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Sterling benched as Aguero returns to Man City bench

Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) has been benched for the third home match this season as Manchester City host Everton this lunch-time.

The midfielder was considered a strong captain candidate for Gameweek 17 but was given a second rest in the last three league matches.

Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) takes his place on the right flank while Leroy Sané (£9.5m) retained his berth on the left.

Gabriel Jesus (£10.1m) leads the line once again while Sergio Aguero (£11.2m) was named among the substitutes, alongside a returning Kevin de Bruyne (£9.7m).

Everton have gone with three at the back with Yerry Mina (£5.4m), Michael Keane (£5.1m) and Kurt Zouma (£5.0m) all in the starting line-up.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.3m) comes in to lead the attack with Richarlison (£7.1m) in a midfield role.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Gündogan, Laporte, Delph, Sané, Silva, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Otamendi, Jesus.

Everton XI: Pickford; Mina, Zouma, Keane; Digne, Sigurdsson, Gomes, Coleman; Bernard, Richarlison; Calvert-Lewin.

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1,881 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Ugh.

  2. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sanessential

    1. FPL Puppy
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Indeed 🙂

    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      ofccc

    3. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Sanestational?

  3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sane assist!

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    reports sterling has fallen asleep on the bench, doubt he's coming on now

    #sleeptheory

    1. FPL Puppy
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He's probably a better footballer when sleepwalking

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Fishing

    3. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Best not to bring him on while he's asleep...maybe when he wakes up?

  5. M'arvin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I've always got the wrong City player.

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Delph owner?

      1. M'arvin
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Not quite that wrong.

  6. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Keep going, Leroy! 😀

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

    Gabriel Jaysuz

  8. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling owners spitting feathered

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Is that you Jamie Carragher?

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not really

    3. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I have Sterling and sane. I’m very happy. It’s perfection

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        11.5m mid benched twice in three GWs is perfection?

        1. J T
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          If you have owned Sterling long enough it’s not a big deal, I own both and I’m happy too.

        2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          this cant believe the overhype of sterling in this site .He is good option like other premiums but with a quality player like mahrez rotation was always likely with mendy out too

  9. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    In-Sane

  10. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Leroy on fire

  11. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sansational

    1. DeathoftheParty
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Best one so far

  12. Says
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Me: buys Man city player from extremely deep squad with 2 good players at every position.

    Pep: rotates squad sometimes

    Me: Pikachu face

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    And Sterling was supposed to be playing on that left side... easy assist gone.

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      It isn't gone, Sane got it.

  14. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Nice run and finish by Jesus. Not a big fan of him but credit where its due.

  15. el polako
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    That was clever run from Jesus, is he hitting some form ?
    Jesus to be reborn this Xmas period ?

    1. DeathoftheParty
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Before today 1 goal in 12... Not exactly electric form...

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Read it again.

        1. DeathoftheParty
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          1 goal in 30 minutes... Hitting some form it is then...

  16. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    San-setional

  17. FPL Puppy
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Now, grab a goal my Sané

    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Only one?!

      1. FPL Puppy
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Small steps my friend, small steps

        1. TAT
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          In the first half, yes. Giant steps in the second! 😀

  18. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    YES JESUS!!

    1. Fantastisk
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      TIS THE SEASON

      1. DeathoftheParty
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Jesus jokes back in fashion.

        1. Fantastisk
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Every year we ark back to them

          1. DeathoftheParty
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            They're in full flow now!

  19. Fantastisk
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Jesus g
    Christ a

    1. Critical Observer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Weak-sauce

      1. Fantastisk
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Non Sané owner?

        1. Critical Observer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Sané-owner. His first name is Leroy, I believe.

  20. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sane essential ?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Until next unpredictable benching

    2. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I own him, and no. He’s not essential.

      He’s very good option but I like pairing with sterling for obvious reasons.

      Essential imo are Doherty and Fanderson right now.

    3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      till mendy returns i think so but obviously not unbenchable and all

  21. Says
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    As an athiest I'm going to need some hard proof of this goal

    1. M'arvin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      You have to believe first.

      1. M'arvin
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Just like Brexit.

        1. Fantastisk
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Stop talking down the country lol

    2. Fantastisk
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Just BELIEVE man. Then you will KNOW.

  22. Fantastisk
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    It was written in the stars, the wise men knew what to follow. Lord JESUS.

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      goal, frankincense and myrrh?

      1. Fantastisk
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Fat frankincense.

      2. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        *Mahrez

  23. FPL Puppy
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Did the ball deflect on a Everton-defender before Jesus got the goal? 😎

  24. altan8797
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    sane might be my only good pick in weeks

  25. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sane essential

  26. altan8797
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    city surely needs aguero as much as they need dilva or kdb. his existence alone makes space for wingers

  27. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Need a Richarlison goal asap...

    1. FPL Puppy
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      *own goal

    2. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not really. I benched him.

    3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      nooo

  28. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Has sane been giving the assist this time? Or will he denied the assist again?

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      *checks mods teams*

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Unsalted salty owner.

  29. circusmonkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Was aggrieved to see Alli not in predicted line up, Would have thought at his age he can do Weds Sat.

  30. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Next week is a dodgy GW for my fixtures.

    Doherty and Jiminez v Pool
    Rich and Digne v Spurs
    AWB v City

    With players like Laca a rotation risk and potentially unsalable v Burnley it’s gonna be a minimise damage week and hope for a small green somehow.

    1. Fantastisk
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hang in there pal.

    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      rich and digne to coz havoc vs spurs

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Spurs v Everton having some goals would help the template for sure !

        1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          spurs play arsenal wednesday night in the cup whereas everton have rest.Think everton will win that match

    3. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Waste your free hit.

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Nah I’d never do that. Still the core is good, just if there is rotation AWB v City is one of those potential negative points off the bench.

      2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        thats a huge gamble.pLANNED similar gw8 with no kane and if had did that would have been 40 points worse off.Ofc u can gain 30 points too but its a gamble simple as

    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs defence has been poor over the last 4 gameweeks so I'm happy to play the Everton boys vs them. Guess just have to play the Wolves lads and hope for the best. Put AWB as 3rd sub.

    5. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I’ll be starting Doherty no matter who he’s playing, he’s a legend!