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Gameweek 4 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) comes to a conclusion this afternoon at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City v Manchester United gets underway at 16:30 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Pep Guardiola makes six changes to the side that lost 2-1 at Brighton and Hove Albion prior to the international break.

Gianluigi Donnarumma, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Nico O’Reilly, Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku all come into the starting XI.

James Trafford, Matheus Nunes and Oscar Bobb drop to the bench, while John Stones, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Omar Marmoush miss out through injury.

As for United, there is a first Premier League start for Benjamin Sesko, who replaces the injured Matheus Cunha.

The other alterations see Noussair Mazraoui, Patrick Dorgu and Manuel Ugarte come in for Diogo Dalot, Casemiro and Mason Mount.

LINE-UPS

Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Rodri, Bernardo, Reijnders, Foden, Doku, Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Ake, Nico, Savinho, Nunes, Bobb, Mukasa, Lewis, Mfuni

Manchester United XI: Bayindir, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw, Mazraoui, Ugarte, Fernandes, Dorgu, Mbeumo, Amad, Sesko

Subs: Heaton, Lammens, Fredricson, Heaven, Leon, Maguire, Casemiro, Mainoo, Zirkzee


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  1. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Haaland hatty needed

    1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Goal within the first 10 minutes and United will crumble defensively.

    2. Randy_Marsh
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      This

  2. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Salah you beauty!

  3. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Mbeumo brace loading...

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Tailor made game for him

  4. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Need 4 goals from Haaland with Reindeer assists

    1. Randy_Marsh
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      I like this

      1. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
        • 1 Year
        10 months, 6 days ago

        Do you have tegridy?

  5. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    80.62% rank change from 3,844,669 to 745,031. Will drop back a bit after the Utd win but delighted. 85 all out

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Woah..nice score

    2. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Good job!

  6. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Need a brace each from Bruno and Reindeer to save my season.

  7. Sting
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    it’s sickening as a Haaland and non-Salah owner but I guess what did we expect - he always gets the full game and Liverpool win a lot of pens

    1. Strike me a Gakpose
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Just unlucky don’t worry about it

  8. Koflok
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    A) Watkins > Haaland
    B) Guiu > Matera / Richarlison and play BB.

  9. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Man City 1 - O Man UTD
    Gvardiol g
    Reijnders a

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Why does that 0 not look like a 0?

      1. Beanfield
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        because its a O

      2. Moon Dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        10 months, 6 days ago

        What d0 you mean?

    2. Randy_Marsh
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Game started early in your head

  10. langey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    When are you thinking of doing FH? I have Håland so GW6 doesn't make sense I feel. My current favourite is GW15...any good thoughts of when you are thinking of playing it and why?

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Dont own Haaland or Palmer, so gw6 looks good for my team..then again might just bring in Haaland using FTs and save FH for later.

    2. Strike me a Gakpose
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      7 or 13 looks good

      1. langey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        Yeah 7 or 13 look decent but I am thinking 15 you have MCI, LIV, NEW against promoted sides plus BRI home to Wolves...a lot can happen between now and then of course but thanks for replies...interesting to hear what others are considering.

    3. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Not a fan of FH in 15.
      15 and 19 are reverse GWs, meaning you need the same players in both, better bring them in with regular transfers.

      1. langey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        What week are you looking at instead?

        1. Captain Mal
          • 1 Year
          10 months, 6 days ago

          There's no stand-out week in my opinion. I might save it for the potential BGW/DGW if Palace progress in the League Cup.

  11. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    The luck man for Salah owners…

  12. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Captain dilemma gw5 a) salah b) semenyo c) haaland d) pedro e) bruno.
    Thanks

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      How is C even an option? Go with A

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        Most sensible but not sure can cope with waiting until ET for his returns

  13. DavvaMC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Watkins out who to bring in?

    A. Woltemade
    B. Evanilson
    C. Gyökeres
    D. Keep

    Thanks

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Keep for 2 weeks imo

    2. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 6 days ago

      E. Anybody

  14. Ballito
    • 2 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Need City to win 10-9 with 5 goals from Haarland and 5 goals from Fernandes to save my season!

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Possible

    2. Randy_Marsh
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      The season is only started

    3. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Probably three million people have the same.

  15. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Still mid week games to go but has Johnson lost his spot in the Spurs 11..need to move out one of Ismaila Sarr or Johnson. Johnson out gets me Semenyo. Sarr out gives me Enzo, Ndiaye or Grealish

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Wait for Sarr news, but Johnson mins seem dodgy and Semenyo seems a better buy than the other 3 right now.

  16. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    How's this WC Team looking?

    Raya Dubravka
    Virgil Munoz Andersen Gudmundson Senesi
    Bruno Salah Semenyo Kudus KDH
    Gyokeres J Pedro Thiago

    1. Strike me a Gakpose
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Salah on WC is crazy

  17. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    first time owning and capping Salah this season. You love to see it

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Same here

  18. Ballito
    • 2 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    RIP Ricky!

  19. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    This will be a goal fest

  20. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Haaland warming up by practising his goalscoring celebrations .
    Bayındır practising picking the ball out of the net .

  21. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Captaincy:
    GW1 - Salah 94th min goal
    GW2 - Salah 100th min assist
    GW3 - Bruno 97th min pen goal
    GW4 - Salah 95th min pen goal

    Lovely stuff

    1. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Was about to post this, exactly the same here.

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      GW1 - blank
      GW2 - blank
      GW3 - 1 goal
      GW4 - blank (Haaland ongoing, but already weighed it in)

    3. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Luck runs out sooner rather than later 😉

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        I'm still ranked in the millions...

        1. Travel Notes
          • 3 Years
          10 months, 6 days ago

          Millions of others too.

        2. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
          • 1 Year
          10 months, 6 days ago

          Chin up, Tonya. 34 matches left to play, plenty of time to right the ship

  22. Sabz_1111
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Is Rodrigo Martins Gomez of Wolves classed as a defender but playing oop? I think he looked quite threatening against Newcastle and thinking of taking a punt on him against Leeds?

  23. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Need to get rid of the likes of Wirtz & Rogers .. no standout options in midfield at the minute

    Watkins and Salah aswell

  24. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Haaland Brace and Bruno hatrick needed

  25. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Annoyed at myself for not doing a -4 for Semenyo and Gabriel

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Who were the two you kept?

      1. Supersonic_
        • 4 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        Wirtz Diouf

  26. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    haaland already had as many shots as salah lol

  27. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Almost a 20’s g

  28. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    bruno defcon watch time

  29. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Haaland nearly scored on 19 seconds! Hatty loading.

  30. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    looks like foden cam, silva rm