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Sane benched but Aguero and Sterling start in City’s first DGW fixture

The first of two Manchester City matches in Double Gameweek 25 kicks off at 16:30 GMT this afternoon, with Arsenal the visitors to the Etihad.

Leroy Sane (£9.8m) has been benched for only the second time in 13 Gameweeks, though Raheem Sterling (£11.3m), Sergio Aguero (£11.4m), David Silva (£8.5m), Bernardo Silva (£7.6m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£9.7m) all start.

Danilo (£5.1m), John Stones (£5.2m), Riyad Mahrez (£8.3m) and Gabriel Jesus (£10.0m) are among the substitutes for the hosts.

Sane was the second-most-popular triple captaincy choice of this Gameweek, with 26,429 Fantasy managers using this chip on the German winger.

Aguero and Sterling were the first and third-most-popular choices for the triple captaincy this weekend.

City still have Everton to face at Goodison Park on Wednesday, of course.

Pep Guardiola’s formation is still to be determined, with City’s line-up missing an orthodox left-back and seemingly set to use Bernardo in a wide role.

Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.2m) are once again paired up front for Arsenal today, with Unai Emery reverting to a wing-back system for the trip to Eastlands.

Mesut Ozil (£8.0m) is joined by Denis Suarez (£6.5m) on the away bench, with Laurent Koscielny (£5.4m) returning from injury in defence.

Granit Xhaka (£5.3m) misses out with a slight groin problem.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3, tbc): Ederson, Walker, Laporte, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

Arsenal XI (3-4-3): Leno, Koscielny, Mustafi, Monreal, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Torreira, Lichtsteiner, Iwobi, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

2,738 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If Kun (c) doesn't score or assist atleast 1 more and get 3 bps I will be very disappointed as the 2 guys above me in ml don't have Aguero at all.

    1. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Keep us posted.

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      U think u are the only playing in ml?!?

  2. zdrojo187
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is Iwobi playing for City?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Racist... possibly.

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

        Not even remotely racist imo

    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He wishes

  3. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Currently, Man Utd still 6th.

  4. balint84
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is Bernardo doing anything?

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

      Getting involved when play is down the right hand side. But a lot of the attacks are coming from the left.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      More than most of them.

    3. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Combining well with KDB down City's right.

    4. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Stopping Sane from playing. 🙂

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

    Check Arsenal out, mind!

  6. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling is so ineffective from the left

    Ffs

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

      But when he scored in GW1 against Arsenal playing in the same position he was good?

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

      very unlucky for us cappers, with pep you never know

    3. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Expect Sane will come on and hopefully Sterling will move position rather than being taken off.

  7. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Seeing Aguero (c) play well, highly doubt he will be rested for Everton. Man city can't afford to be complacent for the rest of the season.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Aye, Jesus has seemingly gone backwards.

    2. teknicolourfox
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Could say same when Jesus scored two then didn't play?

      Never know with pep

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ederson saviour.

  9. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    How's is City's formation plz someone who watch the game...

    1. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No one knows, 3-5-2 going forward 4-5-1 defending

      1. DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        My guess

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

      4-3-3

      Ederson
      Walker Fernandinho Otamendi Laporte
      KDB Gundogan Silva
      Bernardo Aguero Sterling

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

      InSane!

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

    Grab a goal Raz, come on.

  11. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I don't know if City will win game ever again if Sane does not come on

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling & Bilva two of the worst wingers ever!1!1!

  12. Robson-Canoe
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What's the best max 4.4 mid currently?

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What is the best thing to eat from a bin ?

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

      Tomkins

  13. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Nice to see Pep taking advantage of the sale rack at AllSaints.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Something something J C Penny voucher.

  14. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    KDB not good.

  15. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Come on city, be poor.

    Get sane on.

    Torreira yc.

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      So far so good on the first part

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

      Good cow

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

    Kola been Arsenal's most attacking player

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      The left winger who doesn't get cleanies.

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

    Torreira YC

  18. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    kDB needs bench time.

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Chenku needs a ban

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

    Kdb to get injured if this continues

  20. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    So Lacazaette kicks KDB and KDB apparently commits the foul

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

      Laca sold that well

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, that was ridiculous!

  21. french holiday
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sane has a good record vs top 6 sides. Benching him makes no sense. Pep gone nuts.

    1. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah we were right it was Pep who was wrong

  22. Patch
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Don't worry fellas, if Sane doesn't come on you will get Bednarek haul off the bench...

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Only if Sane also doesn't feature on Wednesday

  23. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Early goals always leave you expecting more

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

    like the look of Kolasinac ahead of huddersfield

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

      Digne replacement

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

        Reversing the move I made a few weeks ago

      2. french holiday
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Digne will be back with a bang

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Slightly wary of him being in midfield, not sure that’s a good sign. Monreal back in at left back

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

    KDB just doesn’t look sharp at all

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

      Been poor. Looks exhausted

  26. JT11fc
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sane definitely coming on 2nd half, city look clueless in attack

  27. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    City just needs Sane (totally not biased Sane's owner comment)

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

    Perfect goal

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

    Aguero G
    Sterling A

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

    Is this worth -8 this week or worth spreading out over the next 2 weeks?

    In - Aubameyang, Son, Kolasinac, 4.4m mid

    Out - Ings, Hazard, Luiz, Richarlison