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Dugout Discussion February 3

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

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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Laporte great delivery!

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  2. Cookie Kid
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    • 7 Years
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    Laporte looking great at LB

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  3. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
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    Laporte's crossing from LB is class

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  4. Fred54
    • 9 Years
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    Otamendi's running for a bus routine is something else...

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  5. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Laporte very attacking, what is this ?

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    1. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Playing left back

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      1. Shark Team
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Then who plays cb? Only Otamendi? Can someone tell me the formation?

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

      Playing LB.

      The 'Mendy role' offering width, Sterling cutting in, Sane not needed.

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    3. Ghost Gooner
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      5 years, 3 months ago

      LB and gives better balance cos he is left footed so can cross quickly

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  6. Forza Papac
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    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal will have a crazy 5-10 minutes where theycompletely fold and City score 2-3

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
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      Standard

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    2. Shultan
      • 8 Years
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      & im hoping Sane is playing during those minutes

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  7. Royal5
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    Sterling shoots like a little girl

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    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
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      She is.

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    2. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
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      Ha

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    3. Mo Mané Mo Problems
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      Sexist and ageist.

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
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        😀

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      2. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
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        And racist!!!

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    4. PepTalk
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      5 years, 3 months ago

      My little girl shoots better than all the boys in her team. I'm confused.

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    5. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      The agenda against Sterling continues

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  8. Nomar
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    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    At this rate I’m better off keeping Haz and selling Sterling for Son.

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    1. zdrojo187
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      This

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    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Both got blank

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  9. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I didn't buy assist machine Laporte for the CSs

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  10. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling will be hooked at half time the way things are going

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Oi

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    2. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Didn't think he looked that bad

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    3. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I am afraid you're right. He's my TC and he's dreadful. Alternative is to move him to the right, Sane left and hook Bernardo or KDB around 60 minutes

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  11. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    LMS safety score up to 35 with bonus.

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

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    1. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
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      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hi TM. What was last weeks safety score please.

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      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
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        35

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        1. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
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          • 8 Years
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          Thanks. Phew !!!!! That was lucky, scraped in with 35, cant believe it.

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  12. JELLYFISH
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    Very satisfying seeing 15 big fat ones next to Kun in my gw pts. A few more please...

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    1. Old Man
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      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Even more so when you consider that the defenders (other than Kos) are out of the BAPs at the moment.

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  13. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Steeling is supposed to outscore Haz. More so since he'll surely be bench the next game for Mahrez.

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  14. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Guys it was obvious, Laporte was going to play as an attacking LB, we should have known...

    Damn Pep...

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

      Must really not like Delph, Zinchenko and Sane then

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Think it's to do with Arsenal's setup.

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    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He is the only left footed defender without Mendy ... always possible

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  15. Grounderz
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Not understanding why Pep wants a right-legged player on the left and a left-legged player on the right, just for this game.

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    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      To cit inside like Mahrez use to do

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

      Cause his two full backs are on their good foot to offer width.

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      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        That and Arsenal's two full/wing backs cant defend so a player either side causes a right headache.

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    3. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Never understood that.

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  16. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling looks like a waste of money.

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    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It surely is.

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

      Brexit.

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  17. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Well this isn’t going too well.. uh oh

    37 pts so far bleh

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  18. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    People v harsh on Sterling imo

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sane cappers antics 😀

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    2. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Expectation!

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    3. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Exactly this. He's involved and will get something.

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

      He scored that goal at the Emirates where he cut in from the left and hammered it in

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    5. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He’s been awful

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    6. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He's had that his entire career. The kid's been through a lot, really impressive what's he's achieved under the circumstances. Not sure how I would have coped of my old man was murdered.

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    7. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Think it's objective. Most of his decisions so far were bad

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  19. Costa in Wengerland
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Guys who got the bonus points in united match?

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      3 - De Gea (33)
      2 - Young (30)
      1 - Shaw, Lindelöf, Pogba, Rashford (28)

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      1. Costa in Wengerland
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks TM

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    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/6380/event/25

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      1. Costa in Wengerland
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers HFT

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    3. QUEN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      https://www.anewpla.net/fpl/live/

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

    Sterling(c) has been awful 🙁

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

      Trade you for Sané (c)

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

        Sané will score in this game

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

          Needs to get on the pitch 1st

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

            He will. Minute 60 I’m guessing. Plenty of time for someone of his quality.

