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14 January 2023 1409 comments
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The Manchester derby is the first Premier League match of the day and kicks off at Old Trafford at 12:30pm GMT.

United and City are two of the four clubs who ‘double’ in Gameweek 20 and have been well-backed by Fantasy Premier League managers as a result: three of the top four most-bought players ahead of Friday’s deadline came from the these two teams.

The names in question were Luke Shaw, Marcus Rashford and Kevin De Bruyne, and all of them start this afternoon.

As for the rest of the team news, Anthony Martial is fit enough to start for the hosts at Old Trafford.

Shaw stays at centre-half, with Tyrell Malacia at left-back, while Fred comes in to bolster the midfield at the expense of the benched Antony.

Three City players who have struggled for Premier League game-time since the World Cup, Kyle Walker, Joao Cancelo and Phil Foden, are the only three survivors from the side that lost to Southampton in the Carabao Cup in midweek.

Foden is back on the left flank at the expense of Jack Grealish, while Walker and Cancelo’s deployment at full-back means that there is no place for Rico Lewis.

Aymeric Laporte is also among the substitutes.

GAMEWEEK 20 TEAM NEWS

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Shaw, Varane, Malacia, Fred, Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial.

Subs: Heaton, Lindelof, Maguire, Martinez, Antony, Elanga, McTominay, Garnacho, Mainoo.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Ake, Akanji, Cancelo, Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva, Mahrez, Foden, Haaland.

Subs: Ortega, Phillips, Gundogan, Grealish, Laporte, Alvarez, Gomez, Palmer, Lewis.



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

    Get a YC, Casemiro!

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

      Yep - can’t have him with 3 bonus!

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

    Haaland was never going to do it in the prem

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Half-season wonder

  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    5 mins

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

    That's some free kick routine that....

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Teams and defenders have worked out how to stop Haaland?

    1. Begbie.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I think City are just underperforming and he's a player that relies on good service.

  6. Pariße
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    United again causing trouble with marginal fraud.

  7. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Tyrion Lannister coming on...

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

      Tyrion is at least witty...

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ings played yesterday

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

    Slab head on

    Hope for city

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Rashford subbed

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      *dropped

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Maguire coming on

  11. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Rash off

  12. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Haaland tc'er. Fully expecting him to be dropped v Spurs.

  13. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Maguire on City will sneak this

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

      It always frightens me when he comes on.

  14. Mirror Man
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Injured Rashford > Mbappe

    • Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rigged referees cost me pts

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

        United reliving the good ol days

    • lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Where Haaland goal?

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

        It's not 2022 anymore.

    • Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rashford 3 bonus it looks like

    • The Mighty Hippo
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The NLD should be a fun watch tomorrow. This result will have the Arsenal players buzzing.

    • Kane and Ablett
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Has Haaland touched the ball this half?

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Casemiro legend!

    • Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      At least my t/c has done better than my mane 3 pter

    • MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Haaland joins city

      Arsenal win the league going away

      Facts

    • Feanor
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      So happy I got rid of Cancelo

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

        Really depends for who though and if for a hit...
        A) MCI def - flopped so far
        B) MUN def - flopped so far
        C) NEW Def - to play

        Not tons of gain this week. By all accounts had played okay today.

    • diesel001
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A poor result for anyone who has one or more of the following:

      - A Man Utd defender and a Man City defender (or more than one defender from either team)
      - Haaland (TC)
      - Rashford (but not (c) or (TC))
      - Martial
      - Mahrez
      - Foden

    • It's Fergie Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      GGMU!!!

    • brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Get in Utd nice 6pointer

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        United keeping two up good to see

    • Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Arsenal crown champs now?

    • Kane and Ablett
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      City can’t afford the luxury of a player who touches the ball only ten times in the big games….

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He has made them shite

    • Dannyb
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Is that full time chaps?

      1. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yes

    • DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bernardo has been awful today.