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Captain Sensible – Salah and Kane battle for the Gameweek 19 armband

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The Boxing Day-orientated Gameweek 19 looks to be taking Fantasy managers back in time, with the captain battle appearing to be between two of last season’s usual suspects.

We’ve gone over those doing well in the poll before doing a comparison between the individuals themselves, their teams and their opponents in order to find the best candidate.

Captain Poll

The Gameweek 19 captain poll indicates that this week the most popular skipper will be either Harry Kane (£12.5m) or Mohamed Salah (£13.2m), much like it was for so much of last season.

The Tottenham Hotspur forward led the poll with a tally of 38% just over 24-hours ago but that has since been cut back. He now claims just 30.9% of the vote, sneaking out Salah who sits on 28.7%.

Way off in third place is Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (5.0%) while Kane’s Spurs colleague Son Heung-min (£8.5m) has just 3.4% backing.

Eden Hazard (3.4%), Marcus Rashford (2.9%) and Anthony Martial (2.6%) are the other contenders in this bracket of support.

Not a single Manchester City player has more than 3% backing in the poll, with Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) languishing far down the list on 2.4%.

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  1. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    What's peoples logic with (C) Kane or Salah?

    I had (C) on Salah as had 5 days rest vs Kane 2.

    Now thinking I should (C) Kane as Salah has Arsenal 3 days later then City, so IF there is a rest it should come here?

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    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Kane

      Logic: Don't own Salah

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    2. Aubamewho
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I agree, I have both and Salah (c), but really considering moving it to kane.

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    3. Davros
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      IMO Salah is at greater risk of reduced minutes with big game coming up in few days

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  2. Mayo for Sam
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Cap one:

    A Son
    B Sane
    C Sterling
    D Hazard

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    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A

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    2. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      D

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    3. yakirh
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Hazard

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  3. Legohair
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bench one?
    A. Wilson
    B. Wan Bissaka
    C. Chicharito

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  4. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    If you are not starting your bench this week, why do you even own them?

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

      this

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    2. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Saving my BB chip for later personally... 😉

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      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        This

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

      😆

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    4. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Because you don't start Kol or AWB in front of the likes of Kane Rashford Jiminez Salah Richarlason Lingard Hazard Robertson Doherty and Alonso.

      That's why.

      I own them because they are cheap or had decent fixtures on other occasions.

      I'd briefly considered bench boost then told myself to behave.

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Wooosh

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    5. Old Man
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I see what you mean but it looks a bit ambiguous.

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  5. Hankkk
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Which 2 on the bench?

    A) Snodgrass
    B) Wan-Bissaka
    C) Doherty
    D) Chicharito

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    1. Jekori
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      D definitely. And probably A too, not C. Palace are in form and i can see another 9 pointer coming up for AWB. Doherty never bench never captain

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  6. Ivz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Start Doherty or snodgrass?

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    1. Old Man
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      both in my case. Doherty if I had to choose - 2 chances of extra points

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  7. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Stuck - advice greatly appreciated chaps! 0.3 ITB, 1 FT

    Hennessey*
    Laporte, AWB, Alonso, TAA*
    Sane, Sterling, Hazard, Richarlison
    Kane, Jimenez

    (Patricio, Doherty, Kamara, Hojbjerg)

    Cheers.

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    1. Aubamewho
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Play Doherty for Laporte.
      Sane out for (son or man u mid)

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      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks

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    2. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Guaita (more money in the bank)

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

    Keep Mitrovic or buy Rashford?

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    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Mitro will return soon, very due

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    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Rashford

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    3. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Buy

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  9. Pinky Blinders
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Start Quaner over Dendoncker? I probably should have made cleaning up my bench more of a priority in recent weeks...

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  10. Moshinp4p
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    According to credible sources on Twitter no Alonso no martial

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    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Bugger off

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

      which ones?

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

      Ban

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

      You Twit Alonso will score today

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

      Although the pair were not spotted by MEN photographers Martial has been known to join up with the squad at a later time, and is not believed to be a doubt for the upcoming fixture.

      https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-huddersfield-squad-revealed-15595702

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    6. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Link

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        More like stink

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        1. Moshinp4p
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          So much hostility when I'm jus tryna help u guys

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    7. shearer9
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Share sources now or delete your account.

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      1. Moshinp4p
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Adam hopcroft retweeted a team line up from an itk at Chelsea
        Ben dinnery mentioned the martial news but there was another Twitter account that uploaded the sqaud and he was not in the sqaud either

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    8. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Credible and Twitter; keep in seperate sentences

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    9. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      If so that's fine as I really want to play Kol who's first sub.

      Cannot play them all.

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

      “Credible” and “Twitter”. Good one!

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      1. Moshinp4p
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Thing is no one can say for certain but you can use the info to help make 50/50 decisions
        Hope that helps guys

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

    do people son will start or not?

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

      i dont have a son, so he wont

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    2. Delhidynamo
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      he should, can't take Bournemouth too lightly

      + he's off soon so they would wanna make the most of when he's here

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    3. Takedog1
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      yes

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    4. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Such form at the moment, can't see him not starting

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  12. Chicxulub
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    So... Keep both Sterling and Sane?

    Worth getting Pogba, Son, Salah or Hazard in some kind of combo?

