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Fernandes and Rashford benched as Solskjaer rotates for West Ham trip

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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. mgilbert86
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    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno did score all his points in the second half last week

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  2. FPL Scoop
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    Little Bruno assist and then end it 1-1 would be nice

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

    Fouls are coming in for united
    penalty next.. they just need to get in the box once 😉

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      HahahahahHah

      City also get soft penalties.

      That fall from Sterling was really, really soft.

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      1. maditass
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        5 years, 4 months ago

        When Brighton got a pen against robbo for almost nothing, its just fair and square that city get one the same way. They have "fixed" the handball bonanza, but forgot that its a contact sport

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  4. Gudjohnsen
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    Thought Bruno was injured?

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    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Has been for weeks apparently

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

      yes for many weeks same as Robo

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  5. Alex_thekid
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno coming on to block soucek points dooh need jota not to play should have kept Grealish & played soucek lolz @ me

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Ouch

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  6. Podge
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I’m struggling to find a way to get Bruno in my team but this alleged toe injury gives me a bit to think about, might get another rest before Xmas.

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    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Doubt it tbh

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    2. Do I Not Like Orange
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      5 years, 4 months ago

      Blates just wanted to rest him before Leipzig but neither Solskjaer nor his squad are good enough to win without him.

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    3. dogtanion
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Well if that first half is what Ole can expect when resting Bruno then I doubt he'll be rested again anytime soon

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

    Harsh on Cavani. VDB was non existent to be fair in the first half but at least Cavani was trying to get involved. Martial was terrible again.

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  8. BobB
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    Ole deserves the sack for tinkering. Most successful teams rotate sparingly.

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

      City?

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      1. BobB
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        5 years, 4 months ago

        Leicester, Liverpool, Chelsea in their pomp. Little rotation.

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    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      This

      He's more clueless than I thought.

      Start Bruno and then sub him off. Not the reverse.

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  9. Vazza
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    Little Bruno hattrick and then end it 1-3 would be nice

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    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I would cry salty salty tears

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

    The amount of chances Villa created v West Ham looking more impressive now

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    1. Nanoelektronicar
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      5 years, 4 months ago

      United without chief creator here until now, and West Ham are not a pushovers either.

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

    Why is soucek last on my bench...

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  12. No Professionals
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    You can tell by watching greenwood that he has an attitude problem.

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  13. Weeb Kakashi
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    Martial should have been taken off instead Of Cavani.

    Ole has no idea what hes doing

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    1. No Professionals
      • 8 Years
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      News flash

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    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      This, so much this!

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

      this

      Cavani much better than Martial

      Cavani and Bruno combo saved him last GW

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    4. Begbie.
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      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yep and Pogba should have come off too.

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    5. FDMS All Starz
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      5 years, 4 months ago

      Maybe because cavani played 90mins mid week and he is 30+

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  14. Chalobah's Witness
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    5 years, 4 months ago

    Ole is such a genius. Did he really just waste full 45 minutes without his best player?

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

    Another big miss for Bowen

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  16. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Coufal should have an assist.

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Ouch for me

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    2. Hazz
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      😮

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    3. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      How I wish.

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  17. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Coufal is classsss

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  18. Party time
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Come on Cresswell. Keep that cleansheet

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      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I'm all for West Ham cs and I captained Bruno

        Deserve to be punished for not going with my plan.

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        1. Party time
            5 years, 4 months ago

            West ham cs is good tbh. Even though I benched masuaku.

            Cresswell & Bruno owner, I hope for the best

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      2. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Was 0.1 off planned move to Soucek due to unexpected Burke price drop 🙁 . Well , that's fpl...

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      3. Weeb Kakashi
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        What Happened to Michail Antonio after he started last week?

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

          injured again

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

          He shattered

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        3. TorresMagic™
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          • 16 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Different hammy injury.

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          1. Weeb Kakashi
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Would have been a strong pick if fit

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

        What an idiot Martial is

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      5. NULL-X-VOID
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Bruno pissed maguire

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        1. NULL-X-VOID
          • 12 Years
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          at*

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        2. Captain Vantastic™
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          😀

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      6. Kodap
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        5 years, 4 months ago

        Coufal nooo, should be an assist 🙁

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      7. dark91
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Give me 1 reason to have Pogba on the pitch

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        1. FPL DONKEY
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          5 years, 4 months ago

          To field 11 men

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          1. dark91
            • 10 Years
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            Fair enough, can't argue with that 😀

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        2. ‘Tis the Season
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          Ole doesn’t like Gingers

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      8. Captain Vantastic™
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        Martial is really terrible. How did he play last season? Must have been good because he starts every game for Ole

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        1. FPL DONKEY
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          5 years, 4 months ago

          He was good last season because he got an extra point for a goal and a clean sheet

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      9. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        If u have bruno but not as cap do u want him to score?

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        1. Captain Vantastic™
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          Gain 10% so I'd rather he blank.

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        2. thegame983
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          Yes, but I would prefer West Ham cleanie

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        3. Zimo
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          Yes

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        4. TorresMagic™
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          Think about it.

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          1. Nightcrawler
            • 6 Years
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            Eo less than 100% isnt everything

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        5. Gobigorgohome
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          yes i need all points

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        6. AzzaroMax99
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          If no WH defs then yes.

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        7. dark91
          • 10 Years
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          Yes. I don't have a bench so any point counts

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      10. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Does Ole think he's playing FIFA?

        Just put on your best player at half time.

        Doesn't work like that.

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

          Carrying injuries

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      11. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Wouldn't be pleased with Martial and Greenwood if I was a Man Utd fan. Meant to be quick and athletic yet they amble around when Man Utd don't have the ball. You watch Chelsea and Man City and it is nothing like that.

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      12. FPL Scoop
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        5 years, 4 months ago

        Hopefully Bruno blanks but Coufal also concedes. Then only one point in it

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      13. bso
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        Will NEW be ok to play next game week?

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        1. TorresMagic™
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          5 years, 4 months ago

          50/50

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          1. bso
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            Thanks

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