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Lukaku leads the Man United line as Rashford benched

Romelu Lukaku (£10.8m) has the potential to turn around what has proved to be a rotten Double Gameweek 34 so far, but only for a selection of managers.

The Manchester United striker, owned by just 4.4% overall, has kept his place in the side after disappointment against Barcelona midweek.

With more shots on target than any other player in their last four Premier League matches, he is chasing his 10th goal against West Ham in his 11th match against them in this competition.

His power as a differential option in Double Gameweek 34 has been made stronger by the fact that Marcus Rashford (£7.4m) has been named on the bench in order to keep him fresh for next week’s Champions League second leg.

He is joined among the substitutes by centre-back Victor Lindelöf (£5.0m), Phil Jones (£5.1m) coming in for him.

With Luke Shaw (£5.0m) suspended Marcos Rojo (£4.9m) starts at left-back, with Diogo Dalot (£5.3m) filling in for the banned Ashley Young (£5.7m) on the right.

Former Manchester United forward Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez (£6.1m) leads the West Ham attack today with Marko Arnautovic (£6.8m) missing out thanks to an illness.

Man United XI: De Gea, Dalot, Jones, Smalling, Rojo, Fred, Pogba, Mata, Lingard, Lukaku, Martial

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Zabaleta, Ogbonna, Balbuana, Masuaku, Rice, Noble, Lanzini, Anderson, Snodgrass, Hernandez

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  1. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    p*ss off pogba

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Pogba a lucky pick this GW? or just good timing? 😉

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Lucky. Both penalties. Not been near the goal.

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Smart to hold v WHU but lucky points with two pens tbh

      (Owner)

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Pure skill. Two pens was always gonna happen

    4. @ocprodigy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I held thinking United have to start scoring soon and he’ll be pivotal when they do. Lucky penalties though.

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Very, but thought the same too.

        Got him in for 3/6 nice games and see what happens in the rest. Good start!

  3. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    God I hate Manchester United.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Right back atcha

    2. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      glory glory man united!

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Not lately 😉

  4. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    and martial assist...GW being saved

  5. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Got no wildcatd. Glad to have Pogba

  6. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Pogba owners getting very lucky with 2 pens. Playing defensive mid today. Guess I’m happy enough with Martial

  7. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Yeah, props to Mike Phelan for forcing change to Pogbas penalty run up. Much better

  8. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Lol @ me, Pogba more points than my wc team.

  9. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    No Man Utd player has scored a PL hat trick since April 2013. Shame it won't happen today either.

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Phil Jones is a beast

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Reply fail, don't think he will score a hatty 😀

  10. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Pogba penalty brace , wow.

  11. tisza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Gotta love a wc. Pogba, Wilson, fraser, Anderson out after weeks of nothing 🙂

    1. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Pure logic and common sense, same for many.

  12. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Hands up. Who sold Pogba and Wilson 🙁

    1. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Add Fraser took that list and that's most people including myself

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      O/

      Have them both only because no wildcard

    3. Amsterhammer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      And Fraser.

    4. HIT HAPPY
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Those 3 plus Brooks

    5. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sold Pogba for Moura. Only just in credit.

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Find someone who feels bad for you about that 😀

      2. Shineonme
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Me too 😉

    6. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wilson Fraser and Anderson

  13. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Not even going to add up the amount of pts selling Pogba and Wilson has cost me on my WC. Don't care.

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      How many cigarettes and cups of tea?

  14. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I hate pogba .

  15. azz007
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Glad I went Pogba TC especially after Mane news.

    1. HNI
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      What happen to mane?

      1. azz007
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Folk on here yesterday saying he didn't train

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      nothing has happened to mane though

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Need him to ride the bench tomorrow tho...would get Wilson's jam in.

        1. Shineonme
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Can't see any of Liverpool front line on the bench, not against Chelsea.

  16. HNI
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Past record gives edge sometimes. Brought in pogba for jota after seeing pogba record vs wham eve mancity. Then after it Hud and such easy matches so good bet till season end

  17. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    This gameweek feels like a migraine

  18. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Who would have thought that only having one Brighton defender and Pogba would mean a green arrow on Saturday. It will all be red after Monday though.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Green here too. Aguero Mane Robbo Laporte Duffy to go

  19. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Typical United winning thanks to referee and penalties.. oh wait in CL they getting smashed.

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Not a Utd fan, but the second goal was a clear cut peno mate

    2. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Don't be that guy.

      1. HNI
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        His name is Chenku. Think he lost halfway there itself

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah
      Smashed by 1-0

    4. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Smashed? They played okayish and didnt allow Barca to score (Own goal) and can easily get a road goal at the Nou Camp, evening the tie.

  20. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Gotta hate this game sometimes!!!
    Pogba 2 goal
    Fanderson one goal
    Lanzini assist
    Fraser 1 goal 2 assists
    Wilson 1 goal 2 assists

    All out on my wildcard this week!!!

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      even brooks got a goal and assist!

    2. Kepa's at the wheel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Ouch

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      At least you made up for it by replacing them with Brighton defenders.

    4. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Harsh

    5. HNI
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      All about patience and how much patience to have. Win some lose some. But pogba was best bet on wc after trippy three if sterling son eriksen

  21. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Pogba the rich man Milivojevic.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

    2. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      ditto

  22. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Red arrow on wildcard

    Exactly what I needed

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Nearly every Wildcarder will get a red and nearly every non Wildcarders will get a green

    2. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      The template for WC 34 so far has crashed

  23. Says
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I guess you'll call me a casual, but I have Pogba, Redmond and Brooks. I even left Montoya on the bench despite him having two games, I did play Ryan instead of Ederson though.

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      How is it possible to have those 3?

      1. Says
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        why not?

        1. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Just wondering why you picked them.

          1. Says
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Pogba has scored 16 goals this year, is nailed on for a top 6 side, is on penos and I got him for about £8 million. He's a bargain.

            Redmond and Brooks are also dirt cheap, but capable of goals and assists and have decent fixtures ahead.

            This wasn't a wildcard, I've just had these players for a while.

      2. Says
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Sterling and Mané (c) are my other two mids btw

    2. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Youre not a casual mate, be proud. Well done. Great planning, even better picks.

  24. Homer21
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Remind me again why I got rid of Pogba

    1. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Because he plays in his own half unless he is taking a pen.

  25. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Pogba is new Milivojevic 😀

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Milivojevic might be better.

  26. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Pogba EO in Top 10k is 22%.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Lovely

  27. Old Bull
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Treble Captain for next gw. Who would you chose? It could make the difference for me to win my league. Currently a close second.

    1. TAArt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Jiminez for me

      1. Old Bull
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah was my choice but today’s result has shaken me.

        1. Pukki Party
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Think about Brightons result today

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Jimenez

  28. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    This day could not have gone any worse. Go to hell, Pogba.

  29. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Phil Jones with the crimson mask

  30. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Phil Jones bloodbath