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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.

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

    Pep will look to rest Aguero ahead of the Carabao Cup final. Cant see him play both games.

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

      Who cares, he’s already done enough.

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

      They play Chelsea before that.

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

      Friggin hope for a full rest vs Everton lol

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

      I suppose a hatty this game will have to do.

    5. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He’ll be off at 60 today when they are 5-1 up and he has a hatrick. Then play 60 midweek and get another 1-2

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

      Kun wont play on the 6th of Feb to rest for the CC final on the 24th of Feb?

    7. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      disagree. he cant afford to rest kun & be complacent with city chasing 5 points.

      1. JELLYFISH
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        This

    8. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You can’t troll a Kun (c) once he’s already scored a brace 😉

  2. Jumbosausage
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Triple captained Aguero, beautiful.

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nice

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

      ggwp

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

      Same mate. Congrats.

      He was never in my thinking until maybe say Thursday. But then i just thought of his ceiling and nostalgia took over.

      Beautiful.

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

        Nicely done, what rank you at?

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

          I’m 11k so this should cement my 10k goal for the year I hope!

          Long way to go though. Sane goal and assist throughout next two games and it matches Kun right ?

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

            Yeah still hoping sane can get something! Thought you’d have gone for the “essential” Ederson for sterling as tc?

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

              Yep it was gonna be one of them until Thursday. Then the Aguero plan just became my punt.

              Having Firmino was what enabled it.

              So much of this game is team structure !

    4. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Congrats

    5. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Didn't have the bottle so have to make do with just captain well done

    6. JELLYFISH
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Same here,last minute swap of the armband from Sané

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

      Congratulations 🙂

    8. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ti's a joy, made sweeter by the ankle rumours!

    9. Powers106
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Me too, I read a post here near to transfer deadline and just made it the obvious choice, my TC from 3 previous years all blanked! Thanks FFS dudes!

    10. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Beautiful. Well done.

  3. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Half time question.

    Martial+Richarlison >> Pogba+Jota (-4)? Would leave...

    Fabianski
    Kolasinac • Doherty • AWB
    Sané • Jota • Salah(C) • Son • Pogba
    Rashford • Aguero
    (Button / Bedranek / Digne / Kamara)

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

      good moves.

  4. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    FT predictions?

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

      2-1 hopefully.

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

      4-1.

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hopefully Sane gets a goal 😮

    4. zdrojo187
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      3-3

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

      4-1
      2 Sterling goals in 2H

    6. MASTER ROSHI
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      4-1

    7. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      4-1 Kun with 4

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

      3-2

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

      city going to score at least 4 if Arsenal have to keep chasing.
      Feeling Kun's going to get 3 at least.

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

    Kun > Auba is now on hold for another week

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

      I’m still tempted to make the move but I suppose it could wait until 27..

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

      If rested vs Everton tempted to hold and have 2fts gw27..Has a good record vs chelsea

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

      45 mins left yet

  6. mitro
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Aguero and Sane (c), will be happy with one goal from leroy this week!

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

    Hazard to Sane done this gw.
    Could have been much different had it been Auba to kun 🙁

    Well done Kun TC'ners !!

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

      I got Kun but actually if I had Hazard I’d have prob done the sane move to cover the ownership.

      Thin margins in this game. Small sample sizes

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

        Yeah

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

          Also. This GW for City is only 25% gone.

          This could all change in a couple of kicks

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

            Hopefully 🙂
            Sane TC here

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

      Similar to me, was between those 2 moves. Made sense as wanted Aubameyang long term and meant I could do Felipe to son

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

        Yeah

    3. To Mee To You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I did Haz to Sane BUT it was to free up the funds for an Arnie to Kun TC!

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

        Great job.

  8. Alan The Llama
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Good game for neutrals. Like they exist on here.

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

      I'm enjoying it. Emery will have to change something soon though now Arsenal are behind. Iwobi has looked poor IMO.

