Dugout Discussion

Starts for Sterling, Aguero and Lacazette but Aubameyang misses out

Two Premier League fixtures take place this evening, bringing Double Gameweek 35 to a close.

Wolverhampton Wanderers host Arsenal in the 19:45 BST kick-off at Molineux before the Manchester derby gets underway at a rain-soaked Old Trafford 15 minutes later.

Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero both start for City but Pep Guardiola has made three changes to the side that beat Spurs on Saturday, with Vincent Kompany, Fernandinho and David Silva replacing John Stones, Phil Foden and the injured Kevin de Bruyne.

Bernardo Silva continues on the right flank with Sterling on the opposite wing, meaning no start for Riyad Mahrez or Leroy Sane.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has wielded the axe after the 4-0 loss at Everton, with Matteo Darmian, Luke Shaw, Ashley Young, Andreas Pereira and Jesse Lingard returning in place of Phil Jones, Diogo Dalot, Nemanja Matic, Romelu Lukaku and Anthony Martial.

All bar the injured Jones of those five players are among the substitutes.

There is no Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the Arsenal matchday squad, with the Gabonese striker and wing-back Sead Kolasinac among seven players to drop out of Unai Emery’s starting XI.

Arsenal say that Aubameyang misses out this evening having had a “small sinus procedure”, while Kolasinac is among the substitutes.

Shkodran Mustafi, Mohamed Elneny, Carl Jenkinson, Matteo Guendouzi and Konstantinos Mavraponos are the other men to make way as Sokratis, Nacho Monreal, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Granit Xhaka, Lucas Torreira, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi are recalled to Emery’s line-up.

The Arsenal head coach looks to be reverting to a 4-2-3-1, with Iwobi, Mkhitaryan and Mesut Ozil supporting Alexandre Lacazette in attack.

Leander Dendoncker for Morgan Gibbs-White is Nuno Espirito Santo’s only change, meaning that Raul Jimenez, Diogo Jota, Matt Doherty and Jonny all get two starts in Double Gameweek 35.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Darmian, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw, Young, Fred, Pereira, Pogba, Lingard, Rashford.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Silva, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

Wolves XI: Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Dendoncker, Neves, Moutinho, Jonny, Jimenez, Jota

Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal, Torreira, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Iwobi, Lacazette.

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

    Serious money on City handicap tonight. Feeling nervous. Seeing Darmian, Young and Smalling on one side provides some confidence. Could do with Matic over Pereira though.

  2. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Mustafi and Bertrand in are easily my two best transfers this season.

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Doherty yellow

    Gw fail

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

      Expect a Kola goal

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

        Just playing would do. Angry at myself for getting him.

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Come ooonnn Dohooo don't do that to us

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

    Come on United!

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

    Not liking Utd trying to pass the ball out. Just knock it long and try to expose Kompany and Laporte's lack of pace.

    1. Klip Klopp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You should be a manage bro

      1. Klip Klopp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Manager*

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

    As a neutral I'd love to see United win. I'd rather Liverpool win the league

    1. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Snap

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      As a Liverpool fan, i love what you say.

  7. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    RC for Kompany!! Should be.

  8. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I hope Utd can make a game out of this.

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      They've made it to 5min.

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

    Still 0-0...Man Utd doing better than I thought

  10. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    The legend says that Sterling can score when he is captain for the community or in a double. Believe it or not

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wtf does that mean?

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

    Pep yesterday: "We don't do tactical fouls"

    7 mins into the game, 3 tactical fouls already

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      😀 Genius.

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

      Fernandinho does 10 per game !

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

    YC for Kompany already. Now target him and get him sent off.

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

    Kompany booked already

  14. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Kompany will need to contain himself from here on

  15. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    RC incoming for Kompany..

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

    Kompony should not be on the pitch !!

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      City fan today?

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

    United doing alright so far

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

      Couple mins in......

  18. Poseidon.
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Bloody cheats!!!!

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

      I would sort kompany out

  19. The 5% Team
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    what does Guardiola see in Walker? :/

  20. Richd
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    ONG

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

      Neves G

  21. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Neves goal

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

      Assist? Please be Jota, Doherty or Jiménez

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

        Johnny

  22. tambourineman
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Neves goal

  23. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    No not Neves...needed it to be Jimenez!

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

    Can't believe I'm dropping 10k in rank while playing BB 🙁 30 points on my bench too with Ryan Rondon Wilson TAA!

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

      A lot are just treading water at this stage of the season

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

        What do you mean bro? There's no excuse for a red arrow on BB, ridiculous.

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Why what's your score?

  25. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Damn no Kola cleanie 🙁

    1. Cookie Kid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      On the bench

    2. Planet Head
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Kola bottled

  26. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Who got the assist?

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

      Rubber Johnny

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

        Hahahaha!

  27. Richd
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Triple wolves and no goal involvement. FML FPL

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

      Relatable

  28. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Jonny you HERO

  29. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Kompany Red Card incoming

  30. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    All of my players doing nothing tonight, Kola bench, Doherty booked, Sterling and Jimenez (c).