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The biggest Gameweek of the season kicks off on a barmy Friday night on the south coast as Brighton host second-placed Manchester United.

Fantasy managers will be focused on the away side, despite the absence of their most popular asset, striker Romelu Lukaku.

The Belgian misses out through injury as Jose Mourinho hands starting roles to Marcus Rashford and Antony Martial in his front three. Juan Mata also comes into a much-changed line-up as Alexis Sanchez is omitted from the squad.

Significantly, Paul Pogba is named on the teamsheet once again. United’s form player, the Frenchman has three goals and an assist from his last four starts and goes into tonight’s match as the fourth most signed play having been snapped up by 140,000+ managers ahead of the deadline.

Elsewhere for United, Chris Smalling could be a key figure against a Brighton defence that has proved vulnerable at set-plays. The Seagulls have conceded 20 goals, including 14 from corners – more than any other side. Smalling has three goals in his last seven starts and top scored in the previous Double Gameweek with 15 points.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What formation are United playing tonight?

    1. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      8-1-1

    2. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      4-FELLAINI-3

      1. Differentiator
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        *4-fellai-3

        1. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I like it

    3. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Long-ball+bus formation

      1. Syd.
        • 17 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        😆

      2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        😮

  2. Louis Van Gaalstones
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I feel like united need people willing to stay in midfield for the build up, they all run up front and stand still waiting for someone else to bring it there, there's so much empty space in the middle

    1. Nascimento
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      We need to get forward

      1. Nascimento
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        and back

    2. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      There needs to be more movement which is a problem consistently this season. Nobody risks the run.

  3. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Mourinho hardly encourages risk taking attacking play. He has destroyed Mata. Imagine Mata was at Man City. He would be playing like David Silva.

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Mata at city.. 😀

    2. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Can't blame Mourinho entirely.

      Since signing him as one of the best CAMs in England, United have played him almost entirely right wing where is clearly not capable of being anything more than average.

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I've seen enough. Put Smalling as CF already.

  5. OptimusBlack
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Pogba Would Score now

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Who wouldn't given a choice?

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Eriksen

  6. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Smalling gaining bps

  7. Waylander
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I went with Pogba over D Silva to avoid rotation risk... whoops?

  8. Red Dagger ✪
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    How are United 2nd exactly..?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Being less useless than the other 18 teams.

      1. Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        lol.

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      The good start to the season helped a lot

  9. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Smalling +BPS

  10. Jindaljain
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    When will lingard come

  11. SkeletONv01
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Challenge for you folks - name 1 thing more boring then watching United play.

    1. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      James Milner.

    2. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      This post?

    3. MTPockets
        8 years, 1 month ago

        golf

      • Sánchez
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cricket

      • Debauchy
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Ummm... trick question ?

      • diesel001
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Burnley playing. They may be doing well, but damn their matches are boring. So much midfield battling.

      • Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Pointing out than over then.

      • Hulk Smash
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Reading unoriginal comments online

        1. Sánchez
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          This is quite similar to DannyB post above

        2. Leaf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Thread over .:)

      • Fred54
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Listening to United play on the radio.

      • Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        'sake

    4. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Any Utd defence owners actually think they’ll keep this clean sheet?

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Not a chance.

      2. Dannyb
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yes, because DDG.

      3. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah. But I only own DDG so not sure I even want a CS.

      4. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        As a Jones owner I’m not overly hopeful of points

        1. SB007
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Maybe next match

      5. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Nope

    5. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      come on brighton please score

    6. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Has anyone made the poor 'Of course Man United would struggle tonight they are playing Brighton and Hove, two teams.' joke?

      I'm looking at you...

      1. Goat
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        May the 4th be with you

    7. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Would take a 0-0 here with double United and Brighton defence.

    8. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Mata will get hooked for Lingard anytime soon

    9. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Are you kidding me

    10. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Brighton goal

      😆 😆

    11. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Balls

    12. barracuda
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Fak

    13. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      GROSS G

      Izquierdo A

    14. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Man U sheets are dirtied...

    15. Winners900
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      GROSSSSSSSSSSSS YES I ALMOST TOOK A HIT OUT FOR HIM

    16. tm245
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes!

    17. SB007
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Anyone own up that they forgot deadline?

    18. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      God I love being so defensively solid under Mourinho

    19. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Ah feck off

    20. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Amazing scenes. Lol @ United defenders 😆

    21. The Mighty Hippo
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      and that's why I transferred out Gross..!!! *groan*

    22. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Gross ugh.