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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. andrewe63
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    This game is so fickle..Changed armband on Sane to Aguero on Saturday morning.

    That's not skill it's just luck ffs

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

      Good news then? Bold to say that’s luck... depends what you based your decision on I guess

      1. KingOllie
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        The whole captaincy is luck.
        And when Sane is statistically more likely to start than Kun, it makes it luck. Scoring with a handball is also luck

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

          The whole of captaincy is not luck! Sane was never statistically more likely to score. Ffs man, if it’s all luck why don’t you just captain Kante every week and hope for the best? I captained Sane this week, I’m just as annoyed as you, but stop dismissing other people achievements as pure luck.

    2. KingOllie
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If they removed captaincy all together the game would be more skill based. Im gonna play a different form next year for my cash leagues

    3. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Same here. Not sure about the luck side.

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

      That's good intuition. And this game is mostly luck, no matter what the "fpl veterans" say

    5. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      And if you captained the striker you’d have a different opinion.

      1. Werkself
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        As I read it he did cap Aguero.

  2. gaurava1216
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lol... world number 2 has captained DIGNE??!!!

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      World number 2, no more 😀

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

      Wasn't he world number three yesterday?

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

      Former world number 2
      New world number 2 is on 111 points https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/3852718/event/25

  3. All For One
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Terrible gw 45 pts with Salah left to play

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      83 after BAPS with Fabianski Salah Robbo Sigurdsson and Aguero (c) still to go.

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        nice one

        1. Stockport Hatter
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers. On a long overdue good run.

  4. Norfolk&Chance
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mostly thx to fpl scout may I add.

  5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who's next up for Pep's wheel of Fortune / Doom?

    1. Samwise
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      aguero to start again... that's all that matters

  6. KingOllie
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fk the triple captaincy chip.

    Weighed up all the stats and chances of playing more minutes and my TC Sane is a fraud whilst Kun gets a fluke hattrick.

    Potentially lost me over £1000 in m MLs pending a miracle Wednesday

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

      'fluke'

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

      +1

    3. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You made the right decision to play it this week. Just chose the wrong player. You did nothing wrong, so don’t beat yourself up over it.

      1. KingOllie
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeh i had to play it this week due to the optimal strat of chip usage (imo).

        Just too frustrating that half a years work can be wiped out by an outlier game. Kun handballs a hattrick in and Sane gets a random bench despite Mendy being injured

    4. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You mean in a game of luck you had an unlucky day today. It happens.

    5. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'd probably TC Sane if I hadn't transferred Aguero in.

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

    anyone higher than 111 points??

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

      Link or it never happened.

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

          I make that 110.

          Still. Nice little rank booster.

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

      Total or just this week?

    3. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Someone got 113 yesterday.

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

    LLorente to Jimenez or hold ?

  9. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Surely Pep won't not start Aguero and Sterling the form they're in next game?

    1. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      they need to guarantee 3 points so it would be the best idea to play your best players but it's Pep and they have Chelsea a few days after

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Starting any sentence with "Surely Pep won't..." automatically renders it invalid

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

        Haha true

    3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He doesn't give a f*** about form.Another random team coming up

    4. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looks likely they’ll start, I mean Kun with a hatty. Sterling should as well.

    5. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling probably will, Aguero definitely won't. With City form doesn't matter.

  10. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    5 left to play. 50 points. Only Richali blanked and still massively disappointed. 🙁

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Still a long way to go, I’m on 53 with 6 left and fairly happy, only blank so far is Sane

  11. mitro
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Richarlison goal needed now.

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

      Seems likely.

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

    LMS safety score currently 39.

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

      On 38.

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      not many Kun cappers 🙂

    3. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers TM

  13. All For One
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ings>Auba
    Sane>Son

    gtg?
    Son rising 2night

    1. Boz
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Good moves

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        thanks

    2. 11 smelly shirts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sounds good to me. I'll replaced Auba this week by Aguerro and plan to return him again after Aguerro did his duty. Bringing in Son makes sense too, but consider that he's two easy fixtures and then Chelsea and Arsenal...

