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The penultimate match of Gameweek 2 sees Manchester United take on Ipswich Town at Old Trafford.

Michael Carrick’s side were beaten 2-0 by Hull City in their season opener.

Ipswich meanwhile will hope to build on their winning return to the top-flight after defeating Sunderland 2-1.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

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TEAM NEWS

Man Utd boss Carrick makes four changes to the team that lost at Hull.

Diogo Dalot, Lisandro Martinez, Kobbie Mainoo and Marcus Rashford come into the team.

Out go Noussair Mazraoui, Ayden Heaven, Andrey Santos and Patrick Dorgu, who are all on the bench.

Bruno Fernandes, who is the second-most captained player of Gameweek 2, starts in a No 10 role.

Ipswich are unchanged from last week’s home win over Sunderland.

LINE-UPS

Manchester United XI: Lammens, Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw, Mainoo, Tielemans, Mbeumo, Fernandes. Rashford, Cunha

Subs: Darlow, Heaven, Mazraoui, Yoro, Dorgu, Santos, Lacey, Sesko, Zirkzee

Ipswich Town: Scherpen, O’Shea, Diop, Greaves, Davis, Lukic, Nunez, Fatawu, Enciso, Maeda, Emersonn

Subs: Walton, Furlong, Kipre, Ouattara, Palacios, McAteer, Walle Egeli, Clarke, Akpom

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  1. Prince of Persia
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 42 mins ago

    Brobbey to Calvert-Lewin or Wissa?

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    1. I Must Break You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      15 mins ago

      I own DCL, but if I had your choice I would go Wissa for a solid upcoming run of fixtures

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  2. Zoostation
    • 12 Years
    1 hour, 41 mins ago

    Good to go? 0 FT…

    Kinsky (Dubravka)

    Gvardiol Calafiori Maguire (L Davis Thomas)

    B Fernandes Cherki Wirtz Tzolis (Slater)

    Haaland (TC) Pedro Wissa

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  3. Jacquet of all trades, mast…
    • 6 Years
    1 hour, 40 mins ago

    Is Gakpo going to eat Semenyo minutes ?
    Semenyo to Wirtz ?

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    1. lilmessipran
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 27 mins ago

      nah, Gakpo plays LW whereas Semenyo will play right. Pretty sure Foden/Cherki lose minutes before Semenyo does

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    2. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      1 hour, 27 mins ago

      Semenyo should be safe imo

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    3. Jacquet of all trades, mast…
      • 6 Years
      1 hour, 20 mins ago

      Cheers guys

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  4. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 12 Years
    1 hour, 39 mins ago

    Is it madness to go without a city mid this GW ?

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 38 mins ago

      Yeah

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 12 Years
        1 hour, 38 mins ago

        FFS....

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    2. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 38 mins ago

      Borderline

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    3. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      1 hour, 26 mins ago

      The only madness is to go without Haaland. Any one of the City mids could blank or get reduced minutes. But the entire team is set up to feed Haaland.

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    4. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      1 hour, 18 mins ago

      Cheers all

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    5. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      1 hour, 17 mins ago

      Yeh reck9n win 3-0

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  5. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 hour, 38 mins ago

    Currently on WC, was fairly set on the following team:

    Kelleher, 4.0m GK
    Gvardiol, Calafiori, Thiaw, Muharemovic, Ajer/(Konsa if he plays),
    Palmer, Rogers/Wirtz, Cherki, Tzolis, Gross,
    Haaland, J Ped, Wissa.

    Do I rip this team up to keep either Bruno or Mbuemo?

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    1. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      51 mins ago

      Got to keep Bruno after that I pressed WC bit gutted now had Bruno and Mbeumo

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    2. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      46 mins ago

      I sold Bruno to enable Palmer and Cherki for next week. Now considerinf a wildcard to get him back. That performance was monstrous!

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      1. Wolfman180
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        44 mins ago

        But is he gonna repeat that against Everton and City?

