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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. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    4.5 striker getting ready

    1. Leonard hatred
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      sterling coming off?

      1. Leonard hatred
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        oh foden. that makes more sense.

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Fernandinho

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

    Foden going off?

  3. That Was Easy!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I have not had a player score a penalty yet. Wowza.

    1. yalala
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      How is that possible?

      1. That Was Easy!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Owned only Auba as a pen taker first 2 weeks, Salah, KDB, Jimmy this week.

        1. That Was Easy!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Unless one of Aubs’s was a penalty?

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Me neither

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

    Delap on for fernand

  5. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    If Delap scores I am getting him for Werner

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Werner to delap?

  7. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Delap bandwagon

  8. Blues for Salah
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Welcome aboard spawn of Rory!

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

    Delap bandwagon

  10. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Werner to Delap frees up some nice cash

  11. Seanigula
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I suspect Fudgy is Jose Mourinho...did he post during their game?

  12. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Ozil spotted

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      lol

  13. JBG
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Oh ffs.. Does this mean Kdb deeper?

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      yes

  14. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Yes! Get on - then get in.

  15. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Delap train taking on passegers

  16. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Average age of city players on pitch has just moved quite significantly!

  17. Shultan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Is delap Rory delays son?

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah

    2. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yes, he really is!

    3. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      no it's Rory Delap himself

    4. Blues for Salah
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yes he is. Proof that Rory has produced something other than long throws.

    5. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Wait until he takes a throw-in to judge.

    6. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Mike Doyle's grandson is also on the bench.

    7. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      yes

  18. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Big Irish lad up front.

  19. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Foden was a trap

  20. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Delap wagon polished and shined, just needs a bit of fuel to get going

  21. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Now KDB playing CDM

  22. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Selfish by Mahrez

  23. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Yes! Push KDB deep please

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Get out

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

      Sir, this is a family place, please keep your panties on

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        this cracked me up. Well played!

  24. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Mahrez greedy

    Good for fpl

  25. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Mahrez is so selfish ffs. Could've played Foden in

  26. Ser Davos
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    90 odd points to win the league again?

    1. Seanigula
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Not the way many of the “top” teams are looking

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

    Vardy goal

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Lmao

  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Get lost

  29. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    VARDYYYYY GOAL

  30. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    it would be really funny if all of KDB, Son, Salah, Wernere blanked.