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Hazard on the left flank as Higuain leads the line at Old Trafford

The final match of Gameweek 36 sees Manchester United take on Chelsea at Old Trafford.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

A win for Chelsea would take them four points clear of Arsenal in fifth place and all but eliminate Manchester United from the race for a Champions League qualification spot.

United would move level on points with the Blues with a win this afternoon, however.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made five changes to his Manchester United side from the midweek derby defeat.

Eric Bailly makes his first Premier League start in almost three months in central defence, with Chris Smalling the man to make way.

Juan Mata and Romelu Lukaku rejoin the United attack, with Jesse Lingard dropping out.

Nemanja Matic and Ander Herrera return in central midfield, with Fred, Andreas Pereira and Scott McTominay making way.

Smalling, Fred and Lingard are not even among the substitutes.

Gonzalo Higuain leads the line for Chelsea and will be flanked by Willian and Eden Hazard in the Blues’ attack.

Marcos Alonso, Antonio Rudiger and N’Golo Kante have all recovered from injury to start.

Willian, Alonso, Rudiger and Mateo Kovacic are the four changes that Maurizio Sarri has made from the 2-2 draw with Burnley.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Andreas Christensen, Emerson and the injured
Callum Hudson-Odoi drop out.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Young, Bailly, Lindelof, Shaw, Herrera, Pogba, Mata, Matic, Lukaku, Rashford.

Subs: Romero, Darmian, Rojo, McTominay, Pereira, Sanchez, Martial.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Hazard, Higuain.

Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Zappacosta, Barkley, Loftus-Cheek, Pedro, Giroud.

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  1. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Fabianski rolling his eyes at me from my bench....

    1. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Yeah, Fabianski and Diop spitting at me from my bench.

      1. Mysterion
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Must be Masuaku...

        1. fedolefan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Wish it were. Would have been amazing.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Jota here.
      Played Deulofeu over him

    3. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Jota for Origi 🙂

    4. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Wilson, here 16 🙁

  2. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Romero is first choice Argentina goal keeper ffs

  3. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    DDG will be leaving on a free at this rate!

  4. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    If I hold on in my ML then DDG ain’t getting a medal. Kamara was more use

  5. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Mendy goal next week and RAM will be officially back.

    1. Tired and weary
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      RAM was bloody great!

      1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Right backs saw them off

        1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Bar one

  6. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Who here still has Alonso?

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Looks like a lot

    2. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Maximus B. P.

      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Lol, was thinking about the TLDR Alonso post after he scored in Europa.

    3. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Lots of white walker teams

  7. teneighty
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Get Martial on. Need at least one point from my Firm autosub.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      No stay on the bench, I need Valery points

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Could be a clause in DDGs contract if United don’t make the CL.

    Maybe a cheaper buy price.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Conspiracy theory 😉

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      They’ll give him away at this rate

  9. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Alonso Punishing his sellers !!!
    (After 20 gw's 😀 )

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      He was due 😉

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        😀

    2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Not half as much as his owners

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Ha

  10. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Degea with 0 confidence

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Need to rest him, mentally drained ... Romero is much better than the average PL goalkeepers

  11. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Should have played Romero

  12. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Is DDG the worst goalie in the PL?

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      In this moment yes

  13. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Just knew Marcos will punish me for selling.

  14. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    DDG costing me my Lindleof CS points

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Bit early obviously

  15. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Of course I got rid of Alonso...

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      What 1/2 a season ago

      1. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        GW22, but I could use those points now....

    2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Me too... about GW12

  16. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    With Walker, Laporte, Agüero all equal on Bonus point tally, will they all get 3 points?

    1. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Man City

    2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Yep ker ching

    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Yes

    4. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Yes

    5. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Yep but no 2 or 1 point baps.

    6. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I know - definitely out of the ordinary. So long as Kun keeps his 🙂

    7. Von Lipwig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      ugh....bastards

  17. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    If you sold Alonso last week then you really need to consider what you were doing holding him all this time.

    1. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      He's cuddly though

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      People that had Alonso last week don't log onto FPL, never mind FFS 😉

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Haha. Top comment.

    3. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Don’t think anyone would do that

    4. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Cant believe he is in instead of my man Zappacosta

  18. Gentle_Turks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Alonso train starting....

  19. Dannyb
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Think Romero should be given a go next week.......

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      If Young hasn't been dropped the last month, Dave wont be.

  20. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Chelsea need to take long shots towards DDG in the second half. Forget about crossing to Higuain

  21. Slow regard for silent thin…
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Anyone watching the match care to share thoughts on how it’ll end? Seems like draw written all over

    1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      2-1 united

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

      93rd min: Lukaku dribbles the length of the pitch past 6 Chelsea players before dinking the keeper, running over to Azpilcueta and falcon punching him into the crowd.

  22. Queens of the South Age
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Sane and Firmino to Mane and Vardy for a -4 sound good?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      No.

    2. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Amazing point chasing

      1. Queens of the South Age
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Sorry, some context. Leading my ML by about 20 points and closest rival has mane and Vardy. More of a blocking move.

  23. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    What’s going on with DDG?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Brain in Spain.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Lands mainly on the plain.

    2. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Doesn't want man u qualifying for CL next season...how can one of the best goal keepers in the world have such a nightmare run of form!

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        It just seems to keep happening. Pardon the pun.

  24. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Who’s on Long Shots for Huddersfield?

    1. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Billing

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      He plays for Southampton.

  25. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Want to bring a City mid for the final two games. Any reason to go for Sterling over Bernardo ?

    1. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Yes, he's extremely explosive

  26. Poseidon.
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    FFS Dave out for the second half

    1. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      What is Ole doing

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        He's out for the second half too.

        1. Poseidon.
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Ugh

      1. Poseidon.
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        I’d swap De ages for that guy

        1. Poseidon.
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          *De Gea

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            Davesy*

            1. Poseidon.
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 12 months ago

              Cant call him Dave the save no more

  27. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    DDG finally cracking after dealing with the dross in front of him all season

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      He’s been a stalwart for 5 years.

  28. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    That Man United squad is so pony.

    The only one that anyone of the supposed same standing as them would want to buy is Rashford.

    1. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Rashford is trash.

      1. Poseidon.
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Yep, should swap him for Sancho

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Pogba with capable players around him is a different animal.

      1. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Actually forgot about Pogba which is understandable the way he plays most of the time.

    3. odannyboys
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      De Gea (usually) herrara and rashford are good players.

      1. MagnetBPS
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Add Shaw too

    4. MagnetBPS
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Rashford reminds me so much about Welbeck. Excellent work rate but poor finishing.

  29. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Any chance Leicester do something at the Ethiad in 8 days?

    1. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      City at home will win but its going to be a stern test the way Rodgers has Leicester playing now

    2. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      They'll definately be up for spoiling the party.

      Possible europa league place still to play for but still think CIty will be too strong.

    3. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Set up for Rodgers to pay back Pool fans for Steves slip

  30. Jono295
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Quick question hope someone knows the answer to. Laporte, Aguero and Walker are all sitting on 32 points in the bonus point system. How does that translate, ie do all three get 3 bonus points?!?

    1. Napster03
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Yes. 3 for all

    2. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Apparently so

    3. Jono295
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Cheers guys, put me ahead in ML!!!