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    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Early days. Don't want to see you posting this until 90 mins is up vs Everton.

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    3. Nomar
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He certainly has.

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  21. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bernardo you muppet

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  22. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What Tyrone Mings has done is disgusting really. Could have blinded that Reading player after what he did to Zlatan so recently.

    Mings is not going to be able to play football again without fans attacking him and his family.

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

      What did he do?

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      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I don’t wanna post the photo but it’s available. He has deliberately stamped on someone’s face for the third time. It’s horrific !

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        1. Chenku╰☆╮
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          He needs a life ban. How can anyone call that an accident??

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          1. Richd
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah he clearly looks and sees the players face is there.

            This being not the first time really doesn’t help his cause to try claim it was accidental

            You’d think they could press criminal charges ?

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        2. CaTriEm
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Except it wasn't deliberate. Tabloids are using the term "stamp" but use the term "accident(al)" in their articles.

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          1. Chenku╰☆╮
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Sorry but feck off. He has done it to ibra too. One time fine but can't keep doing it.

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            1. CaTriEm
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              He did it to Ibra after he was elbowed in the head and thrown to the ground by him in separate incidents.

              This instant was clearly an accident if you actually saw it for yourself.

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              1. CaTriEm
                • 10 Years
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                *This incident

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

          Wow just seen it. Absolutely disgraceful.

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

        Google Nelson Oliviera stamp

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

      Attacking his family?

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      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        There’s a lot of threats on twitter

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        1. Pat Bonner
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          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          What’s it got to do with his family

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          1. Patch
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Would you stand by and do nothing if your sister had acid thrown in her face?

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            1. Chenku╰☆╮
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              This is ludicrous.. stop this non sense. He is to blame and only him.

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

              Wow maybe slightly over the top and completely irrelevant reaction there

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    3. Cookie Kid
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      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It was shocking and for me deliberate, would normally give benefit of doubt but having done it before he doesn’t deserve it.

      Needs a long ban.

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    4. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Difficult to prove intent, but the same thing doesn't happen to the same player this many times

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  23. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Who is the old guy with the grey short back and sides?

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    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Brian Kidd?

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  24. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling flop. Get sane on now!

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  25. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Iwobi wouldn't even start for West Ham, why does he keep getting picked for Arsenal?

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    1. Rainer
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      5 years, 3 months ago

      Arsenal don't really have much other options.

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      1. BIG TONES
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Ozil, Ramsey

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        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          You don't play Ozil at the Etihad! Can't afford to carry anyone.

          Ramsey leaving in the summer, maybe his head isn't in it or Emery doesn't trust him.

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          1. BIG TONES
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            You play your best XI whenever possible and Ozil is definitely part of that on paper. It's Emery's fault he can't get the best out of him or find a formation that fits their marquee player.

            As for Ramsey, it's Wenger-level stubbornness that keeps him on the bench as he is leaving soon. Who cares? He's one of the best players, we need points, play him!

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

      Ramsey would have been a better pick IMO. Playing a similar role to the one he does for Wales. Ramsey used to not having the ball with Wales, but that didn't stop them against Belgium

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    3. zdrojo187
      • 9 Years
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      This

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    4. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Suarez will replace him in the coming weeks.

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  26. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Non Kun cappers very lucky. Should have had 2 with a clear penalty denied.

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    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ah well. I’m happy with a goal let’s not get greedy.

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

      Should have had one with a missed pen.

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

    35 more mins for sterling 🙂

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    1. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah :((((((

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  28. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Does the Arsenal Suarez bite too?

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  29. Ambrosiana Inter
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    DSilva looking all right?

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

      Been a bit anonymous actually. Lot of the play has been from the wings - particularly Laporte and Bernardo

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

      Preferred him bald personally.

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      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        This

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

    Didnt even realise the PFA team of the year and signing of the season Torreira was on the field

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