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. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Not taking any hits for Salah or Mané... just doing Duffy to Matip... team good enough to get a green arrow imo.... TC Hazard In 37

    Ryan
    Laporte Vertonghen Matip
    Sterling Son(C) Eriksen Jota
    Aguero Firmino Jimmy

    Foster Redmond Kolasinac Valery

    1. AndyCook
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Watch Lovren get a run out now..

        1. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Will put Valery ahead of Kolasinac.... 😀

    2. MadeinIreland
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Right I think I may need a tactical rethink as I’ve closed a gap of 50 points to my ML leader and now lead him by 5 points.

      He has Mane and I have Salah. He has Sterling and I have Aguero.

      I can easily get in Mane this week and was intending to do so to cover him and TC Salah. He only has BB left and is unlikely to be able to get Salah in without a hit or two as he has two Liverpool defenders and not much in the bank.

      But now I’m leading perhaps I should TC Mane to cover him making him captain and just have Salah as a differential.

      What do you think? What would you do?

      Thanks...

      1. AndyCook
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Would want to be playing my chip on a player I believed in. If it’s marginally in your head go Mane but if it’s not then go Salah

          1. AndyCook
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Marginal*

          2. No Professionals
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Whenever I've made blocking moves its backfired horribly (served me right) so I'd go with your gut.

          3. MTPockets
              4 years, 11 months ago

              5pts is near nothing. Would just play your own game

            • avfc82
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              I’d captain Salah, he’s the best option this week.

              1. MadeinIreland
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Thanks all

          4. OptimusBlack
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Who to get till end of season
            A- Wilson
            B- Zaha

            1. Syd.
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              B

            2. Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              I am flirting with B

            3. AndyCook
                4 years, 11 months ago

                B because I love him as a player

              • OptimusBlack
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Thx

            4. Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Martial to: Mili, Jota, Deulofeu or others?

              1. Victor6359
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Mili

            5. Jay_
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Already doing Vert & Erik > TAA & Mane -4.
                Reckon Laca > Firmino worth an extra -4?

              • Ungaio
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Thougts on this slot for next gw?

                Ryan
                Laporte TAA Duffy
                Sterling Mane Son(TC) Eriksen
                Firmino Jimenez Gray

                Foster Jota Doherty Valery

              • More Cowbell
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Top 5 key picks for GW36... go!

                1. AndyCook
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    Mane, Salah, Alexander Arnold, Son, Trippier

                  • Magic Zico
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    Zaha, Vardy, Son, VVD, Mane - May change mind later 😉

                  • WVA
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    Salah
                    Mane
                    VVD
                    Robertson
                    TAA

                  • Pras (FPL)
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    Look at captains poll?

                  • pingissimus
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    Vvd Vardy Sterling Jota Wilson

                  • avfc82
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 14 Years
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    A Liverpool defender - Robertson or TAA, Mane, Salah, Son and Sterling.

                2. Jolly Good
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  Wilson
                  Zaha
                  Jiminez or
                  Rashford

                  1. Magic Zico
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    Zaha

                3. SH1M1
                  • 12 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  Do i put faith in Rashford over the next 3 games despite United's form or should i opt for Zaha?

                  1. MTPockets
                      4 years, 11 months ago

                      He looked ok tonight, just that the team didn't particularly.
                      Not sure vs Zaha

                    • JUST ONE LOMBARDO...
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 11 months ago

                      Zaha is a decent option and has picked up form again.

                  2. The Overthinker
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    Jota and jiminez to Mitrovic and Bilva for a hit ?

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

                      I'd call that overthinking

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

                      Absolutely not

                  3. Pointless
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    If I activate TC chip now (on Mane) can I cancel it before deadline (if Klopp says he's injured/rested)?

                    1. No Professionals
                      • 6 Years
                      4 years, 11 months ago

                      You can cancel it yes

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

                      Yes

                    3. AndyCook
                        4 years, 11 months ago

                        Yes

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

                      Currently have no pool,best moves?
                      A.eriksen ->mane
                      B.lukaku+Doucoure->Wilson+mane -4hit
                      C.something else?
                      Cheers!

