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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.

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  1. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Am I supposed to be sad for a 28 point captaincy haul???? Miss me with that bullcrap.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      KDB has been a tad annoying for two weeks now. Hauls could have been sooo much bigger.

  2. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Jesus has been useless.

    1. Party time
      5 years, 8 months ago

      😆

      Almost sold DCL for him. Irbox rescued me

    2. The Train Driver
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Since he came to ManC..

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

      I've said this again and again, and don't understand why few still say he is playing well.

    4. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Started more than a few wars.

    5. Capocannonieri
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      City needs a #9 desperately

      If they want to be a UCL or EPL champ

      Kun is not enough

  3. OptimusBlack
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Mahrez C here 🙁

    1. Sif
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Same.
      Trying to have fun this season so did Son > Mahrez (c)
      Not having fun :p

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Try being a KDB capper. Sickening.

  4. Not again Shirley
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Why have City made no subs? Seems odd why they didn’t, for example, bring on Foden for KDB when game is already won.

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Just to wind up Klopp.

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

        Yes, exactly.

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Because the bench is all playing 90 midweek

  5. Niho992
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    I knew it i should kept Jimenez. Jesus was waste of transfer

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      This

  6. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Pep has just forgotten he has subs. So strange to not make any subs for 85 mins.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Has two XIs. Play one in the PL, one in the CL.

    2. ritzyd
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Not really. This is pretty much 1st team, can rotate in cl and this lot go again in the derby

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah but still gives some players a breather, gives some a run out for a bit.

  7. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    On the positive side, at least I have a quality sub like Grealish coming in for Bruno.

    1. dogtanion
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Bruno will come on at 60 mins when they're not winning

    2. Flair
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      This has me rolling 😆 😆

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

      Bruno will come on. No chance he staya on bench

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        If they’re winning 3-0 he will

        1. afcblegend
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I don’t follow your reasoning here...

  8. Flair
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    KDB + Dias absolutely disgraceful returns. 20 less than what they should. Such disappointments

  9. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Still feel like we might lose the dias cleanie.

  10. Stupendous
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Mahrez C and fkin Torres!!!

    This is why the f I don't want city players!!!!!

    KDB or nothing!

    Once I find a way to get KDB in that is set and forget and leave all season ffs

  11. jimmy.floyd
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Son Zaha to KDB Neto (-4) Have Kane.

  12. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Attack ffs

  13. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    City closing up shop now

  14. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    My biggest takeaway from this is a serious consideration of Salah (tc).

    Could get very messy

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Was always my plan.

      Richa and Mahrez > Brewster and Salah -4, maybe even -8 to bring Jota in.

  15. The Frenchie
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    What about that?

    Meslier
    Chilwell / Walker-Peters / Lewis
    De Bruyne / Salah / Bruno Fernandes / Son / Grealish
    Cavani / Calvert-Lewin

  16. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Hope West Ham score early

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Bowen goal @ 9mins, then again at 14mins.

      1. Egg noodle
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Then 17

        1. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          and then 22

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            I dont even own Bowen just want to lol at the dirty cheats getting owned

  17. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    GW 11 rank is most important for the end of season rank. We need another goal from KDB

    1. Flair
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Don't get sucked into that bs mate

    2. faux_C
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      What does this even mean?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 17 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        has the highest correlation with the end of season rank. confirmed

        1. faux_C
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          If that's true it's probably to do with how many people have lost interest by this point and so are now fixed in their 3m+ ranks.

    3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      How does that work? Why GW11? Surely the DGW rank is most important singularly

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 17 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        your rank at the end of GW 11 has the highest possible correlation with your end of 38 rankings. statistically confirmed

        1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          By this time a lot of people have already blown their chips, then how is that possible?

        2. afcblegend
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          That doesn’t make any sense. What about GW37? Or 36? If you’re talking about single gw correlation then it’s chance anyway

    4. Joey Tribbiani
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Literally false.

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

      Haha wtf is this. Do the 27 other weeks not matter then?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 17 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        man, it is statistics. confirmed one from a huge sample

    6. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Lol so random 😛

    7. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      There is around a 0.8 correlation coefficient of your GW38 rank with your GW11 rank. So it is not the worst predictor. But the reality is, GW20 rank is a better predictor than GW11. GW30 is a better predictor than GW20 etc.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 17 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        well said

  18. seewhyaxe
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Mahrez stop passing to Jesus damn it

  19. Joey Tribbiani
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    This is a bit dissapointing

  20. Exxtreme
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Fulham score! Now!

  21. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Pep forgot to use subs today?

  22. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Reason behind Bruno benching?

    1. Zimo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Rest probably. Weird of Ole. Hes never done it before

    2. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      must win game tue night

    3. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Leipzig

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Carrying Manchester United single-handedly is a tiring job.

    5. thetommy14
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Rested don't worry

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks all

    6. jomikijiq
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Leipzig and City next week. It was expected.

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Never saw anything about it if I’m honest

    7. Feloh
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      need to win vs Leipzig. We lose and Ole might as well say bye bye to his job.

    8. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      I captained him mate, I even said on here yesterday he's hauled in every away game this season but if I captain him he'll get benched

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I feel for you, you’ve had some rotten luck

    9. Phlajo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Just rested. Probably he'll come on after HT when it's 0-0

    10. TRE2
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Apparently sore foot. Source mutv I think. Not sure

    11. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Leipzig game is priority for Utd to qualify for CL knockouts.

    12. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      CL is a must win

  23. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    So if Cancelo is now rested in the UCL there's a good chance he starts in the derby?

    1. thetommy14
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Could be

    2. Begbie.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Depends if Walker is fit.

    3. sambyy
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Maybe, maybe not

  24. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Funny thing is I said that if I captain Bruno he will get benched! This has been a crazy season but my luck has been just awful!

  25. NejiHyuuga01
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    All the fuss about Mahrez just because he hauled last game after 6 blanks. That's consistency. KDB is the real deal

    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      To be fair, he didn't just haul. He scored a hat trick.

  26. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    No subs yet? Wtf is going on

  27. Pukki Party
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Pep not making subs means less added time, and more rest as game ends sooner. Genious

  28. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Pep - moan like feck for 5 subs.

    Also Pep - don't make any subs in a game.

  29. Joey Tribbiani
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Called that Bruno benching

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      How you doin'

  30. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    KDB fail