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Sterling and Aguero start as Lloris and Trippier absent for Gameweek 35 opener

Mauricio Pochettino has pulled the rug from under our feet yet again with a surprise line-up to face Manchester City today.

Both Hugo Lloris (£5.4m) and Kieran Trippier (£6.0m) are absent from the matchday squad.

According to the manager, the French goalkeeper has picked up a small problem ahead of this match, so Paulo Gazzaniga (£4.5m) is in goal for Spurs.

“He suffered some small problem, muscle problem, but hopefully it’s not a big issue and he’ll be ready for Tuesday.” – Mauricio Pochettino

Meanwhile, there are four centre-backs and one full-back named in the side.

It looks like Toby Alderweireld (£6.0m), Davinson Sánchez (£5.8m) and Jan Vertonghen (£5.9m) are the back-three, with Ben Davies (£5.6m) and Juan Foyth (£5.0m) on the left and right flanks respectively.

There is better news further up the pitch for Fantasy managers with Son Heung-min (£8.8m) lining up as a centre-forward alongside Lucas Moura (£6.8m), while Christian Eriksen (£9.3m) starts in central midfield.

On the bench for Spurs is Fernando Llorente (£5.1m) and forgotten man Vinent Janssen.

Manchester City’s starting XI is more straight forward, with Sergio Aguero (£11.7m), Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) and Kevin de Bruyne (£9.7m) all in the side.

Phil Foden (£4.5m) makes just his second Premier League start of the campaign in midfield.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Foden, De Bruyne, B. Silva, Sterling, Aguero.

Spurs XI: Gazzaniga, Foyth, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies, Dier, Alli, Eriksen, Moura, Son.

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  1. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Sterling on negative bps?

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      YC for the T-Rex

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

    Raz gonna get himself a stupid card here.

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

    Bit disappointing Spurs, ah well

  4. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    How has sterling not been booked yet?

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Said too soon

  5. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    City just won the premier league 🙁

    1. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Ole's at the wheel...

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

    Sterling YC

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Noice

  7. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Well deserved yellow for Sterling 😀

  8. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Disappointed but not surprised.

  9. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Raz and Vert ycs.

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

      Ah crap

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

    Vert YC

  11. Licky
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    What the heck is even going on?

  12. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Oliver such a weak weak referee

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

    Go on get sent off Raheem

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

      Lol we must have the same team

  14. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Sterling was literally asking to get booked. What an absolute idiot.

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

    Sterling absolute knobber

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

    Sterling is a clown

  17. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    FFS you just can't stop asking for a YC.

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Does it matter lol. Not like the ref checks FFS

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

    lol Raz what a muppet

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

    I own both...fml

  20. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Boom YC

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

    Son (C) now matching Sterling (C)

    We're both losers today.

  22. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Lmao. OR rise for owning neither.

  23. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Minus 2pts for my team for one stupid handbags incident

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      One? He’s acting like an idiot all game

  24. TAT
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Sterling (C), Vert owner.

  25. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Sterling FAIL! Great at this game me

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

      Suits me fine with rival tripling him

  26. Licky
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Liverpool HAVE to win tomorrow, City will bottle it if we keep the pressure up.

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      United is the last chance

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

      Naah mate.. City will win title.. Liverpool now have to win CL. Unfortunately looks that way.. Ole at the wheel means easy city win.

      1. Licky
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Brighton will also be a tough game. They look really nervous.

  27. pjomara
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Jimenez cappers the big winners

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

      May well be. Big EO too.

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Number 1 OR captained Lacazette
      He is going to be the standout this GW

    3. dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I hope so

    4. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      it's only first half.

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

      I'm one of the twerps who got the fear and switched to Sterling. Ugh.

  28. Robson-Canoe
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Really worried Sterling won't start vs United.. Terrible game for him.

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

    Sterling(TC) lost 3 points

  30. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    City has lost the plot