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

                      PFA team of the year is:

                      Ederson
                      TAA - VVD - Laporte - Robertson
                      Bilva - Fernanindho - Pogba
                      Sterling - Aguero - Mane

                      1. Chucky
                        • 10 Years
                        4 years, 11 months ago

                        Where’s hazard

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

                          House searching in Madrid

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

                        Lol
                        Make Fernandinho Fraser/Jota & it's a beautiful fpl team too

                      3. AndyCook
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          Pogba??

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

                            Pipe it down Roy Keane

                        • Syd.
                          • 14 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          Pogba ???

                        • OptimusBlack
                          • 10 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          Pogba > Salah

                        • The Ejiptian King
                          • 5 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          Pogba, lol.

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

                          Kind of laughable that Shawy isn’t in there

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

                            Has Aguero really done much? Strange to see him in there over Rashy too tbf

                        • Top Lad Dakes.
                          • 7 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          agree maybe bar pogba. Son unlucky not to get a mention too maybe

                        • Pras (FPL)
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 12 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          Pogba -> Son
                          Kun -> Jimenez

                          1. Top Lad Dakes.
                            • 7 Years
                            4 years, 11 months ago

                            these are reasonable shouts actually

                        • Brosstan
                          • 9 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          Pogba in the team lmao

                        • pingissimus
                          • 5 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          Wot no AWB?

                      4. pablo discobar
                        • 14 Years
                        4 years, 11 months ago

                        Anyone gonna captain TAA?!

                        1. Top Lad Dakes.
                          • 7 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          No chance.

                          I also don't own him, but hey ho 😆 wouldn't if i did

                        2. Mr. O'Connell
                          • 11 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          Nah probably won't get 60 mins

                        3. TLF
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 7 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          If you could guarantee a start and not a 5 minute cameo, I think he's a decent option against Hudds.

                      5. Top Lad Dakes.
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 11 months ago

                        Anyone going Son(TC) v WHU over Mane (or Salah if you own)?

                        Why/why not?

                        1. No Professionals
                          • 6 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          Because west ham can turn it on, and huddersfield are pathetic

                          1. Top Lad Dakes.
                            • 7 Years
                            4 years, 11 months ago

                            Fair points 😆

                            1. No Professionals
                              • 6 Years
                              4 years, 11 months ago

                              I genuinely think liverpool could score 5/6/7.

                        2. Boss Hogg
                          • 14 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          Liverpool have to attack against Huddersfield and have to win.

                          Spurs will be thinking about the Barca game and would take a point from Saturday.

                          Got to go with a Liverpool forward surely?

                          1. Top Lad Dakes.
                            • 7 Years
                            4 years, 11 months ago

                            Yeah probably have to. In that case Mane for me as am wary to ditch multiple players inc Eriksen and/or Vardy to accomodate Salah!

                      6. Boss Hogg
                        • 14 Years
                        4 years, 11 months ago

                        Moura, Gray, and Trippier
                        to
                        Salah (tc), Llorente, and Peltier (bench)

                        Worth -8?

                        1. AndyCook
                            4 years, 11 months ago

                            No

                        2. Mr. O'Connell
                          • 11 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          When was that Sanchez triple captain 75 point year?

                          1. No Professionals
                            • 6 Years
                            4 years, 11 months ago

                            Couple of years ago, thought it was more than that (I had him). Triple captaining kane in the same week would have slightly outscored him (scored 4 against Leicester?).

                          2. AndyCook
                              4 years, 11 months ago

                              GW 34, 15/16 season. Had Palace and West Brom at home. Then Aguero got 26.

                            • MTPockets
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                16-17

                                1. No Professionals
                                  • 6 Years
                                  4 years, 11 months ago

                                  Yeah that was the season, Southampton was one of the fixtures, can't remember the other

                              • GS456
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 8 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                Had that one too.

                                GW score was 175

                                Darmian and Sakho both scored that week too

                              • WVA
                                • 7 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                Sanchez scored 4 v West Ham away

                                1. Boss Hogg
                                  • 14 Years
                                  4 years, 11 months ago

                                  One of those was the one with the outrageous air shot dummy to fool the goalkeeper. I could watch that goal all day long. Denis Bergkamp levels of class. Lovely.

