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Sane benched but Aguero and Sterling start in City’s first DGW fixture

The first of two Manchester City matches in Double Gameweek 25 kicks off at 16:30 GMT this afternoon, with Arsenal the visitors to the Etihad.

Leroy Sane (£9.8m) has been benched for only the second time in 13 Gameweeks, though Raheem Sterling (£11.3m), Sergio Aguero (£11.4m), David Silva (£8.5m), Bernardo Silva (£7.6m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£9.7m) all start.

Danilo (£5.1m), John Stones (£5.2m), Riyad Mahrez (£8.3m) and Gabriel Jesus (£10.0m) are among the substitutes for the hosts.

Sane was the second-most-popular triple captaincy choice of this Gameweek, with 26,429 Fantasy managers using this chip on the German winger.

Aguero and Sterling were the first and third-most-popular choices for the triple captaincy this weekend.

City still have Everton to face at Goodison Park on Wednesday, of course.

Pep Guardiola’s formation is still to be determined, with City’s line-up missing an orthodox left-back and seemingly set to use Bernardo in a wide role.

Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.2m) are once again paired up front for Arsenal today, with Unai Emery reverting to a wing-back system for the trip to Eastlands.

Mesut Ozil (£8.0m) is joined by Denis Suarez (£6.5m) on the away bench, with Laurent Koscielny (£5.4m) returning from injury in defence.

Granit Xhaka (£5.3m) misses out with a slight groin problem.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3, tbc): Ederson, Walker, Laporte, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

Arsenal XI (3-4-3): Leno, Koscielny, Mustafi, Monreal, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Torreira, Lichtsteiner, Iwobi, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

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  1. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I expected Sane and Aguero to start vs Arsenal and not play vs Everton for Mahrez/Jesus. If we get Sane for 90 against Everton instead that's actually much better for us. If you though he would play 180 mins you're doing it wrong.

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

    On a positive note, it’s more likely Sane gets a good run at Everton.

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Or Mendy and Sané vs Chelsea

  3. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling(c) let’s go!

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

      Fingers crossed 🙂 Not been scoring many recently!

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

    Hope this is an exciting game

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

      Exciting 0-0 confirmed.

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

    Kun to become Fantasy Gold again after today's performance?

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

      😀 too soon!

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

      You mean he is going to get a ban?

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

        😮

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

    How's Bappos going for Rash & Pog? Final?

    1. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      i think marcus and paul on 1 each

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

      1 each

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

      ty

    4. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This

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

      They changed after FT but have changed again.

      They should now but final, but don't be surprised if its mixed up again 😀

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

    Now Champions League upon us and Mendy back, Sane can be sold can't he. Yes he'll start most games I'd imagine, but 9.8mill when you aren't sure is a lot.

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

      Im selling to Son

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

        Yep, looks good to me.

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

        Only negative is, it leaves Richarlison stinking out my squad.

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

      Might sell for mane

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

        Looking at this move

  8. Planet Head
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    70 with just Salah(c) to play. 1-1 with both own goals please!

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

      That is a decent score so far this GW.

      1. Planet Head
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Currently on career high OR 3k so yeah happy for now, but this game's gonna be difficult to watch (especially as I benched Auba)

        1. DantheManinaPan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Benched Auba!?

          I mean that seems like utter lunacy, but you're clearly a very good player... So why?

          1. Planet Head
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Honestly was struggling to decide between him and Fraser. Cardiff were supposed to be vulnerable to set pieces but ended up bossing them. Mistake was neglecting Bournemouth's poor away form. Auba's a smasher of minnows but has done nothing on the road against good teams (and nothing at home other than in the derby). The RMT tool also said bench Auba.

            Thanks for the compliment 🙂

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

      Wow, no DGWers?

      1. Planet Head
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Chose to ignore it and keep faith with Haz, my namesake

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

          Nice score so far!

          Kept Hazard too name-bro, ignored Sane 🙂 Only have Sterling(C). Good luck!

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

      You could do with Salah getting a good score as with no double gameweek players, I would imagine the average will be 70+

      1. Planet Head
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Happy just to stand still this week, if that's how it turns out

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

      Well played on ignoring this dgw nonsense

      1. Planet Head
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers! Was worried it was going to be suicide (and bye-bye LMS) this week only transferring in Boruc and benching Auba. Still time for it to go wrong

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

      73 with Sane(C), Salah and Fabianski left

  9. KingOllie
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    If Sane makes a sub appearance and gets something that would be the perfect result.
    Returns and huge chance of playing the majority vs trash everton

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

      This.