    2FT

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    1. Chicxulub
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Fab
      Doherty, Luiz, Kola
      Rich, Sterl, Sane, Fanders
      Auba, Kane, Jim

      AWB, Digne, Murphy

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  13. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Down to these 2...whatcha think?

    A) Balbuena -> Jonny (save FT)
    B) Sterling & Kamara -> Siggy & Ings (cash left for Camarasa -> Martial/Richarlison next week)

    Fabianski
    Kolasinac, TAA, Doherty
    Sterling, Sane, Son, FAnderson, Camarasa*
    Kane, Auba

    Steele, Kamara, Holebas, Balbuena
    Bank 0.0m, 2FT

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  14. Delhidynamo
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Own Kane and Salah

    considering VVD captain

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    1. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      More like Alonso

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  15. Villa Velour
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone help in how to change profile picture?

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    1. Scotch Jock
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Head on over to http://www.gravatar.com and register for an account (make sure you register with the same email as the one you are registered with here). Choose an image, and this will be associated with all of your comments on site. Your gravatar image should appear next to your comments within roughly 24 hours.

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      1. Scotch Jock
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        From FFS FAQ - actually generally appears much sooner.

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        1. Villa Velour
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks mate.

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  16. Patch
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Can we stop talking about prong defenders.who will lose their CS anyway and focus in the captaincy triplet...

    Hazard to be upstaged by Giroud

    Salah to be upstaged by Mane

    Kane to be upstaged by Moura

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  17. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Love the boxing day gw.

    All the hope, panic, nonsense rumors, late transfers and footy all day.

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    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      No other country like it for football :). So enjoyable

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    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      and all we will probably get is few points that we can count on hand 😮

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    3. Old Man
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      exactly - but I have such a dodgy team now that I expect another big drop. At least the pain will be over by the weekend.

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  18. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bench 1:
    A) Jimenez
    B) Anderson

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    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      B

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    2. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      B

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    3. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yh thats what im on atm. Cheers

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  19. Homer21
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    What do we think?

    Fraser/Alonso to Pogba and Kiko/Holebas

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    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      If for free then holebas. Alonsos next few look good though

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      1. Homer21
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        So did his last few!!

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        1. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          I'm keeping Alonso until Arsenal

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  20. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Kamara or AWB first sub? Got a feeling Kamara starts

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    1. Delhidynamo
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      same, Keeping Kamara first

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    2. yakirh
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      AWB

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    3. Barbarians
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Awb

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  21. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bench Luiz or Chicharito?

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    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      May be done via autosubs but Luiz

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      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Cup opponent has Alonso so I am a bit worried about no Che defence “cover”.

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        1. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          I wouldn't be worried about that at all... especially cup. Plus if Chicha plays he scores imo

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          1. FPL Blow-In
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Thanks for the input!

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  22. Shaw must go on
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    hi guys..hope not too many sore heads around... 🙂
    quick question: play mitro or jimenez??

    thanks

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

      Jim

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    2. Barbarians
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Jimenez

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  23. JoeJitzu +42
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Torreira Aubameyang (for free) to...

    A. Pogba Rashford
    B. Hazard Ings

    Fabianski
    Luiz Robertson Doherty (Kolasinac WanB)
    Sterling Son Anderson Richarlison TORREIRA
    AUBAMEYANG Kane (Kamara)

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    1. corderz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      C) keep

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    2. Old Man
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      probably A

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  24. MikeLowrey
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Haz or Raz Captain?

    Ings or AWB bench?

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  25. jazzy30
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Who would you captain boys:

    1 Sir Harry
    2 King Auba
    3 Hazard the Wizard
    4 Rashford

    Apreciate the help!!

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

      3

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    2. Shaw must go on
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      1

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    3. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Maybe the Gash Meister

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    4. lamagica
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      1

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  26. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Who would you put 1st sub:

    1. Luiz (wat)

    Or

    2. AWB (CAR)

    ?

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I’m playing WB ahead of Luiz currently

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  27. Samwise the Brave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    This Martial news is gonna screw me. I'll go Pogba, weaken my team (as it ruins future transfers).

    Martial will play and score

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

      Although the pair were not spotted by MEN photographers Martial has been known to join up with the squad at a later time, and is not believed to be a doubt for the upcoming fixture.

      https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-huddersfield-squad-revealed-15595702

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      1. Samwise the Brave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah saw this. Still worried.

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    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      so get amrtial and let bench do the job?

      even if he miss, he will back next week anyway

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  28. Meme2011
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Start Digne (burnley) or kamara (WOLVES)

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    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Digne, at least he's nailed.Burnley are not exactly prolific, neither is Kamara

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  29. mash
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Patricio
    Laporte Luiz Kolasinac AWB
    Salah Sane Richarlison
    Kane Rashford Jiminez

    Fabianski Doherty Fraser Hojberg*

    1FT, 2.7 in the bank

    A) Richarlison to Pogba/Lingard/Martial/Son
    B) Save FT

    I'm strongly considering A (with Pogba), but that does give me a benching headache and would probably have to bench one of Laporte/Luiz/Kola. On the other hand, B would be good for GW20 where a lot of the squad have tough fixtures... what do you think is best?

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  30. Takedog1
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    any truth in the rumours of sane being rested today?

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    1. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I wouldn't be surprised.

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    2. UnitednationsXI
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      What rumours?

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