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

                                  That was the season after. GW23ish if I remember rightly

                            • goriuanx
                              • 13 Years
                              4 years, 11 months ago

                              Wishing Jonty a speedy recovery.

                              Get well soon mate.

                              1. Syd.
                                • 14 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                Indeed

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

                                  Congrats on tonight mate.

                                  1. Syd.
                                    • 14 Years
                                    4 years, 11 months ago

                                    Just another game we needed to win. Still need to win the remaining 3 but as I said before neither Liverpool or City deserve to lose this season.

                                    Both teams have been immense

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

                                      Both are incredible. Fair dos to Pep and Klopp.

                              2. Magic Zico
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 5 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                Sorry missed this, what happened to him? Regardless, get well soon.

                            • Weasel51
                              • 8 Years
                              4 years, 11 months ago

                              Get well soon Jonty!

                              Puts this dogs**t Gameweek into perspective, seems a cracking fella

                            • Earn your Spurs
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 9 Years
                              4 years, 11 months ago

                              Why did Jota come off? Tiredness, resting him, or injury?

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

                                Game was won?

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

                                He never completes 90

                              3. The Ejiptian King
                                • 5 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                ......

                            • OptimusBlack
                              • 10 Years
                              4 years, 11 months ago

                              Who to get CS ?
                              A- Ryan
                              B- Boruc

                              1. GS456
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 8 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                A

                            • Jolly Good
                              • 8 Years
                              4 years, 11 months ago

                              Jiminez still the best budget fwd or is zaha the player to get?

                            • Samwise
                              • 5 Years
                              4 years, 11 months ago

                              Can't believe I transfered Mendy in this gameweek for -4

                              1. No Kane No Gain
                                • 5 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                I did the same, gutted. Do we think he will play again this season?!

                              2. Boss Hogg
                                • 14 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                Mendy is Mr Glass from Unbreakable.

                            • Firminooooo
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 8 Years
                              4 years, 11 months ago

                              Up from 1475 to 273 OR with 144 points. New personal OR record.

                              1. GS456
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 8 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                Nice mate

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

                                Congrats, ridiculous score and rank. GL for rest of season

                              3. Not again Shirley
                                • 7 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                Well done mate. What’s the secret?

                              4. goriuanx
                                • 13 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                That's amazing. Well done mate.

                              5. Top Lad Dakes.
                                • 7 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                GG. Hovering around 4k here, hopefully keep going up the ranks til the end!

                              6. Syd.
                                • 14 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                Brilliant stuff

                              7. Magic Zico
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 5 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                Cool

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

                                Thanks all.

                              9. Party time
                                  4 years, 11 months ago

                                  Good work bud

                              10. GS456
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 8 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                124 (-8) subtle brag.

                                Eriksen > Bernardo

                                Or save FT?

                                1. Magic Zico
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 5 Years
                                  4 years, 11 months ago

                                  Worry Eriksen no show is the reason?

                                  1. GS456
                                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                    • 8 Years
                                    4 years, 11 months ago

                                    Yep

                              11. FPL Maldini
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 9 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                Anyone fancy another Duffy (c) for the absolute thrill?

                                😀

                              12. OptimusBlack
                                • 10 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                If You Have Duffy Would Play
                                A- Ryan
                                B- Boruc

                              13. Syd.
                                • 14 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                Did Sterling / Son / Jiménez for a -8 didn’t workout cost me 4 points

                              14. Athletic Nasherbo
                                • 7 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                110 points all out...if only I could get a bigger rank jump. 158K > 99K

                              15. Emiliano Sala
                                • 7 Years
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                Salah or Mane?
                                Prefer salah but that NY thing...

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

                                  it'd be stupid to not play Salah when they need to win every single game tbh

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

                                  That NY thing is peak ffscout thing

                                3. The Ejiptian King
                                  • 5 Years
                                  4 years, 11 months ago

                                  Hopefully they invent some way of travelling vast distances in a short time, maybe a teleporter or something.