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Man Utd v Arsenal team news: Gyokeres starts, Amad + Sesko subs

17 August 2025 593 comments
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There’s one more Premier League match to come on Sunday.

It’s Manchester United v Arsenal, where the action kicks off at 16:30 BST.

Mikel Arteta has mostly named the same team he sent out against Athletic Club last week.

The only alteration: Ben White in for Jurrien Timber, who had been out for a considerable period and only returned at the end of pre-season.

Viktor Gyokeres starts, with Kai Havertz on the bench.

As for United, Andre Onana has been dropped, so Altay Bayindir starts in goal.

Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha also feature from the off, but Amad Diallo and Benjamin Sesko are only named among the substitutes.

Mason Mount gets the nod, potentially as a false nine.

LINE-UPS

Manchester United XI: Bayindir, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw, Dalot, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dorgu, Mbeumo, Cunha, Mount

Subs: Heaton, Fredricson, Heaven, Maguire, Mainoo, Ugarte, Amad, Sesko, Zirkzee

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Odegaard, Rice, Saka, Martinelli, Gyokeres

Subs: Kepa, Mosquera, Timber, Lewis-Skelly, Merino, Nwaneri, Trossard, Madueke, Havertz

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  1. Dynamic Duos
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Is Pedro a keep or sell?

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    1. tutankamun
      1 year, 2 months ago

      West Ham next, surely keep for that?

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    2. Brosstan
      1 year, 2 months ago

      He was atrocious and will have to perform or lose even more minutes to Delap.

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      1. tutankamun
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Didn’t get much service. Chelsea were overall very poor today especially Palmer.

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        1. Brosstan
          1 year, 2 months ago

          For sure but Pedro is a huge risk of getting reduced minutes if the manager decides his first 11 isnt working.

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    3. Crispo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      If you thought he was worth picking on Friday then I don't see why?
      Started. Didn't get injured. Arguably easier fixture next gameweek

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      1. riot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 2 months ago

        this

        it's OK if you decide now it was a bad decision but no reason to change otherwise

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  2. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Skelly YC

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Skelly Yelly

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  3. Brosstan
    1 year, 2 months ago

    81 all out. Going to camp behind the sofa tomorrow.

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    1. Dynamic Duos
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Very nice mate

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    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      1 year, 2 months ago

      What could Leeds v Everton possibly do to harm you? 😆

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      1. Brosstan
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Ndiaye in all the content creator teams!

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      2. riot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Ndiaye is top at 10% eo according to livefpl, which seems to be ownership for the entire game given I have 74 and isak's showing 11%

        tldr not much

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    3. F4L
      1 year, 2 months ago

      grealish ownership was close to 30% right?

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    4. _Greg
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Great start well done.

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    5. PartyTime
      1 year, 2 months ago

      76. Best start here.

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  4. Thanos
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Ugarte is just a hot headed potato

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    1. Zimo
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Zero brain cells.

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  5. Sgt. Schultz
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Ugarte what a player

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  6. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Ugarte has been awful since coming on

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    1. Zalk
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Was about to write this.

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  7. el polako
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Goalkeepers were the difference today.

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    1. g40steve
      1 year, 2 months ago

      True

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  8. Bram
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Man Utd looked OK to be fair today. Could challenge for a top half finish this season.

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    1. Ady87
      1 year, 2 months ago

      People wanting Mbuemo or Cunha in despite zero goals or assists against Everton, Bournemouth, Fiorentina, West Ham or Leeds pre season and in today’s opener at Old Trafford. United could play until midnight tonight and wouldn’t score.

      Load up, be my guest and welcome to hell.

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  9. Football is home
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Madueke is the new Sterling

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    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      did he wave his hand whilst running?

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    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Why on earth did they buy him??

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  10. Thanos
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Arsenal arsed but still managed to win

    United played well and deserved at least a draw

    Welcome back PL 🙂

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    1. Deulofail
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Sign of champions, they say

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      1. Thanos
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Yet they’ll stumble before even getting close

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  11. F4L
    1 year, 2 months ago

    interesting match

    not many teams will get close to 22 shots against arsenal and over 60% possession

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  12. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Bruno 11dc?

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    1. Pedersen
      1 year, 2 months ago

      It is what it is...

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    2. F4L
      1 year, 2 months ago

      damn. maybe get lucky and he gets a +1 boost later on . he did that interception on the cross right at the end, maybe that hasnt counted yet fingers crossed

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  13. just a man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Good game that. Lots of positives for Utd but still no goals. Raya was superb.

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  14. Pedersen
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Is sesko still playing? How can I not see him when he is that high !

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  15. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Arsenal were second best everywhere on the field except in goals. Bayindir you clown

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    1. Thanos
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yep. Players and manager did their best. This has been a pain for United. Whether Onana or someone else, mistakes keep happening.

