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Pogba fit to face Leicester but Martial only among the substitutes

Leicester City take on Manchester United in the first of two Premier League matches to be contested on Sunday afternoon. Kick-off at the King Power Stadium is at 14:05 GMT.

Paul Pogba (£8.6m) has shrugged off a groin injury and starts for the visitors today, with Anthony Martial (£7.2m) fit to return on the bench.

Pogba was the most-sold Fantasy Premier League midfielder of Gameweek 25, having been shipped out by almost 250,000 FPL managers.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made four changes to his team overall, with Eric Bailly (£5.0m), Ander Herrera (£5.0m), Jesse Lingard (£6.7m) and Alexis Sanchez (£10.0m) replacing Phil Jones (£5.1m), Andreas Pereira (£4.5m), Romelu Lukaku (£10.7m) and Juan Mata (£6.2m).

Alexis is making his first Premier League start since Gameweek 11.

Marcus Rashford (£7.7m) looks to be leading the line for United after a run-out on the left flank against Burnley in midweek.

Rashford is by some distance the most-owned forward in FPL, sitting in just over 40% of squads.

The England forward has accrued more FPL points away from home than at Old Trafford this season and has only blanked in two of his last nine league appearances on the road: those being matches at Liverpool and Manchester City.

Claude Puel has understandably kept together the bulk of the side that drew 1-1 with Liverpool on Wednesday, with his only alteration being an enforced one: Harvey Barnes (£5.5m) replacing the injured Marc Albrighton (£5.1m).

New loan signing Youri Tielemans (£6.0m) isn’t involved in the match-day squad.

The reverse fixture of this match was the opening game of the 2018/19 season, with Pogba and Luke Shaw (£5.0m) on target for the Red Devils in a 2-1 win. Jamie Vardy (£8.8m) came off the bench to grab a consolation for Puel’s side.

Leicester City XI (4-2-3-1): Schmeichel, Chilwell, Evans, Maguire, Pereira, Mendy, Ndidi, Maddison, Gray, Barnes, Vardy.

Manchester United XI (4-3-3): De Gea, Young, Bailly, Lindelof, Shaw, Matic, Herrera, Pogba, Lingard, Sanchez, Rashford.

2,050 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Both my City players on the bemch, Jesus and Sane.
    Ah hell.

  2. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    FPL Gold permaban please

    1. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I agree, it's a joke

    2. Samwise the Brave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Agreed

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

      Agreed.

    4. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He should get some kind of ban

  3. Salarrivederci
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Did not TC Sterling, but the regular C on Sterling feels very very very good with Sané on the bench 😀

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sané can easily appear and get points still. Also, has another game which he's likely to start. I wouldn't get excited just yet.

  4. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Team News: MCI vs ARS
    Referee: Martin Atkinson

    MCI: Ederson, Laporte, Walker, Otamendi, David Silva, Fernandinho, Gündogan, De Bruyne, Agüero, Sterling, Bernardo Silva
    Subs: Muric, Stones, Danilo, Delph, Sané, Jesus, Mahrez

    ARS: Leno, Koscielny, Monreal, Mustafi, Lichtsteiner, Torreira, Guendouzi, Kolasinac, Aubameyang, Iwobi, Lacazette
    Subs: Cech, Mavropanos, Ramsey, Elneny, Özil, Suárez, Nketiah

  5. Samwise the Brave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    AGUEROOOOOOO starts bring it on

    Ban incoming for a certain someone

  6. Meinhoff
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Yes triple Raheem starts!

  7. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    We all knew the risks.

  8. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    did hazard>sane but at least I went sterling (C)

  9. FlyingWithoutIngs
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sane to come on for 3 mins get a red and miss the next game please

  10. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best possible outcome this. Sterling (c) and Aguero owner. ML leader only has Sane (c).

  11. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sane benched indeed. Ouch my captain. Sorry Eden - plan was you until DGW!

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    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      BAN

    2. Goat
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Says the guy afraid to link his team.

  13. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Now perma-ban that fantasy gold dude.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It literally affected nothing.

  14. BIGREDDOG
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling (c) and Sane to score off the bench lez go

  15. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sané you frickin' turd.

  16. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Decided against Hazard -> Sane, just stuck with the Belgian 😀 😀 😀

    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Bugger you 😀

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lucky you. I didn't and captained Sane

  17. QUEN
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Unusual formation

  18. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sane benched BBC

  19. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sané on against tired legs #clutching

  20. Pariße
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fernandinho left back

  21. noahzark22
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    oh christ. No sane

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He’s there. On the bench.

  22. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Feck. No Danilo.

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Deserves it, that pass to Fernandinho was stupid.

  23. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Oh, you have to laugh really.

    1. Tev
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep. Never mind

  24. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fexake Pep

  25. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    i will take 20 today and 90 at Everton

  26. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hazard to Sane went well

  27. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Looks like Hazard to Sane is on to be one of the worst transfers of the season then.

  28. Drexl Spivey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Scenes...

  29. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    As a Sané non-owner and Sterling capper: Lovely! 😎

  30. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero and Sterling start

    Sane benched

    1. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      dial up

    2. rrcmc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      So Sane gets 20-30 mins against ARS and hopefully 80 mins against EVE....