There is relatively little faith in the Manchester United defence in the Fantasy community at this moment, following their shaky start in August.
The Red Devils were the only “big six” club who didn’t possess a defender with a double-digit ownership in Fantasy Premier League going into Gameweek 4, though Luke Shaw (£5.1m) has just broken through that threshold this week.
Shaw’s popularity surge, however, can be mostly attributed to his attacking threat and cut-price cost, rather than faith in United’s ability to register clean sheets.
Over 500,000 FPL bosses currently own Shaw and they will be anxiously awaiting an update on the head injury that led to his second-half substitution in England’s 2-1 defeat to Spain last night.
David de Gea (£5.9m), who enjoyed a 30%+ ownership before the start of the season, has been sold by more FPL managers than any other goalkeeper this season.
The clean sheet United recorded in the 2-0 win over Burnley was their first of the season and marked the end of a dismal run of seven goals conceded in three league matches.
Has United’s defence statistically been that bad, though, and is the shut-out at Turf Moor a more positive sign of things to come?
In this latest Members’ article, we analyse the underlying data being recorded by United’s backline and ask if their defenders – and de Gea – are worthy of consideration in our FPL squads going forward.
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