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Martial returns for United as Fraser is benched again

The final match of Gameweek 20 takes place at Old Trafford this afternoon, as Manchester United take on Bournemouth. Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

Anthony Martial has recovered from illness to reclaim his place on the left of United’s front three, while Paul Pogba makes his third successive start under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Martial takes the place of Juan Mata, while Solskjaer has made three other alterations to the side that beat Huddersfield Town 3-1 on Boxing Day.

Ashley Young replaces right-back Diego Dalot, Eric Bailly ousts Phil Jones at centre-half and Ander Herrera is in for Fred in midfield.

Having been beaten 5-0 by Spurs in Gameweek 19, Eddie Howe has made three changes to his side and is deploying a wing-back system for the trip to Manchester.

Diego Rico and Jordon Ibe come into the side on the flanks, with Joshua King joining Callum Wilson in attack.

Ryan Fraser is benched for the second time in three Gameweeks, meanwhile.

Jefferson Lerma – who sits on nine yellow cards – and the injured Simon Francis are the other two players dropping out.

Manchester United XI (4-3-3): De Gea; Young, Lindelöf, Bailly, Shaw; Ander Herrera, Matic, Pogba; Lingard, Rashford, Martial.

Bournemouth XI (3-5-2): Begovic; Cook, Ake, Daniels; Ibe, Stanislas, Brooks, Surman, Rico; Wilson, King.

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3,176 Comments Post a Comment
  1. HuthTheMagicDragon
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on this team, just played wildcard: -

    Button (Etheridge)
    Luiz Doherty Van Dijk Robbo (Wan Bissaka)
    Pogba Richarlison Salah Hazard (C) Felipe Anderson
    Rashford (Jimenez/Kamara)

    £0.1m ITB

    Strategy is: Richarlison/Anderson/Front line rotate, but the rest of the team are fixed for the rest of the season. Had Kane/Auba/Aguero at various stages, but think more points are to be had from midfield/defence this season.

    1. conorbon
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No spurs attacking cover or Aybmayang?

      1. HuthTheMagicDragon
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Would rather Auba, but no idea who I would (or combo) to bring him in.

    2. Isboo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      To me that rotation is leaving too much money (and points) on the bench

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I like it. Played mine also

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Would like at least one big hitter forward there though

        1. HuthTheMagicDragon
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Don't think the big hitter forwards are value for money so far this season. Kane/Aguero consistency of last season just isn't there this season.

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            I tend to agree, but can still have a great team with one big hitter forward. Kane or Auba are heavily owned, but ultimately your choice, either is fine in my opinion 🙂

  2. conorbon
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Took a -16 for this gamesweek and the five players I bought in have got me 56 of my 75 points.

    Hits do pay off sometimes!

    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      “Sometimes”

    2. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nice work

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wow! Well played Sir!

      1. conorbon
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks Chaps!

    4. Clive The Ram
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Good work, soldier.

    5. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      nice

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        A 16 point hit??! You do realise you could have W/carded in a few days' time...!?? 😀

    6. noahzark22
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      how many points did the players you get out score this week?

  3. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    ouch.. was considering Sane -> Pogba, but saved a transfer. Should I do it before next gw?

    1. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

    2. conorbon
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      100%

    3. Aubazette
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yep, definitely

    4. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      thanks lads.

  4. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Blow the whistle so that I can do the transfer and go to sleep 😮

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Where do you live, Australia???

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        India

  5. MrZ
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I love the way pogba play tonight. Really clever, not making unnecessary runs but seems to be at the right in the right play.
    (C) vs new?

    Note : not MU fans 🙂

    1. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I wouldnt captain him at Newcastle, no

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Newcastle are different gravy. Bournemouth's defense is meh...

    3. conorbon
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Couldn’t agree more and I’m a Chelsea fan.

      This Utd is enjoyable to watch

  6. Aubazette
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Best Manchester City budget coverage? David Silva, Mahrez, or in-form Bernardo Silva?

    1. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Pogba

    2. conorbon
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B Silva

    3. Aubazette
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I replaced Sane with Pogba, and after Liverpool, i want to have someone from City in the squad

  7. asdf_1
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sane and sterling to pogba and hazard? (Already have martial and rashford)

    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Can you do Sterling and Martial to Hazard and Pogba?

