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Rashford and Greenwood benched as Solskjaer opts for a wing-back system

Two sides in woeful defensive form meet at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this evening.

Spurs v Manchester United kicks off at 17:30 BST.

The Lilywhites and the Red Devils didn’t keep a clean sheet between them in the six Gameweeks preceding this one, each conceding 13 goals in the process.

Ole Gunner Solskjaer has responded to the thrashing by Liverpool by opting for a more defensive set-up, bringing in a third centre-half in the shape of Raphael Varane alongside Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire.

Edinson Cavani is also recalled to the side, so United seem to be lining up in a 3-4-1-2 as both Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood have dropped to the bench.

Paul Pogba serves the first match of a three-game suspension after his sending off last week.

After naming an unchanged team for three matches in a row, Nuno Espirito Santo has made two alterations for the teatime visit of Solskjaer’s troops.

Ben Davies is in for Sergio Reguilon at left-back, while Giovani Lo Celso replaces Tanguy Ndombele in midfield.

GAMEWEEK 10 LINE-UPS

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Varane, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, Bruno Fernandes, Ronaldo, Cavani.

Subs: Henderson, Bailly, Dalot, Matic, Van de Beek, Sancho, Lingard, Rashford, Greenwood.

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Emerson Royal, Romero, Dier, Davies, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Moura, Lo Celso, Son, Kane.

Subs: Gollini, Doherty, Reguilon, Sanchez, Rodon, Tanganga, Alli, Ndombele, Bergwijn.

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  1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Looking forward to Spurs letting everyone down once they hit that GW12 fixture run 😆

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Bit like Brentford now

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Gotta play dem fixtures...

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Don't forget the new manager bounce

      • DycheDycheBaby
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Form over fixtures

    4. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      The pass from Ronaldo was quality.

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

      School meals is coming on

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

      It's only Spurs of course but this system is working well, that press on Skipp never happens without two up top and Bruno there too...

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

      I love Cavani and those beautiful locks of hair. El matador you legend

    8. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Spurs did well at the start of the season. Its all downhill since then

      1. ANGRY PERSON
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        They were lucky

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        A win today would have put them 4th

    9. beric
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Was pretty damn tempted to sell cr7 and Gallagher for a hit. Sure I'm not the only one!

    10. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      This Ronaldo fella looks good.

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

        Where’d he come from?

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

          He was found swimming around, in his dad's boxer shorts, back in the 80s.

    11. Gubby-Allen
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      50th Gameweek in a row where my VC has scored more than my captain.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Consistent picks on VC!

        1. Gubby-Allen
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          It's a daunting feeling being a quiet unassuming bloke from Reading who has direct control over what happens every week in a multi-million pound sporting industry

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I had that 2 seasons ago, every single week my VC was outscoring my captain. Very frustrating indeed.

        1. Gubby-Allen
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          I got 98 points from my captains over the 37 standard captain weeks, average of about 2.5 per week.

          This season is less.

          Last 5 weeks:

          C2 VC 7
          C1 VC 13
          C2 VC 13
          C1 VC 24
          C5 VC 12

          Today was the least likely of those where Ronaldo would outscore Salah.

          It is the equivalent of tossing a coin and getting it right, 50 goes in a row.

    12. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Nuno's at the wheel

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

        Nuno looks a bit like a pirate. This wheel is one of a ship, I'm guessing?

    13. TKC07
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      After a series of 1,2 points.. Ronaldo back on 12 points today...

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

        12 points so far

        1. TKC07
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          I'm optimistic about him keeping 3 bps..

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

            Slow stream, didn't know he was coming off

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

          Might drop to 11.

        3. beric
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Oh

      2. Gubby-Allen
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Of course he is. I captained him over Salah in all four of those gameweek, until today.

    14. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Ronaldo is going to survive like a cockroach in my team the entire season, isn't he?

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Cockroach giving double figure hauls

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

        Not a bad thing

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

      Really giving that KDB -> Son switch in GW12 a serious thought with how spurs are playing. Might look for a couple other options in case I don't feel confident with Nuno's spurs when gw12 comes around.

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

      Damn, and we sold Ronaldo for Vardy 🙁

    17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      CR7 subbed

    18. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Ronaldo fail...

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        If only...

    19. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      FFS why take off Ronaldo??

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        He's done his job. Time for the old man to rest.

