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Man United options return ahead of Double Gameweeks

Manchester United have been boosted by the return of several midfield options for their FA Cup clash with Wolves.

Both teams already know their Blank Gameweek fate for the rest of the season as they were due to meet in Gameweek 33 anyway.

Therefore, this particular FA Cup tie will have no immediate effect on the upcoming Fantasy Premier League schedule.

However, it does appear to have put a few Manchester United options back into consideration for the upcoming Double Gameweeks.

Jesse Lingard (£6.7m) and Ander Herrera (£5.0m) are back in the midfield to ease Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s concerns in that position.

The former could end up as an interesting differential for Gameweek 32 with a good performance at Wolves, while Herrera could help further unlock Paul Pogba‘s (£8.9m) potential after a recent dip.

Meanwhile, Juan Mata (£6.1m) is back on the bench.

However, there is no Romelu Lukaku (£10.8m) who picked up a foot injury in the week.

As for Wolves, it’s just one change for Nuno who brings John Ruddy (£4.2m) in for Rui Patricio (£4.5m).

That means that despite being available for the game, Ryan Bennett (£4.2m) is named on the bench, while Romain Saïss (£4.2m) keeps his place in the back-three.

Wolves XI: Ruddy; Boly, Coady, Saïss; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Doherty; Jota, Jiménez.

Manchester United XI: Romero; Shaw, Smalling, Lindelöf, Dalot; Pogba, Matic, Herrera; Martial, Rashford, Lingard.

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  1. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    OGS has clearly had a positive effect on UTD but the biggest factor was losing miserable Mourinho and his bad man management. OGS has a pretty poor record in management genarally

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

      United still aren’t playing well in my opinion...

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

      Maybe Paul Ince was right when he basically said any clown could take over and do well just by not being Mourinho.

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Apart from Ince, yep

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

          Haha nice

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Barcelona shaking in their boots

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

      Sssshhhh

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

    The usual Wolves late CS disappears.

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      But nobody cares tonight

      1. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I do for the telegraph fantasy football 🙁

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

        Unless they’re playing Fantasy FA Cup. If such a game exists?

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

    Doherty CS 🙁

  4. anish10
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Would you FH now and avoid losing money on Salah if you plan to take him out?

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

      Yah.

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

      Just don't hit the button yet, make a normal transfer and leave it at that

    3. Goat
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Oops I just asked exact question. I think we should

    4. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'd use FT for Salah and wait to FH

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

    Ole's at Wheel!

    https://imgur.com/gallery/fIVfPwG

  6. Captain Beefheart
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    When u Free Hit can u keep changing team until end of gameweek?

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes
      Unlimited transfers

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

      Yes

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

      Yep. Two weeks of tinkering and iteration 234 would have got 30 more points than your final selection.

      1. Captain Beefheart
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

  7. Goat
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah going down tonight means I would lose 0.1 so I should free hit now?

    1. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It’s only 0.1 though?

    3. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Just transfer him to sterling and hit FH later.

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

        this

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

        Very good advice. Cheers dude

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

        guess the only risk with this strategy is if you don't FH or WC and want Salah back for 33.

      4. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        What does this mean? FH cancels transfer. You get Salah back with price/value drop

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

          if you get Sterling now and keep him for FH 32, you have saved 0.1. by doing it early

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

            You get Salah back after FH

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

              Yeah I want him back for GW33

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

      can you not just transfer him out and free hit later in case you change your mind? Still save 0.1 for 32 team and Salah comes back at the same price for 33.

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

      Also Simpson Connolly Valery may rise tonight!!!!

  8. Blue Gaffer
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is it likely that all the doubles going to be scheduled for gameweek 32?

  9. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Well done wolves. What a season.

  10. arkom
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Shaw 9 YC worrying.. Otherwise would be without a doubt part of my FH team..

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

    Man Utd look stunned. Those coming back from injuries looked rusty.

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

      Focusing on winning the CL probably.

      1. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        LOL

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

      Read that as Stunning

  12. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    When will we know more about the doublegames in GW 32? Have you guys activated FH chip? Is there anything special I should be aware of?

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  14. Party time
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Tomorrow Almighty Mohamed will punish those sellers. No mercy!

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

      Cannae wait to build this FH team once fixtures are confirmed.

    • JRO093
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looking ahead to dgw using likely fix from Ben’s sheet, I would say the following are musts:

      Sterling
      Kun
      Pog
      Rash
      Haz
      Luiz

      With one more from each of city+united+chelsea. Likely Bernardo Silva/Laporte, DDG/Shaw/Lukaku, and Azpi/Higuain?

      Then you have th best from the rest, with the likes of Jiménez/Deeney/Zaha as last forward spot, possibly Son/JWP in mid, Doherty/Wan-Bis in defense, and Ryan in goal?

      Agree/disagree? How do you guys see it?

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Chelsea double not certain?

      2. One More Hit
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Lukaku rather than Rashford

        Don't see the point of a Chelsea defender when the money is better invested elsewhere in the team.

    • FredrikH
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'm thinking FH into something like this. Thoughts?

      Kepa
      PVA Shaw Azpilicueta
      Hazard B.Silva Pogba Sterling
      Aguero Rashford Jimenez

      Boruc - Milivojevic Connolly Valery

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Mine will be very similar I think. Maybe not shaw cause not Shaw if he starts 😉

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Oh wait. They just got knocked out... I forgot.

    • HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      So we’re best to wait to press the FH button until Wednesday?

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Why wednesd

        1. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Wednesday?

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

            It was my attempt at humour...sorry 🙂

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This is priceless.

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

          🙂

    • sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This may well be a fairly (very) stupid question but bare with me.
      If I do Salah to sterling tonight and FH tomorrow when I’m sober, I can still keep him in my free hit team even though it’s been done with my one free transfer?
      Actually, that is just so stupid. Never mind. Move along.

      1. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Wohoo! New post so this will be ignored. 😀

      2. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hahaha keep drinking mate

    • Football Heaven
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Who to play for FH?
      A. Jota
      B. AWB
      C. Kolasinac

    • T96
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Is it not best to wait until before 32 deadline to freehit? Like you would do with a FT?

      Otherwise when you press submit you’re opening yourself up to the possibility of injuries etc..

      Is that right?

      1. Football Heaven
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        You and continue to change your free hit team- unlimited transfers

        1. Football Heaven
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Can

    • Warby84
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What happened to Patricio, can’t find any news, was not in squad.. Was tempted by him for DGW

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

        Ruddy plays cup games and Patricio probably worst player I've owned this season. Allergic to CS

    • Uncle John from Jamaica
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sorry this has no doubt been posted but who are the sides that are likely to have a DGW this week? Appreciate Man United and Wolves.

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

        City Watford tomo Brighton if they win

    • Gentle_Turks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Who is more likely to rise twice before next GW - Tielemans or Almiron?