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Dugout Discussion October 24

Mane, Matip and Pogba benched as Man Utd host Liverpool in Gameweek 9

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In the final match of Gameweek 9, Manchester United host Liverpool in a mouth-watering clash at Old Trafford.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

Manchester United make three changes from Gameweek 8, with Marcus Rashford (£9.4m), Fred (£4.9m) and Scott McTominay (£5.4m) replacing Nemanja Matic (£4.5m), Paul Pogba (£7.6m) and Jadon Sancho (£9.0m).

Bruno Fernandes (£11.8m) also starts despite heading into the game as a doubt.

For Liverpool, Sadio Mane (£11.9m) drops to the bench with Joel Matip (£5.0m).

As a result, Diogo Jota (£7.5m) starts in attack alongside Mohamed Salah (£12.8m) and Roberto Firmino (£8.9m), while Ibrahima Konate (£5.1m) partners Virgil van Dijk (£6.6m) in defence.

Curtis Jones (£5.0m) is a substitute having missed the last two games with a groin injury, but Fabinho (£5.4m) and Thiago (£5.3m) miss out completely.

GAMEWEEK 9 LINE-UPS

Man Utd XI: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, McTominay, Greenwood, Fernandes, Rashford, Ronaldo

Subs: Henderson, Bailly, Dalot, Lingard, Matic, Pogba, van de Beek, Cavani, Sancho

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Milner, Keita, Salah, Jota, Firmino

Subs: Adrian, Mane, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Minamino, Tsimikas, Origi, Matip

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  1. Pep bites Kun
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Congrats to Jota holders - it's been a winding road

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    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Bet loads took a hit to get rid of Lukaku and Jota and got in Vardy and Havertz

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      1. Pukki Pies
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Guilty. Two of the worst moves I’ve ever made in FPL!

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      2. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Yup except Ronaldo out rather than Lukaku.

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      3. corderz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Hello there

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    2. Hazz
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      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      What about us benchers with the luxury of starting Vardy, Raphinha & Mbeumo?

      Sickening.

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      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Same three starters for me with ESR first sub. So yeah, I understand the sickness.

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      2. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Just unlucky? The decisions work the same for next week ..

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    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yep a long road that I left at the last junction, what a fool I am !!!

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      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Good decision based on the timeline of results. Sorry I posted this now. My intention wasn't to be negative. Bol with the rest of the gw Ajax Hamster

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    4. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Agreed

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  2. Steve The Spud
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    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Rashford is so headless at times

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  3. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    OGS is part of this problem ofc. But he doesn't tell the defence to push up 3 players against 1 and leave an ocean of space behind them.

    He doesn't tell Maguire to run straight into Shaw so Liverpool can pick up the ball outside and create a huge scoring opportunity.

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      He doesnt tell them not to. He doesnt tell them what to do

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  4. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    If it wasnt already posted here, Rodgers on Vardy after the game:

    “He picked up something in the warm-up,” Brendan Rodgers told the BBC. “He wanted to give it a go, you know what he’s like, he’s so courageous.
    “I just felt watching him that he wasn’t quite the same in his movement. That little bit of explosiveness just wasn’t there, that aggression in his running.
    “Clearly he was restricted and we’ll have a look at that over the next couple of days and hopefully he’ll be OK.”

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    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Nice one thanks … that’s encouraging.

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    2. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers - that's a relief.

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    3. james 101
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Doesn’t sound too bad then.

      Thank god!

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    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers.

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    5. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      One -4 avoided then

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    6. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      He'll miss the next game or be benched I garantee it, last time I brought him in he blanked for 10 games

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      1. Fish up a tree
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        When I heard you were bringing him in I left well alone

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  5. dshv
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Hope mo to score because my rival for 1st place is with mount captain

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      K

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  6. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Kane>Jesus, Alonso>TAA for -4?

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  7. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ronaldo hardly getting a mention. Is in Turin?

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  8. james 101
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Did we hear anything about tierney’s injury?

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  9. -GK22-
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    What was wrong with vardy? Injured?

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

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  10. Grounderz
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Man Utd is so bad that Robertson and TAA switched sides.

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    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Boredom can be dangerous

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  11. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Mate just said Maguire should be nicknamed retire for the rest of the season and hopefully he will

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    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I hope Lindelof starts with Varane when Varane is back.

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

    I don’t think Maguire is the problem, he’s proven to be a decent player

    Ole had 2 years to get the system right and United still look all over the shop

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  13. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Utd, such a piss poor team

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    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      And yet their squad compares pretty well to any of the top Prem sides.

      The coach probably wouldn’t be able to land another job in the Prem however

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  14. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Well my moves of Ronaldo > Lukaku and then Lukaku + Jota > Vardy + Havertz(C) went well

    I give up

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    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Jota to Son for -4 here.

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  15. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Mourinio got the sack, they finished 2nd & won cups.

    Problem with managers or squad or players??

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    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yep, don't care who they bring in they'll still be rubbish, squad full of bang average lazy players, it ain't the manager

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  16. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ole deserves at least ten years to build a dynasty

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  17. jackruet
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Curtis jones is not good

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  18. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Salah. Break the ranks with Trollverts caps!

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    1. jackruet
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Already broken

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  19. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Surely it's time to at least consider Tielemans, no?

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    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      He's not for sale mate.

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  20. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Bruno is so good

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    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah why did I sell him for KDB? That was a mistake.

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  21. C'mon the Fylde
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Quite happy with my Salah captain pick. He looks sharp.

    I think it's safe to say that the best course of action is to set and forget.

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  22. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez Foster
    Alonso Rudiger Cancelo White Livramento
    Salah Havertz Grealish Sarr Brownhill
    Vardy Antonio Toney

    Wildcard time or salvageable?

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  23. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Better manager:

    A) Ole
    B) Neville

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    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      C) Bruce

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    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Ha ha ha ha ha

      UTD a joke

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  24. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Salah goal

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    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      🙂

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  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    OMG salah

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    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Lovely lovely lovely

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  26. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone use fantasyfootballfix website and has it just died on them?

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  27. Grounderz
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Man Utd seems to be in heaps of possession at this point but just no end product. Looked shaky at times and Liverpool looked so dangerous at the counter.

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  28. mcginnntonic
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    why why why

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  29. Meinhoff
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    SALAAAAAAA

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  30. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Salad sandwich

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