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5 December 2020 2311 comments
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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. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

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

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 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, 2 months ago

    Jesus has been useless.

    1. Party time
        5 years, 2 months ago

        😆

        Almost sold DCL for him. Irbox rescued me

      • The Train Driver
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Since he came to ManC..

      • Salan
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

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

      • Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Started more than a few wars.

      • Capocannonieri
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        City needs a #9 desperately

        If they want to be a UCL or EPL champ

        Kun is not enough

    2. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Mahrez C here 🙁

      1. Sif
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

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

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

        Try being a KDB capper. Sickening.

    3. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 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, 2 months ago

        Just to wind up Klopp.

        1. Salan
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Yes, exactly.

      2. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Because the bench is all playing 90 midweek

    4. Niho992
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 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, 2 months ago

        This

    5. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 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, 2 months ago

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

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

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

    6. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 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, 2 months ago

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

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

        This has me rolling 😆 😆

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

        Bruno will come on. No chance he staya on bench

        1. Bushwhacker
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          If they’re winning 3-0 he will

          1. afcblegend
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I don’t follow your reasoning here...

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

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

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

      Still feel like we might lose the dias cleanie.

    9. Stupendous
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 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

    10. jimmy.floyd
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

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

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

      Attack ffs

    12. ivantys
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      City closing up shop now

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

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

      Could get very messy

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

        Was always my plan.

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

    14. The Frenchie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      What about that?

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

    15. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hope West Ham score early

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

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

        1. Egg noodle
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Then 17

          1. tiger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            and then 22

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

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

    16. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

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

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

        Don't get sucked into that bs mate

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

        What does this even mean?

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

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

          1. faux_C
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 2 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. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

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

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 2 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★⚔
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

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

          2. afcblegend
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 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, 2 months ago

        Literally false.

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

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

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

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

      6. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Lol so random 😛

      7. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 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
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          well said

    17. seewhyaxe
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Mahrez stop passing to Jesus damn it

    18. Joey Tribbiani
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This is a bit dissapointing

    19. Exxtreme
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Fulham score! Now!

    20. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pep forgot to use subs today?

    21. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Reason behind Bruno benching?

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

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

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

        must win game tue night

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

        Leipzig

      4. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Carrying Manchester United single-handedly is a tiring job.

      5. thetommy14
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Rested don't worry

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Thanks all

      6. jomikijiq
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Leipzig and City next week. It was expected.

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Never saw anything about it if I’m honest

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

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

      8. WVA
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 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. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

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

      9. Phlajo
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

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

      10. TRE2
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Apparently sore foot. Source mutv I think. Not sure

      11. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

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

      12. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        CL is a must win

    22. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 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, 2 months ago

        Could be

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

        Depends if Walker is fit.

      3. sambyy
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Maybe, maybe not

    23. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 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!

    24. NejiHyuuga01
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 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, 2 months ago

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

    25. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No subs yet? Wtf is going on

    26. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

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

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

      Pep - moan like feck for 5 subs.

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

    28. Joey Tribbiani
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Called that Bruno benching

      1. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        How you doin'

    29. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      KDB fail