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17 May 2017 4895 comments
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After Alexis Sanchez ended Double Gameweek 37 with a season-high 27 points, Wednesday night’s meeting at St Mary’s has a lot to live up to.

Southampton entertain Manchester United in the penultimate showdown of a seven-day round of fixtures, and it’s fair to say that Claude Puel and Jose Mourinho both owe us a favour after their recent penchant for rotation scuppered many best-laid wildcard plans.

The Saints’ boss reinstalls a number of regulars after the 2-1 win at Middlesbrough on Saturday. Snapped up by 40,000+ and 27,000+ respectively for their second successive Double Gameweek, Jack Stephens and Manolo Gabbiadini return to the first XI along with the likes of Dusan Tadic, Nathan Redmond and Cedric Soares.

Despite mustering just a single assist in his last six league outings, Gabbiadini is his side’s most captained player, with 15,000+ handing him the armband for the Double.

Fantasy faith in United is at a low as Mourinho looks to keep his main men fresh with one eye on next week’s Europa League final against Ajax.

Marcus Rashford continues to be used sparingly on the domestic stage and is handed a third successive appearance on the bench, though Wayne Rooney is named in the first XI for the fourth successive league outing.

Having found the net in three of his last four Gameweek appearances, the Red Devils’ skipper is the most captained FPL asset among Mourinho’s starting line-up, with almost 28,000 affording him the armband.

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  1. ChampChomp
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Stephens what was that!

  2. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Romero having a blinder

  3. Jay_
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Romero is the anti-Christ

    • super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Romero in beast mode

    • Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Who need DDG

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Jafooli nearly came

      1. Jafoole_88
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Jizzed

    • La Roja
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      DDG who?

    • TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Stephens will never be a goalscoring defender then. Two absolute sitters his last two games

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Nearly yoshi

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Yoshida denied

    • Bubz
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Omg nearly Yoshida goal 🙁

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        And Stephens assist

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Please off Jones

    • Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Stephens had a age there to decide on whether to shoot at goal 🙁

    • French Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      JWP next season's King ?

    • The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Romero, friend of non Tadic and JWp owners

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Yoshi was there for Stephens assist FFS

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      It's the Yoshi and Stephens show

    • GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      worried about gabby when clock goes back to zero could trigger a virus

    • Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Nearly Stephens assist Yoshi goal that would have been epic

      1. Pieterke30
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Jeeeeez

    • Syd.
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      60 minutes up

    • 1zverGGadeM
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      United struggling! C'mon Cedric Stephens Gabbi my sons!

    • George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Yes . Gabbi got to 60 mins. Feels like a goal and baps.

      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        It's exactly the equal, if goal+baps was worth 0 points.

    • Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      You know who would have been better choice for the DGW than Gabbi?

      Anybody.

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Gabbi makes 60!

      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        won't be out there much longer it seems

    • Dirty Harry
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      JWP goal would be nice

    • Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Austin warming up

    • Viper
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Stephens & Yoshi both go close but fail to score, if it was ever set up for a sh*tty Rooney goal, this is it!

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Was just thinking the same...

      2. Pirlø's Pen
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Please no

    • HD7
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Almost sure if I change Gabbi to Giroud... Gabbi scores 2 in 38 ...

      1. Dirty Harry
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        You'll feel better beforehand but

      2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Pfff... Bench/sell him and don't look back

      3. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        He won't even play the GW38 if Puel wants to keep his job.

      4. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        he def will If I sell him..every player I sold in the last 5 weeks has come back to haunt me..Coutinho, Siggy, Negredo, Barnes and Zaha all on the list

    • The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Austin warming up, get him on for Gabbi before he costs me more points!!

    • Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Gabbi looks like a smackhead!

      1. KingNidge
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Was thinking that myself think he's been shooting up in the changing rooms