With four goals and three assists over the international break, Raheem Sterling‘s (£11.6m) sky-high Fantasy stock has reached stratospheric levels as we approach Double Gameweek 32.
The Manchester City winger scored a hat-trick in his last Premier League appearance, too, bringing his total number of double-digit hauls in 2018/19 to eight – four of them coming in this calendar year alone.
Sterling registers more Fantasy Premier League points per match on average (7.3) than any other top-flight player this season and it seems likely that there will be few active FPL managers going into Gameweek 32 without his services.
Having started the first four league matches of 2019 on the right wing, Sterling has switched over to the left flank in his last six top-flight appearances.
It was, indeed, from a starting role on the left of a 4-3-3 that Sterling scored his hat-tricks for City and England over the last three weeks.
The imminent return to fitness of Kevin De Bruyne (£9.7m) and Fernandinho (£5.3m) could be a significant development in terms of Sterling’s starting position, as it would allow Bernardo Silva (£7.5m) to return to the right-wing role that Pep Guardiola has largely used the Portuguese midfielder in since Gameweek 25.
That would leave Sterling free to play on the left flank – although
Nevertheless, Guardiola has clearly favoured Sterling on the left flank since the beginning of February and it is perhaps worth comparing his output on either wing ahead of Double Gameweek 32.
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5 years, 1 month agoSome help appreciated, please.
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[LAPORTE] [YOUNG] Azpilicueta Schlupp
I was set on this backline but I have seen comments saying that Laporte is no longer secure with Stones and Mendy back in training.
To preserve the CHE/MCI/MUN core, how about Ederson/Luiz/Smalling? I feel it's a downgrade because:
- Luiz himself might not play (been told Christensen is likely to seal minutes before the Europa League game)
- Smalling is plain boring as compared to Young who participates in United's attack
- Not overly excited about double Chelsea DEF