        1. Gunners in Haaland
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Lol

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

        Big game midweek, should hold out here.

        Rashford is a killer on the counter too.

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

        Because I own him

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          All about u...

          Must get boring posting the same stuff every weekend

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

          You are so miserable EVERY week! Go talk to someone who can help you man.

        3. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Moaning about 12 point hauls is a new level

    20. Thanos
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      CR7 off
      Rashy on

    21. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Bringing off Ronaldo is silly.

      Ole not learnt his lessons

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

        Not a bad decision at all. Their up 2-0 and Rashford will press hard and good for the counter

    22. SEXY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Crazy to think this team won 6-1 at OT last year.

      What has happened, it can’t be the manager, the players on the pitch will look to their strengths in Kane and Son no matter what Nuno says. It’s only natural.

      Just don’t get it

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          2 years, 6 months ago

          That result was heavily impacted by the red card

          1. SEXY SALAH
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Even then hadn’t they already scored 2 or 3 before the RC?

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                2 years, 6 months ago

                Nope was only 2-1 to spurs

                1. SEXY SALAH
                  • 7 Years
                  2 years, 6 months ago

                  Well, this team don’t look like scoring 1 let alone 2 so point stands

                  1. @persecuted_by_mods
                      2 years, 6 months ago

                      Nuno is a horrible manager, I feel like people are still not grasping this

                      1. SEXY SALAH
                        • 7 Years
                        2 years, 6 months ago

                        So the heck did he ever make it

                        1. SEXY SALAH
                          • 7 Years
                          2 years, 6 months ago

                          *how the heck

                        2. @persecuted_by_mods
                            2 years, 6 months ago

                            Define made it though? Spurs don't have the same ambitions as a promoted club in wolves

              • Qaiss
                • 8 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                You did the most Spursy thing ever, taking a step backwards from Mourinho at his worst, by appointing Nuno.

                1. SEXY SALAH
                  • 7 Years
                  2 years, 6 months ago

                  So Nuno telling them not to press and attack? I don’t believe it, no good or sane manager would say that surely otherwise they wouldn’t be in a job in the first place

                2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 14 Years
                  2 years, 6 months ago

                  It was actually Mourinho > Fonseca > Gattuso > Nuno with the later three all in the space of about a fortnight - they were all over the place

              • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                • 14 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                Kane sank the boat with his antics before the season start

                Basically told all of his teammates he felt the club was a shithole, he was far too good for it, and he wanted out

                Throw in the way they treated Paulo Fonseca as soon as they heard Gattuso was available... before then U-Turning on Gattuso as soon as they heard the way the fans felt about Gattuso... before finally panic appointing someone even more negative than Mourinho, who they sacked on the eve of a cup final...

                I mean we could keep going - but is there any more needed? Players aren't stupid - they can tell when a club is being ran like a circus

                1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 14 Years
                  2 years, 6 months ago

                  *Actually - I'd like to rephrase that - a lot of players *are* stupid...

                  Bt they can still tell when the club is basically like a reinactment of a Faulty Towers episode

                2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 14 Years
                  2 years, 6 months ago

                  Even going right back to sacking Poch after getting Spurs to a champions league final

                  SPURS TO A CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL

                  It's all leadership stuff - they basically didn't have a manager/had 4 potential managers in the space of a few months, their captain had to be dragged kicking & screaming into training like some overgrown millionaire toddler who didn't want to go to school, and their chairman is like something straight out of a bond movie (and not the hero either btw)

                  Horrible, horrible club, with horrible, horrible cretins in leadership positions and deserve everything they get for the next few years

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

              Solskjaer saving cr7 goals for champs league

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

              Didn't get the 90 minutes. A rotation risk. Avoid 😉

            4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 14 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Nuno putting out the b team

              Alli on

            5. Cok3y5murf
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Ole apologizing to Ronaldo

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

                Here he is……..

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

                  😆

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

                    Lmao

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

                Rightly so, be lucky if Ronny doesn't fire him for that.

              3. Gunners in Haaland
                • 4 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                Ole out

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

              Hate you Ronaldo

            7. gooberman
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Sold Ronaldo and Gallagher this week for a - 4. FPL torment week after week.

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

                🙁

            8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 14 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Kane 😆

            9. Thanos
              • 2 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Kane 😆

            10. Bubz
              • 10 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Kane is an absolute disgrace this season

            11. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Ah, Harold...