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

      That's the dream.

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Cheap talk, he needs to be on the pitch end of the day.

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

      A 10 minute hat trick....asking too much?

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

    Wow Andy TC Sané, tough... :/

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

      too early

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

        Maybe, but still very frustrating to see your TC benched.

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

          Is about points after the two games are completed- not about before both have started

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

    Rashford should move up to 2bp's when he has been given 3 bps for the winning goal.

    1. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      It's already been added unfortunately.

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

        Don't think it has. I noticed he was on 28bps when he was subbed. He is still on 28 now. Should be 31.

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

          He was on 26.

  12. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Any Utd player not get a BAP?

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

    People using the line 'if Arsenal can keep it tight for an hour' need to stop clutching. Myself included 🙂

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

      Yup - Arsenal don't have the kegels to keep it tight for an hour...

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

    Auba to score early forcing pep to get sané on would be ideal for me

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

      That’s the dream!

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

      ideal

    3. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

    4. LSK
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hoping for a first half Auba hattrick and then TC Sane to come on at half time and score 4 making Pep publicly apologise for benching him and promise never to do it again.

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

        Reality auba will blank and sane benched completely or get 1 pointer and score 2 pts vs Everton.

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

    Auboom, LETS GO BOYO

  16. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    This has been a season of getting on the right player at just the right time:
    Alonso for weeks 1 to 3
    Mendy/AWB?robbo/Mane/Laporte at the beginning
    Hazard for his run from GW4 to GW8
    Salah when started to play in GW9
    Pogba & Rashford after Mo was sacked
    Son from GW13
    Sterling from GW4 to GW13
    Sane from GW8 to GW23
    I’m sure that there are loads more.
    It all looks so easy on paper

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

      same every season, timing is key

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

      Not that easy tbh.

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

      Fraser gw1 😎

    4. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      T
      I
      M
      I
      N
      G

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

        &

        L
        U
        C
        K

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

      Sterling from GW25 to GW31

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

      It's been a nightmare to get right.

      Martial during his run too, then switch to Pogba when Ole arrived.

    7. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Good timing = skill, bad timing = luck 😉

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

    Sane triple captain. Dark mood incoming.

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

      Who’s your vice?

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

        Sterling, but he’s bound to get some minutes over the 2 games

  18. rnrd
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    As a match presentation French website l’équipe state sané has some ankle problem. Don’t know where they got that from but they usually are very reliable

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sacre bleu

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

      Maybe they heard about the aguero rumour and got lost in translation.. or vice verse

  19. Ross From Friends
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Auba brace incoming

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hope so

  20. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Typical haha, every one of my players so far hasn't blanked apart from the one who I've captained who's possibly going to get a 1pter.

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

    There must be quite a few teams on for a full house, right? Where every player returns either a CS, goal or assist.

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 2 months ago

        yours?

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

          No, the delightful Patricio letting the side down.

      • THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        So far so good, Doherty AWB Pogba Rashford Jimenez, Sterling(c) and Sane left today

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

          Nice. Who’s your first sub if Sané is injured?

          1. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Kolasinac lol

      • Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I am at the minute but sane captain not looking great

      • J T
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I was until Danilo & Sane no shows

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

      Laporte and Koscielny look quite similar

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

      What formation are City playing?

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

        4-3-3

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

        The usual with Fernandinho at CB probably

    4. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      7/7 returns for me so far. Haven't broke 50 yet tho.

      1. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Reply fail...

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

        Same. Sane about to break that run though....

    5. Bad Kompany
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Final baps in United game?

      1. Ross From Friends
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Pogba and Rash 1 each

      2. Bad Kompany
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Who got 3 and 2?

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

      Think it's more likely city are 3 at the back rather than fernandinho at left back as sky are saying.

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

        Fernandinho at CB

        1. Here's Tom with the We…
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          That city back 4 has made me feel more positive, about keeping Aubameyang

    7. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sane(C) 😀 brutal brutal season!

      *checks who he has coming off the bench for Martial*

      1. Ross From Friends
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Martial played though

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

          🙂

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

        Everton game called off?

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

      Come captain differential supremo KDB pull something out of the bag for me lad.

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

        *Come on

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

      Huge mistake from pep this

      Auba and laca masterclass incoming

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

        Fernandinho CB???

    10. shearer9
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Anyone else on Sterling (c)?