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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. A Team Of James McCleans
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Otamendi:
    An own goal, and 1 clean sheet in 7, none for 5.
    *I sell him*
    A goal 2 weeks in a row....

    1. FISSH
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I feel your pain

      1. A Team Of James McCleans
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Even better I sold sterling for pogba because he kept getting dropped. Sterling hasn’t been dropped since, pogba gets sent off, I re-sign sterling and now he blanks

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

    As a Sane seller, this formation is frightening.

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

      seller? Surely you mean owner, no way Sane gets anything

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

        Jesus hogging up his space in the first half, he might have more freedom now.

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

      could of had 2 transfers next week

  3. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    So my Jesus transfer to Firmino made no difference

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Only if you had 2 FTs.

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

        Was buying Firmino for midweek anyway

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

    A few would have benched him at least

    1. tutankamun
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Benched him for Mee

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Mee or Kiko owners.

      1. Robben Mee Blind
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Mee, Kiko and Ota here but played him anyway!

    3. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Benched him cause it's the Derby and didn't want him to do well vs United. Sold Sane as well.

  5. Weasel51
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    That second goal is a silva assist if the first one was a KDB assist

    1. nevins84
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Thinking same

  6. FISSH
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone else sell Otamendi to fund hazard?

  7. Rash
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Opting for Christensen over otamendi 3 gw ago has worked out well

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      That move was a bit rash...

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

    Sane wasted an assist opportunity

  9. Fresh_From_Desh
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Mmm, what to do with jesus.

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Sell Sell Sell

    2. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Sell. Owning a City forward is more trouble than an alcoholic uncle at a wedding reception.

      1. Fresh_From_Desh
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Hahaha

    3. justlikehoney
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Sold a few weeks back and haven't regreted it one bit despite the assist last week. Kane/Morata/sub £6m option is the way to go upfront now in my opinion

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

      Sell, him and Aguero constant rotation. Invest in a City mid instead..just pick one and stick with em

      1. Fresh_From_Desh
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I have kane, morata and jesus.

        Maybe firminho, but he's prone to rotation as well.

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

    only 1 city sub left.

  11. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Jeez lucky Ota owners...

    1. Leonard hatred
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Lucky like a fox.

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

        I am going to rat you out to Rex Banner

  12. the axolotl
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    ah crap, kun won't see gametime until 80mins plus, if at all

  13. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Jesus fail. smh. Come on Utd!

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

    Can Ota score a second goal here ?

    1. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No it's forbidden.

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

        Haha!
        Good one

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

    No assists at all in this game, weird one!

  16. Yellin' in my Ear
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I played Otamendi, but gutted to see ML leader is getting him off the bench from Burnley no show 🙁

  17. KingOllie
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kdb assist ????

    1. KingOllie
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Its been added again

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        It never left.

        1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          It did...

        2. KingOllie
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          It did its been readded

  18. vinniebolton
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    How does kdb get assists that ain’t assists? Came of Kaku grrrrrrr

    1. KingOllie
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Lmao it must be an error.. he gets auto assists

  19. Doylaz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Jesus & T Carroll ——> Austin & Sterling for free?

    Would mean going 3-5-2

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

    Aguero please for that last sub, he would end this game

  21. Sterling is £11Mill..…
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Damn u otamendi

  22. Siva Mohan
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    free kick .. and Lukaku is in the box..

  23. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Time to sell Sterling?

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Next 5 out of 6 are juicy

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

      Eh? I'm planning to buy him for Sane

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Why?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        City only score 2 goals a game now.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          And sterling could grab one or both

        2. Jimmers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          30 mins left

    4. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Not yet for me, he's been dangerous in the first half

    5. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Why would you do that?

    6. Boss Hogg
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No chance

    7. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling to couthino I think. Was tempted anyway.

  24. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Picking Mustafi over Otamendi 2 weeks ago was nice

  25. Rik Waller
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Is it Silva's turn to be the essential city mid?

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

      No
      Never

    2. Leonard hatred
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      hope not, he's been my differential for weeks now.

    3. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Lol, was also waiting for somebody to say that.

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

    Kick someone Rashford

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

      Done 🙂

  27. WrightnBright
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Silva is as rotation proof as is possible over Xmas period surely?

    Thinking Ramsey > Silva, Gross > Surman

    1. Leonard hatred
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      he does take a knock now and again though, so he may not play 90 every time.

    2. Ramboros
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He's been benched in the last 2 mid-week games.

  28. Dr. DOOM
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Alonso + Daniels to Ota + Christensen for free.

    Do it?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      In a heartbeat

    2. Boss Hogg
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      YEp

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

    Rashford YC

  30. Boss Hogg
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Firmino will definitely start midweek won't he?

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

      You'd have to think so