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    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      31 mins ago

      Bruno seems essential
      I'm half considering WCing to get him in

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  6. The Philosopher
    • 6 Years
    1 hour, 38 mins ago

    Gabriel + Mbeumo -> Konsa + Bruno for free let's me save the WC assuming it'll be quite similar to the team most are WCing into. Do it tonight as will be priced out otherwise?

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  7. _Ninja_
    • 16 Years
    1 hour, 38 mins ago

    Looking to maybe get Cherki in for next gw. 2FTs

    Mbuemo -> Cherki
    Szob/Gross -> Cherki/Slater

    Verb Kinsky
    Califori Hume Davies Rodon Shaw
    Brumo Mbuemo Tzolis Szob Gross
    Haaland Pedro DCL

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  8. adstomko
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 36 mins ago

    The Bruno & Mbeumo points haul can only be a good thing for FPL, as many will now be reluctant to sell.
    If you don’t own Bruno, I’d still go without him and hope João Pedro etc can be a great captain differential alongside Haaland

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      54 mins ago

      That's what I'm thinking. Going without Bruno till WC5 is one of my options.

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    2. Warby84
      • 11 Years
      52 mins ago

      I have no Man United but happy with squad in general 72 with 3 to play not ideal but hoping for a Saka hatrick

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      1. FPL_trail_runner
        • 6 Years
        51 mins ago

        Hows the rank?
        I had mBuemo just , down from 3k pre kickoff to outside 100k now. 😀

        a week to remember, hopefully bodes well, last time i finish top 5k in 22-23 i sold Jesus (19pts) in week 2 for Darwin (-1)

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        1. Warby84
          • 11 Years
          12 mins ago

          Only on 138 with Saka Tzolis and Cali,

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      2. adstomko
        • 10 Years
        50 mins ago

        Long term, today’s result could become a benefit for non-United owners

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    3. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      50 mins ago

      But Everton’s defensive numbers are horrible

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      1. adstomko
        • 10 Years
        1 min ago

        Horrible or not, they still manage to find a way

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  9. The Philosopher
    • 6 Years
    1 hour, 36 mins ago

    Next few fixtures not so easy for United. Might even take my chances without Bruno till WC5, and do Mbeumo -> Cherki this GW. Thoughts?

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    1. adstomko
      • 10 Years
      1 hour, 1 min ago

      Tempted by Cherki, but I think there’s a chance Foden starts over him, with Gakpo getting a debut.
      The only reason being they play away in Porto three days later

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  10. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 35 mins ago

    Would you WC Bruno in ?

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      1 hour, 1 min ago

      If you're WCing this GW, it's most likely to bring in Bruno, so you have to. But personally I wouldn't WC just to bring in Bruno as next few fixtures aren't so easy for United.

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      1. Totalfootball
        • 9 Years
        57 mins ago

        If united score against city , he will be involved be it goals/assists .
        But the thing is united is so unpredictable that is why I went without Bruno form the start

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  11. TafOnTour1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    1 hour, 33 mins ago

    A or B here?! Currently on A.

    A) Gabriel, Muharemović, Mbeumo

    B) Konsa, Dedić, Bruno Fernandes.

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  12. #1 Arne Engels Fan
    • 2 Years
    1 hour, 32 mins ago

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2026/08/02/best-7-5m-midfielders-for-fpl-2026-27?hc_page=1#hc_comment_27667711

    Where's this fella when you need him

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    1. FPL_trail_runner
      • 6 Years
      1 hour, 20 mins ago

      Id be willing to wager that Bruno will this year be like RVP the year Moyes took over, decent the first few weeks, terrible value over the season and regressing alot due to age and Europe.

      Pity i went a week too early

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      1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
        • 2 Years
        1 hour, 18 mins ago

        How much are you willing to wager? I'll match any amount to take the opposite side of that bet.

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        1. FPL_trail_runner
          • 6 Years
          1 hour, 16 mins ago

          I think Palmer and Saka but outscore at 9.5mil

          My wager is I dont have Bruno in my team now lol

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          1. Brosstan
            • 12 Years
            1 hour, 13 mins ago

            So youre not willing to wager. Lol

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            1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
              • 2 Years
              48 mins ago

              Put your money where your mouth is if you're going to disrespect the GOAT

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              1. DOG GOD IT - KEANE 16
                • 12 Years
                31 mins ago

                He's not the GOAT. Not yet anyway. That would have been Salah. But otherwise agree with your statement.

