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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. MagicMessi
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Balbuena I like that you're cheap you did well son

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    1. MagicMessi
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Awful first post

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Second was worse

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

    Martial off, Bruno on. Perfect transformation for United

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  3. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    How was the firs goal given when it went miles out of play? As a Coufal owner.. I'm upset haha!

    Even if i wasn't, i'd still say that was out!

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    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Crooked pass, crooked linesman.

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

      Sure looked that way. Side judge standing directly underneath it and no call. Assuming same one who missed the Harry handball directly in front of him.

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

      Didn't seem out to me, but hard to judge from our view.

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

      We need side line technology.

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

    Martial is finished now. Most overrated lazy player in the world

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

      I don’t think his laziness is overrated

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

    Rashford post

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

    almost a bruno assist.

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  7. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Don't think Greenwood meant to ping it so high in the air on that turn. But brilliant finish.

    Remember last season when he cost peanuts?

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

    Rashford what the hell.

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  9. Don Van Vliet
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Farcical decision to allow the first Utd goal to stand.

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

    Rashford hits post from Bruno assist

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  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Poor finish

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  12. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Brilliant innit Bruno?!

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  13. Pipermaru
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    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Look at Bruno's reaction after goal, this guy is so engaged!

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    1. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      World class player

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  14. The Sociologist
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    @TM, looks like playing Anguissa over Coufal was the right move. Thanks for the advice and the 1x extra point!

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

    Rashford wasting assists since ever.

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  16. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Rashford ruins Bruno assist

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  17. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    What a turn and pass by Fernandes. He really is 90% of Man Utd at the moment.

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  18. TheDragon
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Just made a tidy sum laying Southampton when Bruno came on

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

      Did you do it again?

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

    Rashford wastes a Bruno assist

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  20. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
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    Rashford not exactly clinical

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  21. teneighty
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I'll take one more from Soucek, please.

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  22. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Ffs Rashford

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  23. The Chosen One...
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno should have hauled in 25 mins

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  24. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Gashford

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  25. Hazz
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    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Not having Bruno in your team is asking to be punished.

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  26. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
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    Simply brilliant player Bruno is

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  27. CheesyZoot
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Rashford couldn't finish his (school) dinner

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  28. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    That feeling when your gameweek is already over. Sick.

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  29. Reeker
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    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Imagine Bruno being managed by an actual decent manager

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

      Tbf I think he has more freedom now to improvise and create. Imagine him with someone like Mourinho if Mourinho for whatever reason starts disliking him and limiting his minutes

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

      He would become Bruno Diego Pele.

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  30. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno really is next level isn't he, turned this game round single handedly.

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