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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.

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

    Jesus is No Aguero

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

      Jesus is a mighty God.

      1. Podge
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Son of

    2. antis0cial
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He’s hardly had a touch so far, non event.

    3. In Bale We Trust
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He has a good all round game, just a below average finisher.

    4. F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      would help if Sterling could pass and give him and open goal instead of shooting.

      1. Balls of Steel
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        This

  2. fr3d
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else with 0 goal involvements from KDB(C) in the last 5 minutes? Season over

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It’s shocking how few goals he’s got in the last few minutes

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ok that’s enough

  3. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Again tried to be too clever with Mahrez over KDB... 😐

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

      Not over yet mate!

      1. Says
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        You must be new to fantasy football. The first 20 minutes of the first game is enough to decide which transfers and team selections have been correct and wrong for the entire gameweek.

    2. Feloh
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      still time

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

    Dias Cancelo KDB (c) so far so good. We want more

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

      Watch out Lookman movement

  5. Superflymonk
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ville Ronka transfers, with grealish, jimenez, and no playing keeper, he takes out son and jimenez for bambam and KDB and captains KDB. Had sterling but still had the balls to hold onto him after he was benched last week. He's fielding at most 9 men this gw but on 35 pts currently with 3 played.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      he is having a poor season for his standards

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No point taking a hit just because your GK is not playing one GW. Unless you are really good at guessing who is going to make a pen save and keep a CS.

    3. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      GOAT

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

      Maybe he did his transfers early. Whats his fpl id?

        1. Ode
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Thanks

    5. Superflymonk
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      My apologies, he's fielding 10 not 9

    6. fusen
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      he's fielding 10?

      1. Superflymonk
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        No keeper. 11-1

  6. Orion
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling is awful... just

  7. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling to go off at HT for 9pts

  8. Salan
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez will be subbed out after half-time / 50th mins. Below-par performance.

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

      Not really. Sterling wasted 2 big chances he set up on a platter for him. If anything Sterliing playing worse

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I think he's playing very well.

  9. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling close

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

      To what? He tried passing to mahrez and failed again

  10. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez very unlucky to have nothing at HT.

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

      extremely

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

    Sterling can't pass for sh

    1. liner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No brain, just pace

  12. Red Devil Swede
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus looks so uninterested.

  13. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Fixtures over form wins, as always. Now it's fixtures and form for City 😉

    1. DAZZ
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Will sell Cancelo and stick with Dias and KDB moving forward. Defensive cover and attacking cover from the 2 most nailed players.

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      So then why are you a Spurs advocate

      1. Flair
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Since when was I a Spurs advocate 😆

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Spurs are fixture proof, they are like City but good

        1. Pukki Blinders
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Mou will be quicker to pull out his bus against tougher teams though

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            True but whatever it takes to win, hopefully Spurs vs Pool will be an open game.

  14. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez failing to get something

    1. liner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      If he keep asissting Sterling nothing from Mahrez. Better shot from 20m than asisting Sterling for 1v1 with Areola

  15. Arctic monkeys
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Do people really think Sterling is a bad football player, or are they just hating ?

    1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hating

    2. dark91
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He is not bad but not top class either. Still needs a lot of work on his finishing and passing

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

      he's very talented but has no passing ability

      1. Arctic monkeys
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Salah doesn't as well, and he is worshiped around here.

        1. JONALDINHO
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          In the last 3 seasons Salah has 81 goals while Sterling has 58. Please don’t compare them again

          1. Arctic monkeys
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Is he a good passer ? That was the point, wasn't talking about the finishing ability

            1. JONALDINHO
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Oh I misunderstood it nvm

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

      Just hating, but you can't blame them.

    5. as33
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      They just hating, hes the best in EPL

    6. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He was just out of form, still missing chances but if he finds his groove he could go on a decent run I think

    7. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He’s not bad but he’s definitely overrated especially by the pundits/media. Mane, Son, Kane, Grealish all far far better players way above his level

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

        Indeed

    8. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He's really wasteful and requires a lot of chances like Bamford. Make of it what u will.