  9. MASTER ROSHI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard > Sane (c) looking like it might not have been the best move

    1. toxik
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Me too and top it off I got Rose in so took a -4 for so far 1 point!

  10. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Original plan was Hazard and Firmino > Son and Aguero(C) , dignes red card made me change my plan to Hazard and Digne > Sane and VVD. Rough..

  11. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Swapped Auba out for Kun (c).

    Already bought Auba back in though for the Huddersfield game.

    1. mrodgers91
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Me and half of the people on here seem to have done the same

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

      Nicely done

    3. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      what if he gets injured?

    4. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Why did you make the switch back already?

      Most will probably follow suit as its a popular move this week.. but seems odd to have executed the xfer before this game is over.

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

        Caught the 0.1 price drop for Auba, which allowed me to bring in Son too.

        0 in the bank.

  12. MTPockets
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Feel a bit sick with Aguero vice TC...

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

        Who is your captain? Sane?

        1. MTPockets
            5 years, 2 months ago

            yep fingers crossed

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Plenty don't own.

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

          77% EO in the Top 10k.

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

          I don’t even own sooo you’re fine

      2. Jolly Good
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Kun or Sane, kun or sane, Kun or ... sane it is for TC.. 🙁

      3. Viper
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Is a non captain Aguero goal even beneficial for owners?

        EO?

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

          Yes, EO is 71.63%.

        2. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          What? Of course

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

          Not when Sterling assists.

          1. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Baps

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

            But Sterling EO is only 36%?

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

          Yes. 77% EO in the Top 10k

        5. MTPockets
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Yes, just not when assisted by Sterling if don't have him

          • Fred54
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            EO 71.63% (10K) 49.5% (Overall)

        6. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Sane against a tired 36 year old Lichsteiner in the 2nd half

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

            Lichstenier doesn’t even need to be tired for sane to have a field day!

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

          Struggle to be going worse so far this game. Auba brace needed and nothing more from City unless it’s a Sane G

          1. fr3d
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            My team in free fall...

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

            So much this

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

          1 blank for pogba in last 8 gws ... Wow

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

            Think they said 6 goals 5 assists

        9. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Because of the doubt of pep didn’t want to TC this GW but fair play to those who placed on Kun.

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

            It was risky but fair play those who TC Aguero

        10. Lrf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          100 points behind in my ML. Most have Sane so i threw the dice and went eit Sterling and Aguero(TC). Feels so good to finally get some luck!

        11. TheDragon
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          The top 10k average is going to be 80+ this week

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

            Around 54 at the moment. So 80+ feasible.

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

            Maybe. Lots with MNC DGW triple-up.

        12. JELLYFISH
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          73 for the week so far. Keep em coming captain Kun

        13. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Leroy to start against Everton or was he dropped after Newcastle defeat?

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

            Rested if you own him.
            Dropped if you don't.

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

          Kun killing me softly.

        15. rowdog24
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I'm still doing Aguero to Auba after this GW

          1. JELLYFISH
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Same, was always a 1 gw punt for me

          2. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Probably but not as obvoius with this form

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

          Come on Raheem. More more

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

          Some luck in this DGW. Was a difficult choice in who to captain between Sane, Sterling and Aguero. On another day it could be Sane hauling and Kun benched.

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

            Ye - this game has a lot of skill to it but there are usually a number of 50:50 moments each season which come down to luck and are defining

        18. Meinhoff
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Auba to Kun TC was the right move then. The most obvious one

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

            If you had Auba it was pretty easy swap

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

            Right transfer.

            Tc sounds like hindsight

          3. TheDragon
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            The transfer may have been - TC obviously wasn’t ‘obvious’

          4. Pat Bonner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Easy to say that now!

        19. BENOIT
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Lol, Alex on sky sports just called Arsenal 'half-arsed'...

          She's not wrong, but sure she'll get a slap on the wrist for it

        20. drughi
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          A goal from Raheem would be a dream

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

            Hopefully he gets subbed off and rested for Chelsea.

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

          LMS safety score is 37 at HT.