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Aguero benched as Sterling returns to starting line-up

Sergio Aguero (£12.2m) has finally fallen foul of Pep Guardiola’s rotation policy once again as he finds himself on the bench in Gameweek 7, for the first time since the opening weekend.

Following a midweek rest, the Manchester City manager has chosen not to use the Argentinian striker in the starting XI for the second match in a row in all competitions.

That will come as a deep frustration to the 1,000,000+ managers who handed Aguero the captaincy for Gameweek 7.

Only Mohamed Salah (£12.5m), who blanked in Liverpool’s win over Sheffield United was captained by more this weekend.

Taking Aguero’s place up-front is Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) who played against Preston on Wednesday night.

The decision to bench Aguero after a midweek rest is perhaps a sobring reminder of the fact that Guardiola remains a manager who FPL bosses cannot always apply logic too.

Meanwhile, Raheem Sterling (£12.1m) returns to the Manchester City starting line-up after missing the 8-0 demolition of Watford last week.

He flanks Jesus with Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) who, despite playing just 308 minutes in the league this season, still has one goal and five assists to his name.

Bernardo Silva (£7.8m) drops out of the starting XI to make way for the Algerian but Kevin de Bruyne (£9.9m) retains his starting berth.

The defence lines up as predicted with Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) and Kyle Walker (£6.0m) flanking Nicolas Otamendi (£5.5m) and Fernandinho (£5.3m).

Marco Silva makes two changes to the team that lost 2-0 at home to Sheffield United in Gameweek 6.

Theo Walcott (£6.3m) comes in for Bernard (£6.5m), who is absent with illness, on the flanks of attacking midfield while Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.8m) replaces Moise Kean (£6.6m) up-front.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Mina, Keane, Coleman; Delph, Schneiderlin; Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Walcott; Calvert-Lewin.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Walker; Gündogan, Rodri, De Bruyne; Sterling, Jesus, Mahrez.

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  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    How bad is that from sterling?

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

      10/10

    2. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Who? :p

  2. Pino
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    hahaha Sterling pass

  3. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Digne nearly got an assist

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      no such thing.

  4. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    That should be a RC for Fernandinho

  5. Lucackadoodledoo
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Would love to see fernandinho get emptied.

    1. Bada Bing
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Dirtiest and sneakiest player in the EPL.

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

    Sterling fool

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      *lool

  7. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling is having an absolute shocker here

  8. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Not sure who’s been worse, Sterling it Salah. Probably Salah

  9. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    so is the pukki party over?

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Every party is over

    2. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Only in away games

    3. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Seems so but I’ll stick for a while

    4. JohnBlack
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Never

      1. Bada Bing
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        "Now the party's over, I'm so tired..."

  10. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Subs incoming.

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    That is so poor from sterling again

    I think he might come off and pep goes Jesus and aguero up top

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Jesus invisible apart from goal

  12. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Aguero, warming

  13. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Gonna join the Sterling Sellers club tonight despite his easy home fixtures

  14. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling is having a shocker

  15. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    you know its gonna be good season when you can grind out green arrows even in the bad gw's

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I grind out red arrows from the average GWs.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        🙁 lol, it will get better

  16. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Kun coming on

  17. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Regret selling Dendoncker for Mount. Should have sold Sterling instead

    1. MTPockets
        4 years, 6 months ago

        He's looking a bit terrible

    2. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Kun getting ready....

    3. balint84
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Is Richarlison good against City? Should I save him?

    4. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Why has sterling become sh!te all of a sudden.?

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Don't think he's ever been great but his movement to create space in the box was amazing under pep

        But he's not in the box as often now

    5. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling isn't even worth 6m.

    6. JayLegend
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling 0.2 drop confirmed

      1. HonestBlatter
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Rage transfer NOW

    7. TAT
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Looking at 30 points all out. Damn…

    8. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      How the hell can fernadilho foot reach Rich head while lying on the ground 🙂

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

      Poor pass from Sterlinh again wtf

    10. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling may well get subbed here

    11. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling, Haller, Aurier to Auba, Son, Rico is very tempting for a minus 4

    12. Party time
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Jürgen Klopp rising tonight it seems

      • Lucackadoodledoo
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Sterling benching next gameweek imminent

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

        Well Pep decides to bench KDB and loses to Norwich without his best player. Then he plays Sterling against some loser team in midweek. Now he benches Kun and both Silvas in a must win game not to fall behind Pool any further. What a jackass