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Jesus and Laporte ‘not fully fit’ for Man City’s Southampton trip

19 December 2020 1821 comments
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Gabriel Jesus (£9.2m) and Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) have been left out of the Manchester City squad to face Southampton in Gameweek 14.

The club released an official statement with their Saturday team-sheet which explained the two players were “not fully fit” for the trip to St Mary’s Stadium.

“Sergio Aguero is amongst the substitutes for Manchester City’s Premier League clash with Southampton, but Gabriel Jesus and Aymeric Laporte are not fully fit and have been left out of the matchday squad.” – Manchester City press release

Sergio Aguero (£10.3m) is still only ready enough for a place on the bench so it looks to be either Raheem Sterling (£11.4m) and Ferran Torres (£6.9m) occupying the centre-forward role from the start this afternoon.

Bernardo Silva (£7.4m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m) complete the front-four, with Riyad Mahrez (£8.4m) left on the bench for the second successive Premier League match.

John Stones (£4.8m) earns his place back, starting alongside Ruben Dias (£5.6m) at centre-back, with João Cancelo (£5.5m) starting for the fourth match in a row, Kyle Walker (£6.2m) at right-back.

Southampton are in their traditional 4-2-2-2 shape, Danny Ings (£ and Che Adams (£ leading the line with Theo Walcott (£ and Moussa Djenepo (£ providing the width.

Southampton XI: A McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Walker-Peters; Djenepo, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Walcott; Ings, Adams.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Cancelo, Stones, Dias, Walker; Rodrigo, Gündogan; Torres, De Bruyne, B Silva; Sterling.

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  1. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Who to sell for Salah:

    A) Son
    B) Bruno
    C) Kdb

    Currently thinking Bruno

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    1. yalala
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wait until the matches are over lol

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      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I am not going to make the transfer right now obviously ...

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    2. Hybrid.power
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      • 16 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Probably Kevin

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    3. Wicked Weapon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Salah will most likely double rise now so your call really to do the early transfer or not. I will be doing KDB to Salah regardless of what happens in this Soton game (which by all indications seems a big fat nothing)

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      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I have enough itb to take a few rises. I’m not looking to make the move right now just wondering who people think is the best option to remove

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        1. Wicked Weapon
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Still going to be KDB for me even if scores 30pts at Soton!!

          I have learned my lesson. This game is very simple and easy, just have Salah permacap him. That's it you've won.

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

      Bruno if you FH GW19, KDB if you FH GW18?

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  2. yalala
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Need Bruno and Kane to blank + Son, KDB and Bamford hauls

    I'm in trouble

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  3. GROBARI
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I dont know why people was thinking that City will crush Soton. Soton is 3rd in PL give some respect in their name.

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  4. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I don’t think City will be able to pass it through the Soton press - they need width to get in behind on the flanks.

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  5. Random Name
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    When will they learn?

    Every week Salah non owners think they’ve one upped their rivals then it ends in tears. Just get salah and permacap him it’s not hard

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

      too late for that, their seasons are over

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    2. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      They can't afford him now and it will mean destroying their teams.

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    3. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I sold him befor city played Fulham and always intended to get him back. At the time, considering fixtures, I played for what I thought would be the most points. How wrong I was.

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    4. JBG
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I tell my self every GW that goes by, just leave C on Salah. Oh well.. At least Robbo and Salah points pushed me into 100k.

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    5. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lol my overall cap score is higer than salah overall score

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    6. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It was a hard call to captain him this week...

      I had the armband on him until the rumors... and don’t regret taking it off him.

      Without hindsight, it was the right decision

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

        Yeah, basically this. Can't expect Klopp too bring him on that early when the W was secured.

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    7. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I won't criticise people trying something different. The game doesn't work if everyone picks the same players.

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  6. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    My differential Jesus has really helped me climb up the ranks

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

      Differential for all the wrong reasons

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    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Often, differentials are differentials for a good reason

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

      My differential Foden keeps giving me Soucek points off the bench

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    4. Wicked Weapon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Jesus the player or..

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  7. Wirtzle Gummidge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Stones goal and Adams brace please

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  8. PlayUpPompey
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Which option would you go for?

    A) Giroud + Robertson
    B) Firmino + Coufal

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    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

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  9. Tango74
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bottomed

    At end of day you can’t moan as you make your own decisions!

    Hope next week this happens again with a premium benching or leaked news as it’s more fun on here

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  10. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Watching the game, no expectations I’ll see kdb score

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  11. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling Rodri have been terrible

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

    City playing with no proper striker will never end well

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  13. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling row z

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

    City just can't pass through that Southampton press can they... such a far cry form last season

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

      Is it all down to David Silva? He didn't play much last season though did he?

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

        Partly, also no Kompany and a real mentality issue in the team, striker issues not helping either

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

    KDB Sterling fail please. Never owned kdb all season, had sterling all season but finally got rid this week.

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    1. Andy'81
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Dumped him for Grealish as well this GW, was trying to preempt getting Pepped but got Pepped instead Lol.

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

        Hahahaha me too

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  16. Fulchester's New Centr…
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Imagine if a proper manager like Hasenhüttl was in charge of Utd or Arsenal instead of an under qualified old boy.

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

      They would still be poor because Ralph would go too far and play high lines or press too much or play too attacking a team and get done.

      Just like Leicester did him last season and Spurs this season.

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    2. GROBARI
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Exactly,he managed to make a fantastic team after that big lost vs Lei. Fantastic and underrated manager

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    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure any manager can untangle the entitled mess that is Arsenal and Man Utd

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  17. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Pls score Southampton this Stones clean sheet will be painful first on my bench

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

      Benched him for Lamptey too?

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      1. Champions League Varane
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeppp

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        1. Champions League Varane
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Jesus he would’ve got that assist

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

    In hindsight, moving the armband from Salah > Kane wasn't a bad move, he was rested.. no one would have guessed on him coming on and scoring more than any other player on the pitch in 20 minutes

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    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Very much this

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, that's sensible enough given no smoke without fire.

      I'm lucky I never even considered captaining him as having changed my mind because of the rumours would have left a sour taste though, lol.

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

    Kevin De Blanke?

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    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Plays pretty well now, actually, both him and Manc. Taken over the initiative in the game

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

      Yes

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    3. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lessons

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  20. AC Yew
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Should have started Adams over KDB at this rate

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

      You benched Adams?

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  21. Taegugk Warrior
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Martinez
    Robbo/Zouma/Justin
    Salah(c)/KDB/Grealish/Zaha
    Kane(vc)/DCL/Adams

    Peacock-Farrel/Bissouma/Kilman/Mitchell
    Prepare for GW19, before price rise
    A. Zaha to zoucek
    B. DCL to Bamford
    C. Save FT

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

    McCarthy cleanie looking safe?

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Offside goal just now so no. Will get saves today though.

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

    City being wasteful as usual

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

      Timing.

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

    KDB 11 pointer won't be enough to cover his recent fails

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  25. GROBARI
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    0-1

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  26. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling goal Kdb assist

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  27. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    KDB A

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  28. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Kdb assist

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

    Kevin(C) . Lets goooooo

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  30. GROBARI
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Raz G

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