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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. Shultan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy injured?

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      He's holding his groin but he will be ok

      1. PartyPooper
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Prolly coz he scored a hatty. Being a boss about it 🙂

  2. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Thought KDB was on Fk and corners lol

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Apologies I captained him

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

    What is going on at City, letting Sterling take a free kick with KDB and Mahrez next to him!?

  4. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Mahrez assist yes!!!

  5. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Kdb not even taking fk's or corners. Ffs

  6. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Any reason not to do Son + Brewster to Ings(C) + 4.5?

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Thinking the same, but will be -4

  7. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Son to Rashford before he scored four
    Auba to KDB
    ASM to Podence.

    Great transfers this season 🙁

  8. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    4 goals and no involments by Barnes. Beautiful.

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

    of course it is Mahrez

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

    KDB didn’t take as there was a rush on.

  11. Easy Cheesy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Sold vardy for jimi

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

    Delap to score a jammy goal to save my miserable WC GW 🙁

  13. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Leicester pen

  14. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I’ve even managed to break De Bruyne 😀

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Another penalty

    This is ridiculous

  16. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    pen lol

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

    PENNN LEI

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

    KDB to Penandes?

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

    Pen to lei again lol

  20. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Lololololollololol9lolololoool

  21. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    KDB on corners and free kicks ... umm ...

  22. Gazza2000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Omg

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

    Another pen lmao

  24. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Hahaha

  25. TAT
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Need a WC for my WC team.

  26. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    City defence are hopeless

  27. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Sold vardy this week as part of an 8 point hit to restructure team. Anybody else sell this week...

  28. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Pen for Leicester

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

    third pen, no Vardy!

  30. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Mahrez nailed?