Dugout Discussion

Aguero on the bench as Sterling and Sane start on the flanks for City

Manchester City take on Wolverhampton Wanderers this evening in the final match of Gameweek 22, with kick-off at the Etihad at 20:00 GMT.

Sergio Aguero has recovered from the illness that forced him to miss the 7-0 and 9-0 wins over Rotherham United and Burton Albion respectively but the Argentinean striker is only named among the substitutes this evening, as Gabriel Jesus gets the nod to lead the line.

Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane will be flanking the Brazilian tonight, while City’s midfield three of Bernardo Silva, David Silva and Fernandinho remains unchanged from the victory over Liverpool – meaning Kevin De Bruyne has to be content with a place on the bench.

Danilo gets the nod at left-back despite Fabian Delph‘s return from a three-match ban.

Nuno Espirito Santo has made two changes from the strong starting XI that defeated Liverpool in the FA Cup last Monday, with Matt Doherty and Rui Patricio replacing Ruben Vinagre and John Ruddy.

Diogo Jota is once again paired with Raul Jimenez in attack, with Joao Moutinho being deployed as the “number ten” behind Wolves’ strike pair.

Leander Dendoncker gets only his second league start of the season in central midfield.

The reverse fixture of this match ended 1-1, with Aymeric Laporte‘s header cancelling out a controversial opening goal from Willy Boly back in August.

Aguero was the fifth-most-captained FPL asset of Gameweek 22, while four Wolves’ players – Doherty, Patricio, Jimenez and Ryan Bennett – are among the nine most-benched Fantasy assets of this round of fixtures.

Sterling hasn’t scored more than six FPL points in a single game since Gameweek 14 but his season-long average of 7.1 points per match is second only to Mohamed Salah among FPL midfielders.

City are the only Premier League club without a clean sheet since the start of December, while Wolves haven’t kept a shut-out on the road since Gameweek 8.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Danilo; Fernandinho, Silva, Bernardo; Sane, Sterling, Jesus.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI (3-4-1-2): Patricio; Bennett, Coady, Boly; Jonny, Dendoncker, Neves, Doherty; Moutinho; Jimenez, Jota.

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3,377 Comments Post a Comment
  1. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    ah shite

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

      Jesus

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

    City penalty

    Sterling won it

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

    Sterling wins peno

    1. George James
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Congrats bubz 🙂

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Well done Sterling owners

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

    Jesus G
    Sterling A

  6. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    DIVE

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

      Lol gone fishing?

      1. *Reformed-Character*
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Absolute dive

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

    Sterling. Lovely.

  8. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus goal
    Sterling assist

  9. Marvin Moon
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus will hit the post.

    1. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Delay on sky go app.

  10. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    G Jesus, A Raz

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

    Come on Pat!

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

    Absolute joke of a ref.

  13. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    FERK AGUERO HAUL BEING DENIED HERE

    1. Ould Onion Bagger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      And now Pep's gonna do his "leave him on for the Hat Trick" thing.

  14. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterlinggggg

  15. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus essential

  16. Whats the Huth
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus Christ

  17. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    RAHEEEEM

    1. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      We're up and running

  18. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I'm not sure it should have even been a pen.

  19. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Nice dive

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

      Really nice, It's what he does best.

    2. Boxwoods
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Looked softer than the Salah pen that had so many up in arms at the weekend.

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

    My god wolves are poo

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

      Ref screwed them by sending Boly off

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

        *Boly screwed them

      2. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Clear red card imo, studs up and everything

  21. Sif
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus steaming!

  22. jtreble
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    WTF, Kamara not on Pens?

  23. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Doherty will get an assist

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hope Jimenez scores.

  24. mattyb09
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Final Prediction: 3-0 Man City.

    Goals:
    Jesus (2) ✔ ✔
    D Silva ○

    Assists:
    Sane ✔
    D Silva ○
    B Silva ○

    Sterling x

  25. GlasgowFF
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Kane to Jesus then.

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

      Rotation galore

  26. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Stop, he is already dead!

  27. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Never a pen

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

      Agreed

  28. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    So city assets now back in full form, who is the best one?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Jesus at the moment.

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

      Literally no idea who to even pick

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I can afford sterling so will go for him

    4. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling most likely to play I guess.

  29. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling retro ban for diving ?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Like Salah got?

  30. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    bRiNg On GoD dAmN aGuErO