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

    Kola will surely be brought on at half-time

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

      For all the goals he scores or his excellent defending?

  2. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Zinchenko YC

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    City have been terrible so far

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      They feel the pressure

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

      United have turned up 😉

  4. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I am so happy lads lav ya all

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Should be with Jonny and doherty. Wolves the new Brighton.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yes I have both

  5. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pretty incredible first season for Wolves regardless of what happens here on out

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Can they keep it next year? Looks like Europe too

  6. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    The yellows are flying now

  7. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ashley Young needs to keep winding up Pep, but without getting a YC himself.

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

    Surely a RC incoming in this derby

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Kompany

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

    Needed that from Doherty.
    Officially over 100 pts now 🙂

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Congrats!

    2. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      99!

  10. some witty pun
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I don't think I should be selling Vardy....

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

    Can't see this ending 11 v 11 players.

  12. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fexake. Wolves score 2 with zero involvement from both Raul and Jota -_-

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

      Outrageous

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That's the DGW for you. Always finds a way to f*** you.

    3. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      +100

      disgraceful game

    4. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Still time

    5. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      There you go 🙂

  13. Effe
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Currently I have captained the lowest scoring player in my whole bench boosted squad of 15 - Jiminez, 3 points

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I captained him too. Can't complain, my other choice was my vice captain De Bruyne!

    2. Eze Really?
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling close

  14. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No dohertyyyy season over feck.... immmy do something yah big noob

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Just get him mate. I learnt the hard way when ignored Ramsey and Yaya

  15. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pep losing the plot, having a go at Young and Darmian

  16. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Maybe Auba triple captain in GW38 chasing the golden boot?

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Enjoy waiting for the team news.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Don't think that will make him score more.

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      ...or being rested for the Europa League final 🙂

  17. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    5 points away from 100

    Please Jonny Sterling or Jimenez

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling will score. I promise you

      1. DR0GBA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        you PROMISE me?

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I do

  18. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    United look like scoring?

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep, Rashford looks most likely imo

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Only by Rashford counter till now

    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes. Close a few times now

    4. Eze Really?
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      ?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Not watching.

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

    Sterling(TC) fail

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Still early. 1 goal from him and this becomes an open game

  20. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Need city to concede but Sterling to score. 2-1 would do...

  21. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Digne -> Monreal transfer just getting worse and worse 🙁

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeesh

  22. Tshelby
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    First time 100 points this season! Really happy

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Congrats mate

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

        Thanks!

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

      Not even close here, Gunn Kola Luiz Sterling Pogba Son JWP Wilson destroying me

    3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Me too, shows how tough a season is been

    4. Party time
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Congrats Sir Tshelby 🙂

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

          Thanks Hakim

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

      Pogba goal will save my ML

    6. Waylander
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      City miss KDB.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yes they do and Dilva wasn't been himself lately

    7. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      LMS safety score only 85

    8. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Come on Jimi score please

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Is he your captain

    9. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Went Yoshida over Jonny, damn it

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Unlucky

      2. Waylander
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I went for Cathcart over Jonny...

    10. Brehmeren
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Need a Sterling hattrick to stay alive in my ML. Is that too much to ask for??

    11. tambourineman
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Jota goal, 3-0

      1. Party time
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Lovely

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

        Hi Guys,

        How much BAPS is lost for a yellow?

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

          How many?! -4 BPS.