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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. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    POGBA WHAT A STUPID PLAYER

  2. Lev Yashin
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    You gave that penalty at the wrong end Mike!

  3. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    anyone owns Auba?

    1. Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Apparently still significantly owned overall. That goal has pushed me down 200k places.

  4. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    POGSHIT!!!!

  5. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Do we know if Let's talk fpl is a great pundit. What's his OR history?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      He’s a professional after all.

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        😆

      1. Shark Team
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks!

    2. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Why

    3. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I watch quite a few of his videos, very likeable bloke

    4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Just average really. More templatey type id say

  6. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Auba is back 🙂

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

      Lol

  7. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Dunno why OGS insists on playing Pogba. He's useless going forward, keeps losing the ball and is even worse defending. Poor management from Ole.

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

    Auba looking essential.

    1. Hattrick Harry
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I would use hit to get auba in

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Oh absolutely. Just done a -8 to get him in..

  9. Superflymonk
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bellerin has been quietly ticking over. He's top of my watchlist and will be coming to my team very very soon.

  10. One More Hit
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Auba wasn’t even on the captaincy poll was he!?

  11. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Solskjær with his inexperience will wait another 10 mins to make substitutions too ffs. Bring on Cavani and VDB you moron!

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Ole playing for a 0-0 and now paying for it

  13. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Gary Neville gutted. An Aubameyang goal has forced him to mention Arsenal players for a few seconds.....nice recovery though as he goes on a rant about Man Utd’s home form and how poor Paul Pogba is.

  14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    That’s a red

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      yellow*

  15. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    AUBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  16. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Who are these 12% of players who have Auba?!

    1. Seanigula
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Teams that went inactive after week 1

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Has to be!

      2. One More Hit
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Guilty on both counts!

  17. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Pogba just isn't a great footballer

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

      never was
      never will be
      just overated.
      he sometimes look good due to world class players around him
      nothing more

  18. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Penalty Arsenal!

    Bruno Fernandes, out of habit, steps up to take it

    (credit to FootballJoe)

  19. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Fernandes was stepping up to take the penalty before Aubameyang nudged him out of the way..

  20. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Pogba must be involved in matchfixing. If not, he is a clown.

  21. SM001
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Sold Auba this week obviously. The s*!t show continues....

  22. Samwise
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    why didn't said play?

    1. Samwise
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      sais

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Kilman got defensive place & new players better wingers.

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

    United deserves to lose
    What a useless manager Ole is

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Ole needs time to build a dynasty, the 20 year plan

  24. Hattrick Harry
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Just wait as next game will be Pogba masterclass, essential

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

    Auba 14% ownership

  26. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Agent Poobag with another moronic penalty giveaway. Think the constant refill of various hair coloring is seeping into his brain.

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      LOL

  27. Party time
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Ole’s at the wheel man!

    • schlupptheweek
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Been rubbish for weeks but (C) Pulisic, (VC) Semedo and some points off the bench from Bellerin is so lucky!

    • The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      United now playing with urgency, should have been doing that from the second half at least

    • BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Anyone here still own Auba?

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

        none