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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. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Team sheets?

    1. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Many

    2. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      8 mins

    3. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wait more eight

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

      BINGO

    5. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Impatient sod 😛

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        😎

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

      Kun owners pacing floors everywhere

    7. Bees4Lyf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I get butterflies 10 mins before team sheets

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

    Shaw on for a 9 pointer.

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

      Not when this FK goes in....

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

        Damn that was close.....

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

    Matic treading a fine line. On a YC and gives away a FK.

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Looked like a dive tbf

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

    X 4.0
    Robertson AWB Bennett X X

    1.
    A)Guaita
    B)Ryan

    2.Pick 2
    A)Kolasinac
    B)Doherty
    C)TAA
    D)Pereira
    E)Shaw

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

    And it’s Pep Time in....

    3...5...2...

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

      With Sane and Sterling up top

      1. *Reformed-Character*
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I’d bloody love that!

        1. SPorting
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          As a Kun owner, I’d be less happy.

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

    Maddison range

  7. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy is such a diver

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

    Bluemoon saying KDB dropped...

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      😮

    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Excellent, I have a ML rival that captained him despite owning Sterling.

    3. I Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wouldn't be surprised. Bernardo Silva needs to play.

    4. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Can he be dropped when he's barely first choice anyway right now?

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

    The giant mascot face sitting behind De Gea's goal is super off putting.

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

    Pogba ok?

  11. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sane DID arrive on the bus

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

    Ghezzal on
    Maddison off

    Leicester fans booing.

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I don't get this substitution tbh. Madisson playing very well today

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

    Vardy close

  14. Tev
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What do we genuinely expect the City lineup to be?

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

      All three start

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

      Can you not wait 5 mins

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

        Just wondering, mate

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

          3 mins now. You can do it

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sané, Aguero and Sterling up front.

  15. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Shaw on for full bonus until he concedes

  16. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    A Leicester goal is sorely needed to wipe out that Shaw c/s

  17. Goat
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Claude Puel is a joke

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

      looool why sub Maddison off

      1. *Reformed-Character*
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Shocking behaviour

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      what's the punchline?

  18. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Leicester so very close

  19. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Very happy with Shaw full baps....

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      ....add that to my total score 😎

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

      Surely he's lost his man boobs now.

    3. TOPCAT1960
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This.....but dont say it too loudly

  20. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    It is my personal opinion (no source) that KDB starts on bench today.

    Aguero starts in my opinion but another shock on team sheet to come.....

    Minutes away to know for sure ... it’s PEPation time

  21. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pogba and Rashford nowhere to been seen in the baps, strange

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

      To be fair they haven't done much other than the goal.

    2. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rashford close to 1 point.

    3. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A leicester goal changes everything

    4. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      They are close actually

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

      One Leicester goal and they should be there.

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

    Puel is a strange fella. Why take out your best passer/crosser/fk taker?

    1. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Absurd substitution

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

      He must not be doing what he wants him to do. Whatever that is

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

        I'd think its not marking Matic but I can't see Ghezzal doing so either

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Very weird indeed

  23. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Shocking: Yaya Toure doesn't start for Man City today

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No Zabaleta?

      1. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Pep's rotation strikes again.

    2. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Tumbleweed ....

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

      Kolarov?

  24. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    who wants to know the team sheet for City?

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Which City?

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    1. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      ?

    2. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      source?

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Feeeeerrrrkkkk...

    4. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ban

    5. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      😆

    6. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Please no ....

  26. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Maddison has a fitness problem?

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

    Woah-oh Hokey Cokeyyy

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Stop teasing

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

    Shaw looks like a T-Rex.

    Fat body and short thin arms.

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

      I'm not sure it needed explaining 😀

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

      With prehistoric baps

  29. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Here it comes 🙂

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    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ban

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

        Ban you

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

      OMFG ... Lol