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Aguero and Sterling start for Man City at Crystal Palace

Fantasy Premier League managers who backed Manchester City’s key attackers were handed a boost on Sunday afternoon.

Sergio Aguero (£11.7m) and Raheem Sterling (£11.5m), who some feared would be rotated ahead of a big Champions League match, have both been named in the starting line-up.

They are joined in the side by Kevin de Bruyne (£9.7m) who has now started five of the last six Premier League matches.

There will be plenty for those with a tactical interest in this encounter as Benjamin Mendy (£6.1m) and Leroy Sané (£9.3m) have both been selected in the starting XI.

It will be of great importance to analyse how those two players interact with each other given what they have offered Fantasy managers at various stages this season.

Meanwhile, Bernardo Silva (£7.6m) has shaken off his yellow flag to make the bench and Fernandinho (£5.3m) misses out with a knock.

As expected, Crystal Palace are down to their second-string in the centre-back department with Mamadou Sakho (£4.9m) and James Tomkins (£4.3m) out injured.

It will be Martin Kelly (£3.9m) and Scott Dann (£4.4m) tasked with schackling Aguero this afternoon.

Up front, there is a surprising selection by Roy Hodgson, who has benched Michy Batshuauyi (£6.5m) to give Christian Benteke (£6.3m) a first start since Gameweek 26.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Mendy, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Sane, Sterling, Aguero.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Wan Bissaka, Kelly, Dann, Van Aanholt, McArthur, Milivojevic, Schlupp, Townsend, Benteke, Zaha.

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

    Lol which numpty said Salah was dropped?

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

      Ian Doyle suggested it. Nobody has a clue what he was actually on about though.

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

      Ian Doyle tw@

  2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah starts

  3. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    LIV: Alisson, van Dijk, Matip, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold, Henderson, Fabinho, Keita, Salah, Mané, Firmino
    Subs: Mignolet, Lovren, Wijnaldum, Milner, Sturridge, Shaqiri, Origi

    CHE: Kepa, Rüdiger, Emerson, Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, Kanté, Hudson-Odoi, Willian, Hazard
    Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Barkley, Kovacic, Giroud, Higuaín, Pedro

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

      just 2 changes for pool then.

  4. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    From 5 to 7 K after City game.

    1. Rik Waller
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A drop of 6,995 places? jeez

  5. C'mon the Fylde
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I have Mane as captain, ffs.
    I forgot to change it!

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Could work.

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

      casual

  6. i am jose mourinho
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mendy CS is back

  7. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Players like Sterling should be coming in on a WC not going out.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Find it really strange his ownership dropped and Aguero's rose...

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

    Would you legitimately drop Aguero to Deeney in order to get Sterling in for the DGW?

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

      no

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not legitimately, no

    3. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Considered the same, but no. Made a decision getting Agüero now have to stick with it.

  9. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Henderson/VVD slip pls

  10. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Five of the six people I'm competing with in my ML don't have Sterling. Four lost him on their wildcard this week.

    Suddenly things are looking up.

  11. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Was so close to taking Raheem off thinking he'd be rotated lol. GW being slowly saved after Vardy (c)

  12. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Did people really take sterling out even though he has a DGW?

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

      Nah. I did go for Aguero, however.

  13. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Can't wait for this Gameweek to be over.

    1. i am jose mourinho
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Season*

  14. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Haz false 9.

    Robbo CS banked?

    1. Mikeharbrw
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He played false 9 vs city earlier in the season in a 2-0 win & City > Pool

  15. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Massive WC fail, chipped out wilson sterling pogba

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ouch.

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

      but have you got more than 13 points?

      1. Nightf0x
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        26

  16. Scotty B
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mendy or Laporte?
    Eriksen or Sane?

    1. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I’m going Duffy to Mendy in about 25 minutes.

    2. Bobby Reds
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Mendy Sane more explosive

  17. AndyCook
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Second in the world benched Sterling and played Knockaert

      1. i am jose mourinho
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He knows

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          nothing.

      2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Pure skill

      3. MillsAU
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Also captained Moura. Gotta punt to make it to #1. Just the way it goes.

      4. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        If Knocky hauled and Sterling blanked, wouldve looked like a prophet, tbf.

      5. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Wot?

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

        How on earth can such a person be second in the world. And they say this game isn’t luck!

    • Alnair
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Classless from the Palace fans. Singing about Gerrard when they're losing 2-0 to City and aren't even safe from relegation yet.

      1. Mweene
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Is it not the City fans?

      2. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        There's never a bad time to slag Steven Gerrard off.

      3. Mikeharbrw
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I think it's a chant everyone enjoys singing

      4. Guru Mediation
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I mean besides everything else, there is no way Cardiff are winning 4 of their last 5

    • JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling EO? Crying non owner here.

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

        Top10k

      2. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        50.4 in top 10k

        1. The Tinkerman
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          20.87% overall

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

            Ouch

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

        See below, ridiculous

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      7k rank drop because of those Sterling goals wtfffff

    • The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling off please pep 🙁 rank killer.

      KDB and Kun over him looking like a mistake so far.

    • Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Quadruple Brighton defence as Duffy captain. And triple city bring in the green.

      Scenes.

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

        Imagine if you hadn't made the mistake of going a triple Brighton at the back.

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Cardiff at home to come. I’m positive.

          1. Richd
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            One clean sheet and it’s 24 points minimum.

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

              Assuming hughton doesn't shake it up after yesterday

              1. Richd
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                If I spent time worrying about rotation I wouldn’t have had sterling so long

    • Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I blame Kane injury !!

      1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Agree

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        If Kane wasn't injured I would have kept Pogba.

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

      Stella Artois or Asahi?

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

        Both

      2. Merlinsnose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Estrella

    • Mikeharbrw
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Must be Mili time soon

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

      Sarri decided its best to try and run round VVD than try to out jump him

    • DEAR DEIRDRE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah (C), Mane, TAA and Hazard all start.
      Come on boys

      1. DEAR DEIRDRE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Improve my 7(-4) score for the week

      2. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Just looked at your season history.

        Been a 'mare and it continues wit Fraser benched. My condolences..

        1. DEAR DEIRDRE
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I'm not very good lol

          1. The Head-Ake
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Can I join the "not very good" gang too?

            1. DEAR DEIRDRE
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Yes sure there is plenty of room at the Inn!

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

      Dgws are always killers. Selling good players for some numbnuts who fate dictates will play (badly) twice in 7 days.

      Will we never learn?

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Will we ever learn not to make posts like this based on cherry picking a specific outcome?

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

          But its true every year. People always go overboard.

          I bet liverpool v Chelsea yields a ton of points too.

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

            hopefully, 2 liverpool and hazard

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

        this is what i said and thought... still managed to pick players who did even worse... currently on 13 points. Spreading the money for the bench boost, i doubt was worth it.

    • DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Jesus spotted

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

        Ugh

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

          its not easter just yet...

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

      Jesus coming on

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

        never been so relieved to see him come off, given my captain got 2 points