Dugout Discussion

No Sanchez for United as Lukaku makes first start

Brighton and Hove Albion entertain Manchester United in the late-afternoon match, with Alexis Sanchez‘s (£10.5m) omission from Jose Mourinho’s match-day squad the headline news.

The United boss confirmed the Chilean midfielder, the ninth-most captained player of Gameweek 2, misses the trip to Brighton through injury.

Romelu Lukaku (£11.0m) gets his first league start of the season, as do Ashley Young (£6.0m) and Anthony Martial (£7.4m). Matteo Darmian (£5.0m) and Marcus Rashford (£7.0m) make way.

Paul Pogba (£8.1m), the fifth-most bought player of Gameweek 2, captains United once more.

The Seagulls’ only two changes from the side that lost to Watford are in the full-back department: Bernardo and the injured Bruno being replaced by Gaetan Bong and debutant Martin Montoya (all £4.5m).

That Dale Stephens (£4.5m) is the most-owned Brighton player in FPL, sitting in 10% of squads, says much about the Fantasy community’s faith in the Seagulls this afternoon. Stephens is also the fifth-most benched player of Gameweek 2: over 84% of his owners have opted against playing the budget midfielder.

Brighton XI: Ryan, Montoya, Dunk, Duffy, Bong, Propper, Stephens, Gross, March, Knockaert, Murray

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Young, Bailly, Lindelof; Shaw, Pereira, Fred, Pogba, Martial, Mata, Lukaku

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7,935 Comments Post a Comment
  1. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 15 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    DDG close to saving.

    1. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      No Cigar TM 😉

    2. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Not close enough 😆

  2. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    LOL! Jose gone by tonight

    1. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      He is so boring needs to go - also so poor since fergie left

  3. Go Loons
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Gross penalty goal

  4. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Awful pen btw. Lucky he scored.

  5. Arctic monkeys
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Seriously how stupid is Bailly

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    DDG OG??? 😉

  7. sambyy
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Did Bailly get a YC?

  8. Syd.
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    United fans keep telling me how good Bailly is

    I am beginning to agree with them

    1. Penang Sandman
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      as good as Mangala was

      1. Syd.
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        That is who I compared him to but the red noses strongly disagreed

  9. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Gross essential

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Eßential. Or is that so last season.

  10. Podge
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Phew, thought DDG owners were gonna get out of jail there

    1. Urchin
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      6 mil keeper down the drain

      1. Zebrahimović
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Think I might get rid

  11. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    DDG involved in celebrations

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      ... wrong account

  12. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    De yea out of my team
    useless .

  13. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    omg ddg.. I would've taken that. Seriously.

  14. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Bilva > Gross?

  15. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    I have two free transfers. Use one on DDG?

    1. Totalfootball
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I am .
      Cant stand united .

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Yes, i'm downgrading to 4.5 to get alonso

  16. Jules Rimet
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    De Gea > Etheridge -4 ?

  17. Mic
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    What a penalty! United getting HAMMERED

  18. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    sanchez owners can rejoice?

    1. H-SF
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Why

    2. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      not till Mou's gone

  19. Texas Pete
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    So... Which keeper?

    Got Liv and City def cover already.

    1. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      kepa arrizinjftdffuhbrf5iyu

  20. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    It is all crumbling , going to be a long hard season for utd

  21. Sir Edo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    New team name anyone, Shaw Mee Diaz..

  22. willl
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Shaw and Martial will be taking the blame for this no doubt.

  23. Sedemuda
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Smalling will start next match. Can't believe he's sat on the bench.

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Smalling isn't very good either.

      1. Sedemuda
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        He had a good season last year as did Jones.

  24. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Unlucky

  25. Ghost Gooner
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Never understood the Bailly love. He's too rash

  26. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    eRiC bAiLlY iS oUr bEsT cB

    1. Kragbaek
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      xD

  27. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Does fpl make you feel like God is against you?

  28. Homo Neanderthalensis
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Man U are an absolute JOKE outfit atm.

  29. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    City performances mentally destroying United

  30. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Kane will destroy them next GW