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
    4 years, 11 months ago

    DeGea is hopeless

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

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

  2. For Fuchs Sake
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

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

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Boring James Milner is that you?

  3. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months 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
      4 years, 11 months ago

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

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

        He's quickly becoming the village idiot

      2. Darth_Krid
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        😆

  4. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

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

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      oh wait maybe 🙂 on 102 not sure how..

  5. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    DDG needs replacing, chasing big money has ruined him.

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

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

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

      Yup

  7. Waylander
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    What has happened to DDG?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Been shocking the whole season.

    2. Alnair
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Overrated

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Back to what he was like in his first season

    4. Party time
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Gotta ask Ole

      • g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

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

    5. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Come on Burnley it's up to you now.

    6. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Ffs de gea, it's a joke

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

      Lost 6 points from Doherty, Gained 9pts from Sterling

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

        Yeah too bad for those Doherty pts

    9. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      come on utd

    10. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sane beats best keeper in the world at the near post

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

        Yer Stegen is the best not that overrated PL merchant.

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

        Best what?
        Lol

        1. *sigh*
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          🙂

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

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

    12. WrightnBright
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

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

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Can't defend. But I agree.

        1. WrightnBright
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Yep, Just frustrating from an fpl point of view

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

      128 pts

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

        Come on Sterling score to make it 150

      2. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        well done !

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

          Thank s man

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

        Damn son

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

          Back to my A game. Was about time

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

        rival on 121, me on 105

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

          You have the century you should be happy

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

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

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

              Zing

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

            107 here. I'm happy!

      5. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        134

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

          Boom. Wow

      6. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Snap 128 at present 🙂

    14. Party time
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Someone said De Gea is better than Neuer 🙁

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

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

          1. Party time
              4 years, 11 months ago

              🙂

        2. OldBenKenobi
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Come on United get a goal!

        3. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Own up. Who looked at their Doherty cs points?

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

            Of course. And my double Brighton. And watford.

            1. Celt Abroad
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              And Southampton.

          2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            i never refresh when clean sheets are still in play

          3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Yep, wasn't expecting them to stay though

          4. OldBenKenobi
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Was me 😯

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

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

          5. Celt Abroad
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 11 months 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
          4 years, 11 months ago

          on 102 (-4)

          Jonny please hold those BAPS!!!

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

            Too bad we lost the cs

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

              hey, where's my promised Sterling goal??

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

                Assist happened 😉 i said score lts. Have faith

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

                  *score pts

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

          I'll never forget this Jimi

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

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

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

            No one is faster than the Rocket

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

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

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

            At least it’s only a 4 day week !

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

              True. Every cloud...

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

            This!

          3. Pied Mee Ince Silva
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 11 months 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
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Come on Laca

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

          FFS all my ML rivals own Jota, I have Jimi

        10. Jet5605
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months 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
            4 years, 11 months ago

            This.

          2. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Not worth 40k on recent performances

        11. Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

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

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

            Probably

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

            Hope so

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

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

          4. *sigh*
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Some going that when he’s wearing flip flops.

        12. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          95 and red arrows.

          1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            you wont get a red with 95

            1. Niho992
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              I have. 105(-8)

          2. Jogsi
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Same here.

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

          Lukaku on, Pereira off