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De Bruyne and Sterling start as Mahrez falls foul of Pep Roulette

15 December 2020 1975 comments
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Riyad Mahrez (£8.4m) is the latest Manchester City to suffer from Pep Guardiola’s rotation policy.

The Algerian winger finds himself on the bench for the Gameweek 13 meeting with West Bromwich Albion as Phil Foden (£6.4m) is stationed on the left-hand side of attacking midfield.

Captain favourite Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m) retains his starting berth in a more advanced number 10 role, Raheem Sterling (£11.4m) completing the trio in support of Gabriel Jesus (£9.3m).

But Mahrez is not the only notable absentee as John Stones (£4.8m) is omitted from the matchday squad entirely despite completing 90 minutes in each of the last three Premier League games.

That development certainly strengthens the case for Ruben Dias (£5.6m) whose start against West Bromwich Albion is his 10th consecutive one in the Premier League.

Guardiola continues to tweak his full-backs, sending João Cancelo (£5.5m) back to right-back for his third start on the bounce, benching Kyle Walker (£6.2m) and bringing Benjamin Mendy (£5.9m) back on the left.

West Bromwich Albion line-up with a 4-2-3-1 shape, dropping Branislav Ivanovic (£4.5m) to the bench and going with a back-four of Kieran Gibbs (£4.3m), Dara O’Shea (£4.3m), Semi Ajayi (£4.8m) and Darnell Furlong (£4.5m).

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

West Bromwich Albion XI (4-2-3-1): Johnstone; Gibbs, O’Shea, Ajayi, Furlong; Livermore, Sawyers; Diangana, Gallagher, M Phillips; Grant.

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  1. Cruyff Turn
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Dias and Cancelo CS gone.

    GW in the mud. 🙁

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

    Chilwell > dias gang lets go

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  3. fr3d
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Surely no one in here paid 5.5m for a defender with a 6 point ceiling

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    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Been pretty content with 18 points in 3GW’s since bringing him in

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    2. Begbie.
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      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He was getting 6 points every week and has good fixtures. I'll take 6 most weeks from my defender.

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      1. fr3d
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        4 out of 12 is not every week in my book, but I'm built different maybe

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    3. ilikewud
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      You in the top 10k any season league? I want to check your team out.

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      1. Begbie.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Lol, the trolls never have their teams linked funnily enough.

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        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          You really do know it!!! (just checked your "linked team")

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    4. Cruyff Turn
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      There are multiple ways to play this game.

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

    Clear OG 100% will be changed

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

      Tbh they rarely are. Dias owner btw.

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  5. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    CLEAR AJAYI GOAL

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    1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Shut up chucky

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      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Tone it down you 9 year old prat.

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        1. ilikewud
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          lol

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        2. Steve Chance
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Seconded.

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      2. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I WON'T

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    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      😛

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    3. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      You own Ajayi? Wow fair play

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  6. STONEROSES
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    What’s better:

    A. Robertson Soucek Bamford; or

    B. Dias and playing 2 from Soucek, Wilson, Bamford

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  7. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Can the trolls calm down? It'll go down as a Dias own goal and you'll have your chance to post LOOOOOL Dias owners etc. Just be patient ffs.

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I personally try to play this game any enjoy my players scoring rather than revelling in others failing.
      Much more enjoyable way to play the game.

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        *abd

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          *and

          You can revel in me failing at typing though...

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  8. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Baggies awful away kit dazzling the city defence.

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    1. ilikewud
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Awful kits can't believe those were approved.

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  9. JBG
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Wtf is wrong with this City team? So stale in attack.

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    1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Pep

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

      David Silva was the box opener

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      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        This

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  10. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sold Salah for Kdb and own Dias. On the other hand I am a United fan and do enjoy watching city drop points. Especially after Chelsea.

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      HT

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  11. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Meh the moment I captained KDB I jinxed him. Still 45 mins to get over it and put some points on the board

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  12. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I knew I should have captained
    Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi

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    1. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      but you forgot his name before the deadline

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

    Dias owners bought him for his attacking returns.

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

      Hah! Literally complained about his lack of attacking power bringing him in. I know you’re jokin btw.

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

    Mark has Dias, no way it will be given as own goal.

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Actually he doesn't

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  15. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Stones to start next game 🙂

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  16. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    High five Stones owners!

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  17. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    FPL twitter flipping the coin right now on the OG decision.

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  18. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Looks like KDB the one to ditch from my 4 premium mids

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    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      yep

      I'm going back to Son / Salah / Bruno
      Kane

      as my quartet

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  19. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Dias OG or we riot.

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  20. drughi
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    city west brom 1-1 at half time, is this a joke lol

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah half time joke, 5-1 final score Kun hattrick

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  21. Lukakuna
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Just popping in to witness the meltdown 🙂

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    1. Steve Chance
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not disappointed!

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  22. Wirtzle Gummidge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Justice for Stones

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  23. Jimmy Boy
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    We've really got away with one there if they don't give that as a Dias og

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  24. AC Yew
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Looks like KDB will be leaving to fund Kane

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  25. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Thid City side cost a billion euros.

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  26. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Chucky petition being written for FPL Towers.

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      🙂

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  27. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Great game by WBA for now

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  28. Steinburg FC
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    such bad luck with my one premium defender slot... Trent just being pants, went to cancelo and he got benched so moved him on then he has played every game, got robbo in for a 1 pointer, got in matip last week to afford Jota to Salah and he gos off at half time so i move him on for Dias...

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    1. Gemma817
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      One word, 'patience'

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

    Salah to KdB went well

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  30. Dybala10
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Kev to Son - impending. Playing left back at time’s and the games he has returned he should have had double the score. Massively underperforming for that price plus City lack that cutting edge of previous seasons. 🙁

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    1. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Let’s just see how the second-half goes. But agree if he blanks here then mass exodus

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