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Top 10k managers go on hunt for Man United assets

The top 10,000 Fantasy Premier League managers have swooped for Manchester United assets after the strong start they have made under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Meanwhile, there has been a non trivial activity in the chips department this week mixed between Wildcards, Bench Boosts and Free Hits.

Looking at the spike of interest in United assets, we notice that, for the first time for at least ten Gameweeks, there are four Red Devils players with ownership higher than 10% at the top end of the game.

PlayerGW18 Top 10k ownershipGW19 Top 10k ownership
Rashford10.04%35.8%
Martial5.8%22.5%
Lingard0.25%12.6%
Pogba0.9%10.1%
Shaw0.6%6.96%

We see that some Man United players went from almost zero percent ownership (Jesse Lingard (0.25%), Paul Pogba (0.9%) and Luke Shaw (0.6%)) to significant backing in a matter of the three days between Gameweeks 18 and 19.

The most popular United asset is Marcus Rashford who left his 35.8% owners disappointed today with his blank.

Speaking of disappointment, the second most-owned United player, Anthony Martial, was not included in the match squad today, which means that the 22.5% top 10,000 managers who own him will have called their bench for help.

However, maybe that was not very disappointing as many have Aaron Wan-Bissaka as first substitute, and he is projected to get eight points this Gameweek after bonus points.

Meanwhile, the 10.1% managers who own Pogba this week certainly enjoyed his brace, which is the main reward Man United owners got today, plus the Lingard assist.

This Man United bias manifests itself even more in active Wildcards this week. 2.14% of top 10,000 managers delayed their first Wildcard up till this week, and they certainly made sure they got their Red Devils cover.

Rashford (60.75%) and Martial (34.58%) are the popular Wildcard picks, while Pogba made it to 27.43% of them. Wildcarders also favored Wan-Bissaka, Andy Robertson and Lucas Digne in defense and Mohamed Salah, Richarlison and Heung-Min Son in midfield who all proved to be decent picks for Gameweek 19.

On the other hand, 0.5% activated their Free Hit chip and their selection looks very similar to the Wildcard picks. Pogba features much more than Martial in these one-week only squads.

In addition, 1.1% found their bench promising enough to activate the Bench Boost chip and not wait for future opportunities. Taking a look at the benches of those teams (loosely defined as the cheapest players in their squad), we find the following players constituting most of the substitutes.

Bench PlayerPercentage
Wan-Bissaka86.85%
Fabianski43.2%
Doherty24.26%
Kolasinac23.4%
Digne20.7%

It was essentially Wan-Bissaka’s clean sheet and Digne’s brace that rewarded Bench Boosters this week. As this article was being finalized, the average intermediate scores for different chip users show that Free Hit (14 intermediate points gain over no chips) was actually the most successful this week (numbers are before the Watford-Chelsea game). Meanwhile, Triple Captainers (mainly captaining Salah) are second with a 10.1 gain.

Chip UsedPercentagePoints
No Chip96.06%52.85
Wildcard2.14%60.70
Bench Boost1.11%61.90
Free Hit0.49%66.84
Triple Captain0.20%63.00

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2,597 Comments Post a Comment
  1. L S P
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    does anyone really know who will start in goal for Brighton with Ryan out?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Button

    2. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      The curious case of Benjamin

  2. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Been a proper rough GW, captaining Son over Pogba really grates -_-
    But who to captain next week>?

    1. squ1rrel
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Haz?

  3. Astronautovic
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Does pogba have more freedom now going forward or were this just 2 shots from outside the box?

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      His xG was 0.25

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

        So clinical 😎

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

        So do u think he is a better option than sane?

    2. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He does look like a free roaming beast proving a point

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Later one.
      GK should have saved 2nd goal

      1. Astronautovic
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks

    4. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      both

    5. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      The guy just seeems to enjoy his football more right now. I cant fit him in my team, sadly, but a must have if you can.

      1. Astronautovic
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks mate

  4. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    fed up with city assets, sterling -> salah for free ?

    1. QueefParkRangers
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      yes, 2 weeks behind

    2. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Do it

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

    Would you do

    Alonso to holebas?

    This would enable Snoddy to Pogba / Martial

    1. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wham fixtures decent until WC + they haven't played yet

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      prefer digne + martial if possible

      1. GuillermoDickero
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Already own Digne

  6. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Saints are going to kill this City team. No way am I benching Ings.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah.
      VC locked.

