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Foden starts for Man City as Guardiola benches Mahrez

Fantasy managers will get another look at Phil Foden‘s (£5.2m) credentials as he prepares to start against Liverpool in Gameweek 32+.

Interest in the Manchester City midfielder has abounded since the Premier League’s restart and that is sure to increase after making his second start since Gameweek 30+.

The last time he featured from the beginning, Foden backed himself a brace so the fact that Manchester City’s team-sheet appears to have deployed him on the flanks of the front-three is very exciting indeed.

He is joined there by Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m), while Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) must make do with a place on the bench.

Unsurprisingly, this season’s Fantasy darling Kevin De Bruyne (£10.7m) starts once again, while Eric Garcia (£4.5m) returns to the back-four.

Predictably, there are fewer shocks in the Liverpool line-up than Pep Guardiola’s.

Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) and Sadio Mané (£12.5m) flank Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) in attack while Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.8m) and Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) offer their usual threat from the full-back positions.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Mendy, Laporte, Garcia, Walker; Rodrigo, Gundogan, De Bruyne; Sterling, Jesus, Foden.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold; Fabinho, Henderson, Wijnaldum; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 32+

1,894 Comments Post a Comment
  1. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Awful

  2. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Handball no goal

  3. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Handball. Goal won't be allowed.

  4. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    No goal

  5. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Best defender up to 4.5(except Burnley)only for the next two games?

  6. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Mahrez!

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Lol

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No goal 🙁

  7. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    No goal

  8. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    No Mahrez Goal

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Disallowed

  10. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Go on rule it out, like you did with a Kane 🙁

  11. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Allison is the best keeper in the world until he has to make a save.

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      What a ridiculous comment

    2. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Kepa is the worst in the world - Look at how much Chelsea concede against how many saves he actually makes.

      I dont know how he always avoids any blame ....

  12. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Handball

  13. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Klopp the flop

  14. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Dissalowed

  15. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lmaoooooo Mahrez doesn’t give a fk

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Aubazettes

  16. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Foden to Mahrez?

  17. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Grealish -> ASM now

    Salah -> Sterling next week?

    Cheers

  18. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Mahrez saving his goals for next GW!

  19. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Mahrez owners nearly got jammy there

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He's one of the best players in the game when it comes to points per minute, no jam whatsoever if he scores off the bench.

  20. Reg83
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    the goal by mahrez great for us who are buying him now.

    impressive enough for pep to start him, but just 1 pt for existing owners

  21. Oooo Matron
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    One free transfer & 0.1 itb, any thoughts?

    Pope
    Doherty TAA Wan-Bissaka Aurier
    Mane Son KDB Fernandes
    Rashford Jiminez

    Subs: Lascelles, DLC, Saka

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Son to Mahrez or martial

    2. Reg83
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      son to mahrez

  22. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Foden would have nabbed the bonus there, phew

    1. Mr_Barbs
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Couldn't take another assist after benching him, phew

  23. Sloane426
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lmao at Mahrez owners

  24. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Nothing to see here move on

  25. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    That rule was exposed as rubbish when Jesus had his goal vs Spurs disallowed in August, and it's not gotten any better.

  26. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    KDB is the best player in the league without doubt. I don’t watch much European football, is there better in any position anywhere at the moment?

    1. I Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Have you heard of this guy called Messi?

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Genuinely prefer watching de Bruyne on current form.

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Messi isn't bad.

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Sancho is posting similarly ridiculous numbers in the Bundy

      17G 17A for the season (no pens)

      KDB now on 11G 20A - Pens have elevated him to genuine FPL God status

      From a pure footballing perspective though - he’s surely top dog in Europe, Barca & Messi have been strugggling (he’s “only” gotten 22 league goals this season & is 34 on his next birthday), Juve & CR7 have been doing well (but he is coming 36 now!)

      1. I Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        lmao @ Messi has been struggling. He has 17 assists to go with those 22 goals.

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          If Barca aren’t first in the league they’re struggling though - and you will note the quotes around “only” - that was somewhat tongue in cheek rather than literal... his output is ridiculous, but it’s not at what it once was - and they are still struggling

  27. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Blackburn Rovers 94/95 or Liverpool 19/20? Who's better? 😉

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Easy.

  28. NobodyF*cksWithTheJesus
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Need to upgrade my bench, but who do I downgrade to raise funds?

    A. Son
    B. Rashford
    C. Salah
    D. TAA

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      A

  29. dansmusen
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    TTA and Robertson 0 point but 7 for Ederson i will take that

  30. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Best move?

    A. DCL+Son >> Greenwood+Sterling

    B. DCL+Son+Guendouzi >> Greeny+Mahrez+Pulisic (-4)

    Martinez
    TAA • Doherty • Lascelles
    Salah • Son • KDB • Bruno
    Jimmy • Rash • DCL
    (3.9, Holgate, Kiko, Guendouzi)

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      B looks good but who do you bench! What about A with Mahrez