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. Trovsmash
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Would you rather have Laporte or TAA for the run in? I have Robbo but no city defence

    1. St. Joseph
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Laporte

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

      Taa

    3. Party time
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Trent

      • St. Joseph
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Liverpool have barca in mind.

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

          PL has to be top priority ?

      • Gruu
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Laporte vs bur-LEI-bha
        TAA vs HUD-new-WOL

        very close, laporte for me

      • b00tsie
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        laporte

      • Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Laporte for security of starts also

    4. St. Joseph
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Bench one :
      A) Jota (wat)
      B) Redmond (BOU)
      C) Gray (WOL)

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

        Probably A or C what's your defence and goalie

      2. b00tsie
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I'd bench B. The other 2 are in good form IMO

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

        Gray

      4. Win'dian
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        B

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

          B

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

        B

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

      Is Taa © very risky ??
      OR play is safe with Sterling/Firmino © ??

      Thank you !!

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

        There is a risk Gomez may replace him at RB against Huddersfield. He's struggling a bit with fatigue.

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

          😮
          Cheers. Maybe I'm Overthinking as usual. Bobby git his rest against Porto & capable of hattrick.
          Think will stick with him.
          Cheers mate 🙂

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

            Good call. Bobby primed..

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

              Thank you. !

    6. as33
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      KDB>Bilva? others mid: Mane, Eriksen, Jota, Hojberg.

      1. Party time
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Sané?

        • Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Really like Bilva

        • Win'dian
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          KDB + Eriksen to Bilva + Sterling

      2. shearer9
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I'm now 1 point behind ML leader, and we've both expended all chips, and 13 pts ahead of the guy in third who still has TC to use. What should my approach be for the last few games? Thanks.

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

          Pray

        2. b00tsie
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Just play your own game. Don't worry about making decisions based on the others. Back yourself.

        3. SUPER 11
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Get differentials like Mitrovic(GW36 & GW37), Zaha(GW 36,37,38), Boly & Jota (GW37), Rondon (GW38) & Pogba (Captain)GW38

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

            Mitro even in GW38

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

        What is the best option for Tripple Captain?

        A). Mane/Salah vs HUD (GW36)
        B). Sterling/Aguero vs LEI (GW37)
        C). Sterling/Aguero vs bha (GW38)

        1. b00tsie
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I reckoln one of the city options. I've got a sneaky feeling that some of those Liverpool players may get rested or managed for the HUD game.

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

          Aguero home to Leicester smells like a hattrick isn't it ?
          😮

        3. Crazygopher
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          A they might have mins managed cl midweek
          B might work but might be rotated
          C Brighton have been parking the bus of late

          A or B

        4. Win'dian
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          A

        5. Balls of Steel
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          A against the weakest opposition in the league

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

          Pogba (GW38)

      4. bigbudgie
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        So, what's the consensus on Mo's trip to New York. A bit odd, if you ask me. Smells like he's been told he's getting a rest?

        1. CelticBhoy1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          What do you think are the odds of him playing?

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

            I don't have a good feeling about it. Would he really be on a trip like this, mid-week, with a game on Friday?

            1. CelticBhoy1
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Exactly dont see other players in NYC, must be rested for champs league

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

          If he is out or getting benched, hopefully we can get some indication before deadline

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

            already transferred him in for KDB. Will be fantastic to watch 13 million on the bench!

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

          Hopefully a leaked team news like United's yesterday. Might be very useful

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

            Means he's not training. Game tomorrow. Being rested for Barca??

        4. BigAsGiroud_
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Salah went to NYC to attend TIME Magazine 100 Most Influential People party...

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

            exactly...

          2. jia you
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Odd decision by him and the club in the days leading up to massive games that will determine their season!

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

              not odd if he's been told he's got the weekend off...

            2. BigAsGiroud_
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Don't think it's odd...For Salah himself, it's a good opportunity to expand his influence worldwide and get more business activity. And on this stage of season, training isn't neccessary, the winning mind is the most important. You don't need your best player to train everyday, you just need him to be happy and relaxing.