  7. Sancidino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone else going double United? Thinking Pogba and Rashford

    1. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rash unlucky not to get points, but slightly weary with Lukaku/Sanchez/Martial kicking about

      he's also in that weird price range

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      yeah i did this, 98% sure i rage transfer them out at the end of this run of fixtures but here we go

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Just did

    4. Ynwalfc
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Got martial and Pogba. It’s looks like they’re the players to have

  8. niloh1
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Do you guys reckon laca will continue to start seeing as he only played 60 mins ytd?

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

      Have to ditch someone for that price who isn’t guaranteed to start or play close to 90 every week.

    2. Mona Lisa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He's simply not an option imo

    3. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      even when he starts he's useless

    4. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I sadly gave up on him this past week. He is a talented player though, I do like him and wish he'd get 90 every week.

  9. Teahupo'o
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    First draft of wc. Switching to 352. How does this look?

    Foster Speroni
    TAA Doherty Digne AWB Bednarek
    Salah Son Hazard Pogba Martial
    Kane Jimenez Kamara

  10. Konig Luther
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sane out for Son -4 is too much kneejerk?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Did it few hours ago.

    2. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

    3. Mona Lisa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes too much

    4. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      for a hit yes

    5. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      thanks all..

    6. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No

  11. Gabbiadini
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Robbo and Sane > Hazard and Digne
    Don't want to lose Robbo but will trade him or TAA back in after City game, thoughts? Hazard and Digne's fixtures are extremely good.
    Would be extremely appreciative to get a response 🙂

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah ok.

  12. Ghost Gooner
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Price change carnage in a few minutes 😯

    1. Gabbiadini
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      8 minutes?

  13. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling to Hazard or Sane to Pogba right now?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes.

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I mean which one?

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Sterling to Hazard one i think.

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Both

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        For a hit?

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          no

        2. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Of course .But at a push the first one. Hazard up top on pens and unstoppable right now.

    3. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A

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

      Hazard

  14. fantasyxprt11
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone think Gundogan + Lacazette + Hojbjerg out for Pogba + Moura + Kamara a good idea for -4

    Rest of the team is
    Kepa/Hamer
    Alonso Doherty Digne AWB Bennett
    Hazard Richarlison Anderson Hojbjerg * Gundogan *
    Lacazette* Aguero Kane

    0.0 in bank, 2 FT

    1. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Moura is a bad idea

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

    WCT without Anderson, not sure I want to remove him though...thoughts? would mainly play Ings and then just rotate the premium fwd with FTs...

    4.5 (Button)
    TAA Digne Holebas (Doherty Bednarek)
    Salah Hazard Son Pogba Rich
    Kane Kamara (Ings)

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You can get him back when Son leaves

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

        yeah true, could just get Pogba when Son goes too

  16. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Salah is top scoring midfielder and has only 7 bonus points to his name in 18 games. Something wrong there. 22 other players have more bonus points than him.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      welcome to salahworld

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wasteful

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Same bonus points as Vokes and Rondon!

    4. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Speaks to Pools overall talent level though too, does it not (the Bonus pts are spread around other high-performing players)

      1. Alpharius
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I agree
        Salah scores goals, but it is the defence that they build from

    5. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Baps system is naff

  17. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    When does Son go off? Plays two more games?

    1. Teahupo'o
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      After gw22.

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

      3

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks!

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

        Probably won't play all 3. I hope.

    3. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He'll be around for 3 more

    4. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Three more league games.

  18. Ohh1454
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Best 4.5m keeper ? Looking to do Patricio > ????. 0.0itb

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

      Keep. Foster has fixtures so him If you must.

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

      You're nuts. Hold him.

      Fixtures improve.

  19. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    How would you change this WC team?

    Fab - Speroni
    TAA - Bednarek - Wanbisa - Doherty - Digne
    Salah - Martial - Hazard - Richarlison - Pogba
    Ings - Kane - Kamara

  20. skybluecam
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Best mid under 7.6? Leaning to pereyra because of fixtures. fanderson though?

  21. tyron
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    do we really think pep is going to start both sane and sterling AGAIN!? NO chanice lol

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yeh but which one will be rested?

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Fear of rotation is why i got rid of Sterling. Mahrez due a start

    3. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling makes most sense since they can't brak down buses lately. Mahrez needed for creativity

      But who the f knows

  22. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pogboom and Son in
    Felipe and Sane out
    -4

    Man U (w Rash)/Spurs (w Kane) offensive double up

    Come at me!

