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

    Maybe this is the week to TC Kun.

  2. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    My rival TC Aguero last week and Cap him this week, I think he has beaten me wit Aguero only, it’s pretty soul destroying

  3. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    ML rival who owns Salah Pogba, just nonchalantly captains Kun. Got to love casual players. So much more dangerous than the predictable researching players.

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

      Why is captaining Kun a casual move? Have you verified his stats against the big teams?

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

        He is a casual player. I know him personally. What are you guys talking about. Never said he's a casual because he captained Kun. Take your frustrations out elsewhere.

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

      Aguero(c) playing at home against a leaky defence isn't a casual move.

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

        Glad to see whom you captained. Proves my point. Read my responses.

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

      Doesn't sound like he's the casual

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

      If you guys owned Salah Pogba and Kun, you'd captain Kun given the fixtures this week?

      Read what I'm saying before jumping to conclusions.

  4. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    38 fixtures, endless options but just one can make such a difference

    Hats off to those who kept Kun

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I only kept him as I had already rage transferred out Sane & used my FT. Lots of luck in this game really

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

    To think I was mightily close to doing Aguero - Aub for a -4. Joe from the scoutcast made me change my mind with his comments comparing Aguero's home stats in comparison to Aub's away stats. Thanks Joe!

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

      lol

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

      Why have you stopped posting from your own account Jonty?

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

      The flag on auba have nothing to do with it?

  6. Hi I'm Jose
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Does that MCI-CHE stand for Man City - Cheltenham?

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Chesterfiled

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

      Cjesterfield

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

    ML leads dying

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

    46% ownership in 10k fekkkk me

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

      Fairly low.

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

        46% is not low

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

          8th highest EO in top 10k.

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

      o/

  9. MGD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Where is that website you can look up ownership etc for MLs?

  10. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Said I needed a sofa having only Sterling in this game.

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

    Im still happy I kept Auba for his fixtures. Aguero has a blank next.

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

      😀

    2. Jafoole_88
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Aguero is jizzing on you!

    3. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      really? with 5 goals vs 0?
      And Auba had to miss out. Stupid game

    4. Jafoole_88
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Still jizzin-happy that you kept Auba?

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

    Chelsea are an embarassment....Disgraceful performance så far.

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

    Woah-oh Hokey Cokey!

  14. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    How to own 2 liverpool and 2 City attacking players? It's very difficult
    Sterling, Kun, Mane and Salah all look tempting. What about Son, Pogba, Auba?

    Decisions decisions decisions

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

      Just Salah and Aguero and you're good

  15. Lukakuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Second season in a row derailed by Aguero! Season keeper for 2019/20, he can sit on the bench as much as he wants I'll never sell him again.

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

      Until he blanks away from home and Auba smashes a brace plus assist and everyone will be cursing Kun and bigging up Auba again.

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

    and we get to stare at these enormous red arrows for ages, too! 🙁

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

    Sarri's tactical inflexibility being shown up.

  18. Numb
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Aguero to rise tonight?

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

      The way its going, Pep will make sure!

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

      after this surely

  19. Business Cat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    They should just cancel the League Cup final, give it to City now and play the normal PL games next week 😉

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Naaaah. It will completely different game

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

        Yeah, it'll be like the Charity Shield...

  20. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kun scored 5 goals in 2 weeks. . that is a player I always get the right momentum to own .. keeping in the blank or Auba is a must?

  21. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Man Utd firmly back in top 4 now

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yesss!

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

    Key thing to take from this is Manchester United stay 4th 🙂 onwards and upwards

  23. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Solskjær scouting the Chelsea job?

  24. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sane owner. No sterling no kun, auba, rashford, TAA, 2.5K start of december currently 140K, so fun! Love this game 🙂

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

      same same same same same not same. feel your pain these last weeks at least

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You can do a revival

  25. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Not doing Auba to Kun trade has changed my season in the wrong way

  26. GianniBanani
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Really? 5 goals vs arsenal and chelsea?

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

    Even though I dont own Aguero Id quite like to see this end 8-0

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

      Can’t Hazard have one goal!?

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

    Best bit of having a striker get a brace is the 3 bonus points are assured. Hoping for a Hazard consolation.

  29. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    4-0

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

    Aguero VC two weeks in a row 😎 Happy though!