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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. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What a save

  2. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    DDG great save

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

    Why is Ronaldo on 3 BAPS

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Broken bonus points system.

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

      Do you know how BPS works?

    3. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Because Ssiiuuu

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

      Most BPS

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

      Scored the so far winning goal in an otherwise rubbish game what do you honestly want?

    6. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      YC will see to that, don't worry.

    7. borat
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Because he is a goat

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

    Massive save DDG

    1. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Really great save. Shame.

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

    Maguire is horrendous in the air.

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      And on the ground

    2. ZimZalabim
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      but his head is a slab

    3. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Only when defending. He's actually OK when attacking.

  6. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    DDG save

  7. Steiger
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Never a penalty. Absolute fix!

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lol cry some more.

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

      Stonewaller.

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

      the only non pen today was the city one

  8. dark91
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Said earlier that it is the GW of penalties
    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/24471926

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Holy cow. How did you predict that just 6 games into the GW?!

      1. dark91
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        It requires great skill. Took me about 6 hours of watching football today 😀

    2. Mighty Banana
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I sometimes get a match for a single ball on the lottery.

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

      Amazing, purely amazing.

    4. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      That is truly astounding, what an amazing shout after the fact haha

  9. RogDog_jimmy
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Well that one hurt the rank. Dang.

    Penalty kind of day huh. Maybe Vardy gets me one or two tomorrow.

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

      Will Vardy play?

      1. RogDog_jimmy
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Probably come on for 10 minutes after they’ve already scored a penalty to be honest.

  10. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lees melou needs to stick to picking differentials

    • Ibralicious
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Why is this site surprised every time the best player in the world scores again

      1. borat
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        You are hilarious

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

        thats some strong crack you have been smoking

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

        Not sure I would call Dennis best player in the world

    • SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Toney & Kane to Dennis & Ronaldo (-4) has gone well 🙂

      1. Steiger
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Lucky, but well done.

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

      Rangnick scraping a win agasint Norwich thanks to a typical United pen. Wont be long until they are calling for his head

    • CrouchDown
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ronaldo is still a bad pick anyway. United defensive under Rangnick.

      Not concerned

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He’s definitely not worth 12.4 that’s for sure

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      DDG monster haul

    • Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      United defence still poor. Ddg and Dalot owners riding their luck here

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

        Says the Ronaldo captainer LOL

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Same as Palah captainers 😉

      2. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yep. No argument here.
        But DDG brilliance was one of the reasons I got him in.

    • TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ok calmed down, but when did Fernandes lose penalties?

      I though that had long be sorted

      1. RogDog_jimmy
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Last unheard was that Ole would tel them before games who had it that game. Assuming it was alternating.

        But not heard anything for a while.

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

        When he skied that one against Villa

      3. One More Hit
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Ronaldo took the last one

      4. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Probably after Ole got sacked

      5. Gandalf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Lost them after he missed one it seems. Surprised Bruno even took that one

    • thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Bruno’s 50p head could have saved all this controversy if he’d just put it in at the back post… and then my rank wouldn’t have had to plummet so much after Ron’s penalty 🙁

      1. TomSaints
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Sorry I brought and captained Fernandes so ruined him

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      How can a team be so lucky.

    • CrouchDown
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I hope Norwich score for many reasons, not least to hear that song that plays around the ground

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        DDG owner & Utd fan

        No thanks 😉

    • Alcapaul
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Owning a Utd defender in this game has not been fun

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        and won't be in the next 10 mins.

        1. Alcapaul
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Probably not

    • Zimo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      7 penalties in 6 matches. Hmmm. Is penalty fever back?

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

        For everyone except Josh King.

        1. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Next time they get one, Dennis will probably take it lol

    • THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      C'mon Canaries!......You can do it!

    • _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      CR7 big miss

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Sueeee

    • Zimo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ooof Ronaldo misses sitter

    • DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      What a miss

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Pass was little too behind

    • My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ronaldo miss from right in front

    • Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      United so lucky tonight

    • Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I blame Rashford

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        So do I. Poor pass.