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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. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Gross TC fail

  2. Waylander
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

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

  3. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    What formation are United playing tonight?

    1. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      8-1-1

    2. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      4-FELLAINI-3

      1. Differentiator
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        *4-fellai-3

        1. Somalion
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          I like it

    3. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Long-ball+bus formation

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        😆

      2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        😮

  4. Louis Van Gaalstones
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months 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
      7 years, 7 months ago

      We need to get forward

      1. Nascimento
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        and back

    2. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

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

  5. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months 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
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Mata at city.. 😀

    2. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months 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.

  6. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

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

  7. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Pogba Would Score now

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Who wouldn't given a choice?

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Eriksen

  8. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Smalling gaining bps

  9. Waylander
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

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

  10. Red Dagger ✪
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    How are United 2nd exactly..?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Being less useless than the other 18 teams.

      1. Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        lol.

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      The good start to the season helped a lot

  11. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Smalling +BPS

  12. Jindaljain
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    When will lingard come

  13. SkeletONv01
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

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

    1. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      James Milner.

    2. Dannyb
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      This post?

    3. MTPockets
        7 years, 7 months ago

        golf

      • Sánchez
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Cricket

      • Debauchy
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Ummm... trick question ?

      • diesel001
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months 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
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Pointing out than over then.

      • Hulk Smash
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Reading unoriginal comments online

        1. Sánchez
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          This is quite similar to DannyB post above

        2. Leaf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Thread over .:)

      • Fred54
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Listening to United play on the radio.

      • Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        'sake

    4. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

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

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Not a chance.

      2. Dannyb
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Yes, because DDG.

      3. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

      4. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

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

        1. SB007
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Maybe next match

      5. Somalion
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Nope

    5. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      come on brighton please score

    6. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months 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
        7 years, 7 months ago

        May the 4th be with you

    7. Dannyb
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

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

    8. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Mata will get hooked for Lingard anytime soon

    9. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Are you kidding me

    10. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Brighton goal

      😆 😆

    11. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Balls

    12. barracuda
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Fak

    13. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      GROSS G

      Izquierdo A

    14. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Man U sheets are dirtied...

    15. Winners900
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      GROSSSSSSSSSSSS YES I ALMOST TOOK A HIT OUT FOR HIM

    16. tm245
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yes!

    17. SB007
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Anyone own up that they forgot deadline?

    18. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      God I love being so defensively solid under Mourinho

    19. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Ah feck off

    20. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Amazing scenes. Lol @ United defenders 😆