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4 July 2020 2491 comments
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Bruno Fernandes (£8.8m) and Paul Pogba (£8.3m) both start for Manchester United as Bournemouth come to Old Trafford.

The pair were subject of an injury rumour circling around some quarters of the media on Friday evening, but it would appear they came through the most recent training session unscathed.

In fact, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has named an unchanged line-up from the side that won comfortably at Brighton, much to the delight of Fantasy managers interested in their assets.

At a time when Manchester United options are in such high-demand, it is encouraging to know that the manager has found a settled selection. This is the first time since November 2006 that an unchanged XI has been named in three successive Premier League matches.

That means Mason Greenwood (£4.4m) is on the right-hand side of attacking midfield once more, joined there by Fernandes and Marcus Rashford (£9.1m).

Meanwhile, Anthony Martial (£8.2m) starts up-front hoping to replicate his most recent Old Trafford outing, which saw the Frenchman score a hat-trick against Bournemouth.

A further boost for Manchester United backers has emerged in the form of injuries to Chris Mepham (£4.3m) and Steve Cook (£5.0m), who was reprimanded by Eddie Howe this week for publicly criticising Bournemouth.

With Simon Francis (£4.4m) still on the sidelines, a dearth of options has forced the Bournemouth manager into some tough decisions with his defence.

Left-back Lloyd Kelly (£4.4m) has tucked into centre-back alongside Nathan Aké (£4.8m) with Diego Rico (£4.2m) earning his first start since Gameweek 26.

Elsewhere, Leicester host Crystal Palace, although that fixture has considerably less Fantasy interest.

Jamie Vardy (£9.7m) remains the most popular Fox, sat in 26.2% of teams, but has just two goals since Gameweek 19.

That statistic does not particularly bode well given that Roy Hodgson’s men have four clean sheets from their last six matches.

It is also frustrating news for the 15.1% still in possession of James Maddison (£7.4m), who does not make the matchday squad while Harvey Barnes (£6.0m) is among the substitutes for the third match in a row since the Premier League returned.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, Justin; Pérez, Tielemans, Ndidi, Albrighton; Iheanacho, Vardy.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; van Aanholt, Cahill, Sakho, J Ward; Zaha, Riedewald, Milivojevic, McArthur; Benteke, Ayew.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Lindelöf, Wan-Bissaka; Pogba, Matić; Rashford, B Fernandes, Greenwood; Martial.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale, Rico, Aké, L Kelly, A Smith; Stanislas, L Cook, Lerma, Brooks; J King, Solanke.

  1. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    At this rate Bruno is on for 300+ points next season.

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Can't be sustainable

      1. Tempestic
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Agreed, surely won’t be better than KDB for points

  2. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Sakho Looooool

  3. TAT
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    DCL > Greenwood tonight to avoid being priced out of other moves?

    1. Areyouthereyet
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Yes. No brainer

      1. TAT
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Hate making early moves, but it's probably best to stop playing safe at this point of the season.

  4. J âš’ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    At last vardy !! Bloody waited ages for this!!

  5. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Sold Barnes this week

    1. Von Lipwig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      yep

  6. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    FH to get rid of Vardy and Soy. RIP.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      At least you get them back on Tuesday.

    2. dark91
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      I actually brought them in on FH. Had a feeling Vardy would score

  7. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Terrible start with Rash, Bruno and Maguire..

  8. Dreaming of glory
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Awb over martial/greenwood as a different in my mini league worked out well eh! Especially with that disallowed assist

    1. waltzingmatildas
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Got awb as well....got points last couple of weeks but it is disappointing

  9. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    So Dean Henderson to be United's no. 1 next season?

  10. Superflymonk
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Yesss!!! Nice Parting gift from Vardy!!!

  11. WVA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Surely no-one still has Vardy?

    1. TyroneGAA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Kept him for one more week

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      0/

  12. jason_ni
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    need to sell DDG to get 3rd utd attacker

    thinking for free:

    DDG & DCL out for
    Ederson & Greenwood

    can pick any keeper, city look best looking at fixtures

    1. Taff1952
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Thats what I'm considering

  13. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Want Ighalo in

  14. In Bale We Trust
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Should we be forgetting the martial assist? I don’t understand how it has not already been given. Seemed a fairly standard fpl assist for the pen.

  15. Babelcopter
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    United needs Sancho and world class cb. Then they are ready.

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      #clueless

  16. Abra Dubravka
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Bought Greenwood as part of a -4, benched him, switched Captain band to Salah from Fernandes last minute.
    Time for a beer !

  17. 1zverGGadeM
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Cmon Jamie one more you cute lil sparrow

  18. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy goal
    Ings 2nd
    Auba’s brace

    Wouldn’t mind getting lucky points occasionally

    1. james 101
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      I have no faith in vardy just now

      Love it when he’s on a run. But he isn’t.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Maybe the run is just starting.

        1. james 101
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Maybe.

          Right now it’s a statistical oddity

          But we will see!!

  19. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Arsenal lineup? Anyone?

    1. dark91
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Posted via the tweets

  20. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Tony hooking inc

  21. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Which one for -4?
    Have Maguire,Bruno and Rashford already.

    A) Maguire,DCL >> Digne,Greenwood
    B) Rashford,DCL >> Kane,Greenwood

    1. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      A.

    2. Skout
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      I'm thinking of doing B myself

  22. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    One more Vardy - you can do it

  23. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Rash off too

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      F

  24. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Cheers Vardy back in the green you beauty:)

  25. seewhyaxe
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    lol Rashford.

  26. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    14/1 on Man Utd premier league winners next year seems great value right now

    1. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      They won’t win the league with DeGea in goal.

  27. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Bruno on pen

  28. Cookie Kid
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Rashford Martial and Bruno owner - currently on a small red arrow

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Serves you right

    2. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Did you captain any of them?

      1. Cookie Kid
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Nah, went for salah. Thought 3 attackers was enough!

  29. Reg83
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Yes bruno c will play 90 minutes. C'mon bruno my hero score 1 more or get an assist atleast.

  30. TheDragon
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Another gameweek another disaster start despite owning triple united - the variance, the variance