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Through the first two months of the season, no side has scored more frequently than Manchester City.

In their second season under Pep Guardiola’s tutelage, City have averaged more than three goals per match to open this campaign and already look to be mounting the strongest title challenge on show.

With Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus as options in attack, we are blessed with two obvious routes to investment. However, reading Pep Guardiola’s intentions with the pair remains a test, made all the more difficult by the news of Aguero’s return to light training following his rib injury.

Just as Gabriel Jesus seemed cemented in the central attacking role, suddenly Aguero’s return seems more imminent, casting further doubts on the likely minutes of the pair over forthcoming Gameweeks.

So, instead, our attentions are drawn to City’s midfield in an effort to achieve coverage of this potent attacking unit while we wait for the striker situation to resolve.

In this article, we’ll be running the rule over three mid-priced Manchester City midfield options – David Silva, Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling – alongside the more expensive Kevin De Bruyne, in an effort to ascertain where best to seek value from this side over the coming Gameweeks.

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  1. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Did I miss Rough with the Smooth or was it skipped this week?

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Wasn't on this week.

      Doubt anyone can remember last week since it was soooo looooonnnngggg aggggoooooooo

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        It was a HT a week ago

  2. Red Dagger ✪
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Why don't the guys drink during the Scout cast. I'd be getting hammered...

  3. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Really excited for my team's GW8 fixtures (no WC). Can anyone beat this?

    HUD cry cry wat BOU NEW HUD wat BOU WBA cry

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

      no need to cry about them mate 😉

    2. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Hate to tell you this but Gameweeks after an international break are notoriously bad.

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Meaning that Bad teams suddenly keep CSs (or concede fewer goals)? Or Good teams suddenly can't keep CSs?

        1. Drip Doctor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Meaning they are low scoring gameweeks.

          1. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Points-scoring or goal scoring?

            I'm confused as to why good fixtures aren't an advantage after an international break?

            What's the reason? More CSs? Fewer goals?

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      You're just asking for Woy to burst your bubble!

      1. Woy of the Wovers
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Timing 😉

        1. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Why...what's happened?

          1. Woy of the Wovers
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            I'm Woy (of the Wovers)

            Except I changed my name.

            1. Business Cat
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 2 days ago

              Oh 🙂

              Thought he'd been sacked or something! 😆

    4. Woy of the Wovers
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Maybe someone without Swansea players could.

    5. SADIO SANÉ
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      you counting Morata?

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Yeah at the moment, but he could become Batshuayi.

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          could work, GL if you do

          1. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Cheers

  4. @NF_Janner
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    WC active. G2G??

    Fabianski / (Elliot)
    Ward / Jones / Davies / Otimendi / (Bemba)
    Erikson / Silva / Coutinho / (Cork) / (Stephens)
    Jesus / Kane / Vardy

    1. Flynny
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      V nice

      U must have a lot of cash..

      1. @NF_Janner
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Team value is 102. Been trying to add value with WC but noone has gone up .2. Kane and Jesus look like they will eventually.

  5. Infamy, Infamy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Have 3 Spurs but no Kane. Alli has to go.

    A. Alli and Lukaku to Silva and Kane -4.
    B. Alli, Mkhi and DCL to Richarlison, Choupo

    1. Infamy, Infamy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Post fail.

      B. Richarlison, Choupo-Moting and Kane for -8.

  6. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Goal Involvement

    Rashford - 41%
    Lukaku - 38%

    Rashford could be an option for those on a WC who want a City striker or Hazard but are afraid of having no Utd.

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Not a terrible option, but I feel the time for Rashford was GW1-7

      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        What makes you say that, what do you see changing?

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Fixtures

          1. bojack
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Rashford v any Liverpool right back equals carnage.

  7. Virgil Hilts
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    RP, sorry bottom of last page

    Would you do?

    Lacazette to Abraham
    Ritchie to Hazard

    For -4

    Also enables cash itb to upgrade Gross to Richarlson (when his 2 bad fixtures out of the way) and a bit left over for general upgrades of bench players.

    Thanks

  8. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Hi....please can I have a view on this wildcard?....uses all cash. 3 city attackers and 3 spurs...

    Fab Elliot
    Luiz bavies Jones ward wimmer
    Eriksen Silva sterling rlc Carroll
    Kane jesus vardy

    Thanks

    1. Totti
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      lacking kaku
      🙂
      too much city

    2. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Can't fault it.

      1. Flynny
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Cheers....

        Alternative to sterling and eriksen is hazard and rixharlison with 1.1 itb....

