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2 November 2019 1298 comments
Tom Newman Tom Newman
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Gameweek 11 kicks off at a windswept Vitality Stadium this lunchtime, with Manchester United the visitors to Bournemouth.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has named an unchanged starting XI to the United side who overcame Norwich City last weekend.

The Red Devils have lost just once in their last eight matches in all competitions, with last Sunday’s success at Carrow Road eye-catching from an attacking perspective.

This match on the south coast will perhaps be a truer test for many of their Fantasy assets, with the Canaries having been a very obliging defence in 2019/20.

United will be looking to the likes of Anthony Martial (£7.6m) to deliver against the Cherries, with the Frenchman yet to register a blank when he has started in the league this year.

Marcus Rashford (£8.5m) will be aiming to deliver yet another goalscoring performance to build on successive nine-points hauls and his midweek brace against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup. 

Yet whilst United will be aiming to continue their momentum, they will be coming up against a Bournemouth side who have been keeping it exceptionally tight at the back in recent weeks.

The Cherries will be looking to continue the promising defensive form that has seen them keep successive clean sheets in the top flight.

Eddie Howe’s side have been suffering a drought in front of goal of late, however.

Failure to score against United in the lunchtime kick-off would mark a fourth consecutive blank for Bournemouth’s frontline, though Howe has persisted in his faith towards striking duo Callum Wilson (£7.9m) and Josh King (£6.3m).

Harry Wilson (£6.0m) has also been handed a spot in the starting XI in a bid to revitalise the Cherries’ attacking fortunes. 

His inclusion marks the only charge to the Bournemouth side who laboured to a 0-0 draw against Watford at Vicarage Road last weekend, with Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (£5.8m) dropping to the bench. 

Bournemouth XI (4-4-2): Ramsdale; Smith, S.Cook, Ake, Rico, H.Wilson, Lerma, Billing, Fraser; C.Wilson, King. 

Manchester United XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelof, Young; McTominay, Fred; Pereira, James, Rashford; Martial.

  1. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 1 month ago

      How's aguero playing?

    • Gentle_Turks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Jesus warming up. If Pep plays both Jesus and Aguero like midweek then who comes off?

      1. Rotation's Alter Ego
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        • 14 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        D Silva apparently

        1. Gentle_Turks
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Joking right?

          1. GENERATION X
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Owner?

            1. Gentle_Turks
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              No.

    • Gentle_Turks
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      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Dilva best City player in that half for me. Multiple on-target shots in the box...

    • Freaki
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      LUNDSTRAM OUR ALMIGHTY SAVIOUR!

      1. Conners
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Amen to that.

    • KGFC
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Truly strange performance from SOT. Last week 5-0 at HT at home to LEI and this week away to champions and 1-0 up. Very difficult to fathom that.

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Football in a nutshell.

    • dvdguy
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Best replacement for Pope, Gazza or Ryan?

    • Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Dilva smashing it with h the 1bap 😎