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Dugout Discussion February 9

Rashford benched as Solskjaer makes six changes to the United XI

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Gameweek 26 kicks off at 12:30 GMT as Fulham entertain Manchester United at Craven Cottage.

The headline team news concerns the benching of Marcus Rashford, who fails to start a Manchester United league match for the first time since Gameweek 13.

Romelu Lukaku, Anthony Martial and Juan Mata are recalled up front as Alexis Sanchez and Jesse Lingard make way, while Chris Smalling, Phil Jones and Diogo Dalot replace Eric Bailly, Victor Lindelof and Ashley Young at the back.

The United boss said of his team selection:

There’s a couple of niggles. Rashy got a dead leg against Leicester that he struggled with all week so we don’t want to risk him. Victor’s out, there’s not really a concern, I think he’ll be OK for Tuesday.

The visitors are still unbeaten under Solskjaer and have won all four of their away Premier League fixtures since the Norwegian took charge, keeping clean sheets in each of their last three matches on the road.

Despite their excellent defensive record on their travels since Solskjaer took the reigns, only two clubs have allowed more shots on target than United in their last four away days.

Pogba has only blanked in one of eight Premier League matches under the interim head coach.

Rashford had scored in every away league fixture since Solskjaer took over coming into this weekend.

Claudio Ranieri has made two changes to his side and has switched from a wing-back system to a back four.

Andre Schurrle and Luciano Vietto replace Cyrus Christie and Tom Cairney  in the hosts’ starting XI.

Ranieri had appeared to steady the ship at Fulham after his appointment but the Cottagers have conceded more goals and big chances in 2019 than any other side in the division.

The Cottagers are the only Premier League club without a clean sheet his calendar year.

Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Rico, Odoi, Le Marchand, Ream, Bryan, Seri, Chambers, Schürrle, Babel, Vietto, Mitrovic.

Manchester United XI (4-3-3): De Gea, Dalot, Jones, Smalling, Shaw, Herrera, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Lukaku, Martial.

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  1. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Stay on bench rash, want fraser to play

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

      Cholevas for me, yes please

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  2. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus Christ. That defending was absolutely abysmal

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    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Don't want to take anything away from Martial but yeah, it was!

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  3. El Matador
    • 10 Years
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    Haters gone quiet

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    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Who is hating whom ?

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      1. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Many ABUs in here

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    2. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Man Utd haters. They know who they are.

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      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Your user name doesn’t really give you the moral high ground though ? 😉

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  4. kaneishungry
    • 7 Years
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    Jones assist lmao

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    1. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
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      https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/023/397/C-658VsXoAo3ovC.jpg

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  5. the snazzy viking
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Jones assist lol

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  6. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Rico looks like Mark getting a moderation phone call at 4 in the morning.

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

      Hi Mark
      Hi TM
      Some people on the boards are having some fun that hasn't been pre-approved.
      Sigh

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  7. InSaneMan-e
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone who has held onto Martial.
    You deserve whatever haul he'll get you

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  8. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Hopefully Utd get a few more so there's no need for Rashford to come on.

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  9. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Put away the Ronaldo comparisons. Gary

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  10. Team Cruel
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    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I benched Martial 🙁

    For Kamara.

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

      ouchhh

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      1. Team Cruel
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        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Kamara is busy collecting turkeys though 😎

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      2. InSaneMan-e
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Kamara is gone...that's not an ouch

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

          loll

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      3. the snazzy viking
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        r/woosh

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        1. Cilly Bonnolly
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          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Are you lost mate? This isn't reddit.

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          1. the snazzy viking
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            r/woosh again

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

              r/ihavereddit

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              1. the snazzy viking
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                great news

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    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bench wankery

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

      Couldn’t happen to a nicer bloke

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  11. MartialMatas
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    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    stunning assist

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  12. Tshelby
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Anybody still have Martial? Has been the biggest fraud of the season for me

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

      Me. I knew that if coach starts playing him he will do well. His problem was not showing up much

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    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bloke sitting 2nd in my ML captained him

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

        Crazy

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

        Yeah that is crazy

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  13. mattk lfc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Martial 1st spot on bench, hoping Rashford or Auba actually sit out the whole game

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    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wow. Why???

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      1. mattk lfc
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I set my 11 yesterday morning before the Auba and Rashford doubts, and tbh Martial hasn't exactly been lighting it up lately, I was close to transferring him out.

        And its not bs, I've updated my team link check for yourself

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    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Whaaat

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

      Why would he be on your bench?

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    4. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I think rashford will as long as utd are leading. He's play a lot recently and big games coming up

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      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Should at least get a couple of minutes to keep up his match fitness.

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    5. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Dafuq

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

      u might get lucky with rash fwiw

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    7. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bullshitter alert

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

      You must have some team if Martial against Fulham can't get in your eleven.

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  14. bored by december
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    bloody nora Utd look so good

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Fulham

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      1. El Matador
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Lol. Keep making excuses. Next you'll be saying it's only PSG.

        #Haters

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  15. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Damn, Fulham need to step up. I want Rashford late cameo as my ML rival has him captain.

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  16. aborg
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    MARTIALLL.....finally keeping hold of him for this long finally paid off !!

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    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Depends who you would have had instead for the weeks when he blanked

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

        Digne with a -1 one of the times !! Heh

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  17. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Seriously I had him for like 7 gws top score was 5 points and when I transfer him out this week he scored 10+, FML. This is not ny season, every player i transfer out hauls. God I hate this game.

