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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. Make United Great Again
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Haaland > Salah this season. I need to make the adjustment quickly

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    1. THFC4LIFE
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      1 year, 1 month ago

      Gw6

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      1. Make United Great Again
        1 year, 1 month ago

        100%

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    2. Salarrivederci
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Easy to have both with the new DEFCON points 🙂

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        1 year, 1 month ago

        This is my route:

        Salah, Palmer, Semenyo, Anderson, Caicedo, Haaland, Gyokeres, Joao Pedro.

        Largely fodder defense but attack and mid have smashed it

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    3. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Thinking the same too. But surely wait until GW6.

      Even in current form, I'd rather Salah (EVE) than Haaland (ars) for next week.

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    4. Bluetiger1
      1 year, 1 month ago

      One to Monitor

      I have decided after my worse start to play both as a differential with Haaland
      captain this week first three GWs Average beat me went to my lowest ever
      position 8,406,590

      Salah -my fears is with Ekitiké / Isak & possible Wirtz once settled in - four games
      not played like last season as team gets used to changes - four games & four wins
      not bad ....That Salah will not get so many points - I'm staying with him until the
      African Nations & then reassess

      Still very early & I'm hoping to make steady climb from now GW4 onwards
      as slight adjustments made after horrible start.

      Donnarumma a man mounting will add present to the defence with experience
      & Foden on the goal sheet today shows good signs.

      Yes - Haaland second - happy days

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  2. g40steve
    1 year, 1 month ago

    We want more, turn the screw some more

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  3. THE Wild Rover
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Haaland will get subbed early, Pep has no sentiment over hat tricks

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      1 year, 1 month ago

      For who? They don’t have any strikers on the bench.

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    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Home to Napoli on Thursday late evening/ night

      He can stay on for a while yet

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  4. Snoopydog
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Finally, a captaincy call goes right

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  5. FPL Sanky
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Should have captained Haaland instead of Salah.... should have realized MUN are worse than BUR

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    1. Royal5
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Liverpool were garbage

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  6. F4L
    1 year, 1 month ago

    reijnders the only City "attacker" not to get a goal involvement 😥

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Get the Wolves game out your head.

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  7. Stranger Mings
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Any chance rejinders gets points again?!

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Who?

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    2. Bram
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Argh!

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  8. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Everyone raving about Haaland but how poor are United, I got laughed at when I said it was defenders they needed not attackers!

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    1. x.jim.x
      1 year, 1 month ago

      It’s midfielders we needed

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    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Supposed to be better than Burnley

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    3. TOLV TUMS
      1 year, 1 month ago

      McGuire for that goal lolz

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    4. ☈☾
      1 year, 1 month ago

      We need midfielders…

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    5. Count of Monte Hristo
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Nearly every player in FPL so far has returned well because they’re up against a poor team.

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  9. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Best 5m mid?

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  10. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Still need a Bruno goal and a bit more the other way

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  11. jacob1989
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Salah cappers soooooo lucky.... Should have been a 20 point difference as of now. Right now just 8

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      1 year, 1 month ago

      No really, anyone would prefer Burnley as opposed to United as captain material.
      Hence why Haaland TC vs Burnley is being touted

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 1 month ago

        But that misses many important factors about where the teams are at

        Burnley and Man United

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  12. ☈☾
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Haaland can score 4 more here

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  13. THE Wild Rover
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Well played the guy who played TC on Haaland.

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Nah I’d want 4 minimum for TC, preferably across 2 games

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    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Agree, next chance vs Burnley GW 6

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Save for DGW easily

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        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          1 year, 1 month ago

          You won’t have a DGW for first use of TC chip.

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          1. Mr. O'Connell
            1 year, 1 month ago

            Unless there's wind

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        2. THE Wild Rover
          1 year, 1 month ago

          lol

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        3. ball c
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Will there be a double game week before January?

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          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            1 year, 1 month ago

            More likely a blank

            It depends on Palace in cup competitions

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        4. g40steve
          1 year, 1 month ago

          LOL

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  14. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Feel sorry for Hojlund, Sesko is getting the same service

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Or lack of

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    2. Pariße
      1 year, 1 month ago

      This line-up can only result in opening up the wide spaces and crossing at best.

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    3. g40steve
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Both not worth the chatter

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  15. Pariße
    1 year, 1 month ago

    United’s failure to control the ball resulted in Maguire receiving the hot potato. They lack positional intelligence and player quality to compete.

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I blame the wage bill and lack of budget.

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      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 1 month ago

        I thought Utd rooted out the problem when they sacked the dinner lady

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      2. Pariße
        1 year, 1 month ago

        That lack of intelligence stretches deep into the club structure.

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    2. HadiSLIM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      and Maguire's failure to throw the hot potato out of bounds (quite easy if you ask me) resulted in City's third goal...
      funny how you put it lol

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  16. Brosstan
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Reinders absolutely useless again gtfo of my team useless pile of garbage

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  17. fantasist
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Reijnders bad miss!

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    1. g40steve
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Huge miss robot assist as well

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    2. Wolfman180
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Just broke my heart watching that miss 🙁

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  18. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Reijnders sitter

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Would have been Haaland assist

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  19. F4L
    1 year, 1 month ago

    ffs

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  20. Royal5
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Are you kidding me!?

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  21. Thanos
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Reindeer lol

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      1 year, 1 month ago

      He really was a one-hit wonder

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  22. THE Wild Rover
    1 year, 1 month ago

    OMFG, Reijnders fluffs Haalan assist 😡

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  23. Mr. O'Connell
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Haaland should have had 40 points here

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  24. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Would’ve been Haaland assist but given Reijnders ownership, happy he missed

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    1. Thanos
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Same 😆

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  25. dshv
    1 year, 1 month ago

    time for WC .. . . . .

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  26. Bobby Digital
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Tempted to buy Donnarumma over Raya

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  27. Saka White Rice
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Watkins to Haaland for free? I don't know if its worth delaying it a week because of the price swings and fixture?

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    1. Feloh
      1 year, 1 month ago

      If you have kept Watkins thos long you need to keep for the next 3.

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    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      This must involve multiple transfers.
      Unless you've got £5.2m in the bank

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        1 year, 1 month ago

        May have 2-3 FTs

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      2. Saka White Rice
        1 year, 1 month ago

        I did Palmer to Dewsbury so that I could afford Haaland

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  28. Gizzachance
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Haaland smashed it last season in first few games, looking good again

    Last year went withought Salah to long while Haaland was blanking,
    Will it be opposite this year sticking with Salah to long?

    Salah been getting lucky with late returns, surely can’t keep happening?

    Get both, lot of budget though

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    1. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Haaland is coming into my team from GW6.. will have 2 transfers by then to take out Salah

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      1. Gizzachance
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Same

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    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Haaland was horrendous for me back end of last season, and I stuck with him for the last 6-7 gameweeks.

      He’s definitely better at the start and that’s the time to jump on

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  29. Feloh
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Haaland getting close to defcon. Go on son.

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  30. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Haaland is getting a third, it’s inevitable

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      1 year, 1 month ago

      You had to jinx it didn’t you!

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