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                1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
                  • 2 Years
                  19 mins ago

                  If Bruno played under Jurgen Klopp he'd of had so many FPL points they'd stop keeping records

                  Instead he's had a barrel of idiots to deal with and still produced every year.

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  13. Pomp and Circumstance
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 hour, 31 mins ago

    do DCL --> Wissa? which the better medium-term choice? (both are 6.0 and Wissa very likely to rise tonight, so there is that factor)

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    1. Under my Cucurella
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 18 mins ago

      Could be an option, I just don't like being rushed into doing it because of the price rise tonight - DCL is still a decent option for the next few, even if Wissa might slightly edge it

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  14. Under my Cucurella
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 31 mins ago

    Actually considering just rolling the FT here again atm. Obviously only 1 City player is an issue for GW3 and I'd like some Newcastle going forward but I'm not unhappy with any of the attackers in the 1st 2 GW - Rodon to Dedic could be a move if Rodon is due to be out for a while. Is there something obvious I'm missing atm that I should consider with 2FT

    Verb Kinsky
    Calafiori Maguire Hume Rodon Davis
    Bruno Mbuemo Szob Tzolis Gomez
    Haaland Pedro DCL

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  15. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 29 mins ago

    Haaland + Bruno + Palmer + Pedro

    Should be absolute locks in every team from GW 4

    Cherki spot can be downgraded post GW 7 to beef up defense

    Season of the premiums

    Many won’t be able to afford next week though.

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    1. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      1 hour, 12 mins ago

      Cherki is nowhere near essential and you can get Foden who does the same job for cheaper so there is 0 chance people cant afford that type of squad next week.

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      1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
        • 2 Years
        1 hour, 8 mins ago

        "the same job"

        brother what

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        1. Brosstan
          • 12 Years
          1 hour, 2 mins ago

          The same job in FPL - a Man City attacking midfielder who scores points.

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  16. Jacquet of all trades, mast…
    • 6 Years
    1 hour, 28 mins ago

    So the plan for this next gw was Bruno + Slater to Cherki + Szoboszlai

    Now to consider : Gakpo coming in to the left Semenyo to the right Foden to the middle ? What about Cherki ?

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    1. Jacquet of all trades, mast…
      • 6 Years
      1 hour, 16 mins ago

      I can downgrad Thiago now, since he's not performing, to Wissa and then don't neves to well Bruno

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    2. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      • 2 Years
      1 hour, 16 mins ago

      Gakpo is a Foden replacement if anything

      Gakpo left, Semenyo right, Cherki through the middle.

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      1. Jacquet of all trades, mast…
        • 6 Years
        1 hour, 16 mins ago

        Oh you reckon ?

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        1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
          • 2 Years
          1 hour, 13 mins ago

          Only way Foden replaces Cherki is if Cherki breaks a leg - and even then he'd still be 100x the footballer Foden is

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          1. Jacquet of all trades, mast…
            • 6 Years
            1 hour, 11 mins ago

            I agree about the football ability but I don't know with Maresca how he'll response to Cherki comments and general attitud

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          2. Brosstan
            • 12 Years
            1 hour, 9 mins ago

            Why do people say this when every single thing we've seen from player comments, manager comments and actual minutes played points to the fact that Maresca prefers Foden to Cherki.

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            1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
              • 2 Years
              43 mins ago

              I don't pay attention to any of that and watch football with my eyeballs

              if Maresca prefers to watch his team play blindfolded that's on him

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              1. Das Boot
                • 12 Years
                34 mins ago

                Go and have a look at both players goal stats and then come back and tell me that Cherki is more important to City than Foden

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                1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
                  • 2 Years
                  31 mins ago

                  Read my comment mate. I don't care about stats

                  One is a million miles better at playing football than the other - that's how I form my opinion

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                  1. Admiral Benson
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 6 Years
                    29 mins ago

                    City likely to play 60 games this season. Cherki is probably fine this week but he’s going to share minutes with Foden (and maybe Enzo) throughout the season

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                  2. DOG GOD IT - KEANE 16
                    • 12 Years
                    27 mins ago

                    What exactly is your definition of 'playing football'? More skillful? A better team player? Defends as well as attacks? Better header of the ball? Better left-foot? Better right-foot? Able to jump tall buildings in a single bound?

