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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. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Chicken Dean, that's a clear 2nd yellow...

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

    Aubas owners are a quiet bunch

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

    Bruno subbed

  4. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Matic on at 0-0 when getting outplayed at home lmao. Ole’s at the wheeeeel

  5. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bruno subbed

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

    LOL Fernandez subbed

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

    Here comes donny aka magic mike

  8. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    2FTs, 0.2itb

    Trent, Ings, Jimenez > Kane, DCL, Zouma (-4) --- ???

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

    Wow Pogba still on the pitch and Bruno off!!
    OGS gone nuts!!

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

    Why Fernandes off and Pogba still on...

  11. Jdpz
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Hope Tierney comes off.

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

    Ole subbing off bruno over pogba. Amateur

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

      Manager magic by Ole

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

    Wow, big pressure on Donny now.

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

    Bruno was playing?

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

      Better than Pogba atleast

  15. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    How in the hell Gabriel isn't getting a second yellow for stopping a goal scoring opportunity from behind without getting any ball...

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

      thats stupid from Refree

  16. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    WTF is Ole doing. Taking off Bruno when they’re losing 1-0 at home. Pogba has been shocking!

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

      he is a useless manager

  17. Jdpz
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Will Ings play next week?

    1. Dennis System
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes 1000000%

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

        How?

      2. Jdpz
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        really?

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

      I wish

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

    I've had Greenwood since GW2. What am I doing with my life

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Living it? If you still have Greenwood you're obviously not concentrating on fpl 😉

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

    Ole not messing around. Bruno punished for a rubbish performance

    1. Naby K8a
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Much easier to do when you’re a goal behind.

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

      and Pogba getting awared to play 90 mins due to his awsome performance 😉
      genius

  20. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Rival brought in Bellerin...I laughed

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

      you should 😆

  21. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bruno blank confirmed

  22. Orion
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Are we think that Cancelo is a good option now for 5.4 City defender?

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

      I have him and he is due a double digit haul.

      1. Orion
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Only watch the highlights from their games, and he seems to be involved a lot

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

    Gabriel getting me 2 ppg since I got him in GW2, conceding just 1 goal a game. Please no get a red card.

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

      Should have had a second yellow. If he wasn’t booked already he certainly would of had a yellow for that challenge.

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

        Please no

      2. JBG
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Such a bad and cowardly decision by Dean.

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

    Ok, avoid MUN at all costs!

    1. korbendallas82
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      they can only play well against teams with the most naive defences.

  25. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see Bruno want out in January

    1. Orion
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      ? Why’s that ?

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

        Frustration with manager, lack of direction and poor players consistently being allowed to underperform around him. Maguire and Lindelof are poor, immobile and are exposed by pace. Shaw isn’t good enough. The midfield are slow and cumbersome. Only Rashford and Martial (and potentially Greenwood) are good enough to play alongside Bruno for United IMO.

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

      No but he will start an uprising to oust Ole if things dont turn around

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

    Holding down

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

      Yanking up

    2. Kaneyonero
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Who is? 😉

    3. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      That was Maguire last week wasn't it?

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

    As a United fan its a proud moment to see Cavani running around in the famous Red shirt while we fund his retirement.

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

      LOL, that’s what United do, over inflated wages for underperforming players.

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

    Bruno out now, some hit does not mean anything

  29. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Genius Ole

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

    All last 3 goals scored by Arsenal in last 4 matches are all Belerin's 3 assists

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

      Still prefer Maitland-Niles