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Rashford passed fit to start but Pope misses out on Manchester United v Burnley

There is little Europa League-led rotation for Manchester United this afternoon as they prepare to face Burnley at Old Trafford.

Kick-off is at 16:00 GMT.

Edinson Cavani (£7.9m) is among the substitutes but you’d be hard-pressed to argue that the Red Devils are anything other than at full strength going into their late-afternoon clash with the Clarets.

Mason Greenwood (£7.0m) is preferred to Cavani for the hosts in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s only change to his starting XI from the side that defeated Tottenham Hotspur in Gameweek 31.

That means that Marcus Rashford (£9.5m) is fit to start, with the United winger set to again play through the pain barrier as he continues to manage a niggling foot injury.

Solskjaer said of Rashford’s issue ahead of kick-off:

It has been [game by game].

Yesterday when I spoke to him he said ‘good’. So that’s the first time in a long, long while that he’s not mentioned it, so he should be no problem.

Bruno Fernandes (£11.6m) also features, with the mass-captaincy of Spurs assets in Gameweek 32 meaning that his ‘effective ownership’ (EO) is, for once, under the 100% mark at most rank tiers for this clash.

Harry Maguire (£5.5m) keeps up his ever-present record and needs to avoid a booking in today’s game in order to swerve a two-game ban for yellow card accumulation.

Sean Dyche makes two changes to his Burnley side after the defeat by Newcastle United last weekend.

Charlie Taylor (£4.4m) and Jack Cork (£5.0m) are both recalled, with Erik Pieters (£4.3m) and Matej Vydra (£4.8m) benched.

Dwight McNeil (£5.7m) has recovered from the knock that rendered him a doubt for this encounter.

Goalkeeper Nick Pope (£5.5m) hasn’t passed a fitness test on a shoulder injury, so Bailey Peacock-Farrell (£4.0m) is between the posts again.

Paul Pogba (£7.6m) was the match-winner when these sides last met in Gameweek 18.

Dyche’s troops are on the longest current run without a clean sheet in the English top flight.

But the Clarets are unbeaten in their last four Premier League encounters at Old Trafford and won this fixture 2-0 last season.


Manchester United XI: Henderson, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelof, Shaw, Fred, McTominay, Pogba, Fernandes, Rashford, Greenwood.

Burnley XI: Peacock-Farrell, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Cork, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil, Wood.

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553 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Will be an interesting captain decision next GW if Salah also blanks tomorrow

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      Iheanacho [C]

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 16 days ago

        Tempting, for sure!

      2. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 16 days ago

        With you - bad news that I'm afraid 🙂

    2. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      just move with the EO

  2. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Greenwood Owners unite!!!!

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      LETS GOOOO

      1. Bojam
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 16 days ago

        whooop

  3. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Bruno miss from 6 yard

  4. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Oh well at least Greenwood was my tip of the week.

    Seem to get it right every other week

    32 - Greenwood - two goals
    31 - Wilson
    30 - Jota - two goals
    29 - Adarabioyo
    28 - Mili and Zaha - goal and an assist

    Check my tip for 34 in the one to watch hot topic. Just ignore GW33 😉

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      Nice calls

      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 16 days ago

        Gutted I didn't take the minus 4 to follow up on it but that's FPL I guess.

        Did get Jota in though for his brace so not all bad

    2. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      Only counts if you had them in your team.

      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 16 days ago

        Oh I'm specialising in the hot topic Breakout Players - Cavani was my other mention

        Overthunk it way too often this season to actually back myself more than occasionally 🙂

  5. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Hold onto that bap Shaw

  6. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Man City will bottle all four competitions, you heard it here first!

  7. Thomas Magnum
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Imagine walking past old Trafford right now, all you’d hear are United players yelling and screaming

    1. Postman Ty
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      Just Fernandes should "ref penalty!"

      1. Postman Ty
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 16 days ago

        shouting*

  8. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Cavani G

  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    3 1

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      Nice team goal.

      Counter attack the counter attack.

  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    What a goal.

    Bruno unlucky to blank.

    1. Postman Ty
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      He just screwed up what was almost a tap in.

  11. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Bruno gets 2 PTS in this game. Im quitting...

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      Gone past the point of caring this season. Nothing to play for so it doesn’t matter anymore.

      Already. Checked out of this season and looking forward to next term now.

  12. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Fernandes could slap the ref's mother and ask for a foul for hurting his hand.

  13. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Another awful gameweek and it’s barely started

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Forward goal, bye Shaw BAP.

  15. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Bruno MOTM without scoring anything...

  16. Roy Hudd
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Fantastic megs from Greenwood on Moss

  17. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Remember Bruno Fernandes?

  18. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    As if that just booted Shaw out of the bonus. Ugh!

  19. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Get in there Eddie.

  20. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Bruno deserves 30 points for this MOTM performance

  21. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Che Guevara goal
    Milky Bar kid assist

  22. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    What a lovely gameweek for Greenwood owners and Bruno non owners.
    Green arrows incoming!

  23. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Bye Shaw bonus

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Title race is on!

  25. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Shaw covering Bruno again. Nice!

  26. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Cavani stealing Shaw bonus.

  27. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Shaw was on 2bps, then 1bps now 0 in the 93rd min. Awful game to own Bruno + Shaw!

  28. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Well played Cavani and Greenwood owners

  29. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Another day, another red arrow.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      Standard for me this season.

  30. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED!!!