        1. Drip Doctor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Prefer the first option.

    3. Typo
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      I like it. Jesus -> Morata when fit

      1. Flynny
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Cheers lads...yes keen on the morata move...

    4. HashAttack
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Not keen on 3 players from a team - though I have 3 city players

      You could swap Eriksen+Vardy > Hazrd+Rashford .... gives you more spread for bonuses

  9. Totti
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    reposting looking for replies

    elliot ( 4.0 )
    kolasinac otamendi cresswell naughton (3.9)
    eriksen silva mkhi gross atsu
    kane lukakau wood

    1 FT 0 itb

    A) mkhi to sterling
    B) mkhi to sane
    C) mkhi to (shaqiri/choupo/richarlison) and wood to vardy (-4)
    D) mkhi to coutinho and wood to okazaki (-4)

    1. Virgil Hilts
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Probably just A or B, depending on which one you fancy most. Sterling for me

    2. @NF_Janner
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      I like A or D.

      Probs stick to A if I had to choose to avoid the - 4. Eventually though think a Vardy or Jesus will need to go in for Wood.

    3. The Trout of No Craic
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      A or C

  10. Davido989
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Ederson; Alves, Marquinhos, Miranda, Sandro; Paulinho, Casemiro, Renato Augusto; Coutinho, Gabriel Jesus, Neymar

    3 PL players starting.

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

      stay safe Philippe

    2. FPL Maldini
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Can you imagine the carnage on here if Jesus got injured in this

      Predict a Sterling statue to be built by tomorrow

    3. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Strong line up. Not great for fpl.

      1. Nascimento
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        I stand corrected. You really are this stupid.

    4. bojack
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Hopefully the little Lord Jesus is safely tucked away in a private jet by noon tomorrow. Wrapped in cotton wool while being fed chicken soup by Pep in a French maids outift.

  11. themachine
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Is Hazard a must on a WC? I don't want to lose Lukaku to get him in...

    Seems like Kane-Lukaku-Morata is the long term forward line to have, with Jesus keeping place for Morata atm.

    1. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      With Kante out, Fabregas can be a decent shout instead of Hazard.

    2. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      He's a nice player to have but by no means a must. He's very hit and miss, not sure he justifies the price tag with cheaper mids like Salah, Eriksen etc... around.

    3. Typo
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      would wait till he starts banging in points

  12. Marc OverMata
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    So, trying to find the funds for Alli>Hazard for GW9

    Would you rather:

    A) Salah>sterling
    B) lukaku>Jesus

    Have Kane and silva already

    Thanks

    1. @NF_Janner
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Id go for B

  13. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Did they change the header pic to include Sane? Can swear I saw Sterling alone earlier.

    1. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Different article. Sterling alone was on watchlist article

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

      Racist.

    3. Woy of the Wovers
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Tomorrow it will be Kevin

  14. _____JR_____
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Mikhi + Morata —> Jesus + Sane/Sterling? I have 2 free transfers.

    Current team

    De gea.....Foster

    Davies...Clarke...Hegazi...Rangel

    Salah...Decoure...Choupo...Cork...Mikhi

    Lukaku...Kane...Morata

    Thoughts?

    1. Marc OverMata
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      I'd keep Mkhi and use funds to sure up that defence

    2. _____JR_____
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Naughton is the last defender!

      1. Marc OverMata
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        If yo can afford it, then just morata to Jesus for now

        1. _____JR_____
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Can’t im afraid. Have 0.1 itb

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

    I guess Isaac had no Success with the ladies.

    1. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Task Unsuccessful

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Dealing with four at once probably wasn't the wisest idea to be fair.

  16. eoan
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    "Two of the Scoutcast team will be showcasing their wildcard teams tonight" They said. Not really!

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Mark in clickbait scandal shocker.

      1. d1sable
        • Has Moderation Rights
        9 years, 2 days ago

        I think Jonty did the tweets at a guess.

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

        YouTube strike incoming

      3. Phil Dagger ⭐
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        😆

    2. d1sable
      • Has Moderation Rights
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Yeah. Not really.

      Shame coz i could have done with some brutal honesty lol

      1. J0E
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Think we revealed as much as we've got so far.

        I mentioned all those in my team...the rest are blanks, sorting out which rubbish 4.5s to get and awaiting Cedric's price drop - which will never come.

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Just lining up another Granville hatchet-job next week hopefully 😉

  17. WE GO FOR IT
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Any news on whether Ritchie and Jese will be playing this weekend?

    1. Typo
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      this

    2. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Both likely to play

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Cheers! 🙂

  18. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Injuries are coming thick and fast

    Can’t keep up

    Friday will be fun

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

      good for those who saved their FTs. Early birds being burnt again

      1. Fpldonny
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        This

  19. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    a) Hazard Holding
    b) Sterling Alonso

    1. My Name Is Prince
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      b

    2. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      B

  20. Kuyt Hero
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Richarlison rising tonight?

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

      touch n go. Id say, yes

    2. Flynny
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Maybe...

    3. Kuyt Hero
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Thanks guys

    4. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Who is bringing in richarlison just before back to back games vs arsenal and Chelsea?

