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Pogba and Rashford start in United’s Double Gameweek 35 opener

Everton v Manchester United is the first of three Premier League matches to take place on Sunday afternoon. Kick-off at Goodison Park is at 13:30 BST.

There were few shocks upon the release of the two teamsheets, with Ashley Young and Jesse Lingard demoted to the United bench after less-than-impressive performances against Barcelona in midweek.

Paul Pogba starts his 17th Premier League match in a row under Ole Gunnar Solksjaer, with Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Romelu Lukaku forming the visitors’ front three.

We’ll likely see one of Victor Lindelof or Phil Jones at full-back again given that Young is among the substitutes and Luke Shaw is suspended.

Alexis Sanchez is also on the bench for the Red Devils.

Everton’s two changes were widely expected, with Michael Keane returning at centre-half in place of Phil Jagielka and the fit-again Morgan Schneiderlin stepping in for the suspended Andre Gomes in midfield.

Richarlison, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Bernard will once again be providing support for Dominic Calvert-Lewin in attack.

Manchester United are without a clean sheet since Gameweek 27, while Everton have five in that time. Manchester City are the only Premier League side to have registered more shut-outs than the Toffees this calendar year.

United were 2-1 winners in the reverse fixture of today’s match.

Pogba bagged a goal and assist but also saw a penalty saved by Jordan Pickford, who walked away with three bonus points despite conceding on two occasions.

Richarlison and Sigurdsson combined for Everton’s goal that day and those two FPL midfielders, who were each sold by over 100,000 managers in the run-up to Gameweek 35, have 30 attacking returns between them in 2018/19.

Everton XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Schneiderlin, Gueye, Sigurdsson, Bernard, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

Manchester United XI (4-3-3): De Gea, Lindelof, Smalling, Jones, Dalot, Matic, Fred, Pogba, Rashford, Lukaku, Martial.

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  1. Alpharius
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    All this UTD will get hammered based on this weeks performance talk sounds very much like what people were saying about Brighton...

  2. Drogo
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    GLOry glory man... u.

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Their defence does resemble a glory hole...

  3. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Pep scratching his head on which teenagers to play on wesnesday.. a 3rd fiddle team can easily beat Utd at this rate.

  4. Says
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    I sold Digne and DCL this week, ouch

  5. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Just need one pen...

  6. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    Pogba getting lots of stick and deservedly so, but the tosh sorrounding him, particularly in this game, is astonishing.

    1. Laurel and Vardy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Whole team is terrible but I hope he won't get any lucky points again.

  7. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 days ago

    MUFC XI v City
    Romero
    Dalot Lindelof Rojo Laird
    McSauce Pereira Garner
    Chong Greenwood Sanchez

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Who's this sausage?

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Carrick in goals.

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      I would play

      DDG
      Young Lindelof Smalling Shaw
      Herrera Pogba McTominay
      Lingard Rashford Martial

  8. Party time
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Alright Utd! Wipe out that Everton clean sheet

    • Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Pogba fraud

    • Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Utd attitude is so bad....haven’t heard Pogba or Lukaku mentioned for over and hour....

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Or Sanchez & Zlatan.
        Shocking.

    • Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Can see Olé-related memes - a la Moyes ones from few years back - being broadcasted

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        (online...*)

    • Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Digne sellers on wc in heaven

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Naughty 😛

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      4-0

      Wally G

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      4-0
      Walcott

    • 1zverGGadeM
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Pep's City lost 4-0 two seasons ago, so don't worry United fans 😀
      It could have been worst... oh, wait

    • SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Wow

    • Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Theo versus crap legs 😀

    • SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 days ago

      Forget Man U. Done for the season.

    • Party time
        5 years, 5 days ago

        I sold sigurdsson 🙁

        1. Cojones of Destiny
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 days ago

          i sold him for kdb take that

      • Poseidon.
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        I feel sick

      • Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Imagine letting Walcott score

      • Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        You know you're bad when Walcott scores

      • IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Walcott goal, Siggy assist!

      • seewhyaxe
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        wow, which beach did the player go?

      • The 5% Team
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Even Walcott scores...jesus...

      • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Honestly, if you put Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp in charge of Man Utd, and restricted them to the same players, I think the'd definitely struggle to get more than an extra point or two out of them.

        There's just so much average shite in that squad it's no suprise they are propping up the top 6 mini-table:

        - Ashley Young
        - Phil Jones
        - Chris Smalling
        - Victor Lindelol
        - Dalot
        - Bailly
        - Darmian
        - Rojo

        All slightly above average defenders, nothing more - and nowhere near world class

        - Matic
        - Herrera
        - McTominay
        - Fred
        - Mata

        Slightly above average midfielders - nowhere near world class

        - Rashford
        - Pogba
        - Martial

        Superb players - zero questions about ability, but questions over attitude of Pogba & Martial

        Other notable bell-ends:

        - Lingard - at what point do you stop talking about potential - he's closer to 30 than 21 FFS
        - Lukaku - an enigma and a confidence player devoid of all confidence - capable of scoring goals for fun, but so many weak points to his game
        - Sanchez - a past-it pot-bellied parasite

        Serious questions need to be asked of the club heirarchy structurally & from a player recruitment perspective or they are in serious trouble for the next 5 years

        1. Poseidon.
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 5 days ago

          We need to spend some money

          1. popcoin
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 5 days ago

            That worked last time

          2. Saxe-Gotha
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 5 days ago

            I think it's pretty obvious that spending money hasn't resolved any problems at United.

        2. EL TANO
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 5 days ago

          Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!

        3. El-Kloppico
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 days ago

          SAF would win the league with this team. They have good players to make a top11 and compete.

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 5 days ago

            I'm sorry, no team fielding four of those defenders is getting anywhere near the top 4, let alone winning the league

            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 5 days ago

              United are currently near the top 4, only 2 points away.

              1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 5 days ago

                figuratively they are miles away from the top 4

                1. Deulofail
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 5 days ago

                  Haha yeah okay, it was figurative 😆

                  1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 5 days ago

                    errr... ok...

        4. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 days ago

          Start at the back Dave needs replacing, shocking performance today & recently.

        5. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 days ago

          I disagree. There is an issue with player quality, but there is a problem with tactics.

          Lukaku is a lump. If you are going to play a lump then make sure there are players who can cross the ball into the lump. Instead you have Jones at RB and Dalot (right-footed) at LB.

          If you are going to press then make sure your midfielders and forwards are mobile enough to do it. Don't play Matic and Lukaku who turn like tankers.

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 5 days ago

            Of Kaku's 101 premier league goals only 20 have been headers - he's not a traditional lump it/cross it to the big man by any stretch

            Matic is not the worst member of the squad so I wouldn't be overly critical of him - but he's not fit to lace the boots of the central mids utd were blessed with in years gone by

            1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 5 days ago

              *113 prem goals

      • Waylander
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Took a -8 for the pleasure of doing Ryan, Siggy, Vardy > Gunn, Sterling, Gray. Sigh.

      • El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        If walcott Can score against u.. shows how much crap you are..

      • Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        At least i don’t own united defenders.

      • Cookie Kid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 days ago

        Three-o Trollcott