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeh not worried about Arsenal their defence is terrible lol, good move on bringing in Aguero this week I messed up didn't bring him in just don't know with Pep..

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

    Thoughts and prayers goes out to those who did Haz > Sané

    1. Boz
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Another match on Wednesday...

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

        Yup, maybe he starts then

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

      Nah mate, you're alright. Still got 90 minutes to go.

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

    been a bad day for us Sane owners losing ground in leagues. but this is what being a good manager is all about, coming back from adversity. it was a double where you pretty much had to by City guys and we lost at Pep roulette this time. dont beat yourselves up

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 1 month ago

        But why my pick?

    2. Zebrahimović
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      5k down to 11k...Wish i'd had a way to get enough money to change my 4.5 FWD to Aguero. Couldn't lose Rash and Jimi though. Sigh.

    3. Kevin 11
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Did Gunnarson > Westwood as felt boring saving a ft and turned down the Auba > Aguero (c) played west wood benched bamba Cardiff and Aguero both pop off after ages, I'm so hurt rn, waiting on 5 goals from Salah

    4. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What a roller-coaster ride today.

      Starts off with Kun injured ankle and ends with a Kun hat trick.

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

      Sane is going to start on weds isn't he??

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yep

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

        It’s Pep. Impossible to say.

      3. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Likely come on for 5 min cameo if not

      4. bench boost for every gamew…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hope he calls in sick.

      5. Esalman
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He's going to get 90 minutes.

    6. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Going forward from this game week, Sane or Augero? And why?

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Neither

      2. Pep's Money Laundry
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Aguero as has been proven all season. He is almost nailed on when fit

      3. dennis the menace
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Probs Kun coz he scores hatricks while Sane doesnt get on the park

        1. YEAH PITCH!
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Haha very true. Hotdogs, why not?

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

        I got Aguero this week for 1 week cameo but I have been running Sane and Auba for a while and I don't see a reason to not continue that.

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

      Hopefully starts for Jesus and Sane vs Everton who are similar to Arsenal in terms of defence.

      1. dennis the menace
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        whats that, woeful?

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

        Pretty certain about that.

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

      Imagine Sane not starting and coming on for a cameo against Everton.

    9. dennis the menace
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      well thats my season rogered, thanks Kun. Obviously been practicing his Volleyball spikes

    10. Tinmen
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      For those who were thinking of Kun to Auba. What now? Honestly

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Will still do it

        1. Esalman
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          +1

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

        Giving Auba the armband next week

        1. Esalman
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          +1

        2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Arsenal and away with Sarah at home to Bournemouth doesn't seem optimum

          1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            *l

      3. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Wait and see. Auba swap looks preferable still, wouldn’t hold Kun during blank surely. Need Auba. Could wait another week perhaps. Jesus could easily start if Kun vs Everton.

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

        Not sure - Auba failed his audition today, wasn't involved in the handful of attacks Arsenal had. Think I'll still end up bringing him in though

    11. EgyptianKing
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Do you think Sterling and Sane both start midweek?

      Or any of them is benched?

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Who knows but logic should say that front 3 will be Sané Jesus Mahrez- but perhaps not for Pep!

    12. Art Vandelay
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Happy enough with Sterling (c) but he could have had a proper haul had his team mates been as precise as he was with the set up pass. Don't start me on Gabby J at the end there :angry:

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

        I'm feeling ya mate, had that been Kun he would have put him through

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

      Thats it....no more City frok my team from next GW...Pep roulette

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

      Aguero now in the top 15 most transferred in players for next GW, was no where to be seen before the game

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

        Who are people selling him for?

    15. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Do u guys think Aguero is gonna start against everton?

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

        Surely. Fantastic form.

        1. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          sane has been in fantastic form too 🙂

      2. dennis the menace
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I'll just give Pep a quick buzz, i'll let you know in a minute

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

        Prob Jesus and Kun starts vs Chelsea.

    16. Offside Trapattoni
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Thoughts on whether Pep play Kun at Goodison?