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Pogba fit to face Leicester but Martial only among the substitutes

Leicester City take on Manchester United in the first of two Premier League matches to be contested on Sunday afternoon. Kick-off at the King Power Stadium is at 14:05 GMT.

Paul Pogba (£8.6m) has shrugged off a groin injury and starts for the visitors today, with Anthony Martial (£7.2m) fit to return on the bench.

Pogba was the most-sold Fantasy Premier League midfielder of Gameweek 25, having been shipped out by almost 250,000 FPL managers.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made four changes to his team overall, with Eric Bailly (£5.0m), Ander Herrera (£5.0m), Jesse Lingard (£6.7m) and Alexis Sanchez (£10.0m) replacing Phil Jones (£5.1m), Andreas Pereira (£4.5m), Romelu Lukaku (£10.7m) and Juan Mata (£6.2m).

Alexis is making his first Premier League start since Gameweek 11.

Marcus Rashford (£7.7m) looks to be leading the line for United after a run-out on the left flank against Burnley in midweek.

Rashford is by some distance the most-owned forward in FPL, sitting in just over 40% of squads.

The England forward has accrued more FPL points away from home than at Old Trafford this season and has only blanked in two of his last nine league appearances on the road: those being matches at Liverpool and Manchester City.

Claude Puel has understandably kept together the bulk of the side that drew 1-1 with Liverpool on Wednesday, with his only alteration being an enforced one: Harvey Barnes (£5.5m) replacing the injured Marc Albrighton (£5.1m).

New loan signing Youri Tielemans (£6.0m) isn’t involved in the match-day squad.

The reverse fixture of this match was the opening game of the 2018/19 season, with Pogba and Luke Shaw (£5.0m) on target for the Red Devils in a 2-1 win. Jamie Vardy (£8.8m) came off the bench to grab a consolation for Puel’s side.

Leicester City XI (4-2-3-1): Schmeichel, Chilwell, Evans, Maguire, Pereira, Mendy, Ndidi, Maddison, Gray, Barnes, Vardy.

Manchester United XI (4-3-3): De Gea, Young, Bailly, Lindelof, Shaw, Matic, Herrera, Pogba, Lingard, Sanchez, Rashford.

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  1. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pogboom hatty, nothing for Rashy

  2. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Marcus Miss-ford

    Grrrr

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      misscus rash

  3. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    That's fine, didn't even want that goal and assist Rashford...
    But Jiminez, Son, and Jota won't stop.

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

    Lindelof scored 4 yet?

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      4 bps

  5. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Rashford missing a sitter from Shaw...grrrr...

  6. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Did you know that 5G does not travel very well through buildings or even rain clouds or fog. So they have to put thousands of boosters within our cities and towns to counter this.___It Has Begun!!

    OK, back to the football.

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Is that not because of the bandwidth that 5g uses?

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Correct sir. 🙂
        The waves are a lot smaller.

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Rashford close again

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Looking very lively aint he

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

    Rashfordsential

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    OMG rashford

  10. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Rashford ro Auba good move?

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      to

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

        nope

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

      I’d look at getting both

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

    Rashford G
    Pogba A

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

    Yeees!!

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

    Ricardo assist

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    The DUO

    Good goal

  15. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pog A Rash G

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Perfect 🙂

  16. Dannyb
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Rashpog!!!!!!

  17. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Aguero doesn't do ankle injuries....

    https://www.transfermarkt.com/sergio-aguero/verletzungen/spieler/26399

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      So he's due one?

  18. rivercityransom
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    pogford strikes again

  19. Meinhoff
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pogba Rashford combo perfect

  20. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    POGFORD

  21. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    pogba assit rashford goallllllllllllllllll

  22. The Enlightener
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Lovely little goal there

  23. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pogsellers punished. Annoyingly I don't have him

  24. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Great goal, pains me to say

  25. Salarrivederci
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pogba and Rashford is the guys to have.
    Shaw on bench for tough fixtures and in your starting 11 in the easy ones.

  26. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    POGBA TO RASHFORD JIZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

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

    Utd look hungry, could see loads of goals today

  28. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pogba is world class.

    Pogford combo does it again 😀

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

      That pass was a beauty and given so quick

  29. Bram
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    8.1% of the Top10k sold Pogba, 2.3% sold Rashford - get in the lads!

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Probably for the likes of Sane. Might need something more for it to have been a bad move.

  30. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Thanks to the flags and DGW, it’s not fully points for everyone 🙂