      1. Kuyt Hero
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        I am. Funds Firmino to Jesus and wanted to get rid of Mkhi anyway. Watford attack looks good, Richarlison has crazy stats, at home vs Arsenal who are without Mustafi and most likely Koscielny. Could also bench him away at Chelsea and go 433.

      2. SuperMane Returns
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Me. He could score against Arsenal, even Chelsea, then fixtures are even better.

        1. HashAttack
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          wondering whether to play Montreal or Richarlo

  21. TOBY1
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Not been keeping up to date over international break but can anyone update me on latest return of Morata.

    Stupidly shipped out Lacazette for Jesus thinking Morata would be back. Should have got rid of Morata for few weeks...

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

      he wont start this GW

      1. TOBY1
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        thanks - any idea how long?

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

          all a bit hazy. Possibly back for the Bournemouth fixture

  22. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Any injuries overnight?

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Typically I wait for the night to happen before asking this question 😛

      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        It just did happen. 6.20am here.

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

      murmurs about a Kolasinac injury

  23. Shardlow
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    1. Morata >> Jesus (FT after Brazil match) (potentially Jesus >> Aguero in a few GW)
    2. Morata + Gross >> Kane + 4.4 mid (McArthur) for -4

    Forster (Elliot)
    Davies, Otamendi, Jones (Martina, Mbemba)
    Mhiki, Alli, Silva, Gross (Loftus-Cheek)
    Lukaku, Rooney, Morata
    (1.2m bank)

    Any thoughts would be appreciated. Obviously I probably need to get rid of Rooney sometime and option 2 would mean 2 Palace mids.

  24. FPL Emu
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Any chance Hazard rises tonight? Will have to ship out a player with a 0.1 gain already in order to get him in (which I likely will eventually)

    1. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      No, not rising tomigjt

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

    If you could have 3 mids now, who would they be?

    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Sanchez Hazard Salah

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Sanchez Hazard Iwobi

    2. @fpl_phenom
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Silva Eriksen Hazard

    3. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Sanchez Hazard Iwobi

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Iwobi!?

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

        haha Iwobi. You still own him ? 😛

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          9 points last game. Would have been better than another 2 points from TC or my 6 points from Sanch.

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Hazard Coutinho Silva

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Sanchez Hazard Iwobi

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          I'd like to report an issue with the site.

          It keeps changing Choupo-Moting to 'Sanchez'.

          1. Business Cat
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Don't knock Eric Maxim! He's the real deal 🙂

            1. Deulofail
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 2 days ago

              Did it post 'Choupo-Moting'? I'm so sorry, I meant Cha-lo-bah! Now he's the real deal!

              1. Business Cat
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 2 days ago

                He's no Renato Sanches...

    5. Goat
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Hazard, De Bruyne, Salah

    6. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Eriksen Coutinho Sterling

      And I have.

  26. @fpl_phenom
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Fabianski
    Kola Davies Jones Naughton
    Salah Mhki Atsu
    Kane(C) Lukaku Jesus(V)
    Elliot Carroll RLC Hunemeier

    Did Morata > Jesus with FT.

    £1.2M ITB anything worth a hit?

    1. Jacket Potato
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Mhiki > one of the city boys seems a good move, maybe not worth a hit tho

      1. @fpl_phenom
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Mhki > Silva ye... but like you said for a hit seems silly . Just gonna save n hope this week I think, cheers.

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

      If Atsu's injured, maybe and upgrade to Richarlison to beat the price rise?

      1. @fpl_phenom
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Good idea but Richarlison has 2 bad fixtures coming up

        1. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Yeah, but he's quality, and great fixtures after the next two...and a price rise probably tonight.

          Depends if you're happy for Tom Carroll's guaranteed two-pointer if Atsu's a no-show

  27. Jacket Potato
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Evening lads, Which combo scores more over the next few game weeks?

    A) Sterling + Jesus
    B) Silver + Vardy + 1.3itb

    1. @fpl_phenom
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      A

  28. pakornk
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Anybody else have both Bertrand and Alli and hate that they're falling in price?

    1. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Hung on to them

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

      gotta take the lows with the highs

  29. Ask Yourself
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Am I looking decent this week I think so, anything -4?

    Foster

    Cedric Bavies Ward

    Salah Hazard Silva Richarlison

    Lukaku (K)ane Abraham

    Elliot Naughton Carroll Long

    1. @fpl_phenom
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Nothin good worth s hit but I’d actually play Naughton ahead of Richarlison given fixtures.

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Richarlison on form against a shaky looking arsenal defence but yes desperate to find a way to get Naughton in

        1. @fpl_phenom
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Shaky? 4 CS in a row is it not? In any case Naughton has CS written all over him next match I think. Richarlison is very overrated IMO.

  30. Dybala10
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Jesus or Coutinho guaranteed to get injured tonight.

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      please no

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

      the way this week has gone...

    3. @fpl_phenom
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Please Coutinho , not Jesus

      1. Flynny
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Unbelievable if jesus Crocked...

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Please be Neymar!