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

                I think that's an incredibly casual approach to what an absolutely massive few weeks coming up for Liverpool, and it doesn't convince me.

        5. Balls of Steel
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          There is no way that Mo Salah is let go anywhere outside training camp before Huddersfield with 3 games left to win the title if he was in Klopps plans for this weekend. Surely being rested for Barcelona midweek. Liverpool can easily dispose of Huddersfield at home while he gets a rest.

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

            agreed

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

          Sounds like a rest imo

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

        Lloris
        Doherty / Pereira / Duffy / Robertson
        Salah / Mane(tc) / Son / Jota
        Vardy / Jimenez

        (Boruc) Azpi / Brooks / Barnes

        1 FT
        2£ ITB

        A) Barnes --> Zaha
        B) Jota --> B.Silva
        C) Pereira --> Laporte
        D) Other?

        1. b00tsie
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          C

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

          C no problem

      6. b00tsie
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I've got Moura, Son and Eriksen but don't want to play them all against WHam. Eriksen probably in best form but the other 2 will play as strikers.....or will there be rotation? Who shall I bench?
        M,S or E?

        1. Win'dian
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          You may want more city/pool in your mid

        2. b00tsie
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I've got plenty of City/Liv coverage and will have a strong 11 regardless. Just need to make this one decision on which spurs player to bench.

        3. Crazygopher
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Either m or e as son won't be playing in the cl game midweek I would go with e as might be rested or mins managed m less games under belt

        4. b00tsie
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Thanks CrazyG I forgot that Son was suspended for CL. My thoughts are the same for E. Cheers.

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

          No problem

      7. Live Lad
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        TC Mane or Salah ?
        Need -4 to bring in Salah.

        1. Party time
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Mané

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

            Mane. Not worth the hit imo.

          • b00tsie
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Just beware of rotation.

            1. Live Lad
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Should I save and TC a Liverpool or City player in 38 depending on the title race?

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

              Manage minutes, yes, but I really don't know where you're coming from with regards to rotation......

          • b00tsie
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Steiger....Maybe should've said "beware of being rested"....or minutes managed.

        2. CelticBhoy1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Buy Salah or Mane (use cash elsewhere) for this GW?

          1. Balls of Steel
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            I'm thinking Mané may be safer bet with Salah jetting off to NY could well get a rest before Barcelona

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

            Check RMT mate. 1.5 point different between salah & mane 🙂

        3. niloh1
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          hey guys, here is my team

          ryan foster
          taa, duffy, dunk, bennett, valery
          mane, sterling, son, kdb, jwp
          aguero, jimi, llorente

          a) dunk & kdb to vvd & eriksen (-4)
          b) sterling to salah
          c) aguero & kdb to salah & vardy/laca (-4)
          d) aguero & kdb to firmino & eriksen/sane (-4)
          e) aguero to firmino

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

            Just KDB out, wouldn’t be getting shot of Aguero or Sterling.

          2. b00tsie
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Just KDB out. Keep the rest.

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

            kdB to bsilva/eriksen

        4. CelticBhoy1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Start one:

          A) Boly

          B) Wan-B

          1. Balls of Steel
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            awb

        5. Claudio555
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Start two of three:

          A. Jiménez (wat)
          B. Gray (WOL)
          C. Redmond (BOU)

          1. b00tsie
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Start with A & B

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

            Whats your defence as avoid clashing

          3. Claudio555
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Duffy and Dunk are defenders at bench at the moment

          4. Cojones of Destiny
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            a, c

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

            A and C

        6. BigAsGiroud_
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Current team, 2ft, 0.4itb

          Lloris
          TAA Laporte Duffy
          Mane Eriksen Son Jota
          Kun Laca Jimi
          Foster JWP Doherty Valery

          a) Laca to Frimino
          b) Jota + Laca to Sterling + fodder
          c) Eriksen + Laca to Salah + Llorente/Ings

          If c), then TC Mane or Salah?

          1. royals forever
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            A

          2. b00tsie
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Maybe A. And keep the extra FT.