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  16. Woy_is_back
    1 year, 2 months ago

    There´s 0 chance that Arsenal will challenge for the title and Gyokeres will be a massive flop

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    1. Deulofail
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I agree, no way that Gyokores flops

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      1. x.jim.x
        1 year, 2 months ago

        He was shocking today tbf, anonymous. Pressure on Arteta soon if your attack doesn’t start clicking after getting the “missing piece” surely?

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        1. Deulofail
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Not sure he was meant to be the missing piece. Just an available piece for each game’s puzzle. More useful against low blocks, probably. And today, maybe Havertz not quite up to full fitness. He could still play more minutes than Gyokores this season when available. Arsenal needed depth and options to help them get over the line instead of drawing from winning positions and running out of players.

          Not to say that I’m not worried about Gyokores. I was never sold in him. But hopefully he will come good and get the goals when required

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          1. x.jim.x
            1 year, 2 months ago

            Yeah fair. You won’t be playing counter-attacking football very often either, I suppose

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  17. Evasivo
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Anyone else unable to load price changes on here and LiveFPL?

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    1. Quality Quality Qualit
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Reijnders, Ekitike, and Semenyo to rise tonight none to fall

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      1. Evasivo
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Thank you, are either sites working for you?

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    2. Cheddar Bob
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Having same issue too, soon as load price changes, it crashes

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  18. Pedersen
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Murillo to Dorgu?

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  19. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Full house at the back - Bizot 7 Gabriel 6 Cucerella 6 Ait-Nouri 9!

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    1. PartyTime
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Impressive stuff

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    2. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Nice!

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    3. F4L
      1 year, 2 months ago

      well done. some bonus for cucu as well

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    4. Brosstan
      1 year, 2 months ago

      9766 is not a full house.

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      1. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Van de Ven clean sheet on bench boost too

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  20. PartyTime
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Same old man utd

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  21. Superflymonk
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Anderson 11 defcon Bruno 11 defcon White 8 defcon. On another day I'd have harvested 6 extra points, missing by a whisker sucks!

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    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I would have liked 1p DC rule.

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  22. Quality Quality Qualit
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Is Tosin injured? Acheampong (4.0) seemed to perform well.

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  23. Bushwhacker
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Gyokeres as expected looked a bit out of his depth. United good value for a point or three there - encouraging.

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    1. chocolove
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Leeds for debut goal

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  24. Deulofail
    1 year, 2 months ago

    5 point haul for Zubimendi. Vindicated for going with him over Reijnders!

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    1. Bushwhacker
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Very lucky

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      1. Deulofail
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Not as lucky as Reijnders owners

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  25. TafOnTour1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Mbeumo seriously tempting me, looked threatening every time he was on the ball, and has decent fixtures coming up. Anyone else going with him?!

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    1. bialk
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Wirtz to him maybe.

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    2. Brosstan
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Feel like Bruno is safer if going United. Mbeumo higher upside if he gets going. Both seem too much with United not having shown anything against weaker sides yet.

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    3. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Still not sure which Utd attack I’d pick tbh. But maybe for Burnley

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    4. The Big Fella
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Don’t buy don’t sell for me. I want to see them playing for a few games before I bring them in

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    5. mookie
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Against weaker opponents I would expect Amad to play at RWB and in their last friendly he was underlapping with Mbeumo going wide to create space for him. Dorgu was overlapping on the other side.

      I want to see more before I commit to their players. It could very well be Sesko.

      P.S. I liked what I saw from them as a team.

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  26. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    11 DCs for both Anderson & Bruno is a cruel joke.

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    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      The mids that got DC points are not really optimal

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    2. chocolove
      1 year, 2 months ago

      6 dc for 1 point should be there

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    3. mookie
      1 year, 2 months ago

      It could change tomorrow once Opta updates their numbers.

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  27. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Why has the site suddenly become so slow?

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I blame the membership pop up.

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    2. The Big Fella
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Too much bandwidth needed from the servers to support the gambling ads and membership pop ups and the cookies slow down our computers

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    3. chocolove
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Not enough membership number

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  28. dansmusen
    1 year, 2 months ago

    37 point all out...shocking display on making the wrong decisions and having bad luck. Wondering if this is worth it.

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    1. chocolove
      1 year, 2 months ago

      35 here. Worst start by far

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      1. dansmusen
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Just crazy how all the players you took out from your drafts scored crazy points swell...Raya/RAN/Woods was in my team all the way until final moments.

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    2. Nomar
      1 year, 2 months ago

      40 with one to play.

      Probably my worst ever start. And I’ve had some bad ones, but this really takes the biscuit!

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  29. Scalper
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Mbeumo is going to be 9.5+ next season.

    He’s going to do very well for United I feel.

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  30. TheSteel
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Ndiaye > Reijnders no brainer?

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    1. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      catching a 0.1 is not worth transferring out a player you picked last week who hasn't played yet

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