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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. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Who is Sanchez? Not on FPL lol

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

    Gabriel 7pter on the cards?

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

    Horrible gw to have no bench.

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

      I've got a bench but KWP comes off for a 1 pointer. Sometimes it doesn't make that much difference.

  4. Big_Bear
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    For my manager of the month competition, I’m A) do I have any chance?
    A) 14 points + Mitrovic
    B) Kane+ Dallas + Bamford + Justin

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      No hope.

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

        Need a Mitrovic haul don't I?

  5. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Maupay to Bamford looks like a sensible move this week. Fancied Maupay against West Brom but if he's injured or has tested positive, he's history.

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Burnley, I mean.

  6. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Potter has Kane TC

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

      Who, Harry?

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

    Scenes

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

    Potter is worse than Pep. He had a few weeks now where he lulled us into a false sense of security, but back to form now.

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

    Trossard playing up front? 🙂

  10. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Finding private Maupay

  11. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Kdb to auba a bad move ?

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

      Don’t sell KDB vs a big team, more advanced role.

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Uugghh yeh

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

      Lol

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

    Hasn’t Ryan’s xGC been appalling?

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

      I heard he had 25% save rate from about 16 shots

  13. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Wtf Maupay..

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      No injury news, I wonder if he's tested positive?

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

    I say again, nothing but penalties, pathetic

  15. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Who wins?

    A. Kane and Son
    B.Kane C

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

      Son by 1 point.

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A

  16. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I benched Ryan too 😎

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

      Swish 😉

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Silly you for having him in the first place. 😉

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

      So did I but he still gets the same points as starter Martinez

  17. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    That Brighton team...

    Come on Kane. Hattie please

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

    Why is Ryan benched?

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Cause he’s shite

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

    Brighton should really try to emulate Burnley

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

    No Maupay no Ryan, COVID related?

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

      Ryan on bench

    2. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Ryan's on the bench so can't be in his case.

      No Maupay or Connolly is interesting though.

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

      Ah my bad ... ok!

  21. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Rashford essential?

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

      😆

      The FFScout bandwagon for MU assets might be the shortest lived in history.

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

      Scored?

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

      Maybe for the WBA game

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

      Never was

      United fans blinded by beating a farmers team

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

      He was on Wednesday

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

      Huge differential, never scores when he should

    7. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes. Will be good differential. They want to forget this and Hattie imminent!

  22. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Maupay
    Ings
    Rodriguez
    Saiss
    TAA
    Mitchell

    Enough reason to WC?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

  23. The VAR Team
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    So glad I did Ryan to Martinez, saved me from a zero pointer this week

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      😉

  24. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Robert Sancreed- who dat ?

    This is going to be a nightmare of a game.

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      *Sanchez

  25. yash
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Rashford punt fail

  26. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    WP Boys !!!

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      WhiPping Boys

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

    A man resembling Maupay has just been arrested trying to break into Brightons ground.

  28. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Proud Saiss, Maupay and Pulisic owner. This season is so screwed. Can't even field 11 this week.

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

    Souness’s Right, Pogba’s Shite!

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

      😆

  30. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    My Kane(c) looking promising.
    Is it too much to ask for a Hatty?