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The final fixture of Gameweek 1 takes place at 16:30 BST as Manchester United welcome Chelsea to Old Trafford.

There weren’t too many shocks upon the release of the teamsheets but perhaps the headline news was that both Mason Mount (£6.0m) and Ross Barkley (£6.0m) – rather than one or the other – start together in Frank Lampard’s first Premier League starting XI as Chelsea manager.

Christian Pulisic (£7.5m) is the man to make way, with the USA international dropping to the bench.

Pedro (£7.0m) completes the trio of attacking midfielders lining up behind lone striker Tammy Abraham (£7.0m).

N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) is only fit enough for a place on the bench, while Willian (£7.0m) and Antonio Rudiger (£6.0m) miss out.

Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (both £5.5m) are handed their competitive United debuts but Daniel James (£6.0m) is only a substitute.

Andreas Pereira (£5.0m) instead gets the nod and will line up in ‘the hole’, with Jesse Lingard (£6.5m) on the right flank and Marcus Rashford (£8.5m) stationed on the opposite wing.

An ‘out of position’ Anthony Martial (£7.5m) is reportedly set to lead the line.

Budget FPL forward Mason Greenwood (£4.5m) is on the bench, meanwhile.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Zouma, Emerson, Kovacic, Jorginho, Mount, Barkley, Pedro, Abraham.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Shaw, Maguire, Lindelof, McTominay, Pereira, Pogba, Lingard, Rashford, Martial.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 1

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  1. Nicks93
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Zouma is an utter liability

    Can’t play out from the back and very clumsy in challenges. Zero tactical awareness as well

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      Agree

  2. Agger
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Why do I own Pogba? What have I done.

  3. Paulie Walnuts
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Zouma is very rubbish

  4. Brosstan
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    GLad I didnt start with Martial. Looks like its the United that ended the season, very low quality.

    1. Agger
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      He's had a few shots from range and that's it

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      We will see about that.

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Mount on free kicks

    1. THE Wild Rover
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      No any more. Terrible

  6. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Guess we know who will start of Christensen or Zouma

  7. Duderino
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Zouma is Man Utd’s best player. Hands down.

  8. OLDHERMAN
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Zouma constantly preferred to Laporte in France national team. It takes all kinds to make a world.

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      Every pot has a lid.

    2. Clintymints
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      The amount of solid defenders France have is astonishing

      Zouma is way way way way down on their massive list of defenders

      1. OLDHERMAN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 28 days ago

        True. That's why I'm stupefied.

  9. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    He’s back - only needed another few 100k a week

  10. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Wasn’t able to watch the early game today - how did

    A) Perez
    B) Jota

    look? Unlucky not to get any points? Disappointing

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      Have both.

      A) disappointing
      B) good chances - wasted today

  11. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Barkley close

  12. Agger
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Vintage David De Gea

    1. OLDHERMAN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      Rigorously with feet.

  13. TheTinman
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Great game so far what are people complaining about? I was just thinking Chelsea look good. And Barkley looks as fit as he's been his whole career.

  14. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    David de saver

  15. seewhyaxe
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Is Pereira at 5.0m a steal?

    1. Captain_Shirokov
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      lol

    2. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      Lol

    3. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      no

    4. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      McTominay at the same price more likely to play

  16. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Emerson bar!

  17. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Alonso would have scored that

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      savage

  18. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Chelsea crossbar. Wow

  19. Bubz
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Barkley could be good this season

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      Heard that befor

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      It's been said many times for Barkley. Never worked out. Could be different

      Big could though

    3. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      I think so. I like the way they play around him and how he runs into the box.

  20. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Emerson unlucky

  21. THE Wild Rover
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Well left Dave

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Wan bissaka beginning to get caught out here

  23. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Thanks for selling Luzi, Lampi. Zouma and Christensen look like absolute terrible CB pairing. Atrocious.

    Not investing in Chelsea defense. Attack might be good bet, since we will have to attack with such a bad defence ....

    1. THE Wild Rover
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      He had no choice

    2. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      Have you forgot about Rüdiger?

    3. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      Rudiger and Kante will sort that out.

  24. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Barkley is a steal at 6.0

    1. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      Agreed

    2. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      Question is who gets dropped when Willian returns

      1. OLDHERMAN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 28 days ago

        Willian, hopefully for Chelsea.

        1. OLDHERMAN
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 28 days ago

          But Mount, realistically.

      2. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 28 days ago

        Pulisic as well

      3. Crystal Alice
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 28 days ago

        Loftus-Cheek also to return

  25. Agger
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Let's be real, if it was Mourinho in the dug out the crowd would be booing and Gary Neville would be fuming.
    But because its choir boy Ole, everything is forgiven because he smiles and preaches attractive football

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      Pretty much yes

    2. Davido989
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      Your posts are so negative, enjoy life a little mate. 🙂

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 17 Years
        7 years, 28 days ago

        Patronising much 😆

    3. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      Is there a mute function on FFS? Asking for a friend

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      That was quite the straw man.

  26. mojoindojo
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Chelsea unlucky to be still behind

  27. just a man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Utd 442 now. Jess left, Andreas right

  28. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Still think its decidedly weird for both these clubs to have managers with so very little experience.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      Football doesnt need a ton of experience in management to be a good manager.

      1. Bartowski
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 28 days ago

        What experience did you draw upon to come to that conclusion?

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 28 days ago

          Look at all the hirings. Look at who wins trophies across Europe. Even Jose and Pep and Fergie were 'inexperienced' at some point when hired for big jobs. They all don't put in 10-15 or more years THEN get the management call like in many other sports. They may have PLAYING experience, but not a lot of coaching. For example,

          In his first season as the first team manager, Guardiola guided Barcelona to the treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League. In doing so, he became the youngest manager to win the aforementioned European competition.

          1. Bartowski
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 28 days ago

            Fergie wasn't inexperienced at all. Jose proved himself in Portugal before getting the Porto job and winning the champions league with them is what led to his career afterwards.

            The Pep thing is why Solskjær and Lampard have gotten these chances (and the circumstances of his appt were very different) but lightning can only strike so many times...

  29. TheTinman
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    Man Utds defence look a different animal with Maguire and AWB in

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      A donkey rather than a dead donkey....

      1. Andy_Social
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 28 days ago

        smart ass 😉

    2. st4rty
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      Does it?

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      YA THINK??

  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 28 days ago

    This is so bad 😆

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 28 days ago

      Pool & City will rip them a new one.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 28 days ago

        Chelsea could concede 6 vs city, its a real possibility