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De Bruyne continues in false-nine role for Man City against Brighton

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) is set to continue in a false nine role for Manchester City with Gabriel Jesus (£9.1m) left on the bench for the game against Brighton.

The mercurial Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) and in-form Phil Foden (£6.2m) will flank the German, with no room for Raheem Sterling (£11.4m) in the starting XI.

Behind De Bruyne is budget midfield favourite Ilkay Gundogan (£5.5m), with Rodri (£5.4m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.4m).

Pep Guardiola has stuck with the same back four with John Stones (£5.0m) and Ruben Dias (£5.8m) at centre-back. Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) and Joao Cancelo (£5.8m) continue at full-back.

Ederson (£6.0m) returns in goal, replacing Zack Steffen (£4.4m).

Graham Potter has yet again had Fantasy Premier League managers tearing their hair out with another much changed lineup.

Classed as a midfielder on the game, Percy Tau (£5.5m) looks to be making his Premier League debut up-front, supported by Leandro Trossard (£5.7m) and Alexis Mac Allister (£5.3m).

With the impressive Yves Bissouma (£4.5m) suspended, Davy Propper (£4.8m) comes into the side to partner Ben White (£4.4m) in centre midfield.

Bernardo (£3.9m) and Joel Veltman (£4.3m) lineup at wing-back. Adam Webster (£4.4m), Lewis Dunk (£4.8m) and Dan Burn (£4.2m) are the three centre-halves.

Robert Sanchez (£4.4m) keeps his place in goal.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Zinchenko, Stones, Dias, Cancelo; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan, Mahrez, Foden; Bernardo Silva

Brighton XI: Sanchez; Burn, Webster, Dunk, Bernardo, Veltman; Propper, White, Mac Allister, Trossard; Tau

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  1. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Dias goal please

  2. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    My word KDB is so frustrating

  3. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Spurs outscoring Everyone tonight

  4. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Cancelo shoots and crosses a lot

    1. Bram
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Highest xA def

  5. Marcin the Pole
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    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    This game is crying out for Raheem, Pep 😉

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No it’s not. He needs space, and there isn’t any
      Jesus would make more sense

      1. Marcin the Pole
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Jesus never, ever makes sense. Have you seen him play?

    2. G-Whizz
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      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Stay warming that bench my saaan...

  6. WE GO FOR IT
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Brighton do so well to get near City's penatly area and then the final pass is always terrible.

  7. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Average this week will be 7

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Already is.

    2. Flynniesta
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I might end up with a negative score with my -8pt hit then!

  8. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    If Sanchez gets a CS tonight, I’m going to lose my s#%t!!

    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      As long as it 0-0 ill take it.

  9. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Just start Sterling you fraud pep

  10. Jon Snow
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    That free kick with the brighton player on the floor gave me bad flashbacks to the school field at lunch time in the summer

  11. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    A few seasons ago, Man City used to score a lot more goals from corners and free-kicks. Laporte, Kompany, and Otamendi used to thump them in.

    Dias has that type of attacking threat from corners, but City don't seem to be able to get it to him.

    1. G-Whizz
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      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I thought that's why he bought Ake but he seems to be in the Police missing files atm...

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah, Ake does have that threat too.

        I thought Ake was backup for Laporte, but also to play LB because Pep has slowly grown to dislike Mendy and Zinchenko.

      2. Jimmers
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        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Unfortunately Ake is a better attacker than a defender

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Amazing KDB

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      ?

  13. yalala
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    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Cenk Tosun C, Sterling VC working very well this week

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Dafuq?

      1. yalala
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Punt gone very wrong lol

        Are you Fudgy's brother

  14. popey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I suppose this is the best situation for a Sterling captainer?

    Hoping for some meaningful minutes in 2nd half

  15. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    United vs Burnley take 2

    1. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Looks like it. City has no pace

  16. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Pep scam continues with sterling start

  17. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    This is gonna end up 0-1 isn’t it

    1. G-Whizz
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      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nope...

  18. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    City piss me off. Literally try and pass it in the net

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez and Bernardo Silva have been terrible

    1. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Stupid to start them tbh this game needs pace and they're both very slow...

  20. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    KDB is very pink, he always reminds me of Babe the piglet

  21. Tigers Time
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    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez so wasteful

  22. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez is awful.

  23. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mac Allister must feel at home in this Boca Juniors replica shirt

  24. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Get the Algerian Bebe off now...

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

    The Lion of Judah is showing Zinenckho levels already goal incoming to ruin my 2x city defense

  26. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Not watching, sounds like a fun game.

  27. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    City going to bore us the whole season with this solid defence only to be blown away by Madrid in the Champions League and then go back to square one.

  28. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ok, not watching the game.

    How's KDB looking?

    Also is this an exciting game or boring one?

  29. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez shouldnt start another game for City

  30. Calvin Valance
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Alexis MacAllister looks like some player. So many beautiful passes today and just then tackled Mahrez so easily