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26 August 2017 3316 comments
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The today’s proceedings culminate at Old Trafford now as Manchester United welcome Leicester City in the 5.30pm kick-off.

Jose Mourinho’s side are heavily favoured after serving up back-to-back 4-0 wins over West Ham United and Swansea City.

Three goals in his first two league outings for the Red Devils means that Romelu Lukaku is the top captaincy pick for the third Gameweek running.

Over 1.7m FPL managers have handed the Belgian the armband, up against a Foxes side that have conceded at least two goals in five of their seven road trips since Craig Shakespeare took the helm.

Both Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan have also been subject to heavy investment – indeed, the pair have outscored Lukaku’s 19 points, with 23 and 21 respectively.

Meanwhile, Jamie Vardy will be looking to build on his two-goal haul at Arsenal in Gameweek 1 and end United’s run of consecutive shutouts.

Over 161,000 FPL managers sold the Foxes’ frontman after he failed to find the net at home to Brighton last weekend.

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  1. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Congrats to Jones owners on CS and BAPS.

    1. Siggy in the Middle
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Gonna jinx it.

    2. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Eases the pain of transferring out Daniels to get him in.

    3. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      I know you don't mean it.

  2. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Lukaku is utterly, utterly useless against a deep settled defence.

    1. Shirokov(c)
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      ie When he has to use his brain

    2. Brap.
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Gets to do his special move though -- go in every 50-50 ball including headers...then fall on the ground and appeal

  3. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Hold your horses.

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      I think they are running free...

  4. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    That came off pogba's left toe, that's not fellaini' shoal, it's pogba's goal

    1. HellasLEAF
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Fellaini assist

  5. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Kane hattrick tomorrow

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      I hope not.

    2. rocrocodile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Bound to happen now.

    3. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      That's the spirit

  6. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Jones at 5m is pretty much essential until he gets injured

    1. Gazpilicueta
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      not for a hit tho.

    2. HALFSPACE
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Have to disagree

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Okay

    3. Jolly Good
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Till lindelof comes in

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Jones has been a rock. Why would he be dropped. Mou always plays him when fit

  7. Salahbrate
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    This is way too good as a Kane (C). Good job Man U and Lukaku!

  8. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    This should have been Mkhi time 🙁

  9. BRKFCTrueRover
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    As a non lukaku owner there's plenty of time for him to score and ruin my week yet! United look like scoring 4 again they love these late goals!

    1. Texas Pete
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Not this week. Not his day.

    2. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Sorry Fergie days are over

  10. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    3 - Schmeichel (35)
    2 - Valencia (33)
    1 - Jones, Rashford (29)

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

      Rashford winning goal to be added

  11. HALFSPACE
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Lukaku > Jesus?

    1. Siggy in the Middle
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Lukaku → Abraham
      Kane → Ayew for a hit.

  12. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Average around 17.

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

      After hit and baps?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 16 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        16.4 ish after hits.

    2. Shirokov(c)
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Nice

    3. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      33 with Aguero captain 😎

    4. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Overall?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 16 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Both

        1. Holmes
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Both?

          Overall and top 10k?

    5. HALFSPACE
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      43 post bapa with Kane (C), Alli, Salah, Willian and Lacazette to go

      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Wow, well done.

        1. HALFSPACE
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Naughton saved my arse mate best RB in the league

      2. Shirokov(c)
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        B O I

        1. HALFSPACE
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Naughton FC

      3. Kun, Ayew Nigerian?
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Wow. How come?

        1. HALFSPACE
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 7 months ago

          Naughton is a god

    6. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      34 with Lukaku(c). Thank feck for Ciaran Clark.

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

      30 here. WOOO

    8. Harmonica1967
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      34 before bonus points. Kane (c), Firmino, Ramsey, Fabregas to play yet.

    9. SuperMario
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      How does one work this out TM?

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

    Leicester to finish the match with 10 men

  14. rocrocodile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Only 1FT. WC or not WC?

    De Gea / Elliott
    AKÉ / MEE / Stephens / Hegazi / Löwe
    DE BRUYNE / INCE / WILLIAN / Pogba / Carroll
    KANE / Lukaku / MCBURNIE

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

  15. Unsuccessful
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Should we be intrigued that Vardy and Okazaki have both been subbed and neither replaced by Ihenacho.

  16. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 16 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    3 - Schmeichel (35)
    2 - Valencia (33)
    1 - Jones, Rashford (29)

    1. Winks Club
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Feels bad - just did Jesus and Valencia --> Lukaku and Trippier

  17. Winks Club
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Fraser to Atsu?

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

      Maybe yes

  18. bojack
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    8pts.

    Kane(c), Mané, Eriksen, Foster and Phillips left.

    To say this has been a disaster is understating it.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Damn. Don't worry. Kane(c) will save you.

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

        Even if he gets a hattrick I'll struggle to make 50!

        Onwards and upwards..

    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      That's quite good ammunition. Don't give up hope. 🙂

    3. HNI
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Kane captain nice one!
      Majority went with form and fixture luka captain..

  19. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Here's a Pogba's chance

  20. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Warning for those in row Z!

  21. Harmonica1967
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Reasonably happy thus far....34 points before bonus points off of 7 players, which isn't amazing but given the general results today and the rest of my mini league being about 15 back, I'll take it. Need a Kane result tomorrow to solidify the gains though.

    1. Better Call Paul
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      I have 35 from 8

      Well done mate I'm hoping Kane does the business also - surely he has to be in the points he can't go 3 without scoring can he??

      1. Harmonica1967
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Fingers crossed he does. Need this week to make up for my abysmal GW2. Before today I was 41 back on 1st in the mini league

  22. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Only just checked into this game.

    Captained Lukaku over Kane and benched Daniels. Ugh.

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Brutal

    2. HNI
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Nobody in right mind would have played daniels vs city so right decision dint pay off

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Except me. Either him or Ben Mee. Went for the more expensive starter.

  23. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Jones is gonna lose his bap to Rashford

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

      For 5mn you should be happy to have a manutd defender in first place

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

    Come on Lukaku, one goal please from a Valencia assist

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

      he won't

  25. bojack
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Jose will be relieved to have opened up a two point lead on Huddersfield.

  26. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Set Pog free.

  27. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    So where are the other casual disgruntled Pogba owners?

    His assist still not been given.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Pogba was near post, Bailly near Rashford.

      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah, and it hit pogba’s head at the near post, onto Rashford. Bailly came close but didn’t touch.

    2. HNI
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Most casuals dont own pogba...they own xhaka instead :p

  28. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Went Kaku to Kane, then back again at about 11:20 🙁

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

      Right decision looking at h2h and form
      Still cant be too bad as tot has been terrible at wembley

  29. Fuchs Mane Kante
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Any Pog points about.
    Have to settle for the 0.3

  30. Winks Club
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Where can i check the effective ownership of Lukaku this GW?