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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. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sanchez spotted getting subbed

    1. Says
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      what the hell has happened to him, how is so ordinary

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        legs gone

  2. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ah well.

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

    Sane benched.. the scenes !

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

    No way sane benched actually?

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

      Salah(c) here. Did say yesterday I am not too worried.

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

        Same here

  5. MTPockets
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This is fine...

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pep 😀

    • EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      dont wanna tempt fate but owning no city attack is making this so entertaining

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

      Oh dear

    • SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      [insert comment here]

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

      Sane TC here 🙁

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

        Yep

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

        Andy done it too 🙁

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

      Bored of FPL now

      1. Tev
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Lol

    • tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pep roulette leaves Sane on the bench

    • Super Silva Haze
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      NO SANE ! Beached

      1. Super Silva Haze
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Benched looool

    • Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      YESSS KDB + STERLING + AGUEROOOOOOOOO

    • Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ederson
      Sterling
      KUN TRIPLE CAPTAIN

      let’s go BOYS!!!

    • EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      lmfaoooo

    • Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Up yours sane

    • Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sane benched... Feck

    • Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      So a ban for the Aguero's a njured guy then?

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

        *injured

        I can't type.

    • SB8
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pep, hate you!

    • IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      F*** off pep loll

    • The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Stones, Sane and Jesus benched.

    • #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      BYE BYE FANTASY GOLD!!!!

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

        Agree. 2 yr ban minimum due.

    • Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      C'mon really Pep

    • gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      CITY XI | Ederson, Walker, Laporte, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Silva (C), De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero

      SUBS | Muric, Danilo, Stones, Delph, Sané, Mahrez, Jesus

      1. Mika-eel
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks pal

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Suppose as a Sane owner non captainer it doesnt really matter what he does

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

      Why on earth would he bench Sane? Baffling. He’s not even my captain and I’m annoyed

    • Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ah well I didn't need the points this week anyway

      RIP Sane Owners.

      1. Make Arrows Green Again
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        RIP Sané owners. Really?

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

        FML just realised Sane Vice is on Richarlison

    • Baked baines
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I hate owning Man City players with Pep in charge!!!!

    • Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ram it Pep...