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De Gea back between the posts as Solskjaer hands James surprise recall

20 December 2020 2382 comments
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The long-awaited first league meeting in 16 years between Manchester United and Leeds United takes place at Old Trafford this afternoon.

Kick-off in the north-west is at 16:30 GMT.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made five changes to the Manchester United team that beat Sheffield United on Thursday.

David de Gea (£5.3m) is one of the players recalled, with Dean Henderson (£5.3m) dropping to the bench.

Luke Shaw (£4.8m), Fred (£5.3m), Scott McTominay (£4.9m) and Daniel James (£6.2m) are also handed recalls as Alex Telles (£5.5m), Paul Pogba (£7.7m), Nemanja Matic (£4.8m) and Mason Greenwood (£7.1m) make way.

Greenwood is among the substitutes and Edinson Cavani (£7.9m) is back on the bench after a spell out through injury.

On James’ surprise inclusion, Solskjaer said:

Sometimes it’s players who suit different opposition but also the rotation. It has to happen because of all the games we’ve played, with the physical strain and preparation times in between.

Dan’s worked really hard. We know his qualities and I think, today, his qualities will be very valuable. We’ve found a role for him to play tonight and I think it’s going to work out well. He always gives you a defensive work-rate and his pace is electric on the counter as well.

Leeds’ head coach Marcelo Bielsa has unsurprisingly named the same team that defeated Newcastle United 5-2 in midweek.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, James, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial.

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Dallas, Ayling, Cooper, Alioski, Raphinha, Rodrigo, Phillips, Klich, Harrison, Bamford.

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

    Green arrows without Salah. Not great not terrible

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    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Well played. What’s your score so far?

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

        67 and 3 to go.

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        1. TOLV TUMS
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Wow, nice. Salah capper on 76 w 4 to play

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

            Well thats fantastic. I thought my score was good but then i saw teams of my 2 main rivals

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

    Time for a Grealish and Watkins masterclass to top off this GW

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  3. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What a lovely gameweek so far

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    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Right? Some really great stuff and we’re not done yet!

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  4. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    61 with Grealish, Targett, Chilwell, Mendy and Giroud to play

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    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      70 with Martinez, Grealish. Only 10 players too

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      1. Galza
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        86 with Bruno baps, Chilwell and Grealish to go.

        Needed this!!

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

          Great score!

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  5. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What a win man so so happy

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

      You played well 😉

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

    Evening all

    I am playing WC in GW16.

    Would you do these transfers:
    Grealish -> Salah,
    Werner-> Che Adams.

    1 week punt.

    Here is the rest of the team
    McCarthy
    Lamptey, Justin, Chillwell
    Son KDB Fernandes Grealish,
    Bamford Werner Watkins

    Thoughts?

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

    McTominay - baps for groin injury? Bruno 3!

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    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Appeared to be touching his wedding tackle extensively near bench, retroactive yellow

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  8. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    When does the gameweek start? Feels like I've take a -40 and it's just about to begin.

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  9. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Having a bad bad week. No Salah, Kane captain, yuck. Need Martinez, Mings and Grealish to save me. Cresswell to do something v Chelsea

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

    1 captain blank all season back in GW3. I am proud of that.

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

      Well done! Should give Brosstan some lessons

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    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Who are you giving the armband to next week?

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

      KdB (c) this week isn't technically a blank but it sure as hell feels like one...

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  11. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Is anyone else sticking with both Kane and Son?

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    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I only have Son but I’m definitely getting Kane for Leeds GW17 and for the BGW18

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    2. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah nice few fixtures

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    3. King Kun Ta
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Lonely Son

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

    Still feel Bruno should have got more there - a fail of sorts.

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    1. Bruce Lee
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      get in the bin. ungrateful.

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    2. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Martial and Rashford ruining his assists

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

      Arra shtop.

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    4. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Cmon now, jesus...

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

      i am absolutely happy!!

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    6. mrmrscott
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Some people will never be happy

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  13. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    72 from 7. finally a good GW
    642k from exactly 1 Million.

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    1. Jack Burton
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      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nice

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

        cheers

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

    Bamford where's my goal?

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  15. WVA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I have no Chelsea

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

      May well get away with it this week.

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

    Man Utd (4.50) 6-2 (2.33) Leeds

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  17. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    How many baps for Kane?

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

      500

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

      Lol

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

      10

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  18. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    64 bps and only getting 2 bonus - quite something
    McTominay does deserve all 3 though

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

    Is Raphina a better option than Podence?

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    1. Bobby Reds
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes. 🙂

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    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

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  20. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Dallas in for Lamptey.

    I will take it.

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    1. BremerHB
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Haha did the same move.. was not expecting it to work out so well, so soon!

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

      Same

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  21. drughi
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Chilwell better play tomorrow, ayling with -1 to step in otherwise

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    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      James R better stay out for James J to come in

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  22. el polako
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sometimes think that game without double captain points would be more interesting, every point would matter not like now when one player hauling can cover for half of the team doing nothing.

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

      True.
      Would also like bench(ed) points to get rewarded somehow (e.g. 50%). Hence building a playing bench would be truly beneficial.

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

        Very much agree with this.

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

          Or benched points that autosub in only score 50%

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

            yes, that as well.

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    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Captaincy is annoying when it fails.

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      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        It is because that's when you can see how powerful it is. My team scored well this week but I'm still at best on oar with guys who's only right decision this week was capping Salah.

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

      Captain is an extra decision for the manager.
      adds more variety.

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

      This is my first season playing the sky game and I prefer their captain rules (1 per day)

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  23. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Oooft!! Needed that Bruno injection! Falls doing bits as well!

    Now come onMartinez and Grealish we wanna feast!

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  24. lifes a pitch
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Grealish hattrick incoming

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    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Not with all these donkeys around him.

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      1. lifes a pitch
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Good team tbf mate.

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        1. el polako
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Have you seen El Ghazi in last game ?

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

        Not if El Ghazi has to finish the chances

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        1. Sanchit
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Why would el ghazi finish Grealish goals?

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

            Not if Grealish keeps passing to El Ghazi

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

            Last match Grealish could have had five assists if El Ghazi had converted his chances.

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

      Hopefully. And two very unlikely 9-0s tomorrow.

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

        0-0s!

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

      Only if he chooses to shoot and doesn't rely on donkeys around

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

    Finally some Raphinha points, and I still feel robbed 😆

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

    back to back succesful benchings, grealish last week, bamford this week 😎

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

      That's quite a skill.

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  27. Jdpz
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Will Bruno has got 3 bonus points? Or McTomminay?

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

      McTominay

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

      looks like Bruno will fall just short of the 3

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

        Don't get greedy guys

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  28. jason_ni
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sold fernandes to get salah in last night.

    Held kdb for the newcastle game..
    Know I'm gonna lose value, but hopefully kdb comes good.

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  29. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    140 (280) cap points this season!

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  30. Mweene
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    70 with Targett, Grealish, Chilwell to play.

    Still feels like a bad week as my rival got 80 odd and I needed Kane and Son to do something.

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