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22 December 2018 1368 comments
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Paul Pogba (£7.8m) returns to the Manchester United line-up as the Red Devils travel to Cardiff City on Saturday evening.

The Frenchman has been absent for the last three Premier League Gameweeks under Jose Mourinho, but new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has shown faith in him.

There are also starts for Marcus Rashford (£7.0m) and Anthony Martial (£7.3m) with Jesse Lingard (£6.7m) joining them in thr forward line.

Meanwhile, Solskjaer has gone with Luke Shaw (£4.9m), Phil Jones (£5.1m), Victor Lindelöf (£4.8m) and Ashley Young (£5.7m) for his back-four.

Neil Warnock made no surprise selections for Cardiff as Callum Paterson (£5.3m) continues to lead the line, with Victor Camarasa (£4.6m) operating just behind him, Josh Murphy (£4.8m) and Junior Hoilett (£5.0m) on the wings.

Cardiff City XI: Etheridge; Cunningham, Bamba, Morrison, Ecuele Manga; Arter, Gunnarsson; Murphy, Camarasa, Hoilett; Paterson.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Jones, Lindelof, Young; Herrera, Matic, Pogba; Martial, Rashford, Lingard.

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  1. JELLYFISH
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Wilson > Rashford....Boom

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I'm 0.1 away. So annoying

      1. JELLYFISH
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Did it last night before the price rise

        1. Over Midwicket
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah nice.

  2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Wilson to Rashford?

    1. Meinhoff
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Obviously

  3. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Average score is climbing already

  4. RyanC
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Me: Wilson to Ings looks tempting.

    Rashford: hold my beer

  5. Numb
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Suspicion of OG

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

      What?

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Came off Paterson

        1. 420king
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          if SOT = no OG

  6. yakirh
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford captain locked

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

    Missed that because I'm looking at this and I own him. Seen the replay.

  8. seanie3
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    To think I played my wc this week so I could get hazard and sterling and got rid of Salah and auba... gutted

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Unlucky all wcs have been a disaster since gw15

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

    Advice please; which one to do? Thx

    A) Kane -> Rashford, Ederson -> De Gea
    B) Hazard -> Pogba, Alonso -> Lindelöf
    C) Salah -> Sanchez, Aubameyang -> Lukaku

    1. Mr. Jenkins
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      ABC sounds good

    2. AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      C 😉

    3. Samwise
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      all of the above

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

    Just put on the 3pm scores and cant believe what im seeing. Did Palace really beat City at the Ethiad?!?! Can anyone explain this to me please???

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      City didnt look up for it...Palace scored two within a few mins in 1st half. Townsend had a GOTS strike.

    2. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Palace scored 3, Citehiad scored 2

    3. Samwise
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Is Townsend the real GOAT?

    4. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Missing Ferdy

  11. french holiday
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A ManUtd clean sheeth would be a rare sight.

  12. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Well done anyone who jumped on Utd players this week, knew I should have gotten Rashford this week but I wanted to wait a week to see how they performed first.

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Same

    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Well I got Rashford and haz in but for auba and Maddison

      1. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Mixed feelings to say the least

    3. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      It would've meant downgrading Auba for me so glad I didn't. But might need to find another way if they sustain this performance. Some good value options

    4. HizzerWhizzer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Was so close to doing Wilson > Rashford for free, now can’t afford it. Gutted

  13. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Could've got Pogba or KDB for free, but thought I'd get Sterling for a -4 as a safer option. Didn't work out. Oh and I sold Townsend for Sterling and downgraded Holebas to fund it.

    Hugely frustrating this week but hoping it'll be better in the long term. Will try having some patience and not make a transfer before the next GW.

  14. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Exact cash for Brooks to Pogba is also ready. Pass the audition big lad.

    1. Mysterion
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Why downgrade Brooks though?

      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Haha, he luckily saved me this week but I don't have the best bench with that 12.5m lump up top and Brooks has meh fixtures in the next two.

        1. Mysterion
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Fair... not convinced by Spurs and Utd defence though and he's a great long term pick at that price

  15. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    After 8 minutes, United already look better, committed, quick, direct, modern

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      It's almost like they're actually trying now 😮

      Jose fuming watching.

      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Jose should have kept his criticism private, one way to lose a dressing room, as he did at Chelsea

  16. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    The knee's are going on here 😀

  17. Merlinsnose
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Do you think Rashford will keep his place when Lukaku back?

    Thanks

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Possibly.

    2. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe not in the same role, prob start over Lingard

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

      Obviously no-one knows

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

      No clue anyway

  18. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Still fuming that I captained Sane over Hazard

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Season ending decision 🙁

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Why you showing off that you have Salah?

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Oh, Sane, same thing.

    3. Woy_is_back
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      dafuq

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

    No point putting lipstick on a Pogba. Cardiff 2 -1 by FT

  20. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Oof Patterson and Shaw down

  21. Lemongrab
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Drunkenly did Ings Billing to Snoddy Kamara :'(

    1. Delhidynamo
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      wonder what your train of thought would've been for that

      1. Lemongrab
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I'm wondering that myself haha

  22. WVA
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Looking lovely for next week, another 20 pointer incoming

    Hart
    Laporte Kola Digne
    Salah Hazard Sane Snodgrass
    Kane Rash Jim
    Hamer AWB Bennett Hojbjerg

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      And that 20 is just Kane's points.

  23. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Billing and Kiko "hauls" locked on my bench. Two pointers everywhere except Arsenal duo and only Kane left. Oh dear...

  24. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Calum Chambers is my highest scoring player. A Fulham defender...

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Brooks here 🙂 unexpected too

  25. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Son Kane to Salah Rashfrd in the future looks a no brainier for me

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Brainier 😀

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        😆

  26. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    do you think Sterling will be benched for next game ?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Probably.

    2. fr3d
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Got rests the last 3 games, no chance.

      1. Niho992
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        not cause rest, tactical reasons. He was bad today.

        1. fr3d
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Everyone was

  27. Samwise
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling out, Townsend in

    Good decision?

    1. Delhidynamo
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Townsend has better fixtures and form, why not

  28. Patch
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    If I had made no changes since GW1 I would be on 977 points...thankfully I am currently in excess of 1100 points...

    1. Samwise
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You're the real MVP

  29. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    being 0.1 from doing your transfer is awful 🙁

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wilson to Rash?

    2. Samwise
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      tell me more :O

    3. Patch
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Don't worry AWB rising soon so you can sell

  30. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    2 ft, which ?

    A- Schindler peryera kamara -4 to bednarek romeu/white rashford
    B- schindler anderson kamara -4 to bednarek snod rashford