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

        Imagine Son playing for City with his shooting ability. Makes ur mouth water.

    9. Peter Ouch
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He never got any team on his shoulders
      If you have a crucial game would he ever be the first player to pick up to win it?

    10. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      If he didn’t play for City, I don’t think he would be rated by many.

    11. Stoic
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He is a good place. Nothing more than that

  16. Salan
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus and Mahrez have a sleeping performance. Torres / Foden / B Silva will come in very soon.

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

      Clearly not watching the match. Mahrez playing well

      1. Salan
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I am watching. He is playing not good per his standard.

        1. Salan
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          He is playing better than Jesus, but doesn't mean it's good enough.

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Jesus is doing his job, which is to link up the play. There's a reason why City struggled to score goals when he was out the team early in the season.

      1. Salan
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        May be, but he got the lowest rating within Manc in this half. You may check.

        Also the same from eye-test.

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Lowest rating where? He hasn't really been directly involved in the play, but his movement is dragging the CBs out of position, creating space for Sterling/Mahrez. He's a different striker to Kun, and a better fit for the team.

  17. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Few defensive changes there, Pep 😉

    Young Dias has played a lot recently...

  18. Keep Calm and Play On
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Any chance Arsenal capitulate and Son and Kane match sterling KDB???

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Even combined I doubt they will match one of them

      1. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I really hope your wrong lol

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

    Good thing I brought in Walker eh?

  20. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    #10 KDB is 300 points a season KDB.

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

      Indeed indeed. Holy trinity ftw.

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

        I call them Pen Boys now.

  21. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I am disgusted by that dive from Raheem Sterling. I am even more disgusted Jon Moss is a top level referee.

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

      Reindeers eat moss. I learnt that from Klaus

    2. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He did get the slightest of touches below the knee but I agree it’s terrible to see players doing that, FPL aside it’s bad for the sport

      1. Stockport Hatter
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Agreed

    3. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yawn

    4. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It’s also funny how everyone complains when Bruno does it, but when they own the player it’s fine

  22. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    As a KDB non owner, what should I do

    A. Continue listening to the radio commentary
    B. Stop listening and take a hot shower

    1. Flair
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Usually B for me. Extra hot.

    2. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

  23. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    This game really needs two areolas

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      What’s wrong with a third nipple?

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

        Any nipple and Sterling will go down

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Noice.

  24. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bit worried about a Dias sub at half time for a rest. This is too easy for City.

  25. HD7
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Anybody else considering shipping DCL?
    Hes scored yet again but a plan is a plan. And it says Wilson or Bamford coming in for him

    1. FPL DONKEY
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'm considering it too for Wilson

  26. Peter Ouch
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Thank you Sterling
    Now get out of my team

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

      😆

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

    Mahrez the best player in 1st half

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I disagree

  28. Stockport Hatter
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Can’t believe I listened to a few in here and changed captain from KDB to Mahrez this morning - it’s all in me though I should have followed my instincts. He’s pretty anonymous so far. At least I own KDB and my ML rivals don’t!

    1. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Well if you come here for advice, you take your chances. In the end, advice is great but make your own decisions

      1. Stockport Hatter
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        That’s what I said mate. My own fault.

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

      Name and shame?

    3. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      1) It’s only half time so plenty can still happen
      2) Make you own decisions. This place is great for advice but ultimately you own your team.

      1. Stockport Hatter
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        On point 2 that’s what I said!

    4. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Listening to the captain poll over a few replies would be my advice if in doubt over who to captain

  29. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Yes I still own Foden. Laugh at me.

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

      Love is blind

    2. Peter Ouch
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Haha

    3. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ha ha ha. Condolences mate

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

    Controversial move GW12 KDB > Salah [C]? Tell me it's madness ...

    1. Flair
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      As long as you bring him back for West Brom.

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

        Yes he will come back

    2. CheesyZoot
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It's madness