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

    Anyone got a link to the fixtures spreadsheet that includes other competition games??

    Trying to see likelihood of Aguero being rotated for easier games for UCL

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

        Thanks MTP!

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

    My mini league rival sold Aguero and Firminio for Aubameyang and Rashford for -4. Lol!

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

      Hahah what a willy. Bloody Geoffrey !

    2. sully29
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      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ouch.

    3. Big Ping
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He deserves everything he's getting!

  3. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Those poor Chelsea players having to stand in the tunnel to avoid second hand smoke from Sarri.

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

    I’m not selling Ederson sterling or Aguero for the blank.

    That’s settled.

  5. sully29
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    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I'm aware that it's stating the obvious but watching players you don't own score lots of goals sucks. Like, a lot.

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

      Yeah I was fuming when Gundo scored

  6. Markus10
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Any chance of a couple of second half hazard consolation goals??

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

      Nope

  7. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sane to come on for Sterling in the 59th minute?

  8. G-Whizz
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    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sarriball extinct, sorryball alive and well...

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

      His tactics have been exposed

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      😀

  9. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    vardy worth getting in for the next few?

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

    A goal will do, Chelsea.

  11. Tinmen
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Firmino to Laca(c) folks?
    Or save ft?

  12. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Aguero rising ahead of a BGW...

    1. sully29
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      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nice to know some people are still worse at this game than me.

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

      He will prob score the same as Auba imo

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

        😀

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

        Probably

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

      Points available in the FACup.......................

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

      Hopefully to fall again when people realise how dumb that is

  13. ivanthemerciless
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    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    The amount of empty seats at Wastelands, I was at Anfield yesterday at 11am along with at least a couple of thousand others looking for a ticket to no avail.

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

      Such a great team wasted on the worst supporters in the league

    2. circusmonkey
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      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You're such superior fans

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

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/1132/event/26

    Ill timed bench boost from this guy who's going out of LMS tomorrow.

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

      oh wait he'll probably survive but even so bench boost he's only getting pat off the bench :S auba and rash no show

  15. Giovanni Giorgio
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Best repacement for Richarlison for up to 10.2?
    Already own Pogba and Son. 3 L'pool players too so Mane's out of the picture unless I do something like TAA and Rich --> Pereira and Mane

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      The latter looks good

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

      Maddison?

  16. shirtless
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    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Hold off on Aguero>Auba and do Hazard>Son instead? To get XI out GW27.

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

      hold off for now so many games left

    2. sully29
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      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      If it's one or the other then Hazard > Son makes more sense to me.

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

      Hold off everything till Thursday week.

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

        Yes not till next gameweek lol

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

    Bring on Sane for a confidence boosting goal or three, Pep!

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He's not on here atm.

  18. AdamJ91
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Best replacements for Digne & Richarlison with 14m?

    Thinking either Pereira/TAA & F.Anderson/Jota.

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

      Pereira and F. Anderson

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

    What’s with all the homophobic comments on here today ?

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

      Fag = British slang for cigarette

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

        I think we know the double entendre being used

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

    Aguero off the bar

  21. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Aguero crossbar.

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

    Last time he put his hands to his head after a miss, he bagged two goals.

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

    Kun -BPS

    KDB is different Bisto!

  24. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Aguero, please stop.

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

    Aguero will somehow haul in the blank, he will find a way

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

    LOL. Standard sub. Kovacic on for Barkley

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

    Please god make it stop!

  28. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Final Fantasy cosplayer could have had 5 by now...

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

    Merciful substitution.

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

    Sarri sends Barkley out for second half just so he can humiliate him publicly

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

      Well he is shite bit yeah should not have come back out