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The last of four Premier League matches to take place on Sunday sees Manchester United play host to Manchester City.

Kick-off at Old Trafford is at 16:30 BST.

Ruben Amorim makes two changes to the side that lost to Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.

Harry Maguire and Rasmus Hojlund both earn recalls. They replace the injured Matthijs de Ligt and benched Joshua Zirkzee.

Luke Shaw is named among the substitutes for the first time since December, too.

As for City, Mateo Kovacic, Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden come in for Nico Gonzalez, Jack Grealish, Savinho and Jeremy Doku.

Abdukodir Khusanov, who was rested in the midweek win over Leicester City, is on the bench.

LINE-UPS

Manchester United XI: Onana, Yoro, Maguire, Mazraoui, Dalot, Ugarte, Casemiro, Dorgu, Garnacho, Fernandes, Hojlund

Subs: Bayindir, Amass, Kukonki, Lindelof, Shaw, Eriksen, Mount, Obi, Zirkzee

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Gundogan, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden, Marmoush

Subs: Ortega, Grealish, Doku, Gonzalez, Reis, Savinho, Khusanov, Lewis, McAtee

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  1. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Fantasy football season ends around game week 30.
    everyone will play their second wildcard ,get the same players , play their bench boost, triple captain , free hit and assistant manager and finish off in about the same position they're in now. Whole concept has gone stale.

    1. Rwilliams90
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      It went stale with the popularity of 'experts' and content creators. Effectively killed the game and made it even less about knowledge and skill.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 7 days ago

        True - the game is already losing popularity because of it in all fairness

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      It was going quite differently until Haaland got injured. A lot of diversity in 29 I remember

      just his price caused a revision of team structures

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 7 days ago

        This is true, was annoying that injury

      2. Crunchie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 7 days ago

        Got lucky with that FH

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      There’s still opportunities. Brennan Johnson hauled today vs Southampton. In fact, being a sheep this week has been terrible; Saka, Rashford, Asensio, Van Dijk, Konate, Murillo, Cucurella, Elanga - Savinho maybe - all blanked or 1 point

    4. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Waiting until GW34 or play single GWs 34 and WC 35

      Probably the later. There will be a lot of rotation except Arsenal GW33, maybe Palace too

      1. Crunchie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 7 days ago

        Yep. I don't have the FT but Frank on AM gave me a 10 pointer

      2. GCHILD2K16
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 7 days ago

        Best to WC now to take advantage of DBGW 32 and 33.
        2 of the 3 doublers in 33 also double in 36 so having 2-3 of each allows you to triple up in 35 with free transfers once the FA cup finalists are confirmed. Keep city even if forest go through as they have relegated Southampton that week.

        Pointless WC 3 games before season end.

        Target teams who play Southampton and Leicester going forward.

    5. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Yawn

    6. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Did you WC GW6 as well lol

  2. Hooky
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Steve Lomas and Steve McMahon to come on at half time for City to add some pace and dynamism to their midfield.

    1. Vinyl78LP
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Peter Reid and Jamie Pollock surely ?

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 7 days ago

        Peter Beagrie?

        1. Hooky
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 7 days ago

          He'd definitely be better than Foden

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      O’Reilly & Nunez need to get the ball & stretch the pitch, instead they are too far back & play ball inwards

    3. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Samaras might come on to f**k shite up.

    4. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      We got that Terry Phelan. Oh that Terry Feeling

  3. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    How shite must you be if you can't score against this City side....

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Chances falling to Ugarte, Dorgu and Garnacho

    2. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Looking forward. Hopefully the couple I met in Florida are still up for me visiting. Both Maine Road City Fans. Last went in 1990

  4. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Has Marmoush looked liked he might bag some assist/goal points?

    1. Rwilliams90
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Nope. Playing a weird position.

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 7 days ago

        KDB is 9 Marmoush out wide, #Pep what you doing!

    2. Vinyl78LP
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Nothing, but his midfield aren't trying to play any forwards in, just sideways and back.

    3. Reddonkeyham 42
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Suspect he'll get subbed for one of the pacy wingers

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 7 days ago

        Surely be KdB or Foden or the likes before him though

    4. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      No one has looked like they’ll do anything at all based on that 1st half

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 7 days ago

        Gundo & others are firing outside the box & ignoring the runs of Foden & Marmoush

  5. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Bruno could end up with 3 bonus if this stays 0-0

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Nah he won’t outscore the clean sheet defenders

  6. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Bilva YC

  7. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Bernardo has really fallen off hasn't he. All he's done today is cynical fouls.

  8. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Phil ffs

  9. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    This is deliberate from Pep. Death by possession, suck the life out of the game and Old Trafford, then Doku and Savinho against tired legs.

    Oh Foden, how has he missed that.

  10. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    KDB look before you cross, basics

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Sir G40steve teaching KDB how to cross. A thing of beauty right here.

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 7 days ago

        He’s a shadow of himself, fact, not been on it since the last hammy

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      He’s already riding camels in Saudi

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 7 days ago

        This

  11. The Night Trunker.
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Bunch of Hasbeens and Neverbeens

  12. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Foden off Doku on

  13. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Foden 1 pointer

  14. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Man U have their own fantasy football game apparently. Anyone tried it? 😀

  15. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Foden haul

  16. Couto
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Foden sub

  17. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Foden off doku on

  18. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    No CS for Maguire

  19. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Fantastic, thanks a lot Foden, utterly useless

  20. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    lol Foden

  21. Lovely ball from Silva to A…
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Typical United late Bruno(PK) winner coming up!!!!

  22. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Glad I sold Foden before this gw - so frustrating

  23. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    De Bruyne's decline has been really alarming. He's so bad now. So slow, can't pass, slow to react.

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Playing 9 & staying on when they sub Foden, Fodens hit the net & took players on

  24. Crunchie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    This pisses me up. Sums up Man City training methods

    https://youtu.be/iu8n6s5pCVw?si=qPigXyAXaBFlA0L8

  25. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Glad I actually sold Foden to Palmer now!
    He’s 100% benched in the double now

    1. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      This pisses me up. Sums up Man City training methods

      https://youtu.be/iu8n6s5pCVw?si=qPigXyAXaBFlA0L8all man city players were apart from Gvardiol and Marmoush

      But that might change before FACup SF

  26. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Such a poor game 🙁

  27. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Not really sure why I brought Foden in on my WC, he’s been a disaster.

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Me neither, a flirty panic buy over Kluivert, never again

      1. Crunchie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 7 days ago

        Hasn't been great tbf lol. Hopefully starts next week

        1. Danstoke82
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 7 days ago

          Do we keep the faith? Appreciate he has a double coming up but he’s not returned for a long time.

  28. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Salah + Saka + Palmer + Foden + Son = 6 points this GW
    Great show from the premium mids

    1. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Looking forward to my WC35

  29. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Foden owners.....selling now?

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Absolutely, for who though I’ve no idea, probably Rogers

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 7 days ago

        I got Palmer for him this week

    2. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      2 3 2 1 3 1 0 1 since end of January

      1. Crunchie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 7 days ago

        Give me a call!

    3. Babit1967
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      I sold him for Gordon this week with the hope that Gordon somehow plays. That’s how bad Foden is, I was willing to take the punt.

    4. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Probably Gordon, but it will give me a benching headache

  30. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Gvardiol on 3 bonus - Hold!!!!