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City make one change as injured Pogba misses Manchester derby

The final two matches of Gameweek 12 kick off simultaneously at 16:30 GMT, with the Manchester derby at the Etihad the stand-out fixture.

Arsenal take on Wolves at the Emirates in the other tea-time game.

Manchester City have made just one change from the side that beat Southampton last weekend, with Riyad Mahrez replacing Leroy Sane.

That alteration will likely see Raheem Sterling move over to the left flank, as he had done in the Champions League in midweek.

Sergio Aguero and Benjamin Mendy return to the City starting XI after being rested for that win over Shakhtar.

The injured Paul Pogba misses out altogether for United, while Romelu Lukaku is fit enough for a place on the bench after a return to training on Friday.

Alexis Sanchez drops out of the United line-up, meanwhile, with Marcus Rashford set to lead the attack.

Marouane Fellaini returns to a defensive-looking central midfield alongside Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic.

In north London, Unai Emery has made one change from the side that drew with Liverpool: Alex Iwobi replacing Henrikh Mkhitaryan on the right flank.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side remains unchanged, though Diogo Jota has recovered from injury to take his place among the Wolves substitutes.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Mendy, Fernandinho, Silva, Mahrez, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Young, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw, Matic, Herrera, Fellaini, Lingard, Rashford, Martial.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Mustafi, Holding, Kolasinac, Torreira, Xhaka, Iwobi, Ozil, Aubameyang, Lacazette.

Wolves XI: Patricio, Coady, Bennett, Boly, Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Doherty, Costa, Cavaleiro, Jimenez.

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2,981 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    No Aguero BAPS

    1. BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      He prefers baguettes

  2. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    F**k

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      x2

      RIP Patricio CS 🙁

  3. Fantastisk
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    UNITED DEAD

  4. nobwak
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    No matter how much I see it, the kneejerkery and point-chasery of this game still manages to surprise me.

    "Is now the time to get Martial?"

    Erm I think it's fairly bloody obvious that the time to get Martial was like 5 weeks ago. The trick is to get players before they score, not when they've just scored.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      It is obvious that that was the optimum time to get him, yes. But since then he has consistently delivered, and MUN have a good run of games coming up.

      My problem is I can't bring myself to drop Dilva for him.

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      So at what point is it point chasing?

      1. nobwak
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        I don't know exactly, but what I do know is that it's simultaneously hilarious and infuriating to see the "get X (player who just scored) in for Y (player who usually delivers but happens to have blanked this week)?" comments every week.

        I often wonder if said transfers are reversed when the opposite occurs the following gameweek.

      2. Sad Ken
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Just before they stop scoring.

    3. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      That’s it, predicting form before it happens...

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Martial was a 9.0 forward last year right? As a 7.5 mid he can offer plenty of value

  5. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Boooo. I have neither of them lol. Wrong Silva

  6. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Aguero baps dead

    1. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Meh, meaningless anyway

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

    Sterling well involved in all three celebrations!

  8. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Bilva essential

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Hardly

  9. Sad Ken
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Gundowagon

  10. Waynoo
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    That's that then

  11. Ghost Gooner
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Bilva sellers 😆

  12. FPLShaqiri
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone else had Bilva since day 1?

  13. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Fair play to City. On a completely different level.

  14. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Arse goal mkhi

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    OMG mkhi

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Waheyyyyyyy

  17. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Mhki Goal

  18. Sánchez
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Mkhi goal

  19. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Mkhi goal

  20. 420king
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Thank you Mhki

  21. Alan The Llama
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Thank God for that, had 17 wolf points on my bench.

    1. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Good for value building though

  22. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Matic is dead as a log!! He didn't even move to try and defend

  23. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Wolves cs wipeout

    Thank god

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Time to roll out the Mkhi essential article!

  25. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Please Arsenal, wipe that cleanie 😉

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      IT HAPPENED

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Dial-up ?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        BT so basically, yes.

  26. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Triple Wolves Cleanie denied

  27. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Noooooooo my only CS

  28. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Martial to Mkhi?

  29. MTPockets
      5 years, 7 months ago

      So fine

    • Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      FFS Docky CS gone