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Fernandes and Rashford benched as Solskjaer rotates for West Ham trip

5 December 2020 1939 comments
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Bruno Fernandes (£10.9m) and Marcus Rashford (£9.5m) are surprise inclusions on Manchester United’s bench for Gameweek 11.

Yes, you read that right, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has opted to rest both of his key players for the trip to West Ham, in a week when Fernandes was the most-captained player worldwide and the second-most inside the top 10k (16.6%).

It is the Portuguese international’s first league benching of 2020/21 and could end his run of double-digit hauls in away matches this season.

Donny van de Beek (£6.7m) and Paul Pogba (£7.7m) come into midfield while Anthony Martial (£8.7m) and Edinson Cavani (£8.1m) start together for the first time in the Premier League, we suspect the former is on the wing with the Uruguayan leading the line.

With David de Gea (£5.4m) absent from the matchday squad, Dean Henderson (£5.3m) makes his first Premier League start of the campaign.

West Ham’s only change is up-front, following the news that Michail Antonio (£6.2m) would miss out on Gameweek 11.

That sees Sebastien Haller (£6.1m) return to the side, supported by Pablo Fornals (£6.5m) and Jarrod Bowen (£6.3m), the latter registering 80% of his attacking returns at home.

Those two attacking midfielders keep Saïd Benrahma (£6.0m) out of the team once again, despite the Brentford loanee assisting in each of his substitute appearances so far this season.

As expected, David Moyes keeps faith with the three-man defence of Aaron Cresswell (£5.2m), Angelo Ogbonna (£4.9m) and Fabian Balbuena (£4.4m), which sees Arthur Masuaku (£4.5m) and Vladimir Coufal (£4.6m) retain their wing-back berths.

West Ham United XI (3-4-2-1): West Ham XI: Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Balbuena; Masuaku, Soucek, Rice, Coufal; Fornals, Bowen; Haller.

Manchester United XI (4-2-3-1): D Henderson; Telles, Maguire, Lindelof; Wan-Bissaka; Pogba, McTominay; Martial, van de Beek, Greenwood; Cavani.

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  1. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno will have to rescue the situation

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  2. FPL Scoop
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    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno needed

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  3. The Senate
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Haller with the sympathy slip for slab head

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  4. BobbyDoesNotLook
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    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    If I hadnt brought Mahrez (c) for Grealish I would have Soucek playing and Werner (c).

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  5. Joey Tribbiani
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Soucek on Rice

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    1. Sim Simma
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      • 15 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Salt needed

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  6. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    You think Joelinton is bad? Hold my Haller.

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  7. Jindaljain
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno with Goal & Assist after Half time

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    1. FPL Scoop
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      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hopefully a sole assist or a 1pt cameo imo. And I own

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    2. FPL Scoop
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      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Unless it’s blocking a Coufal haul...

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

      Bruno Cavani combination about to come

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  8. Steve The Spud
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    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Have a shot cressy

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  9. KAALI_DAAL
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Get in Bruno already Ole you fraud titanic.

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    1. Jindaljain
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Ole needs to go

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  10. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Benched Coufal. Seems like a very bad move

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  11. TOLV TUMS
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    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Could easily be 3 by now

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  12. Hulk Smash
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    This scoreline is good for Bruno owners

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  13. Begbie.
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    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Pogba LMFAO why would you do that. So unnecessary

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    1. TOLV TUMS
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      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Even better in slow motion. Moronic.

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  14. el polako
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Need a 2nd goal before half time and Bruno.

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  15. FPL_Motty
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    SOUCEK THE SAVIOUR

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  16. badgerboy
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    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    That Haller effort needed a comedy sound effect behind it.

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    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Tanker horn.

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      1. badgerboy
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        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        😀

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

      It was some top notch hold up play, Haller so mis-understood

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      1. badgerboy
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        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Sorry. I make fun of him just to fit in around here.

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  17. denial
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    • 16 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Shocking performance from Utd so far.

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  18. Steve The Spud
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    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Only just switched on, someone please tell me Roy Keane is in the studio

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  19. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Unfortunately, this is all short lived because Bruno the rat will be on soon and they’ll get a penalty in the 95th minute

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    1. Begbie.
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      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Bold to assume it'll take Tom Daley until 95th minute to get his penalty. He'll be diving about the place as soon as he comes on.

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      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Haha

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      2. ElChapo
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        the irony of this comment from someone with a picture of Mo Salah.

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  20. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Starting Soucek over cresswell =D

    Fernandes certainly coming on now though

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  21. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Ole needs to go.. he is a useless manager

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    1. Salan
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      100% agree.

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  22. Salan
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Ole, what are you doing? Awful.

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  23. Party time
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I wonder what it feels like to be a Utd fan

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      1. Capocannonieri
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        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Depends on the age. If you came after 2001, then you appreciate nothing and never will

        If you came on after 2010, you are not really a footy fan, just a hipster

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        1. Party time
            5 years, 4 months ago

            ???? Did you watch Utd after 2001???

            You did not watch Ronaldo, Rooney & Nistelrooy????

            Honestly I don’t get your point but I believe since Sur Alex left it has been a shitttyy team

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        2. Zimo
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Feel like an arsenal fan now

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      2. Huddersfield
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I only need WHU CS wiped and Bruno 1 pointer ..

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        1. Jindaljain
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          2-1 Manu FT score

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      3. Eleven Hag
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Soucek to Bruno is going well

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

        Soucek 1st Sub coming on for Bruno.

        No chance I get those points

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      5. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Tony’s woke up 🙂

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      6. CaptMidnight
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        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        West Ham should be about 4-0 up already. Horrible feeling the wasted chances will come back to bite us.

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      7. FPL Blow-In
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        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Wow they actually started running a few lines in behind and look what happened

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      8. LewanGOALski
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Soucek in for AVL blankers YESSSSA

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        1. Nanoelektronicar
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          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Are we sure about it? Are Villa and Newcastle defo out of this gameweek?

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        2. FPL_Motty
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Nice one - soucek underated

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