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. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    DeGea is hopeless

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Probably because ManUtd players can't get shots on target in training, can't blame him.

  2. For Fuchs Sake
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Citeh essentially equal run in with L'Pool now, expect both teams to get 9 points

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Boring James Milner is that you?

  3. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Liverpool fans only been Man Utd fans for one night and even they are questioning the appointment of OGS..

    1. some witty pun
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      This is harsh, I think he got the lineup today correct. City just too good

      1. Kanga roo
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        He's quickly becoming the village idiot

      2. Darth_Krid
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        😆

  4. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    dont think i will bring the century a shame...

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      oh wait maybe 🙂 on 102 not sure how..

  5. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    DDG needs replacing, chasing big money has ruined him.

  6. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Picking Sterling (C) over Son/Jimenez was a success.

    1. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Yup

  7. Waylander
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    What has happened to DDG?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Been shocking the whole season.

    2. Alnair
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Overrated

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Back to what he was like in his first season

    4. Party time
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Gotta ask Ole

      • g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Thinks he’s worth 400-500k a week, try 40k on this performance.

    5. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Come on Burnley it's up to you now.

    6. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Ffs de gea, it's a joke

    7. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      FFS United are awful and I'm due a huge 10k from playing my BB

    8. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Lost 6 points from Doherty, Gained 9pts from Sterling

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

        Yeah too bad for those Doherty pts

    9. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      come on utd

    10. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Sane beats best keeper in the world at the near post

      1. Alnair
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Yer Stegen is the best not that overrated PL merchant.

      2. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Best what?
        Lol

        1. *sigh*
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 days ago

          🙂

    11. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Thank u sterling (c). Now all u have to do I score a goal and get the bps points.

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

      It’s in-Sane this guy isn’t a regular starter!

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Can't defend. But I agree.

        1. WrightnBright
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 days ago

          Yep, Just frustrating from an fpl point of view

    13. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      128 pts

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

        Come on Sterling score to make it 150

      2. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        well done !

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

          Thank s man

      3. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Damn son

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

          Back to my A game. Was about time

      4. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        rival on 121, me on 105

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

          You have the century you should be happy

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            oh i am but -12 lol, and him on -4

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

              Zing

          2. FPL_Gyarados
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            107 here. I'm happy!

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

        134

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

          Boom. Wow

      6. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Snap 128 at present 🙂

    14. Party time
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Someone said De Gea is better than Neuer 🙁

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

          Neuer was a typo, it should have read no one.

          1. Party time
              5 years, 2 days ago

              🙂

        2. OldBenKenobi
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 days ago

          Come on United get a goal!

        3. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 days ago

          Own up. Who looked at their Doherty cs points?

          1. Richd
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            Of course. And my double Brighton. And watford.

            1. Celt Abroad
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 2 days ago

              And Southampton.

          2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            i never refresh when clean sheets are still in play

          3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            Yep, wasn't expecting them to stay though

          4. OldBenKenobi
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            Was me 😯

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

              Jonny and Doho looked so lovely on live FPL with the BP's too

          5. Celt Abroad
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            If you took away goals in the last minute of games last night and today, I’d have about 30 more points .

        4. DR0GBA
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 days ago

          on 102 (-4)

          Jonny please hold those BAPS!!!

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

            Too bad we lost the cs

            1. DR0GBA
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 days ago

              hey, where's my promised Sterling goal??

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

                Assist happened 😉 i said score lts. Have faith

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

                  *score pts

        5. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 days ago

          I'll never forget this Jimi

        6. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 days ago

          I’m going for a 147 break quicker than Ronnie o Sullivan

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

            No one is faster than the Rocket

        7. sminkypinky
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 days ago

          Sod it. Pool title gone, gw gone, ML lead gone, nerves gone.

          1. Richd
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            At least it’s only a 4 day week !

            1. sminkypinky
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 2 days ago

              True. Every cloud...

          2. WVA
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            This!

          3. Pied Mee Ince Silva
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            United was never going to get anything against City, I pinned my hopes on Spurs or Burnley getting the result.

        8. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 days ago

          Come on Laca

        9. WVA
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 days ago

          FFS all my ML rivals own Jota, I have Jimi

        10. Jet5605
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 days ago

          De Gea playing hardball, threatening to leave if Utd don't finish top 4 and holding out for £400k per week. What a joke.

          1. Gudjohnsen
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            This.

          2. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            Not worth 40k on recent performances

        11. Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 days ago

          jimi to be sold off like duffy, then bag a hatty next week

          1. OldBenKenobi
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            Probably

          2. sminkypinky
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            Hope so

          3. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            Don't think he has scored a hat-trick in his professional career and not in any European leagues.

          4. *sigh*
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            Some going that when he’s wearing flip flops.

        12. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 days ago

          95 and red arrows.

          1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            you wont get a red with 95

            1. Niho992
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 days ago

              I have. 105(-8)

          2. Jogsi
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            Same here.

        13. tambourineman
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 days ago

          Lukaku on, Pereira off