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Martial returns for United as Fraser is benched again

The final match of Gameweek 20 takes place at Old Trafford this afternoon, as Manchester United take on Bournemouth. Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

Anthony Martial has recovered from illness to reclaim his place on the left of United’s front three, while Paul Pogba makes his third successive start under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Martial takes the place of Juan Mata, while Solskjaer has made three other alterations to the side that beat Huddersfield Town 3-1 on Boxing Day.

Ashley Young replaces right-back Diego Dalot, Eric Bailly ousts Phil Jones at centre-half and Ander Herrera is in for Fred in midfield.

Having been beaten 5-0 by Spurs in Gameweek 19, Eddie Howe has made three changes to his side and is deploying a wing-back system for the trip to Manchester.

Diego Rico and Jordon Ibe come into the side on the flanks, with Joshua King joining Callum Wilson in attack.

Ryan Fraser is benched for the second time in three Gameweeks, meanwhile.

Jefferson Lerma – who sits on nine yellow cards – and the injured Simon Francis are the other two players dropping out.

Manchester United XI (4-3-3): De Gea; Young, Lindelöf, Bailly, Shaw; Ander Herrera, Matic, Pogba; Lingard, Rashford, Martial.

Bournemouth XI (3-5-2): Begovic; Cook, Ake, Daniels; Ibe, Stanislas, Brooks, Surman, Rico; Wilson, King.

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  1. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Martial coming off

  2. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Sane and Martial to Pogba and Richarlison for -4 - yay or nay?

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

      Yes.

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

      sane to pogba enough

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        This. Selling Martial for a hit makes no sense.

      2. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Want someone for the opening game of the season, honestly 🙂 Have Rashford as well, so triple up may be too much.

        1. Dušan Citizen
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          of the year*

  3. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Taking Martial off??!

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

      Tactical – due to RC.

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Obvs. Has been average. Pogba, Rashford, Herrera and Matic have run the game today.

      1. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        True I guess. I’ll take his assist though quite happily.

      2. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Matic was awful

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

    Aw Fraser injured. Sold him 2 weeks ago but love the guy

  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Utd attacking assets under OGS:

    Pogba: 4G 4A
    Rashford: 2G 1A
    Lingard: 2G 2A
    Herrera: 1G 2A
    Martial: 1G 1A
    Lukaku: 1G 0A
    Mata: 0G 0A

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

      Amazing

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

      Nice stats m8, thanks

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

    Martial off

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

    Martial off

  8. Annie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Martial off, seems a likely starter on Wednesday. Guess I'll keep.

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

      Yeah, no need to ship. Gutted I didn't (C) Pogba, but at least I have him.

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Sanchez will start IMO

      1. Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Doubt it

          1. Annie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Sub

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

        Sanchez won't start he didn't even make the bench for this game.

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

      If Sanchez is available, he'll get a game.

      You'd assume Lukaku will play ahead of Rashford too

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

    Sane to

    A. Martial
    B. Richarlinson
    C. Save

    Pogba Haz FAnderson Son the other 4. Will do Son To Salah next week so need to save some money as well.

    1. Paulinho14
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      save

  10. Paulinho14
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    sane and success -> pogba and jiminez for free?
    no brainer right?
    leaves me with no city cover tho. have rashford.

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

    how many goals will it take before you consider bringing Lukaku in?

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

      All of them.

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

      30

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

        damn

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

      Rashford will start the next match, unless injured

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

        he is injured I think

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

        He is injured

    4. Paulinho14
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      will be hard for him to get past rashford. saying that rash might move to the wings

  12. BENOIT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I don't own Salah, Pogba or Hazard.

    Might need to WC at this rate...

  13. Rote Teufel
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Suddenly, I'm afraid Alexis plays over Martial next gw.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I think he will. OGS has already said he will be "involved" in the Newcastle game.

      https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/12/26/workaholic-alexis-sanchez-close-manchester-united-return-training/

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

      He'll be on the bench like Kaku this week.

  14. DanLynch
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Has Hennessy just lost his place in the palace team?

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

      it certainly looks that way

  15. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Jlings still on, manager favourite?

  16. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Snodgrass Robertson
    To
    Pogba TAA (-4)?

    1. Paulinho14
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      yes

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

      Yes

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

    Martial just covers Herrera this GW.

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

    Pogba on course for 46 points in last 3 gameweeks, he had 48 before that.

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

      Jose masterclass!

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

      Inb4 all the casuals bring him in and he gets a red card

  19. Jaok
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling auba høybjerg to salah pogba ings(6.6) for - 4?

  20. Sedemuda
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bailly ruins any more Martial returns.
    He's clueless & useless at leats that's one thing Moaniho got right.

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

      Didn't he also buy Bailly?

  21. Gentle_Turks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Assuming Rashford not badly injured, what are your thoughts on whether Solksjaer will keep playing Rashford or bench him for Lukaku?

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      You bench lingard and play both.

  22. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    What a week post wildcard on 82 pre Pog BAPS with Button subbing for Steele! Even reversed changing Ings in for Mitrovic cost me 0.1 lol but worked out ok. New recruit Pogba 🙂

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

      Let’s hope it improves your OR

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

        60-70k at Xmas no good then?

  23. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Fandy or Sane to Pogba?

    1. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I’m selling Sane.

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

      here comes the anderson out brigade

  24. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I’ve just seen Lingard with the ball.

  25. BeDreamin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    When is Sanchez due back? I assume once fully fit both Rashford and Jesse are dropped for Sanchez and Lukaku

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

      Its a new regime tho

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

    Oh dear fire sale on Martial to Pogba as Bailey golden source feed for Martial

    RIP Martial owners.

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

      Keeping him think he's more nailed out of any of them apart from Pogba

  27. Mr. Sitter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Martial + Alonso > Pogba + Luiz ? (2FTs)

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

    Bailly finishes off my gw.
    Stupid fellow.
    Martial C fail 🙁

  29. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Kane vs Phil Jones in 2 weeks

    Bloodbath

  30. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Lol people actually thought (still think?!) Billey is good.

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Who’s Billey? Silly Billey?