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2 March 2021 1549 comments
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As expected, Pep Guardiola has struck again, hurting more Fantasy Premier League managers with his latest team selection.

Ilkay Gündogan (£6.2m) is the chief victim this time out, earning a first tactical benching since Gameweek 12, having only missed the second Double Gameweek 24 trip to Everton through injury.

In the German international’s place, Bernardo Silva (£7.4m), Rodri (£5.3m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) form the central-midfield trio tonight.

Meanwhile, John Stones (£5.2m) finds himself among the substitutes for the second time in four matches, Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) and Ruben Dias (£6.1m) the preferred centre-back partnership against Wolves.

Oleksandr Zinchenko‘s (£5.5m) return to the bench means João Cancelo (£6.2m) is back in the side, operating at left-back while Kyle Walker (£6.1m) staffs the right-hand side of defence.

Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) will share the left flank with Cancelo tonight, selected alongside Gabriel Jesus (£9.2m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) in the front-three.

Opponents Wolves have gone with the same 3-5-2 formation that helped them to victory at the Etihad Stadium last season with Pedro Neto (£5.7m) and Adama Traoré (£6.0m) leading the line.

Leander Dendoncker (£4.6m) moves forward to reclaim the central-midfield berth he is more familiar with so Ki-Jana Hoever (£4.4m) joins Conor Coady (£4.8m) and Romain Saïss (£4.9m) in the back-three.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Cancelo, Laporte, Dias, Walker; B Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne; Sterling, Jesus, Mahrez.

Wolves XI (3-5-2): Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Hoever; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Semedo; Neto, A Traoré.

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  1. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Will Gundogan get minutes tonigh?

    Every point counts

    1. fusen
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I reckon there is a better than 50% chance he does.

    2. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      20% chance he gets on the field

  2. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Razzy G

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      No

  3. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Donkey og, Mahrez assist

  4. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Sterling is so shoite

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      You were saying Woy

      1. Woy_is_back
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        That he is shoite, would probably have missed that. Missed worse before

  5. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Man City goal.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Mahrez to Sterling.

      Magic.

      1. La Roja
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Nah

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 12 months ago

          And just like that it's not sterling, Abra cadabra

        • FPL Scoop
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          No.

          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            I'm on Mahrez.

            Sold Sterling for Kane.

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Ffs sterling, he’s never going to haul!

    3. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I'll take that! Go on, Raheem!

      1. mezza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        He didn’t score

      2. BeaversWithAttitude
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Lol... yeah. Multi-tasking and looked up at the wrong moment.

    4. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Mahrez is an fpl troll of the highest calibre

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        He's brilliant

    5. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Aghhhh so close to sterling

    6. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Sterling tap in merchant doesn’t get his tap in this time. Good.

      1. Woy_is_back
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        He would have missed it

    7. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Nice of Dendonker to prevent those Sterling points

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Took one for his fantasy team

    8. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Dendoncker own goal

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Yep

    9. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Worthless goal?

    10. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Oops! Ah, well!

    11. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Own Goal

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Not Sterling

    12. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Sterling would have missed it

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Lucky owners no minus bps

      2. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Owning sterling is so infuriating

        1. popey
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          yes...

        2. The Knights Template
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          At least he's playing.

      3. Messiah Hazard
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Sterling given the goal according to NBC in the US

        1. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Erm... no

      4. Salan
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Sterling even can't score this opportunity by stolen from Dendonker.

        Not easy to have Mahrez.

      5. KGFC
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        KDB (c) fail 🙁

        He's playing too deep...

        1. 272MK
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Man ive been reading this kind of comments ever since I own KDB. Im nvr approaching him again

      6. Dosh
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Sterling could have missed that, Dendonc should have let the ball pass..

      7. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Sterling is pish, probably would’ve missed that

      8. Drogo
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        I probably wouldn't rebuy Sterling even if his pricetag was 7m.

      9. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        assist?

        1. FPL Scoop
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Mahrez A Dendoncker OG

          1. TRIPOS TOPPER
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            Thx

        2. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Mahrez

      10. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Mahrez when he plays is so, so, so good

      11. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        I hate this season

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Soon be Spring.

        2. FPL Scoop
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Is your team link right? Kinda shoddy picks if so

      12. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        of all the city assets, I would not have expected that Mahrez would start both matches. Why has he been so over-looked?

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          He started the season poorly.

        2. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          because he never starts consistently... He will be benched soon

          1. FPL Daniel
            • 16 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            Because Pep tracks most transferred in and this amuses him is my theory.

          2. mezza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 12 months ago

            Started 6 of the last 7

        3. moment
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Owning Mahrez is a hiding to nothing unless you get unbelievably lucky. I've been there.

      13. Salan
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Man City now will settle on this goal or add only one more tonight to win this match.

        Won the title already and will rotate more in dgw27 and later.

      14. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Floodgates open

      15. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        I was thinking of getting Mahrez next gw but another start tonight...

        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          A week too late