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

    Rashford did not play well and now seems injured

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

      Ups first liner

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

      Lukaku for Huddersfield next week it is

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

    Ugh, didn't need the Rashford injury.

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

    They’re dropping like flies

  4. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Yikes. No Rashford for me then. Vardy stays!

    1. thunder_mike
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Rashford injury could make Martial an option.

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

    Nasty one for Bailly.

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

      That man doesn't understand the concept that you need to stay fit for the whole season not just one game

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

        He didn't manage one game

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

    Lol, Bailly just went all in.

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

    Please not Damian!

  8. Rash
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    That looks a bad one for Bailly

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

    That’s the problem with Duracell’s, non rechargeable

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

    ACL ripped for Bailly?

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      If not then mcl for sure

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

    Ugh Bailly

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

    The way this is going. Might have to get Bobby Reid and Mounier in for the United games

  13. thunder_mike
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    For me Man Utd are maybe the worse team to be playing Huddersfield next week.
    Can’t afford a striker without a either a hit or losing Aguero and not sure I want to do that.
    Which makes Eriksen to Pogba the obvious choice but he looks disinterested.
    And Martial isn’t an option anymore.

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Yes, it's a tricky one. May ignore them altogether.

      1. thunder_mike
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        And if Rashford is now injured and Sanchez is his replacement in the team he is too expensive.

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

      Agreed

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

    But forward under £6.5 ?

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

      *Best

    2. thunder_mike
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Long or Rondon

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

        Never realised Long was so cheap!

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

      Long the form horse

    4. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Rondon the whole package. Mitrovic the shooting star.

    5. Sif
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Only two weeks left so don't expect much. But Long has Hudds at home last game.

  15. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Who is the biggest waste of space?

    A. Bailly
    B. Sturridge

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      B cause there are expectations.
      *there were

    2. Tatty Bojangles
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      C. Carroll

    3. shearer9
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      At least B counts towards HG quota

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

    I'm guessing getting Pogba in for one of Son/Eriksen next week doesn't look that fruitful? Any other options up to mid 9m aside from wolves/pool? Have Sterling.

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

      Bernardo ?

  17. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    I was just asking about Pogba, but is anyone from United worth a look for gws37/38?

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

      Shaw possibly. No one else stands out.

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Judging from all the comments during this game, that seems about right. Thanks!

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

      maybe Martial/Lingard if Rashford injury is serious

  18. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Rashford injury might give Lingard an opportunity to break through

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

      Hahaha

  19. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Rashford injured?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Potentially. Went straight down the tunnel. May just be protecting him, may be worse.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Cheers. Will keep an eye on news

  20. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Might just save FT rather than worrying about bringing in Rash and/ or Haz. No one in this match looks worth doing anything for

  21. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    5 points from Sterling and Pogba

    ML rival has Vardy Aguero and Pereira

    Who wins?

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

      🙂

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

    Unimaginable to think no one will be considering a united asset for last two games against the worst teams in the league!!

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Playing crap and injuries mounting up. Loads of the players want to leave e.g. Lukaku, Sanchez, Pogba, Herrera, Mata, DDG

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

      At this rate none, yes

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

      Maybe a defender? Luke Shaw?

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

        If DDG rested

      2. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Not when De Gea is throwing them into his own net.

    4. ㅤRising
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Many are considering, but who is the best option there? Pogba still the best option?

    5. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Maybe shaw

    6. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I'll be tripled up if Rashford is ok.

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

      They've dropped so far and I think its just gonna get worse.

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

    None of this two shows the quality of top 4, but Arsenal neither ... Wolves then?

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

      Honestly....

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

    FFS play some football

  25. shearer9
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Best Firm replacement? Got 10.5 to spend. Already got Jim. Cheers for suggestions

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

      Keep.

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

    2nd United red not given.

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

      1 foot

      1. Ozzy smith
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        So?

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

      rojo is a rc waiting to happen

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

    Really depressed LFC won't win the title. Feel it was their best chance for the next 7-8 years. Must be cursed.

    1. boc610
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      What can you do against a club who bend the rules?City are a great team but the deck is stacked.

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

      They will have plenty of chances in the coming seasons, arsenal spurs united Chelsea miles behind City and Pool..

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

    This ref is so so bad

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

      Abysmal indeed

  29. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Every Man United tackle is aimed at the ankle.

  30. boc610
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Ole's the perfect manager for those cold Thursday nights in the ars e end of eastern Europe . Well used to it after the job he did at Molde.

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

      Ha