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De Bruyne fit to feature as Foden gets another start for injury-hit Manchester City

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.6m) has recovered from a midweek blow to the head to start for an injury-ravaged Manchester City in their first home league match of the season.

Leicester City are the visitors to the Etihad, with kick-off at 16:30 BST.

The pre-deadline rumours surrounding a possible absence for Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) turned out to be true, with the Brazilian ruled out for a month by his manager in quotes released on Saturday night.

With Sergio Aguero (£10.4m) also sidelined until the end of October at the earliest, one of Pep Guardiola’s midfielders will be leading the line against the Foxes this afternoon.

De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling (£11.5m), Phil Foden (£6.6m) all keep their places, while Riyad Mahrez (£8.4m) steps up in place of the injured Jesus.

Guardiola’s only other alteration from Gameweek 2 sees Eric Garcia (£4.9m) replace John Stones (£5.0m) at centre-half.

It’s wasn’t far off a case of the City starting XI picking itself, particularly in attack: Ferran Torres (£7.0m), who hardly has bags of experience himself, is the only senior midfielder or foward available to Guardiola on the bench.

Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) and Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) are fit enough for substitute roles, at least, with the defensive pair having had their starts to 2020/21 disrupted by illness and injury.

Teenage striker Liam Delap (£4.5m) is also among the hosts’ replacements.

Brendan Rodgers, like his opposite number, has made two changes for this fixture.

The injured Wilfred Ndidi (£5.0m), who had been operating as a makeshift centre-back, is replaced by Jonny Evans (£5.5m), who returns from suspension.

Ayoze Perez (£6.4m) drops to the bench, meanwhile, with budget FPL defender Daniel Amartey (£4.0m) making a rare start.

James Maddison (£7.0m) is again only amongst the substitutes.

De Bruyne is the most-captained Fantasy asset of Gameweek 3, with just under one million managers handing the armband to the Belgian.

Over 800,000 FPL bosses brought De Bruyne into their sides following his 13-point haul at Molineux last Monday.

James Justin (£4.7m) has overtaken Jamie Vardy (£10.0m) as Leicester’s most-owned FPL asset, with more than one in five of us now owning the budget defender.

Timothy Castagne (£5.6m) is the leading points-scorer among FPL defenders, with both he and Justin registering attacking returns in each of their appearances so far.


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Garcia, Ake, Mendy, Rodrigo, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Sterling, Foden.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Amartey, Evans, Soyuncu, Castagne, Mendy, Tielemans, Praet, Barnes, Vardy.

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3,205 Comments Post a Comment
  1. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Justin would waltz into Bayern 11

  2. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Mahrez instead of Sterling!!
    First success of 50/50 decision of WC
    Although lot of time remaining

  3. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Our defense is awful, even Dias can't fix this

  4. Blzbobuk
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Is this the son to fernandes week or fernandes to son I lose track

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Cant believe thats happening for people 🙂

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Nothing hard to believe about it

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

      Son won't be playing so you get a week off.

  5. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Wow didn’t realise how attacking Justin is!

    1. KUN+10
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      He is all the way up there

    2. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      he always is

      1. KUN+10
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        great value at his $$

    3. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Leicester full backs are great

  6. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Foden Kdb double up looking electric

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      What alternate planet is also playing this game you are watching?

      1. 272MK
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        hahahaha

  7. KUN+10
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Bruno to son for -4.... Yeahhhh

    Now Son to Mahrez? Have KDB

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Maybe try saving a FT for once?

      1. KUN+10
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Sorry...no comprende 🙂

  8. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I actually see a pattern there

    the most transferred in player mostly blank the next GW

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      That pattern has been around for a long time

    2. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Shh Don't tell anyone it's supposed to be a secret.

  9. sandman58
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I reckon Son > Richarlison is better than Mahrez as Everton have great fixtures too , certain starter and takes pens

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Can’t do midfielder to forward transfers

    2. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Just the 2 FT required

    3. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Rich is fwd

    4. Harry the Hack
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      except he's a forward...

    5. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      mid to fw though

    6. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Richarlison is a forward

    7. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Rich is a striker

    8. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Son + Werner -> Fernandes + Richa is spot on the money

    9. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Noob

    10. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Sorry
      Lol
      Forgot he was re classified

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Martial too i hope you notice before gw38

      2. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        You should have claimed you were fishing, You got close to 10 responses within a minute

  10. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Foden playing deeper than I thought he would.

  11. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    30 minutes, no KDB return. I am panicking

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      so you should

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      He’ll get absolutely nothing, trust me

    3. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Triple panick here, I also have Foden and Sterling(c)

  12. yalala
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Made £0.1 on Son there's that

    Buy low sell high!

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

      Wise man

    2. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Business school finally paying off

    3. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Del boy:-)

  13. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    what happened to Mendy
    he used to get assists almost every game a few years back

  14. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Sorry for ruining KdB

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      If you captained salah then that's a good sign for KDB return

      1. Joyce1998
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        salah captain here

  15. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    In a bar only half watching. Is foden looking peripheral?

  16. davies
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts on Mahrez as a Pulisic placeholder?

    Would mean triple City and no Ings...

    1. Harry the Hack
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Your team won't fall apart from not having Ings.

      Nor from having triple City.

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

    For flip sake can I get one bit of good fortune?

  18. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling cap looks a fail he's got no threat at all.

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

      Has he touched the ball yet?

      1. ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Passed a few balls to the opposing keeper.

  19. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Just hoping I can hang on for my foden ans kdb CS points

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Same, absolute joke aint it

  20. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Best Son replacement?

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Daughter

      1. BigBillyBass
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Repugnant comedy

    2. DarkGreen
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      if u pick big hitter. u have to be patient with him. just keep him for 5-6 game weeks. don't change players every week

      1. BigBillyBass
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        He’s crocked

  21. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    city team missing Jesus so much

  22. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Kdb a ruled out. Rodri goal

  23. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    KDB assist but offside

  24. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Worst Gameweek Ever

    And that takes a lot for even for me to say that

  25. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    How it that offside ??

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

      Did you watch it?

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Hahahahahahahah

      Way off

    3. Von Lipwig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      So offside

    4. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A solid yard offside.

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

    Offside, boo.

  27. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    They ruined football with this new handball rule

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

      offside rule too

    2. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      yep idiots

  28. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Hoof into the box looks best bet for city goal

  29. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Goshdarnitt

  30. yakirh
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Seems like another Salah gameweek all over

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Arteta sets up pretty defensive against the big sides, so hopefully not.