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Solskjaer turns to midfield diamond as Willian and Holding return for Arsenal

The penultimate Premier League match on Sunday sees Manchester United play host to Arsenal.

Kick-off at Old Trafford is at 16:30 GMT.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has seemingly jettisoned natural width in favour of a midfield diamond for this clash, having used that set-up in the Champions League in midweek.

Scott McTominay (£4.9m) returns to the centre of midfield alongside Fred (£5.3m) and Paul Pogba (£7.8m), with Bruno Fernandes (£10.5m) playing just behind a front two of Marcus Rashford (£9.6m) and Mason Greenwood (£7.2m).

Anthony Martial (£8.7m) is still suspended while Edinson Cavani (£8.0m) is only among the substitutes.

Arsenal have made 10 alterations from the win over Dundalk on Thursday, with only Mohamed Elneny (£4.4m) keeping his place.

Compared to Gameweek 6, however, there are only three changes, with Dani Ceballos (£5.0m), Granit Xhaka (£5.4m) and the injured David Luiz (£5.5m) missing out.

Rob Holding (£4.4m) makes a surprise return to the starting XI despite having initially been ruled out for three weeks with a hamstring issue, with Willian (£7.8m) also back from a calf problem.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.7m) again starts out wide for Mikel Arteta’s troops.

He has now blanked four Gameweeks in a row, which represents his worst run in FPL since moving to England over two years ago.

Fernandes, the only United player who boasts a double-digit ownership in FPL, has never blanked two games in a row since joining United earlier this year.


Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, Pogba, McTominay; Fernandes, Rashford, Greenwood.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Elneny, Partey, Willian, Aubameyang, Saka, Lacazette.

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1,271 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    End of the game. Ole is Arteta's whipping boy

  2. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Wow... This result means we are at 15th!!

    Just pathetic... Thanks Ole and the bunch of dullards. Special mention to Pogba for being the biggest shite!

  3. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I notice that one guy in LMS is currently on 14 ......... he played his wildcard.
    Ouch.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Is it Ole's fault?

  4. Alexike8 fc
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    So I have Matt Ryan and Brighton sub keeper , and non of them is in goal , oh No

    1. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Got Martinez here, he on 0 points 😆

      1. Alexike8 fc
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Lol no difference for u

  5. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Lol@ Man Utd.

    Hugs fellow Arsenal fans

    Xx

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Xx 😆

    2. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Need to thank MU for that win in all honesty! But fair win, enjoy!

  6. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    To leave Old Trafford with 3 points is simply beautiful. COYG!

  7. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Enjoyed that rashford blank after the midweek hysteria

    1. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Very amusing

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Such an overrated player in FPL and IRL

    3. djoker_nole
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      can see the Zouma hysteria ending the same way

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    United fans got excited after winning 5-0 v a farmers team with a manager in a clowns outfit

  9. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ole...consistently inconsistent. Crap manager. Clueless tactics. 100 games and STILL no style of play.

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He had through a part of last season - they were rampaging! Not too sure what's going on now though 🙁

  10. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ryan on the bench is horrible news for Son/Kane owners

  11. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ole is special, taking of Bruno and leaving on McTominay and Pogba haha

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Off*

    2. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Brain dead manager

  12. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Brought in Martinez for Ryan this week. 0 points all round.

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    No Maupay or Connolly...

  14. lespaul
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I didn't realise bale would just be a super sub

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not super this far

    2. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Golf and Wales ahead of Spurs for this lad probably.

    3. lespaul
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Same cavani

  15. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Also Pogba can get lost.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Quick! Let VDB take over!

  16. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Maupay, Ryan, Fernandes, Rashford fail love it lmao

  17. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Is that the first ARS win at Old Trafford since 2006 or something? Ole's on the way to go?

    1. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I think he should stay forever

  18. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Going Maupay over C.Wilson 2 week ago on WC was such a bad decision...

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I made the Wilson > Maupay transfer. Feel like a right turd right now.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Ouch

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          It was in FanTeam btw. My FPL team is just fine.

      2. F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Understand on a WC (I also got rid of Wilson somewhat regrettably) but befuddles me why anyone would spend a transfer to get rid. Lessons learnt; don't take out players that are performing well just to bring in the new shiny thing.

  19. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Maupay BUR(H) do we sell or ...?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      If he is positive I am selling

  20. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    these are big changes for Brighton, Potter must have been drilling them all week for this game

  21. Orion
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Havertz or Ziyech ?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Havertz have been poor no?

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Zieych

      I'm looking to get rid of Havertz but can't do it before SUFC at home.

    3. Orion
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers guys

  22. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    YESSSS FINALLY

    and a Bellerin owner 🙂

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      win at old trafford

    2. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Sweet !

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      We deserved that for keeping the faith in Hector.

      Typical that he would deliver in a tricky fixture like that.

      1. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        He looks quite good when we play 3 at the back, can get really far forward at times

        1. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Indeed and he has been largely overlooked by fpl managers too sitting on only 5.8% ownership.

          Plenty of room for growth is this respect.

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Well done! Nice to see Bellerin owners rewarded

  23. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Do United need to be relegated for Solskjaer to be sacked? Pogba should never set foot on the pitch for united again. Sell him in January. Poch come save us please.

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

    Pogba is awful, horribly over rated player who shows up once in a blue moon

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Terrible manager ... terrible team

  25. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    One 5-0 vs a farmers league team in the CL and United fans will think they have a good team again lmao

  26. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    So new keeper for Brighton. Let me guess, he'll have a blinder of a debut, stopping all of Kane and Son's shots. Maybe saving a penalty?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Would love that

  27. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Is Holding nailed at 4.4?

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not nailed. Gabriel is probably the most nailed CB. Holding likely second right now, with Luiz used in a back 3, which usually sees Tierney on the left of the 3, so Holding would likely be dropped (although Luiz ould replace Holding or Gab in a 2). However, Mari should be back and could be eased back in in December. He hasn't played much for Arsenal but has show promise in the few games he's played. Saliba seems unlikely to reach the starting XI this year (or this season), although he may be being protected for personal reasons rather than lack of faith in his ability. Chambers could also be back soon, and is perfectly capable of showing up in the XI on occassion, while Mustafi is hovering around willing to fill in during a tight schedule.

      So, no. But should get a good amount of minutes before the end of the year, at least.

  28. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Brighton's starting keeper Sanchez isn't even listed in fpl.

    Pitty really as he could have become a £4.0m option if he manages to nail down a place.
    FPL will surely mark him up to £4.5m now.

  29. michaelington
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ryan benched. So now I have Saiss, Mitchell, Ings, Pulisic and Ryan to ship out. Great.

    1. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Mitchell injured/benched long term ?

    2. Nimby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      That's what the wildcard is for.

  30. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Aurier not in the squad, that means 8 pts from Podence off the bench! Yay!

    And an easy transfer for next week lol.