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There are six Premier League matches kicking off simultaneously this afternoon but there is only one place to begin with the team news.

Cristiano Ronaldo makes his first start for Manchester United since re-signing from Juventus last month and is one of two changes that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made to his starting XI from Gameweek 3.

Nemanja Matic also returns, with Fred dropping to the bench.

The Red Devils’ opponents, Newcastle United, make four changes to the side that drew 2-2 with Southampton last time out.

Callum Wilson is injured, with Joelinton replacing him up top.

Fabian Schar, Federico Fernandez and Jacob Murphy also make way, with Isaac Hayden, Ciaran Clark and Javier Manquillo recalled.

As for the ‘noisy neighbours’, Pep Guardiola has named an unchanged team for the third match in a row.

Brendan Rodgers makes three alterations from the Leicester side that begun the win at Norwich, with Ryan Bertrand and Jannik Vestergaard making their first Leicester starts. Timothy Castagne is also recalled.

Daniel Amartey, Ricardo Pereira and Luke Thomas drop out.

Ralph Hasenhuttl makes two tweaks to the Southampton team that salvaged a point at Newcastle, with Nathan Redmond and Romain Perraud brought in for the benched Che Adams and Kyle Walker-Peters.

West Ham boss David Moyes keeps faith with the same side for the fourth game in a row, with recent signings Kurt Zouma, Nikola Vlasic and Alex Kral all among the substitutes.

Watford make two changes from their 1-0 defeat by Spurs before the break. Both are at full-back, with Danny Rose and Jeremy Ngakia ousting Craig Cathcart and Adam Masina.

Wolves are unchanged again.

Mikel Arteta makes seven changes from the 5-0 defeat at Man City.

Kieran Tierney, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are the only four players to keep their places.

Aaron Ramsdale and Takehiro Tomiyasu make their debuts, while Emile Smith Rowe is only a substitute.

Daniel Farke makes four changes from his side’s last outing. Christos Tzolis, Lukas Rupp, Kieran Dowell and Andrew Omobamidele start, with Ben Gibson, Billy Gilmour, Milot Rashica and Todd Cantwell dropping to the bench.

Brentford make one change from the side that drew 1-1 at Aston Villa as Shandon Baptiste makes his first Premier League start, with Saman Ghoddos dropping to the bench.

Brighton hand a debut to Spain international defender Marc Cucurella, with Joel Veltman and Danny Welbeck also recalled.


GAMEWEEK 4 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tierney, White, Gabriel, Saka, Odegaard, Aubameyang, Maitland-Niles, Tomiyasu, Pepe, Lokonga

Subs: Leno, Partey, Lacazette, Smith Rowe, Soares, Tavares, Chambers, Mari, Martinelli

Norwich XI: Krul, Aarons, Hanley, Rupp, Dowell, Tzolis, Lees-Melou, Williams, Pukki, Kenny McLean, Omobamidel

Subs: Gunn, Gibson, Gilmour, Cantwell, Kabak, Normann, Rashica, Sorensen, Idah


Brighton: Sanchez, Webster, Duffy, Dunk, Cucurella, Veltman, Lallana, Bissouma, Welbeck, Trossard, Maupay.

Subs: Steele, Scherpen, Roberts, March, Alzate, Richards, Locadia, Roberts, MacAllister.

Brentford: Raya, Pinnock, Jansson, Ajer, Henry, Janelt, Norgaard, Canos, Baptiste, Toney, Mbeumo.

Subs: Fernandez, Thompson, Ghoddos, Jensen, Onyeka, Zanka, Forss, Wissa, Roerslev.


Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Soyuncu, Vestergaard, Bertrand, Albrighton, Ndidi, Tielemans, Barnes, Vardy, Maddison.

Subs: Ward, Amartey, Ricardo, Evans, Dewsbury-Hall, Soumaré, Daka, Lookman, Iheanacho.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus, Torres, Grealish.

Subs: Carson, Stones, Ake, Sterling, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Foden


Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan Bissaka, Varane, Maguire, Shaw, Pogba, Matic, Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Sancho, Ronaldo.

Subs: Heaton, Bailly, Dalot, Lindelof, Fred, Lingard, Mata, van de Beek, Martial

Newcastle XI: Woodman, Manquillo, Hayden, Lascelles, Clark, Ritchie, Willock, Longstaff, Almiron, Joelinton, Saint-Maximin.

Subs: Schar, Lewis, Hendrick, Krafth, Fernandez, Murphy, Darlow, Gayle, White.


Southampton XI: McCarthy, Livramento, Stephens, Salisu, Perraud, Elyounoussi, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Djenepo, Redmond, Armstrong

Subs: Forster, Walker-Peters, Lyanco, Adams, Broja, Tella, Diallo, Bednarek, Valery

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Fornals, Benrahma, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Zouma, Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Vlasic, Noble, Diop, Fredericks, Kral


Watford XI: Bachmann, Ngakia, Troost-Ekong, Sierralta, Rose, Etebo, Sarr, Sissoko, Kucka, Bonaventure, King.

