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A busy Saturday of Premier League football begins with Arsenal v Manchester United.

Kick-off at the Emirates is at 12:30 BST.

Mikel Arteta makes just one change to his starting XI, with Cedric Soares replacing Rob Holding in defence.

That means Eddie Nketiah keeps his place after scoring twice in Arsenal’s 4-2 win at Chelsea in Gameweek 33.

Gabriel Martinelli and Alexandre Lacazette, meanwhile, have to settle for bench roles once again, alongside the returning Takehiro Tomiyasu.

The line-up suggests the Gunners will revert to a back-four system, which will please Bukayo Saka owners after he was deployed as a wing-back in midweek.

For the visitors, Cristiano Ronaldo returns as Ralf Rangnick responds to the heavy loss at Anfield by making five changes.

Harry Maguire, Phil Jones, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford all drop out, with Raphael Varane, Alex Telles, Scott McTominay, Jadon Sancho and Ronaldo coming in.


GAMEWEEK 34 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Cedric, White, Gabriel, Tavares, Elneny, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Smith Rowe, Nketiah

Subs: Leno, Tomiyasu, Holding, Swanson, Lokonga, Azeez, Pepe, Martinelli, Lacazette

Manchester United XI: de Gea, Dalot, Lindelof, Varane, Telles, McTominay, Matic, Elanga, Fernandes, Sancho, Ronaldo

Subs: Henderson, Bailly, Jones, Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, Lingard, Mata, Garnacho, Rashford

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  1. Alan The Llama
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    C'mon Munchausen Utd

  2. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Ronaldo hattrick

  3. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Saka brace

  4. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Elanga haul

  5. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Looking to next week is Kulu + Adams to Coutinho + Pukki worth a -4pts?

    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      No.

  6. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    I have 5 players in this game. One captained. 2 benched... Arsenal fan... Could be a rollercoaster

  7. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Looks like I should have sold Martinelli instead of ESR, oops!

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Wanted ESR on my WC but couldn't afford him so kept Martinelli as well. It's mostly for GW36 though, and he could get increased minutes (starts?) then hopefully, so could be worth the saving!

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        Yeah that was my thinking too the savings!

  8. Firminooooo
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Werner(C) to save my season…what can go wrong.

    1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Good luck mate!! I brought him in too!! Havertz captain

    2. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Goal cancelled(offside in build up)

      A 45th minute yellow card & a 2nd yellow card around the 58th minute for a foul on Dawson

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Reliable and consistent points all season. No brainer

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Haha, same!

  9. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    My team doesn't look the best for next week, going to have to rely on either Bruno G v Liverpool, Martinelli (who'll likely be benched) or Broja. On the plus side Kane(C) v Leicester is a very easy choice

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Kane loves playing vs Leicester

  10. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Relax everyone. Nobody can predict the future. You’ve set your stalls out taken educated guesses so now what will be will be and its out of your control. Don’t beat yourselves up if you do badly or be up your own Arsenal if you do well. Some hate to hear these words but it really is just a pastime

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      FPL isn’t a matter of life and death. It’s much more important than that.

  11. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Ended up Holding Bruno!! Hoping for atleast 4 points this week!!

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      The crazy Magnus Carlsen WCed in Bruno over Salah
      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/132645/event/34

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        Come first or go home.

        1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 days ago

          Haha absolutely mate!!

      2. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        Wowie!!! Haha I feel a bit more positive now he has!!!

        1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 days ago

          Reply to SJ

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    United to bite back?

    1. JELLYFISH
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Roll over more like

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      nope 😀

  13. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Early days but I can afford to bring in Ederson for Ramsdale next week (normally wouldn't make GK changes this late but no faith in Arsenal defence with them being without Tierney and Partey), would you do it this week? Arsenal are away to West Ham, City away to Leeds. If City double in GW36 it'll be much better than Arsenal's double

  14. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Nketiah makes the team news headlines now!

  15. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Exceptional first 30 seconds from Arsenal!

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    OMG tavares

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Saka assist

  18. Il Capitano
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Saka A?

    1. Il Capitano
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Oh yes indeed

    2. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Yeah

  19. Gazwaz80
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Wow!!!!

  20. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    As expected from United

  21. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Gooooooooaaaaaaalllllll

  22. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Man alive what a joke of a club Utd

  23. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Varane hahaha

  24. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Elanga Clean sheet gone 🙁

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Is that what you captained him for?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        Would have been a Brucie bonus

  25. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    I transfered in Tavares.

    Had some decent stats last two, a tracking wise.

    He's third on my bench this week :mrgreen:

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Good point, I surely would have benched him too. Thanks 🙂

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        Exactly. No biggie. To be fair there was lots of talk of a weakness on that wing (and lots of teams Arsneal are to play who are weaker on that wing).

        I just didn't expect he'd score so soon!

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Attacking, not tracking. He doesn't track back 😆

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

      Argh, that’s unlucky but a schoolboy error not playing him against united

    4. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 days ago

      Rival of mine put Saka THIRD on their bench this week. Against ManUtd. Must have had a complete brainfart or something

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 days ago

        Wait I forgot, he's a Chelsea fan that takes defeats to hear sometimes, must have have that

        1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 days ago

          *to heart, must have been that!

  26. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Ahhh man I took Tavares out of my WC but woooooo

  27. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    Oh yes Saka.....here we go!!!

  28. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    ManUtd starting early

  29. Pointless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    7 points on my bench already! Here’s hoping TAA doesn’t start!!!

  30. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 days ago

    WC always gets less points than my old team. When will I learn.