Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Man United vs Man City

After the Merseyside derby ended all-square at Anfield, Gameweek 16 comes to its conclusion as both Manchester clubs go head-to-head at Old Trafford in the 4.30pm kick-off.

The latest twist on Pep Guardiola’s teamsheet sees Sergio Aguero drop to the visitors’ bench for the first time in four Gameweeks, with Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane the preferred front three.

Today’s fixture boasts four of the top ten captains in Fantasy Premier League – Romelu Lukaku (13.8%), Aguero (5.3%), Kevin De Bruyne (2.5%) and Jesus (2.2%) are the men in question.

De Bruyne and Sterling have been City’s most impressive recent performers as they look to breach a defence that’s conceded only twice in front of their own fans – the pair have supplied three goals and two assists apiece in the last six Gameweeks,

The in-form Jesse Lingard continues in the Red Devils’ XI on the back of three goals and an assist in the previous two.

Today’s teamsheet means that Jose Mourinho has scrapped his recent wing-back system, though, with a likely return to 4-2-3-1 seeing Lingard, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial lining up behind Lukaku.

Mourinho also has a big-name frontman on the bench as Zlatan Ibrahimovic is named among the subs along with the likes of fit-again Phil Jones.

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  1. shearer9
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    I’ve lost 0.4 on Silva in about a month and he’s got me two goals and an assist in that time. Bizarre how nonsensical FPL players’ selling decisions are.

    1. HNI
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Many kneejerkers still not quit game

  2. George Sillett
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Nice loss of City CS

  3. Jason M
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Rashford goal, KDB assist?

  4. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    How dare you mock the Goals Immanent table?!

  5. Yozzer
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Even fpl Twitter say no assist.

  6. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Get in there Marcus 🙂

  7. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Excellent compsoure from Rashford, confidently slotting past Ederson.

  8. Evasivo
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    and that is why I sold Otamendi

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      And that us why you’ll want him back for fixtures to cone

      1. Evasivo
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Better options, and better value elsewhere

    2. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I love Ota.

      Benched him this game but hes in my team the whole season.

  9. sambyy
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    LOL City defense

  10. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    45+2 AKA Man City

  11. AlCapwnUK
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    What an absolute hero

  12. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    kdb assist why???

  13. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Emmm... how did KDB get that assist ... WTF ?

    1. The Wizard of Ozil
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Ditto. Dafuq

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    #JeSuisChoupo

  15. money face bandwagon
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Delph assists

  16. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Doorsra have Rashford?

  17. Speédy
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Otamendi iiiiiiiiiiiiiii

  18. Chirsbom
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Oti, pure bingo if heaven or hell..

  19. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    That City defence the gift that keeps on giving

  20. Alex_thekid
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Was it Sterling or Jesus who should have had the Silva assist

    1. The Wizard of Ozil
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Neither. Otamendi or no1

  21. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    DDG still getting those save points. What a bargain.

  22. thomashl
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Ota essential

  23. fedolefan
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Was that a Marcus G Marcos A?

  24. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Rashford Goal, De Bruyne assist

    1. The Wizard of Ozil
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Hehe

  25. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    How on earth is that a KDB assist

  26. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    1-1 with anonymous scorers, the FFS score prediction wet dream.

    1. GreenArrows
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      May have put OMG on my post where i benched DCL but I did keep Silva and played him

  27. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    KDB assist for Rashford?

  28. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    City concede right before halftime again...3rd game out of last 4 I believe

  29. KingOllie
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    If kdb keeps that assist this game is going down the pan.
    No consistency and lots of mistakes

  30. Waynoo
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    no cleanies in the cleanchester derby