      1. asdf_1
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Not enough itb

    2. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ive done that before GW19, and pretty happy abt it

      1. asdf_1
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah but 3 utd seems a bit too much

  8. GianniBanani
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I've lost in cup with 77 points...

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Better luck next year

      1. GianniBanani
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks, still shocked. It is 77 vs 77 with his 4 goals, 4 assists and my 3 goals, 5 assists

        1. asdf_1
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Ouch

  9. Adriano
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Pogba essential? Fixtures still look good after tot

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Get him

    2. I Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He will be my Son replacement in a couple weeks time. Going Martial over him was a big mistake but I'm going to resist the knee jerk for now.

  10. Pieterke30
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Would never have thought Id have to thank Pogba, of all people, for putting my season right on tracks

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Well done. Picked the wrong two of three for me.

  11. MMN
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    2 FT, 0.2m ITB. Sané & Ederson > Hazard & Guaita? Or Sané > Pogba?

    Ederson
    Doherty, Alonso, Kola
    Son, Sané, Anderson, Lingard, Richa
    Auba, Kane

    Button, Kamara, Kiko, Lovren

  12. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    The only way I can get Pogba in this week without taking a hit is Son > Pogba but that will leave me with triple United midfield. Plus Lingard,Martial. Umm

    1. Ribus
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Too unbalanced.

    2. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lol. Triple is crazy imo

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeh if I made the move. The triple would only be for one week. Don’t like it though.

    3. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Martial may not play either as Sanchez may well be fit

    4. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Martial to Pogba, first name on team sheet.

  13. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Looking at Shaws positioning and play last few gws, apart from CS is there any attacking potential to keep him for?

    1. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Don't think so.

  14. BitefromBarcelona
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Csptain pogba dcores 36 points Rest of the team 30 points m What a hero!

    Saved me from going out of the cup to a casual playing with kante

  15. RashFraud
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Son > Pogba?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He is your name and you don’t have him ffs

      1. RashFraud
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Well now I do

        1. All For One
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          lol

  16. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A) Doherty + Salah + Kamara

    OR

    B) Bednarek + Mane + Firmino

    1. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

  17. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Drop martial or sane to get Pogba.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Either

  18. Dreaming of glory
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Pulling the 2nd wc out after being over 100 behind in mini league.

    Etheridge button
    Doherty robbo 4.9 awb bennet
    Pogba salah hazard fanderson richy
    Jimenez kane kamara

    Playing 3-5-2 who would u put in the last def spot?

  19. I Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A) TAA
    B) Digne

  20. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wilson and richarlison to Jimmy and Pogba for a hit?

    1. Ribus
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No

  21. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    My team has been shocking but the fixtures align this week coming and now don’t know what to do.

    what would you do with this team?

    Lloris
    Digne Luiz Bennett
    Haz Sane Martial Anderson
    Auba Kane Wilson

    Subs: AWB Balbuena Guendouzi

    Feel like I need Pogba and Salah but that involves dropping Auba who has a plum fixture providing he doesn’t get rested..nightmare.

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kane, Martial > Salah, Pogba

      When Son goes away in two games Kane will struggle

  22. chrisdale98
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Lingard and Jimenez --> Pogba and Barnes -4?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Selling Raul. Yikes.

  23. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Keep Sane or replace him with Pogba?? Have Martial as well.

  24. Crouching Tiger
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Lingard injured?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Just crap game.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nope, just another classic cover pick.

  25. MysticMac17
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wildcard activated (I know lol). Thoughts on the team?

    Fabianksi
    Luiz TAA Digne Bennett
    Salah Hazard Pogba Richarlison
    Kane Auba

    Subs: AWB, Gibbs White, Kamara

  26. Oscar Slater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A couple of quick opinions please. My work runs a a cash monthly league so who do you reckon is the best of the cheaper Liverpool options for January, TAA or Lovren? Thanks.

    1. Isboo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      taa

      1. Oscar Slater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks mate, I'm edging that way.

  27. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    55 points enough for green arrow in top 15k?

    1. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      check here http://www.livefpl.net/rank but wait 5 minutes for autosubs

  28. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Dropping Sterling for Pogba — when he's playing at home to Liverpool — has big disappointment written all over it. But i'm not dropping Salah or Hazard. Dammit. Think I'll have to wait it out and hope.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      What will sterling do against Pool?

      1. Limbo
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Feels like the ideal opportunity for City to put 2 or 3 past Liverpool — sterling against old club with DeBruyne back.

        1. All For One
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Sterling has always done crap against Liverpool

  29. Ohh1454
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Martial worth keeping ?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nope. Less attacking threat than Pogba. Get Pogba in before price rises

      1. Ohh1454
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Would u bring in fanderson for him ? Have Pogba

  30. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Pogba (c) saves my season