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Sané misses out on starting XI after Double Gameweek disappointment

Leroy Sané (£9.6m) is the man to fall foul of Pep Guardiola’s rotation policy for their big game against Chelsea today.

The German international has been named on the bench for the Gameweek 26 clash at the Etihad Stadium, continuing a frustrating spell for his owners after he scored just point in Double Gameweek 25.

Starting on the flanks of Manchester City’s three-man attack are Raheem Sterling (£11.3m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.5m).

Having scored a hat-trick in his last Etihad Stadium appearance, Sergio Aguero (£11.4m) keeps his place at the spearhead of Manchester City’s line.

Kevin de Bruyne (£9.7m), Fernandinho (£5.3m) and Ilkay Gündogan (£5.4m) are the central midfield trio, with David Silva (£8.5m) on the bench.

Double Gameweek 25 star Aymeric Laporte (£5.9m) keeps his place in the team once again but is back in more familiar surroundings as Guardiola has selected him at centre-back, after two outings on the left.

Next to him is John Stones (£5.2m), with Oleksandr Zinchenko (£4.7m) and Kyle Walker (£6.4m) on the flanks.

There are fewer surprises in the Chelsea line-up as Pedro (£6.3m) joins Eden Hazard (£10.9m) and Gonzalo Higuain (£9.5m) in their front three.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Zinchenko; Gündogan, Fernandinho, De Bruyne; B Silva, Agüero, Sterling.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): Kepa; Azpilicueta, Rüdiger, David Luiz, Alonso; Kanté, Jorginho, Barkley; Pedro, Higuaín, Hazard.

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

    Hey lads!
    Is Mane a good pic?

    Thinking of taking a 4 point hit to get in Aubameyang, Mane and Camarasa for Sane Rich and Success.

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

      if you can field a team dont take hit. also just wait

    2. jay89
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I would do that trade.

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Good,moves those but wait until after the FA cup and European games, so much can happen in the next two weeks!

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

      2 goals in the last 2 games albeit they both should not have stood.

      He also he the bonus of having no blank gameweeks

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

      I took 8point hit this week. That and C Pogba paid off.

      Decent chsnges, I'd say go for it

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

        take a -8 every week see how often it works out

    6. puhd
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks! I will pull the trigger I reckon

  2. chrismoo75
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Had a nice Lloris differential today. rank is going haywire. 80k to 200k last 2 weeks and now back up to 140k with Lloris 2 BPS, Aguero, Doherty and Jimi to come. could have been such a great week but for a Kola calamity

  3. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wonder how hard Hazard will troll me this week

    1. J T
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Real hard

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

      Sorry to say but probably alot.

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

    Englang hammering France in the Rugby

    1. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      They have been brilliant. Roll on the World Cup

    2. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I just get bored of it!!

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

    Last Man Standing Update

    Current safety score = 44

    Average Players Played: 8.87 out of 12.03
    Captains Played: 98.54%

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

        🙂

        Would you still be in?

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

          No way

          I am having a complete nightmare of a season

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

            Oh, a bit like me.

  6. Ziyech on the Bench
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best Digne replacement? 5.7 budget 🙂

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

      Pereira for sure

      1. Ziyech on the Bench
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        ty he is my #1 choice atm considering bringing him on right now given leicester don't play anyway

    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 1 month ago

        TAA

        1. Ziyech on the Bench
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Already got Allison so I am leaning towards leicester/newcastle defender

          1. MTPockets
              5 years, 1 month ago

              chilwell/pereira then. Good fixtures and guaranteed no blanks

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

          A Leicester full back.

          1. Ziyech on the Bench
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Is Perreira worth the extra funds over Chillwell?

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

              Need to work that out myself too.

              1. Ziyech on the Bench
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Cheers Rainer

        3. umerlfc
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Kola?

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

        Sane --> Felipe Anderson I think

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

          Yes

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Who won the eye test for you?

        Chilwell or Pereira?

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

          Chilwell easy

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

            And I own Pereira.

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

          The guy who got the attacking return

        3. The Train Driver
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Chillwell was bang average today, Pereira bossed those BAPS

        4. jia you
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Chilwell has nicer hair

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

            Chilwell has hair

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

            Think that may decide it 😉

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

          Pereira

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

            Cheers all.

      • The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Pereira looks good statwise but don't have a pool def, should get one first before going for pereira?

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

          Pool D can wait a week.

      • DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I hate Sane

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          #InSane WeTrust

      • Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        No love for arnie?

