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17 May 2017 4895 comments
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After Alexis Sanchez ended Double Gameweek 37 with a season-high 27 points, Wednesday night’s meeting at St Mary’s has a lot to live up to.

Southampton entertain Manchester United in the penultimate showdown of a seven-day round of fixtures, and it’s fair to say that Claude Puel and Jose Mourinho both owe us a favour after their recent penchant for rotation scuppered many best-laid wildcard plans.

The Saints’ boss reinstalls a number of regulars after the 2-1 win at Middlesbrough on Saturday. Snapped up by 40,000+ and 27,000+ respectively for their second successive Double Gameweek, Jack Stephens and Manolo Gabbiadini return to the first XI along with the likes of Dusan Tadic, Nathan Redmond and Cedric Soares.

Despite mustering just a single assist in his last six league outings, Gabbiadini is his side’s most captained player, with 15,000+ handing him the armband for the Double.

Fantasy faith in United is at a low as Mourinho looks to keep his main men fresh with one eye on next week’s Europa League final against Ajax.

Marcus Rashford continues to be used sparingly on the domestic stage and is handed a third successive appearance on the bench, though Wayne Rooney is named in the first XI for the fourth successive league outing.

Having found the net in three of his last four Gameweek appearances, the Red Devils’ skipper is the most captained FPL asset among Mourinho’s starting line-up, with almost 28,000 affording him the armband.

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  1. liiusions
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Jammy Tuanzebe owners

  2. Dirty Harry
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Gabbiadini you bloody sod. Get the hell out of my team

  3. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Gabbi couldn't even cover Anichebe 😆

  4. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Carrick 700 up

  5. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Logs in to check what a Triple CS looks like... before it goes downhill

  6. FISSH
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Gabby what a waste haha

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Tuanzebe 7
    Holgate 1 🙁

  8. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Gabbiadini 0 - 1 Anichebe 😎

    1. drughi
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      battle of the third striker role

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Nice bit of pocket change too 😎

  9. Atom&Humber
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Gabbi will score against stoke

  10. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    -4 to play Giroud over King/Pedro worth it?

    1. Point-one short
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Probably not

  11. FC nelo
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Tuanzebe CS locked in.. Gabbi 0 locked in. JWP and Stephens left. Would do with 0-0..

    1. FC nelo
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Or 1-0 Southampton would be nice...

    2. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Please, ManU, score.

    3. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      A cheeky Stephens OG would be nice. 😉

      1. FC nelo
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        Haha, think most have a soton player so would be too big of a deal for owners I think..

  12. The Red Devil
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    If things stay this way, I'll be around a score of 160, yet this GW seems like unrequited love due to the team selections

  13. ChampChomp
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Hopefully Rooney gets the full 90. Doesn't look remotely like scoring

  14. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Puel header

  15. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    puel skills to pay the bils

  16. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Ronaldo 2 - 0 Celta Vigo

  17. liiusions
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    The downfall of Rooney the past 2/3 seasons has been quite something

    1. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Fat arse athlete refuses to look after himself, becomes shite.

      1. Point-one short
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 months ago

        This.

  18. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Will Gabbi even start at the weekend now?

    1. Teahupo'o
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Does it matter?

    2. Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Up in the air really. I'd say he would though, supposed to be their best striker and don't want to upset him.

  19. RTroop
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Who the worst Rondon or Gabbiadini?

  20. sunzip14
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Gabbi blocked Stanislas 10pts for my ML leader leading by 24 and 19pts Coutinho of another rival. Not feeling like I lost much despite owning him.

    If the game ends with Soton CS I can gain valuable differential points with 2CS.

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      He blocked a rival's 9 points from King. What a hero

  21. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Barnes -> Gabbiadini FT?

  22. Crouching Tiger
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Yoshi currently on 2 baps... hooold.

  23. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Thanks for the memories Gabbi. Hello Vardy/Sturridge.

    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Not much to thank for in those memories, tbh. More like thanks for the f*** you.

  24. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Gabbi proving why you don't need a 3rd striker.

    1. Gangster Panda
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Kudos to anyone having Crouch as their 3rd striker.

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Proving you need a good third striker, not a crappy budget one.

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Bloody hell

  26. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Huge chance United missed.

  27. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Phew, Mata Miss

  28. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    Oh boy almost

  29. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    I just came on to say FU Gabbi

    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 months ago

      Too late. He already left the building after having said FU to us all. He wins.

  30. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 months ago

    25 minutes to go... come on SOT defence.