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10 December 2017 3074 comments
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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. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Long 90' ahead for Walker with Rasher running at him

  2. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kyle Wan*er

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      lol

  3. Sánchez
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kola blank
    Ramsay injury
    Firmino benched
    Walker yc

    Going well today

  4. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Best site to see projected OR?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      It's overrated.

    2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
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      fantasy football fix is the only one I know

    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Just have some patience dude.

  5. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Has Sane been told to hug the touchline or is he just allergic to entering the box

    1. Dreams
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He's allergic.

    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      A big part of Pep’s tactic is for one of his forwards to keep fat wide to create more space.

      1. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Sane out Sterling in imo

      2. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Far*

  6. tm245
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    8 years, 4 months ago

    Sane and Sterling have switched? Or are all three frontmen rotating around?

  7. JJO
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Those Otamendis picnics on Utds half will cost City here a goal with Kompany behind

  8. manu4life99
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Daniels,Ramsey >> Mariappa,Coutinho (-4)?

  9. wbm
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling playing false 9 with Sane and Jesus on the flanks?

    1. Scout Pics
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      Falafel nine

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      You don't really play a false 9 roll when there's already a 9 on the park playing the 9 roll!!

      1. wbm
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Doesn't look like he's playing the 9 roll to me tho

        1. Old Man
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          • 14 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Gentlemen, role , please.

          1. wbm
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Haha I just copied what he wrote without thinking about it 😀

          2. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            😳

          3. Limbo
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            The Sausage role

        2. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          In fairness, I see your point but it is still very early in the game.
          Sane playing wide right which is allowing Jesus to drift out to a wider left position.
          Interesting.

          1. wbm
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Sane definitely having orders to play wide and Jesus and Sterling are being more fluid.
            Looking good for both Sterling and Jesus to me.

      2. MrZ
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Love it

  10. ignis88
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Talked myself out of doing Agüero-Kane © for a -4.. bloody great

  11. Sim Simma
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    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Jesus should have shot..Sterling assist denied

  12. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling playing the falafal 9 role

    1. Sim Simma
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      8 years, 4 months ago

      Kudos to the original poster. Who said keyboard slip-ups can't be fun

  13. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    So much more quality in this City side compared to Utd

  14. Dreams
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    What the hell does Mourinho spend the cash in transfer window for? He's a bloody disgrace.

    1. Scout Pics
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      To park the bus at home. Shameful.

  15. ★Kuntheman★
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    8 years, 4 months ago

    How are the United fans feeling about United parking in a game they have to win?

    Ahh, but we are a "small club", that's why they're petrified

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      "Jose playing the way that United should" 😆

    2. Jar Jar Winks
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      your team is like a council estate family that drinks ace on the park bench who just won the euro millions

      1. Dreams
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        What are you on about? Which team?

        1. Dreams
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Reply fail mate.

    3. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      too early to speak. my money is a. united 1-0 late winner

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Wouldn't be surprised, that would be classic City and classic United

  16. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    @Az or TM what is the cup qualifying score ?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Unknown.

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
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        8 years, 4 months ago

        Sorry I wasn't thinking ... par the course 🙂

    2. Sim Simma
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      8 years, 4 months ago

      Unknown at this stage. Wait for further updates after all points have been tallied

    3. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No doubt enough to remove half the members before it's even started

  17. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Fabian Delph has arrived. What a pass!

  18. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Rojo nailed?

    5 5 is a good price to pay for a united def

    1. Scout Pics
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      5.3 is better.

  19. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Almost Matic own goal

  20. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Pass back

  21. pundit of punts
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    8 years, 4 months ago

    Blatant pen denied.

    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
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      Blatant dive unpunished.

    2. Nascimento
      • 10 Years
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      Lol at expecting a penalty to be given against Man Utd at Old Trafford.

    3. ★Kuntheman★
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      Nah

  22. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling SOT

  23. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling close

  24. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
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    Come on Raheem.

  25. We Will Klopp you
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling becoming more and more important to this City side it seems

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      playing as a second striker through the middle so far

    2. Dreams
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      It still feels odd that he is a City player. What could he have become under Klopp.

      1. Scout Pics
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Ox

      2. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, shame how it went down. But then again if he had stayed, would we have gotten Mane or if we did, Salah later on? So it's all relative

      3. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Not as good as what he's becoming under Pep?

        1. Dreams
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Could be. That's tough to say.

  26. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Jesus.. pass to Sterling come on

  27. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Sane and Sterling should switch sides

    1. tm245
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I am surprised by this setup - wonder if they are trying to exploit Sane's speed against Young.

  28. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Three certainties in life: 1️⃣ Death 2️⃣ Taxes 3️⃣ Dejan Lovren Defensive Error

    1. MrZ
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      LOL

  29. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling runs likes a __________ ?

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      velma

    2. Dreams
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Duck

  30. Jar Jar Winks
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    de gea racking up those save points