio Aguero.

More than 550,000 or 12.5% have trusted the Argentine with the Gameweek captaincy having seen him provide four goals in his previous five outings. Aguero will be expected to produce, even without the service of Kevin De Bruyne in midfield – the Belgian is rested to the bench by Pep Guardiola.

Elsewhere, the Liverpool teamsheet at Stoke City sends shockwaves, with both Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino named among the substitutes. The former – owned by 919,132 (20.6%) – has just recovered from a bout of illness, while Firmino – part of 539,647 (12.1%) of squads – is apparently fatigued and therefore preserved.

At the London Stadium, Andy Carroll is only considered for a bench role against Swansea City having recently suffered further problems with his groin. Fernando Llorente returns from his own injury concerns but only makes the bench for the visitors.

Middlesbrough’s Alvaro Negredo is another striker benched today – he’s dropped by manager Steve Agnew who opts to retain Rudy Gestede with Cristhian Stuani also getting the nod.

Finally, there’s no return for Southampton’s Manolo Gabbiadini at The Hawthorns, while West Brom relegate Chris Brunt to the bench as Matt Phillips earns a recall.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Lawrø
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    FIRMINOOOOOOO

    1. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      What. A. Goal.

  2. Jereme Halliday
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    FIRMINOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  3. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    FIRMINOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  4. Oven Glover
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    What a GOOOAL

  5. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Firmino YC for taking off shirt

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      He's got previous for that

  6. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Lol@Sess for attempting to ridicule me for enquiring into whether anyone had considered (C)outinho.

  7. Numb
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Firmino

  8. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Klopp is a genius

  9. Sif
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Heaton 3rd save.

  10. Jay_
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Firmino G

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      What A BALL Wiji

    • Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Wijnaldum assist

    • La Roja
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Firmino take a bow son

    • Hobolicious
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Ouch. Coutinho and Firmino.......

    • Top 210 Club
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Ffs cout and firm owners so lucky

      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Why? 😀

        1. Top 210 Club
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Casuals just keep clinging on. Cout was never meant to play

          1. rdamjan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Pathetic comment...

            1. Top 210 Club
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              Is so true, well in my league at least, they don't even check that Cout was ill and they bring in firm for mane when they don't even have alli. Majority are casuals.

          2. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            was only illness, kept firm and held, its called not being a itchy with trigger fingers

            1. Top 210 Club
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              Didn't train Thurs or Friday

          3. JÆKS ⭐
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            That doesn't make any sense, he was a doubt but earlier this morning, it was confirmed that he travelled with the team, so I didn't sell him.

      2. Numb
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Lucky how?

      3. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        elaborate?

    • George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      What the hell were you playing at with your starting line up Klopp ?

      1. Aiden Mcgeady 😆
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Well starting Coutinho and Firmino hasn't been working in these kind of games

    • SirStevieG
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      OH FIRMINO YOU GLORIOUS HUMAN

      1. Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        lol

    • Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Swansea look like doing anything?

      1. L'Aeroplanino
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        no

        time to sell

    • Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Mignolet save of the season

    • Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      I'm going to buy Coutinho again so Arsenal get top 4.

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Good plan

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

        OMG Mignolet OMG

      3. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        This half is not going well.

      4. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Keep your shirt on you white toothed turd

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Need more from Firmino for Bonus

          1. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Oops. I agree about the TC. Not worth it to see his nips

            1. Deulofail
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              YC* jeeez

      5. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Yoyo off

        Kun on pens

      6. Lav
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        And now my week turns baf

        1. Lav
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Bad

      7. Sims
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Mignolet save of the season

      8. itwaswritten
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Stephens 6 point in bench. Ffs.

        1. WVA
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          This

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

          Inb4 Alonso gets 2 points.

      9. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Obama dressed up as Gabriel Jesus on for Yaya

      10. GoonerByron
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Any other Coutinho owners bench him? 🙁

      11. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        C'mon Kun FFS!