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

      Let us know who you are transferring in and out next GW please

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      1. Vlad Tepes
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Same happend with Salah hattrick, sane, Sterling, Hazard. Rank 300k atm haha

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      2. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        This

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    2. Shultan
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I've made many poor transfers choosing martial over pogba when OGS took charge...missed pogs x3 double digits
      Sane> Haz beforw chelseas good fix , haz only assists in 5 GWS, Sane double digits
      Then just last week haz > sane C

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

      We’ve all had these moments at some time or other don’t worry.
      I still can’t get over captaining Sané for DGW ! Still hurts but I decided to play him again this GW to sort of make peace with myself if there is a chance he plays and gets something.

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  18. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    That's the kind of dribbling and clinical finishing that gave Martial such a rap at Monaco. OGS is no doubt getting the best from these players.

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  19. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I am SO glad Martial signed a new 5-year contract. That is what he's capable of. He could be one of the world's best with some hard work.

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    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He is so far off being one of the world's best.

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    2. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If only he can repeat this performance on a regular basis.. not once in 3months

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    3. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He really couldn’t. Good yes, but no way he will become elite.

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

      One of worlds best? Cmon now.

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    5. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hes saying "could be" not is.
      Of course hes not amongst the hazard neymar mbappe yet but could he be? Why not

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      1. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        He doesn't have the mental strength

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      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thank you 🙂

        He's better than a lot of top players were at his age. Still young.

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  20. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Fulham’s 4-4-2 is essentially a 4-2-4. Their wide mids get far too high leaving their backline so exposed

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  21. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Lukaku needs to step up or he'll end up a cup player...

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  22. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    1 more goal and Rash definitely won't come on

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Not definite. Could get a few minutes for his match fitness.

      They don't only bring subs on for purely tactical reasons

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

        How does a few minutes help his match fitness when he's barely had a rest for 2 months?

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        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Helps match fitness by playing in a match and being fit.

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

            He just has a dead leg. He will be fine for Tuesday, hence the rest.

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            1. Epic Fail
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              It's nothing to do with being fine. I don't think you get what match fitness is. It's not the same as general fitness.

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

                I know plenty. He doesn't need a few minutes to gain match fitness when he's been playing every week for months.

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                1. Epic Fail
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Ok you know best xx

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

                    Finally you realize 🙂

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                    1. Epic Fail
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 13 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      😀

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              2. No Professionals
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                I think match fitness is more relevant for someone coming back from injury. Rashford won't lose match fitness in the week and a bit between Leicester and PSG

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    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Lol. He’ll make an appearance no matter what

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

        y loll

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    3. Shultan
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Might get 10 mins just for a bit of match fitness

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    4. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Attacking players always get subbed on

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

        Like Sane last week?

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  23. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Yawn... owned Martial for weeks, does f all. Removed him last week because of the injury, now of course he hauls. So tiresome. Same story with Hazard and Salah this season too this season..

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    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Sane will probbaly get a hattrick now

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    2. Lucky Z
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Kun and Rich to Auba and FAnderson is a no brainer?

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

        For free? Agüero has very favourable fixtures beyond the blank so need to consider any points hits/value lost if bringing back in.

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        1. No Professionals
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Favourable fixtures and rotation risk with champs league. I prefer aubameyang.

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    3. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I don't actually get the mechanism behind one man change affects the gameplay of a whole team.

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

        You've never had a shite boss before then.

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        1. fc_skrald
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          exactly, I have a had a boss I just couldnt respect in any way

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

        2 men* Mike phelan should never have left

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

      Jose must be a horrible, horrible human being when you think about it.

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      1. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        He'll have to hide his face if Utd ends up in top4

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      2. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        How toxic can one be

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

      Went -4 to get Rashford on and he's not even playing, sigh.

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    6. onceuponatyne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If you're planning for blanks in GW31 and GW33 with FTs

      Then:
      FH in DGW32
      Wildcard in GW34
      Benchboost in DGW35

      What teams/players would you ideally be looking to bring in for those blanks GW31 and GW33?

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      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Liverpool, Leicester and Bournemouth at the moment. Would jump on Arsenal if they also got a fixture.

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

        Triple liverpool: robbo, salah, mane/bobby. Bournemouth attack: fraser/brooks, king/wilson. Leicester: pereira, late Vardy punt. West ham: felipe, fabianski.

        That's who my eyes are on.

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      3. onceuponatyne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks guys.
        I have triple Liverpool (though will now look at swapping VVD for TAA or Mane).

        Other clubs are good to look at, thanks. 🙂

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      4. jomikijiq
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        3 from Pool definitely. Apart from that Lei, Bou and Whu

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      5. the snazzy viking
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        triple Leicester, double Hammers, double Leicester and someone else is my current plan

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        1. the snazzy viking
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          *triple Liverpool

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      6. BOATIES FC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        3 pool Leicester defender Fanderson

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    7. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pogba is now having a good season but hes on what? 9/10 league goals?
      To think yaya Frank think Gerrard hit 20 playing cm in a season...crazy.

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      1. money face bandwagon
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Because he is a united player thus the hype

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

        Pogba plays as AMC under Ole.

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        1. InSaneMan-e
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          So did Lampard to be fair. Yaya would once the sub was made.

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        2. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          So did Stevie and Lampard

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      3. Deeney-is-a-god
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        He has scored 7 in his last 8. That’s why people hype it up

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    8. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Only just braved looking at my GW rank from last week... only 200k people did worse 😆

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      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        A rank just like this post. Rock bottom.

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