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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. Aceaceace007
    • 2 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    What app do people use for FPL?
    I just downloaded the 'official' app and it's terrible.

    The one I had previously looked identical to the chrome web version. But I deleted it thinking the official would be better. Oh how wrong I was. Now I can't find my old app. Help! It said 'FPL' under the icon ,with the same Lion icon as the official but just a different colour. Can't find it in play store. Thanks

    1. tim
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Fantasy Football Manager, has ads but is v good.

      1. bso
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 7 days ago

        Cost almost nothing to not have ads. Worth it.

    2. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      FFM is fantastic, free is fine but paid is worth to support the dev

      1. tim
        • 16 Years
        7 months, 7 days ago

        Agree, worth the money to get rid of pop ups

  2. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Can't see where the goals are coming from for City today

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      From Haaland

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Your fear of not owning Haaland permeates from each of your posts.

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 7 days ago

        Captained him

        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          7 months, 7 days ago

          Shut up then! 😆

    3. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Lol worthy

  3. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Donnarumma diving to save the tamest shot ever seen from Sesko 😆

  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    big shame cunha couldnt make this match in time

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

      Indeed. I was gonna keep him if fit for this game as I thought he’d do well, but had to shift him for Xavi in the end.

  5. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Mbuemo caked

  6. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    As a non Salah owner and Haaland capper, Salah usual 93rd minute goal hy playing crap and Haaland going to miss 5 big chances and blank right?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Not your first rodeo I see

  7. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Reindeer’s touch is rubbish

  8. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Reijnders terrible so far

    1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Still better than Bobb

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 7 days ago

        Not rrally. Different players.

    2. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      I'd sell him if he wasn't so cheap.

  9. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Haaland is chasing down the keeper which allowed United to pass through the space and counter attack.

    Haaland did this against Brighton whuch led to a goal.

    Can't believe Pep hasn't stopped him from doing it.

    City are playing man to man up front which isn't working as teams are playing through the press.

    Two years ago the City press was the best in world football and since then they have only gotten worse.

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      They score a minute after u wrote this

  10. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Foden G

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

      Doku A

      1. Goodfeathers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 7 days ago

        Points for nobody

  11. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    foden g
    doku a

    brilliant from doku

  12. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    No Haaland Or Reindeer. Fail

  13. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Foden hair growth and change of hairstyle made this goal

  14. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Again Fernandes not marking his guy….

  15. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    As if 2 people in my ML have Foden wtf

  16. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Surprised we didn't see a Tim Cahill style boxing the corner flag celebration .

  17. Mighty Duck
    • 1 Year
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Wrong scorer

  18. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Jonny shot blocked

  19. They are eating the dogs
    • 3 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Andy's favorite player:
    A)Fernandes
    B)Fernandes
    C)Fernandes

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

      D) Bruno

  20. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    doku balling

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

    Reijnders SoT

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

      Straight at the GK

  22. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    For the ManC supporters, is Gvardiol back as a regular fixture?

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

      Yes when fit

      1. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 months, 7 days ago

        Thanks

  23. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    FFS Haaland

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Reijnders was the better pass .

    2. The Reptile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      I have a horrible feeling Haaland blanks today

      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 months, 7 days ago

        Is it just me or is he dropping a bit deeper
        Getting involved in the early counter attacks

  24. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Foden perm hair buff

  25. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Reijnders is actually legit ridiculously good, proper all rounder

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

      Reminds me of Ruud Gullit

  26. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Mbeum………..oh no.

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Would’ve been offside

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        7 months, 7 days ago

        I know

  27. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Haaland needs feeding the ball

  28. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Why was Ederson out of favour

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

      Excellent delivery but made some howlers

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Can ping a ball like Gerrard but never made the big saves when it mattered,

  29. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Was I wrong to bench VDV yesterday? Started Johnson, Porro, Paqueta ahead of him.

    1. Stoic
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      2 things here
      First, Johnson is not nailed in that team and second it’s time to consider 4 atb more

  30. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Foden loves scoring against Utd