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Man City v Man Utd team news: Donnarumma, Gvardiol, Foden + Sesko start

14 September 2025 614 comments
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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. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Haaland miss of season now!

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Huh? Did very well to even get a finish

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

      That sucks!

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

    lol

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

    Omfg

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

    leave that for reijnders.....

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  5. Cojones of Destiny
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    get in lad yas!

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  6. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Pain

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

    Haaland sticking to the storyline and scoring as usual while also undertaking a side quest and mining for CBI 😎

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

    Always captain Salah

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  9. Football is home
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Haaland should get defcon points for clearance

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

      Haaland should get 12 defcon for that goal save

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

    Amorim about to start hiding and sliding magnets around his whiteboard.

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    1. Bluetiger1
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Harsh but funny

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      1. Bluetiger1
        • 4 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        Why is he keep playing Bruno as a no 6holding mid-fielder - give that to Kobbie
        with legs.

        Switch system 4-2-3-1 play three midfields when all fit (Cunha / Bruno Fernandes / Mbeumbo) with Sesko up front - ?

        If he will not adapt time for the manager to go

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  11. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Bruno not even in the DEFCON mix

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

    Fernandes with those god awful sh1t3 chipped crosses over the top over and over

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  13. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Enough Haaland.

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  14. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Can't see pep dropping Doku.

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

      Best game I've ever seen from him

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

    Haaland getting a few more here

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  16. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Haaland should’ve had a hattrick

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  17. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    How’s Haaland just gone up on the BPS. Big chance missed and shot off target? Am is missing something

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Just get him 🙂

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      1. RUUD!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 months, 6 days ago

        I’ve got him on FH but seems weird

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        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          10 months, 6 days ago

          He is literally doing everything atm

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    2. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Centre back clearances b2b2b

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  18. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    So Rudolph probably needs to go soon-ish.

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  19. Salahbrate
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Is Richarlison nailed?

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

      No. But he would probably play a lot of 70minuts games

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  20. MJF
    10 months, 6 days ago

    FPL experts: Haaland a good pick.

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

      Also FPL experts: Don’t buy Haaland, just free hit him in for GW6.

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

    Haaland right captain choice. Unfortunate outcome tho.

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    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Absolutely.

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

    Donna big save

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  23. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    time to sell Reindeers?

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Who for though, nobody better at his price

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

        Caicedo. 4 point floor.

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        1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          • 9 Years
          10 months, 6 days ago

          Reijnders has double point ceiling though

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    2. Bluetiger1
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      I'm holding for the moment as City still feel got another level to go

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

    jfc what a save.

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  25. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Thats why city bought donnarumma

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

    mbeumo really unlucky

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

      Yep. That would have been a goal with Trafford in the net. Or anyone really.

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

    Some save that. Utd should have played Lemmens

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    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      They're already starting 11 lemons

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

        Lol

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

      As opposed to the Lemon they currently have between the sticks,

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    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 6 days ago

      Instead of lemons

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

    Beautiful strike from Bryan, incredible save from Gianluigi, that why they bought him.

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  29. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Blimey, what a hit and what a save

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  30. SINGH
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 6 days ago

    Why do Man Utd have 2 Mbuemo's playing?

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

      Glitch in the Matrix. They must have changed something.

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