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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

1,818 Comments Post a Comment
  1. GROBARI
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    If i was man city fan,i would be super piss because of pep. Dude knows that they are playing vs team who will park the bus for 90 minutes,and its easy to know that you need Sterling,and pep bench him.... Sometimes Pep is so stupid with this rotations

    1. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, I really don't know why City employed Pep over you

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

        Because i dont want to coach small teams 😀 Jokes aside everyone knows that you need fast winger for this type of teams. You will see when Sterling score a goal in second half

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

      Yeah someone so stupid like him who rotates for the sake of it.

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

      Sterling is least effective against teams that sit deep.

      I know you have your armchair coaching badges, but id back pep if I was a city fan.

  2. KEN YA DIG IT
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Kdb blanking would be the stuff of dreams

    1. Das Boot
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      hahah. I have him but don't want him doing too much as went with Son (c)

      1. KEN YA DIG IT
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        same boat mate, Son is my cap

        1. Das Boot
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          good luck dude

  3. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    just hoping for a city clean sheet now, city look horrible

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

    Sterling cappers to have the last laugh?

    1. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      maybe

  5. HattyMachine
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez has been dog sh1t so far

  6. Tigers Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I can see Sterling coming on at half time for Mahrez

  7. MOZIL
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    where the hell is kdb

  8. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    KDB back to playing LB and CM

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

      Thats zinchenko mate.

  9. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    City back to being crap then, oh well, at least I went double def instead of attack on wc I suppose

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

    Foden has been as bad as Mahrez and Silva

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

      Then who will score?

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

      This aged well

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

        Haha!

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

    Foden awful. Mahrez Bernardo awful.

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

      Haha!

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

    Cancelo is more of a RCM than RB tbh

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

      Yes he is

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

      Hes like an inside forward when they are attacking with the midfielders providing the width.

  13. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Brighton goal coming

  14. Prime
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ridiculous how KDB keeps putting quality balls into the box but there's no one to finish them, week after week after week.

  15. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Cancel having a poor game as well.

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

    Kdb shot saved

  17. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    This has been a great Brighton performance . Annoyingly

  18. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Well this is disappointing

  19. Jdpz
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Brighton please score! 🙂

  20. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    That is so bad Kdb, straight at the keeper

    Idiot

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

    Bernardo with 3 bonus

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

    Poor shot from kdb

  23. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Kane/Son cappers can easily become the real winners this GW

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

    One day, KDB will have a day where everything comes off for him. Similar to when Liverpool beat Palace 7-0. xG will be like 4 and Man City's aG will be 10.

  25. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno would've scored that.

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

      Facts

  26. Bram
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    KDB captained Sanchez

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

      This

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

    Gundo messes up kdb assist

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

    Come on Percy

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

    Aghhhhhhh Kevin!!!!

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

    Mahrez and bernado Silva looking clueless

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

      I literally didn't even realise bilva was playing lol.. after 40 mins..anonymous.

      1. Brehmeren
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Leading the baps

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

          Says something about the baps

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

      Disagree about Silva, never been a fan of Mahrez