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                    1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
                      • 2 Years
                      23 mins ago

                      Insert you wouldn't get it meme

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                  3. Das Boot
                    • 12 Years
                    27 mins ago

                    The game is all about stats and scoring points, not who you think is the better player, simple.

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                    1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
                      • 2 Years
                      24 mins ago

                      FPL is, yeah. But it's a boring approach to the game and I prefer the eye test approach

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                      1. Das Boot
                        • 12 Years
                        1 min ago

                        Aye, whatever.

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      2. Das Boot
        • 12 Years
        1 hour ago

        Foden was brought into the centre on Friday night,started off on the wing.

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    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 13 mins ago

      add potentially enzo into the mix

      anyways all will be much clearer come wednesday at least

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  17. Ohh1454
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 27 mins ago

    Hornicek or Kelleher?

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    1. Jacquet of all trades, mast…
      • 6 Years
      54 mins ago

      Oufh tough one . My favourite two Keepers . Newcastle better fixtures maybe

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    2. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      53 mins ago

      Hornicek

      Don’t like Brentford fixtures from a defensive standpoint

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    3. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      • 2 Years
      41 mins ago

      Kelleher GW3 for sure. Sunderland look rotten going forward

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    4. I Must Break You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      20 mins ago

      Hornicek better fixtures

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  18. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 27 mins ago

    Best 4.5 m GK till GW 6?

    Will get Petrovic in 7

    Can’t look past Verbruggen

    Tzolakis maybe? But I have Egan

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  19. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 25 mins ago

    are people confident with mgw thinking he can be around 5 ppg this season? he does look nice but just from open play yesterday and highlights of the leeds match he didnt really standout. although thats just maybe glasner not quite got the attacking clicking just yet

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    1. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      1 hour, 7 mins ago

      He didnt look that threatening during the game, no. But hes their main attacker, on pens and they are still in early stages with Glasner who is a very good manager. Im happy to own.

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        30 mins ago

        cheers

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  20. Vjm6891
    • 6 Years
    1 hour, 24 mins ago

    Man utd couldn't have had a more lucky set of goals. Still didn't look great.

    Fernandes hattrick hides that so I'll still not be putting him in

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    1. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      49 mins ago

      Such a well taken first goal

      90 % of the attackers from other team miss that chance

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    2. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      • 2 Years
      38 mins ago

      Can literally feel the tears pulsating through this comment

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  21. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 23 mins ago

    Thoughts on ARS vs CHE next gw ?

    I see goals

    Bench the defenders and play all the attackers imo

    Same for United Vs City in 4. Goals there as well.

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  22. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    1 hour, 20 mins ago

    A) mbeumo to cherki
    B)mbeumbo & tavenier to cherki & elenga -4
    Cheers

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      1 hour, 17 mins ago

      C) keep ??

      Maybe a. Really not sure...

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      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        1 hour, 16 mins ago

        Everton v tricky fix. Cherki could haul

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        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 12 Years
          1 hour, 13 mins ago

          How many mins will he play is the question?

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          1. Stranger Mings
            • 5 Years
            14 mins ago

            Yeh mayb cherki gets 60

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  23. Kroenius
    1 hour, 13 mins ago

    What should I do with this team for MD3 (no chips used and no clear plan either as a "rookie" aka I made a team last year but forgot about it after like MD3-5). 2 FT spare atm and who to bench, 0.5 ITB
    Verbruggen (Raya)
    Jacquet and then Muñoz/Van Ewijk/Robertson/Reinildo
    M.Sangaré/Stach/Szoboszlai/Bruno/Tzolis
    Haaland/J.Pedro/Rutter

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