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. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Wolves fans are right. 2-0 to the referee.

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

    Jesus looks the one, easy for Kane sellers!

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

      How is it though? Aguero could start for all we know, such a headache

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      ...until Aguero plays next time.

      Jesus' return to favour ruins both of them 🙁

    3. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Jesus could score 4 tonight and wouldn't be surprised to see Aguero on the weekend.

  3. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Sane, just pretend they are Burton my son.

  4. el polako
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Would this be a pen if Sterling were a Huddersfield player ?

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

      Of course not. Wouldn't be a RC for Boly if he was a City player.

    2. janowsc
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Never

    3. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He wouldn't have been in the box if he was a Huddersfield player.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        There is this to consider...

      2. el polako
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        There is that I guess.

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

      When Huddersfield did win a pen, the ref changed his mind!

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

    7 goals in 3 games for Jesus means Aguero's gametime has to be under threat now

  6. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Need a wolves goal to destroy cleanie and improve sane chance of baps.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      thiiiis

  7. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    and then they said Salah is diving...

    Referee 2 Wolves 0 so far

  8. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Gah eff off sterling. We want sane points

  9. Crouching Tiger
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Haz to Sterling?

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

      No

  10. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Right, Jesus over Aguero + the spare change it is

  11. HamezMace
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I know this isn't new news, but look how empty it is behind the goal!

    West Ham have higher attendances than City this year

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Emptyhad

    2. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Common at City I'm afraid.

      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I know, but I don't understand why? It's the best football they're ever going to see, even if I was just a general football fan living in Manchester I'd go and watch them a few times a season

        1. Supersonic Marv'
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I think lots of the tickets are sold to 'corporate' buyers who don't bother turning up. The official figures will show a sell out.

          1. HamezMace
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Probably, the Wembley thing drives me mad! empty seats on the half way line.

        2. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          It's probably Northern Rail 😉

          #failinggrayling

    3. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      The city is yours the city is yours, 20,000 empty seats are you effin sure? The Utd chant.

  12. *Reformed-Character*
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ban that little s##t, still diving....been doing it for years

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No way to talk about Tom Daley.

      1. *Reformed-Character*
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Nice nomad

      2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Upvote for that reply

  13. teknicolourfox
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Dirty dive, spoils it because kid clearly has talent

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      It was a talented dive to be fair.

  14. Dannyb
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kane to Jesus then, for him to be benched for Kun next week.

    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I think I'm just going to keep Harry. Too much drama and uncertainty to waste 10M+ on.

  15. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus cappers come forward. There must be some!

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Will be next week

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Now that’s what I call a bandwagon pick

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Haha

  16. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Lol didn’t even realise sane got an assist. I’m on data so didn’t even realise there was a first goal!

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      What is this “data” you’re on? Seems like I want to be on it too...

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

    Sterling header straight at Patricio

  18. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling

    You need to score them

  19. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pep absolute bald fraud team tinkering fool

  20. Patch
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    In that moment I have acquired many brothers who also detest that Sterling Dive Mug

  21. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus en fuego.

    Sane is a beast. Shame Mendy comes back soon

  22. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Karma will come back to bite Sterling big time

  23. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kane to Jesus for free??

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

      Sure, and him to be benched nect game

  24. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bury that sterling ffs

  25. mattyb09
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Assuming healthy, who wins?

    Team A (today's starters):

    Ederson
    Laporte Danilo Walker Stones
    Dilva Bilva Sane Fernandinho
    Sterling Jesus

    Team B (Bench+Injured):

    Muric/Bravo
    Mendy Otamendi Delph Kompany
    KDB Mahrez Gundogan Foden Zinchenko
    Aguero

  26. Ravager
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling is no longer glued to the wing. Coming centrally more now

  27. dvdguy
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Would be hard for Pep to bench Jesus if/when he scores a hat trick surely?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Not at all.

    2. Rostah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      City have loads of fixtures coming up in loads of competitions and is a big fan of rotation. Don’t hold your breathe on guessing who’ll start between Jesus & Aguero week to week

    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pep benches whoever the fack he wants when he wants.

  28. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Raheem terrorising

    1. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I hope the Mail don't find out.

  29. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kane, Son, Anderson -> Rashford, Sterling, Sane would have worked a dream 🙁

    I know rotation is an issue *sometimes* but with Mendy out and Sterling rested I shouldn't have been so scared, basically didn't because Kane has Fulham next...now he might not 😀 eurgh

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Mendy is due back soon also

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        yeah another reason, but Son will be back then so it's an easy switch

  30. N00B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Why I sold Sterling for Hazard 3 gameweeks ago? 🙁

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

      Stering hasn’t done much has he

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Same reason why you leave out Ozil. You're not as smart as you think you are.

      1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Genius from TC

    3. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yep same here 2 weeks ago

    4. el polako
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      City's form dropped plus you were chasing Hazard's points.

    5. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Spending too much time on this site makes you do these strange moves