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Norwich City v Manchester United brings Saturday’s Premier League action to a close, with kick-off at Carrow Road at 17:30 GMT.

The team news is nice and simple for the visitors as Ralf Rangnick names an unchanged team from last weekend’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.

Cristiano Ronaldo was transferred in by just under 450,000 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers ahead of Friday’s deadline and is the second most-captained player of Gameweek 16.

Diogo Dalot and David de Gea also featured in the top 10 most transferred-in players of this current Gameweek.

Dean Smith has made five changes from Sunday’s defeat at Spurs, with Lukas Rupp, Dimitris Giannoulis, Ozan Kabak, Przemyslaw Placheta and Josh Sargent coming into the side.

Budget FPL defender Brandon Williams misses out as he is ineligible to face his parent club, while Ben Gibson, Pierre Lees-Melou, Adam Idah and Andrew Omobamidele also drop out of the side.

Dean Smith reported injury and illness issues concerning four unnamed players in his pre-match presser, and Gibson and Omobamidele are indeed not part of the matchday squad.

GAMEWEEK 16 LINE-UPS

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Hanley, Kabak, Giannoulis Rupp, Gilmour, Placheta, McLean, Sargent, Pukki.

Subs: Gunn, Byram, Dowell, Cantwell, Sorensen, Lees-Melou, Mumba, Idah, Tomkinson.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Dalot, Lindelof, Maguire, Telles, McTominay, Fred, Bruno Fernandes, Sancho, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rashford.

Subs: Heaton, Henderson, Bailly, Jones, Greenwood, Lingard, Shaw, Van de Beek, Elanga

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  1. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Is Gundogen injured? Would you get Mount for him FT?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Sore back according to Pep.

      Mount is fine, would prefer a City mid.

      1. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I have Silva too

  2. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Yeah, think I need to get Foden/Bernado over Ronaldo... even if Vardy has a BGW.

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy BGW? When is that? I bought him this week grrr

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Seriously? Not been reading the news?

        Tottenham vs. Leicester is at risk of being called off due to Tottenham's COVID crisis.

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Oh I know about that, just thought that it would be ok next week, as breakout was earlier this week

          1. yousunkmybattleship
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Fail

            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Unfortunately I can’t predict the future

      2. Esalman
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Next week, it’s a possibility.

  3. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Krul!

  4. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ronaldo with xG

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Without a goal. Is that really a good thing for his owners in the current game?

  5. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What the hell, Bruno was square for a tap in Ronnie?!!

  6. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Has Rangnick transformed ManU?

    1. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      0-0 vs Norwich…

  7. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    As there's a 45 minute lull atm, looking for some thoughts please:

    Ronaldo, King, Davis, Gallagher, Jota, ESR, James, Alonso, Livramento, Guaita > Autopick for -36?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I’ve done worse things….

    2. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lol

    3. Ian J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      seen worse teams. You might get a red arrow for the first GW, but greens from then on.

    4. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The amount of upvotes is giving me a twitchy finger...

    5. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hold King, at least his stats are decent.

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Oh, I know.

  8. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Norwich eo wasteful.

  9. Bobby Crush
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    How are United playing?

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Curing insomnia

      1. Bobby Crush
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Haha!!

  10. Tic Tacs
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Shame about Gundo going off before 60 mins today, probably would've taken the pen too. Losing out to Ramsdale and Raphinha at the moment it seems, going with Guaita on my GW12 WC was not a great decision.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Unlucky timing with pen, yes.

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Pens been crazy this GW, unlucky with Gundo.

      1. Tic Tacs
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah especially with Raphinha picking up the pens too, I have Bernardo on the double up so at least I got assist points. Not the best GW though!

  11. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Are ManU in Yellow 🙂

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Think so, their fans love that colour scarf.

    2. Peter Ouch
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Newton Heath it is

  12. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford is so off form

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      His biggest fan just got sacked.

  13. Esalman
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Jimenez owner, just saw the highlights. Press F

  14. TOLV TUMS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone thinking about Maguire as a set/forget?

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Toby Maguire?

    2. Peter Ouch
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes
      Set and forget as a non option

      1. TOLV TUMS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Hahahaha - nice

        1. Peter Ouch
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          On a serious note I can't see him as an option in this price, Palace and Norwich are toothless so we cant have a clear picture if the defence has been improved

    3. Esalman
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      LOL nope

  15. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    The press needs work!

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      What press? 😆

  16. ZimZalabim
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Norwich dominating United all half

    United playing on the counter

    Maybe Ole wasnt the problem

    1. Bennerman
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Eh? United are camped in Norwich's half

      1. ZimZalabim
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I dunno what game ur watching but United were awful that half and mostly on the back foot if norwich were slightly better united would 2-3 goals down by now

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The entire coaching system is awful

  17. GoonerSteve
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Sold Raphinha this week, dagnammit.

    Bowen goal needed just to break even.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Sold him too, but got Mount instead.

      1. GoonerSteve
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Solid choice and seems to be going relatively unnoticed. Well done pal.

    2. putana
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      i was 0.1 off mount, plus left raphinha on bench

  18. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Slabhead close

  19. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford :facepalm:

  20. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I like the look of this Giannoulis chap.

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You fancy him?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I would…

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        As a player.

        1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          You into bad boys? I see ya

  21. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Krul with decent xS

  22. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno getting abused at the corner, cheeky smile 🙂

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      With a bag of sweets and a cheeky smile...

      1. BoleynWin
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        This literally made me laugh out loud, bravo.

  23. putana
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    didnt watch the arsenal game. Did ramsdale deserve the 3 bonus?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Does he ever?

      1. putana
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        got dea over him and already regretting it, especially because it will be the reason my cup opponent beats me

    2. syke63
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Only decent player on the pitch.

  24. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone who watched Arsenal, how was Martinelli?

    Fear for ESR getting back into a team that just won 3-0.

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Get the fishing net ready.

    2. syke63
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He was good but ESR will surely come back in, possibly for Odegard

  25. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford needs some time on the bench

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      beach*

    2. Kun Tozser
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      447 mins this season - he needs game time

  26. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Annoying bench points every gw

    Mbeumo first one bench

    1. Peter Ouch
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Raphinha here
      So annoying

  27. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Not watching. Expected a lot more from United tbh.

    1. putana
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      norwich has been much better defensively recently so wasnt expecting more than 2 goals

    2. Kun Tozser
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Why?

  28. Firminooooo
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    How is my captain Ronaldo playing?

  29. CRO KLOPP
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ashley Young oop,defender 4.7 m,worth a punt or not?

  30. 272MK
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    50pts with Cristiano with left.

    Cup opponents have 36pts with Barnes, Vardy(C) Gray, Antonio left.
    Salah (vc) and Amartey 1st bench

    1. putana
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      if he gets one goal from anyone youre out brudda