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Manchester United take on Arsenal this evening in the final match of Gameweek 7. Kick-off at Old Trafford is at 20:00 BST.

There were a few surprises upon the release of the teamsheets, the biggest of which saw Marcus Rashford (£8.4m) named in the United starting XI.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had, without explicitly ruling the England striker out of the Monday night clash, strongly suggested that Rashford would struggle to recover for this meeting with the Gunners in Friday’s press conference but the most-sold FPL asset of this week maintains his ever-present record.

All of which is bad news for the 20% or so of Mason Greenwood‘s (£4.4m) owners who started the budget FPL forward in Gameweek 7, as the teenage forward is only among the substitutes.

Paul Pogba (£8.4m) has also recovered from the swollen ankle he aggravated in the EFL Cup tie against Rochdale last week and returns to the midfield.

Pogba replaces Nemanja Matic (£4.8m) in the double-pivot, while Jesse Lingard (£6.4m) ousts Juan Mata (£6.3m) from the number ten role.

There is no Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.5m) in United’s starting XI, meanwhile, with his place in defence being taken by youngster Axel Tuanzebe (£4.4m).

The Red Devils have revealed that Wan-Bissaka misses out because of tonsillitis.

Unai Emery has made two changes to his starting XI from the team that beat Aston Villa 3-2 last weekend.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£5.1m) is available after returning from suspension but only makes the bench, with Calum Chambers (£4.4m) replacing him at right-back.

Dani Ceballos (£5.6m) also makes way, with Lucas Torreira (£4.9m) promoted to the line-up.

Hector Bellerin and Kieran Tierney (both £5.4m) aren’t involved despite their return to first-team action in the EFL Cup last week.

Budget midfielder Bukayo Saka (£4.5m) – owned by just 0.1% of FPL managers – gets his second successive start and joins Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) and Nicolas Pepe (£9.4m) in a front three for the visitors.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Tuanzebe, Lindelöf, Maguire, Young; McTominay, Andreas Pereira; Lingard, Pogba, James; Rashford.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Chambers, Sokratis, David Luiz, Kolasinac; Xhaka, Guendouzi, Torreira; Saka, Aubameyang, Pépé.

Lessons Learned from Gameweek 7

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  1. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Really considered Mane Pukki to Pepe Vardy after a Pukki (c) haul this week.

    But I’ve really realised how bad Pepe is and I’ll not be going there.

    Best mid for 9.9?

    Maybe I go Auba and Madders instead.

    1. KGFC
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Son

    2. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Best mid for 9.9, obviously I own KDB and Son.

      1. KGFC
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Should have specified that earlier. Look at Yarmo, Mount.

        1. Zladan
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Haha you were quick

  2. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Young doing his best to match Pepe's delivery output!

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    The whole united team wants to take the kick 😆

    Fred is there too

  4. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    I am torn between Auba and Kane.

    My head is telling me Kane...

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Auba and don’t even have to think about it

    2. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Your head is wrong

    3. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      You sure it's your head or knees?

  5. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Ole out, who's in?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      GNev

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Poch

    3. Bob_the_builder
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Wenger 😛

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Wow goose bumps

    4. Stoic
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      A. Wengz

  6. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    2 points dropped

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      True, shocking from Arsenal.

    2. Bob_the_builder
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Yes one point dropped each to United and Arsenal when neither deserved any points.

      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        1 point each gained then

        1. Bob_the_builder
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Nope Arsenal their point to United and United dropped theirs to Arsenal. They are too incompetent to gain a point.

  7. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    The postman always delivers, or is that Wilson? One of them can be the milkman

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Lindelof 😆

  9. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Lindeflop playing out from the back!

  10. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Do not see this result hurting my rank too badly...

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Said Bournemouth

    2. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Check FF fix it will tell you.

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      It may do

  11. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Greenwood is not that good.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Chill out man he's 17

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Not for long

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
          6 years, 10 months ago

          18 much older, should be world class already what's he playing at

    2. Poseidon.
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Not fit to wear our shirt

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Next Ronaldo according to owners on here.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Next Ronaldo’s little toe hehe

    4. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      This is a shocking revelation 😮

  12. Poseidon.
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Very disapointing

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah, needed an Auba blank

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        So this!

      2. WVA
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Big time, dropping quite a few places in my ML because of him and Rashfords assist when he wasn't supposed to be playing

  13. Stoic
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    El Banterco has to end 1-1

  14. JustPark
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    FFS perfect spot. Just copy TAA set piece.

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    That's ceballos dropped next game too

    1. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      They can’t drop the whole team

    2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      He looked lazy. Regret getting him in. He's on my 'out list'

  16. BigBillyBass
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    How bad is Ceballos?!?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Not better than McTominay 😉

  17. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Looks like we're taking 3 points off Arsenal after the IB then 🙂

  18. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    The last time Arsenal won a game away vs a Top 6 team was on 18/01/2015. Wow this is quite shocking

    1. KGFC
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Are we still counting MU as top six?!

  19. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Thought that was a poor refereeing performance. Didn't take into account the wet surface and gave too many fouls.

    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Can't blame him for wanting to stop that terrible game for free kicks.

  20. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    That free summed up the Ceballos bandwagon.

    Laughable!

  21. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    So the match between two mid-table teams finally ends

  22. FPL Pillars
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Man Utd are pants, stained pants.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Skidmarks, smelly skidmarks.

  23. Touré De Force
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    An unexpected but welcome 9 pointer from MacTominay. Coulda been a double figure haul on another day!

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Count yourself lucky on anything.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      You own McLolinay?

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      McTommy covers Auba!

  24. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    What a pathetic game from United

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Man U got a draw, thats a good result for them. Arsenal are the ones who should be winning this game

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Couldn’t expect anything else, officially now a team equivalent to lower league teams

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Their league placement seems about right

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Agree

  25. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Auba so out of place on that pitch.

  26. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    The handball was looked at by VAR, and they concluded it didn't touch Kolasinac's arm... ???

    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      They concluded it wasn't a penalty, which was obviously the correct decision

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Mates don’t want to make their mate look bad and tell him he’s not.

      Happened so often so far this season, makes that part of VAR useless.

      Has a decision been overturned? Not including goals...

    3. Eze Really?
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Not the conclusion. Hitting an arm rather than arm hitting the ball.

  27. Podge
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Didn’t get to see the second half, is Saka an option now ?

    1. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      The only player on that pitch who is an option is Auba

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      for sure, could definitely be their starting RW once Laca is back

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Laca says hi

  28. fc_skrald
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Hmm. Will Aurier be a starter for that defence again? With 2 free transfer I think I have to sell him?

    Aurier -> Tomori

    McGovern
    TAA, Digne, Lundstram
    KDB, Sterling, Salah, Cantwell
    Abraham, Wilson, Pukki

    Heaton, Aurier, Hayden, Rico
    0.1 million in the bank

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I've got 1FT and playing Lundy to save FT. With two... it's a tough call. I think vs Watford at home is terrific fixture. Poch defended him, expect him to start.

      1. fc_skrald
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks. I will also be playing Lundstram this week even if I buy Tomori.

  29. JIMMY TUGGINS
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    If you thought that was bad, wait until you watch us vs Newcastle on Sunday.

    1. Poseidon.
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      The Utd derby

      Utd vs Utd

  30. Baked baines
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Pat Bonner.......you still gonna sell Son for Pepe?????

    Pepe isnt worth 7.5m let alone 75m