Subs: Louza, Cleverley, Masina, Sema, Cathcart, Tufan, Kabasele, Hernandez, Elliot.

Wolves XI: Jose Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Nelson Semedo, Neves, Joao Moutinho, Marcal, Trincao, Jimenez, Traore.

Subs: Hoever, Ait Nouri, Daniel Podence, Mosquera, Boly, Silva, Ruddy, Hwang, Dendoncker.

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  1. Bobby Digital
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bruuuuunoooo!!!!

  2. fish&chips
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Omobamidele is back the day of his price drop. Punish them sellers boy!!

  3. _Gunner
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Ronaldo, Score a hatty

  4. DARE TO BISCAN
    5 years, 1 month ago

    5-live dropping shade on new CR7 listeners.

  5. Debauchy
    5 years, 1 month ago

    And ,, away they go

  6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Absolute scenes, what an atmosphere

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Imagine football without fans

  7. SADIO SANÉ
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I’m scared

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Of Ronaldo?

      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He's had some allegations...

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          5 years, 1 month ago

          😆

  8. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What have I done? I knew I would be out last night so made my transfers yesterday just in case. If I had waited I would have known Ronaldo was starting before the deadline. I've got a serious case of the fear right now!

  9. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    OMG RONALDO!!!

    Too early??

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      SIIIUUUUUUUUUU!!!

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      More like it's time for 'Ronaldo (c) fail' posts

  10. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Watching United game live on IPTV, will give updates as and when!

  11. SADIO SANÉ
    5 years, 1 month ago

    At least the Spurs defence has finally not got massively lucky - they are bad.

  12. The Kopite
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Non-sofa owner here!

  13. Rainer
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ronaldo looking lost out there.

    1. Jafooli
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A lot has changed in 18 years….

      1. Jafooli
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Or however long it’s been he last played at OT…

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      How dare he not have scored a hat trick in 5 minutes already?

      1. Andy1
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He's overrated.... 😉

  14. TyroneGAA
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Let’s be honest Ronaldo is getting two goals 3 bonus points and playing past 60

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I feel it too

  15. Harry the Hack
    5 years, 1 month ago

    does anyone actually have any of the non-Man U games on right now?

    1. Gunneryank
      5 years, 1 month ago

      The what?

    2. dark91
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Some football fans would watch Man City vs Leicester. Should be a good game

  16. have you seen cyan
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I can see AWB and Ronaldo building up a real chemistry, that will be the pair to have

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Don’t think we’ll need Man Utd defenders

    2. Rainer
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Really? Ronaldo more likely to get pissed off by him very soon. AWB can't cross his legs.

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      ... he needs to work on his delivery for that to be the case.

  17. Rainer
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno to Ronaldo nearly...

    1. Jafooli
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You can’t do that transfer…mid > fwd

  18. Moderately content penguin
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Think we can assume around 3000 minutes this season.

    That should just about give Edouard the Golden Boot with over 400 goals.

    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

  19. dark91
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Cristiano wastes a Bruno assist. What a bad signing it seems to be

  20. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone here with Bruno AND Ronaldo?

    1. Costa Nostra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Bruno and Kane lol

      1. Botman and Robben
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I thought you would have dropped yourself by now 😀

        1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          5 years, 1 month ago

          He’s only played 2 gameweeks 😉

      2. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I admire your commitment to living up to your name.

        1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Still early days tbf

    3. fish&chips
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah

  21. EmreCan Hustle
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone get the impression that United players are working harder and showing urgency just to impress Ronaldo? I feel Greenwood looks livelier than he usually does.

    1. Offside Trapattoni
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That was definitely the case at Juve in his first season there, but then under Sarri everyone became frustrated with him since he didn't put in any defensive work.

      Ole will let him do what he likes and the goals will surely follow.

  22. tbos83
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ronaldo fail 😉

  23. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno very attacking

  24. tbos83
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Your occasional reminder that Joelinton cost more than Aguero.

  25. Bolivian Seaman
    5 years, 1 month ago

    where is everyone watching the game?

    1. OPTA FPL
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Burnley vs west brom

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      On Twitter type stream and it pops up

    3. Rainer
      5 years, 1 month ago

      At home, wbu?

    4. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      from behind my couch

      1. Andy1
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Peter?

  26. Egg noodle
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Let's go double Wolves!

  27. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    ANy person who writes captain fail after 10 minutes should be banned on principal

    1. Zimo
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Captian fale

  28. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Joelinton... what a shot.

  29. Pep Roulette
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What position is Odegaard playing in?

    1. Delhidynamo
      5 years, 1 month ago

      10

  30. Thanos
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What a start in Leicester and City match!

    End to end!