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Sterling and Cancelo survive Man City rotation as Foden and Walker miss out

Raheem Sterling (£11.4m) and João Cancelo (£5.5m) have made surprise appearances in the Manchester City starting XI for Gameweek 11.

The two players missed out on the win over Burnley last time out and featured extensively in midweek Champions League action.

That had convinced many that the pair would be benched in the following Premier League game but they both start against Fulham.

Sterling plays on the left-hand side of an attacking midfield trio, joined there by Kevin De Bruyne (£11.7m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.4m) while Cancelo is preferred to Kyle Walker (£6.2m) at right-back, rather than left, which sees Benjamin Mendy (£5.9m) make a second Premier League start in a row.

Pep Guardiola has been previously known to favour a rotation policy where players miss the first match of a three-game week and play the second two in succession, even if they are close together.

Ferran Torres (£6.9m) and Walker had recently strung together consecutive Premier League starts but neither one features in the first XI today.

The former is on the bench, while Walker is not in the squad at all, although Guardiola has reported that he is not injured. That’s about as classic Pep as we’re ever going to get.

Gabriel Jesus (£9.4m) leads the Manchester City attacking line while De Bruyne appears to be in a number 10 role rather than a member of a central midfield trio.

Meanwhile, Fulham are unchanged from the side that won 2-1 at Leicester, which sees Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.3m) act as a lone centre-forward, Ademola Lookman (£5.0m) and Bobby De Cordova-Reid (£5.3m) providing the width either side of Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£5.9m).

For the second Gameweek in a row, Tom Cairney (£5.3m) and Aleksandar Mitrović (£5.6m) are named on the bench.

Manchester City XI (4-2-3-1): Ederson; B Mendy, Stones, Dias, Cancelo; Gündogan, Rodrigo; Sterling, De Bruyne, Mahrez; Jesus.

Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Areola; A Robinson, Andersen, Adarabioyo, Aina; Zambo Anguissa, Reed; Lookman, Loftus-Cheek, De Cordova-Reid; Cavaleiro.

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  1. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Poor penalty btw

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ha

  2. djoker_nole
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    We want more

  3. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy cap looking a truly awful shout now

  4. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
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    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    YESSSSS

  5. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    KDBBBBBBBBBBBB

  6. JHolmes
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    This is too painful

  7. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    KDB G

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      sweet

  8. Pukkipartyy
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Get in! Captain double digits under 30mins!

  9. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Captain points for everyone

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      But his Top 10k EO is like 55%. So can't be for everyone......

    2. Meinhoff
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      *everyone who captained Kev

  10. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Now another kdb goal with a mahrez assist or vice versa.

  11. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    KDB monster haul incoming!

    Woohoo!

  12. Meinhoff
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Yessss KEV el capitano eterno

  13. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling such a diver

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yep, hope Sterling recovers ok.

  14. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Let’s
    Gooooo

  15. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Season over for real now. Mahrez and Jesus, no KDB...

  16. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    KDB YOU GLORIOUS GLORIOUS MANNNNNN

  17. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Whoooihoooo love you De Bruyne

  18. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Own Kev but no Capp, can I be happy ?

    1. Im New Here
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

  19. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    kdbbbbbbbbb

  20. Vazza
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    As a non kdb non owner, my heart is racing like crazy!!!

  21. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    KING KEV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  22. Hazz
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    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Kristina in dreamland

  23. Cruyff Turn
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    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    2 goals without Mahrez involved...

  24. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Nice. My KDB -4 paying off...

  25. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    It's only a begin. Party continues.

  26. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Riyad do something....

  27. Mr. O'Connell
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Points for everyone

  28. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    How was that a penalty?

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Because its Man City?

  29. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    2 more before halftime will set the tone for the second half

  30. BobbyDoesNotLook
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    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    So soft pen.