  23. FreddyP3
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Best cheap keeper (longterm) max 5.0 to replace ederson with ahead of liverpool clash? Fabi? Pickford fixture look nice but will he get cs even with those easy fixtures?

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'd rather have Fabianski for 0.3m cheaper since Everton never keep a CS

    2. Alpharius
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'd wager Pickford outscores fabianski over the next 8 fixtures

      Although that may just be the confirmation bias talking

  24. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Will Balbuena play?

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Shipped out...still a big doubt Im guessing?

  25. skybluecam
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Prices have changed already fml

    1. rainy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Best to get transfers in before 10 past

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      1.10am

  26. rainy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Price Changes - 27th December 2018

    🔺  Milivojevic (6.1), Pogba (8.0), Rashford (7.2), Son (8.7), Jiménez (6.3), Digne (5.1)

    🔻  Fraser (6.2), Knockaert (5.3), Gudmundsson (5.6), Willian (7.2), Silva (4.7), Clyne (4.5), Alexander-Arnold (5.1), Laporte (6.0), Sterling (11.4), Sané (9.6), Jacob.Murphy (4.7), Cresswell (5.0), R.Bennett (4.1), Bonatini (4.6)

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers Rainy

      3up 1down

    2. Pep Pig
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers Rainy

    3. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      cheers Rainy 4 up 2 down

    4. rainy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      3-2 😉

    5. Teahupo'o
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      4-0 Cheers Rainy

    6. Costa in Wengerland
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Don't get this TAA drop 😐

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Clyne threat?

      2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Pre-deadline transfers. Probably almost clawed back under 100, but not enough clearly.

    7. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      TAA finally!!!!!!!!!!

      1. Boo Ya Ka Sha
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        +1

    8. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks Rainy - TAA finally falls (after a double digit haul lol)

    9. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Holy Mother of Price Changes!

    10. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Taa drop ... what a bargain!

    11. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      We know have our first FPL teams with >110m value

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        *now

        1. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          That you, Fred54?

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

            Heh, no one's gonna get that reference.

            1. Mysterion
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I new it...

    12. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nice +0.4m on WC 🙂

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

      Cant wait to do Alonso to TAA in 3/4 gws.

    14. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      3 up, 1 down

    15. fclackless [Brazil Nuts]
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      cheers

  27. Boo Ya Ka Sha
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    This is such bs. FPL didn't allow me to make a transfer for the past 30 minutes. It kept on glitching and sending me back to the transfer page after clicking "Make Transfers"

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You should change your name to Boo Hoo

      1. Boo Ya Ka Sha
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        salty..

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

      App or website?

      1. Boo Ya Ka Sha
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        both

  28. El Lobito 10
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    B. Keep Sane and Sterling for SOU
    A. Sell Sterling for Son
    B. Sell Sterling for Pogba
    C. Sell for Hazard
    D. Sell Sane for one of the above

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      C

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I’m keeping both but I’d do Sterling to Hazard if I didn’t own him.

    3. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If you were going to sell either you should have done it 10 mins ago...I'm in the same position and did Sterling > Hazard fwiw

      1. El Lobito 10
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Will hold one more week. Thanks all. Palace looking good.

  29. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Seriously when are price changes? I'm not usually up this late but I hit press button 5 minutes ago on Sane/Gibbs-White/Alonso > Son/Pog/Digne but it doesnt seem to have gone through

    1. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I always thought price changes were around 2-3am GMT?

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

        pre-clock change it's 02.15, now it's 01.15

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

      1:15am (used to be 2:15 pre clocks change) but always a good idea to do 5-10 mins before

    3. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bollox, just seen above so I'm priced out of my -4 😎

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

      01:15 GMT obviously when the time comes, you'll need to adjust for BST 🙂

    5. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      1:15am gmt

      do em before 1 to be sure

  30. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What would u do here?
    1. Sterling + Sane + Mitro -> Salah, Hazard, Kamara (-4).
    2. Sane + Mitro -> Haz + Ings.
    3. Other.

    Fabianski.
    Kola, Doherty, Digne.
    Rich, Sane, Sterling, Felipe.
    Mitro, Kane, Auba.
    Hamer, AWB, Gibbs-White, Bednarek.
    2ft, 1.4m ITB.