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

          Yeah but his injury record this season is worrying and putting me off

        2. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Not when everyone's front-line is Rashford, Jiminez plus a premium striker.

          No room

      • fenixri
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Chilwell or Pereira?

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

          Pereira

        2. sandman58
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Flip a coin
          A tough 1

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

          Coin Flip. I will prob go Periera

        4. Weilong7
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          either.. chilwell bombs forward alot but had nth to show from the spurs match.. had two headers from corners though..

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

        GW27 is on 24th Feb, this GW isn’t over yet and many teams have 2 games before GW27 ... are people seriously making transfers now ?

        1. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          They're making transfers

          As to whether they're serious...that's a different question 😆

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

        Sane get out my team

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

          Hit the transfer button

      • Kloppster
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Sarri's shirt look like his pet parrot has sat on his shoulders alot.

      • jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Can people please stop selling Auba!

        Whats the logic behind selling him??

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

          Flag = sell to the masses.

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

          Keep selling him people I want him nice and cheap

          1. Business Cat
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            This please

        3. Big Ping
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Why does it matter?

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

        Yikes

      • sandman58
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Best Sané replacement?
        Money no option
        Have Salah Pogba & Son already

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

          Mane?

          1. sandman58
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Was thinking Mané but away to United is tough

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

          F Anderson

          1. sandman58
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            A tempting one indeed...but really the options are slim

        3. Pishpott
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Eriksen

        4. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Eriksen

          1. sandman58
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Good shout...or maybe Dele Alli if fit

      • MARVELLUS
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        What is the deal with Camarasa, has he been injured? Will he start?

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

          Was, back now. Should.

      • Weilong7
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        sane dropping tonight?
        fplfix says not yet (-40 odd%) but fplstats -90.5?

        1. MTPockets
            5 years, 1 month ago

            probably

          • The 5% Team
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            unless he scores, pretty sure he will fall in price tonight

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

          Best Richarlison Replacement

          A) F.Anderson
          B) Harvey Barnes!

          1. Weilong7
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            A

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

            A

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

          Anderson to Sane, before dgw is my worst move this season.

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

            I did the opposite this week...

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

            Captaining him as well just compounded it, shipped for Mane before this weeks deadline

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

              Yep, Haz was vc

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

            I did Hazard to sane & TC sane.
            Just to make you feel better 🙂

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

              Ouch

            2. bigwig
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Ooooff

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

              You beat me fairly

        4. The Train Driver
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Felipe (C) vs Fulham risk worth taking when chasing? I have Auba.

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

            Yep

          2. MTPockets
              5 years, 1 month ago

              no

            • wernerhedgehog
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              nope.

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

            Pereira completed the match right ??
            No injury worries ??

            Thank you for response !!

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

              Yes

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

                Great
                Thank you mate 🙂

            2. Weilong7
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              yeo.. had an assist too

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

                Cheers mate 🙂
                Doing Digne to Pereira transfer, so...

            3. jia you
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Yeah, but I wouldnt make an early transfer this GW of all GWs

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

                Ha ha
                Thank you buddy 🙂
                Wil wait
                And congratulations for Eriksen & son double up 😉

                1. jia you
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  cheers mate

          4. DGW Sane TC Fail....
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Auba should be nice and cheap come GW27

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

              I hate losing value on the PP... and it looks like its gonna happen

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

              Flag will probably be off on Wednesday, keep the sales coming!

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

            Without Sane I predict City will lose. I just have that feeling.

          6. Hy liverpool
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Need any return from sterling or Hazard.!!

            1. fr3d
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Please no 😮

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

            Only own Alonso in this, must be the only one here.

            1. MTPockets
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Thought you FTs to burn?

                1. MTPockets
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    *you had

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

                    I burnt one last GW. Alonso got a CS, probably goes this week for a hit.

                    1. MTPockets
                        5 years, 1 month ago

                        Good luck then

                  • Brosstan
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    RIP

                  • Sim Simma
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    Loyal to the T. Might get an assist today

                  • Hy liverpool
                    • 10 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    Only youuuuuu

                  • jia you
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    tumbleweed, a bit like my Sterling(c)

                  • Business Cat
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    I have no-one playing in this game 😎

                    Triple wolf-pack tomorrow though!

                  • bigwig
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    Up against Walker, I think he's got a chance of getting something

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

                  Sarri has a 100% win record against Guardiola in the Premier League. The stats are in Chelsea's favor.

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

                  So what minute is haz score/assist?
                  Sold him before DGW for Sane