        7. royals forever
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Apart from KDB > Mane are there any other changes that I should be making to this team

          Leno Ryan

          Trippier Kolasinac Doherty Duffy Valery

          KDB* Eriksen Moura Jota Ward-Prowse

          Aguero Lacazette Jimenez

          1FT 0.4 ITB

          One change was Lacazette > Firmino but any other ideas would be welcomed

          1. b00tsie
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            I wouldn't start with Kolasinac. Leave him on the bench. If you've got a FT up your sleeve then Firmino could be good.

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

            Lac to firm a thought

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

          Red arrow after using a wildcard really hurts bad!

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

          Kdb to
          1. Bsilva
          2. Sane

          GTG?

          Lloris
          Laporte TAA Duffy
          Mane Son Eriksen BSilva
          Jimenez Firmino Aguero

          Foster Cathart Hojbjerg Valery

          Captain?
          A. Mane
          B. Firmino
          C. Son
          D. Aguero

          1. JT11fc
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            1
            Gtg
            B

        10. pjanns
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Doherty --> TAA still a sensible move?

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

            Free Transfer --Yes

        11. Champions united
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Murray+eriksen+hoj >>
          Mane+deu+quaner(-4)Yes or any other suggestions

          Foster/ryan
          Duffy laporte taa doherty valery
          Sterling salah son hoj erik
          Murray jimmy vardy,

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

            Just do Murray + Eriksen --> Mane + Quaneer?

            And play 442

        12. Jinswick
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Best combo here for 12.2m? BBing this week.

          A) Babel & Wilson
          B) Redmond & Zaha

          Sterling, Mane, Son, Jota, xxx
          Aguero, Jimenez, xxx

          1. JT11fc
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            B

          2. Jinswick
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            C) L Moura & Ings

            1. JT11fc
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Still B

        13. Rocky FPL
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          A) Eriksen, Laca
          B) VanDijk, Aguero

          1. JT11fc
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            B

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

            B

          3. John78
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            B

          4. Rocky FPL
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Cheers! B it is

        14. Cojones of Destiny
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Hey lads need your help here

          duffy + KDB -> laporte + bilva for a hit?

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

            Might do kdb to bilva depends on your defence as to duffy to lap

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

            Fancy duffy this week actually. Think its alright to just do kdb out.

          3. Crazygopher
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Your choice but if you like duffy I would just do kdb to bilva

          4. Cojones of Destiny
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            thx guys

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

            No problem

        15. EL tridente
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Who to start? Leno or Foster

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

            Foster

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

            Can't see foster keeping a cs and Leno away to lei not good coin flip imo

        16. petergriff
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Morning,

          KDB punt didn't work out. I don't see how i can't have Sterling.

          Which option is best please?

          Gunn
          Doherty Duffy TAA
          Mane (TC) Son Eriksen JWP
          Kun Jimenez Vardy

          (Valery Lindelof KDB), 0.1m ITB

          A. KDB+Vardy+Eriksen > Sterling+Firmino+7mMID (-4)
          B. KDB+Vardy > Sterling+7.1mATT
          C. Something else

        17. EL tridente
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Pick 2 out of 3:
          A) Redmond
          B) Gray
          C) Jimenez

          1. John78
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            B and C

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

            Depends on your defence as you don't want clashes but would go with A and C trusting you don't have Wat goalie or defenders

        18. Merlinho
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Option 1: KDB and Laca to Firmino and Siggy
          Option 2: KDB and Son to Salah and Brooks (hold Laca)
          Option 3: KDB and Son to Sterling and Moura (maybe hit Laca to Firmino too)

          What do you think chaps?

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

            I like Option 2 followed by Option 1. Option 3 --naah

        19. Arno
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Duffy > TAA worth a hit?

          1. John78
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Maybe

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

            Yes, you will gain 2 points minimum in the overall scheme of things.

        20. chasedreamz
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Should I get Salah + Zaha for minus 4
          or
          Stick with Aguero + Eriksen ?

          I need to catch up with 24 points over next 3 weeks to win my league. Please advise and help.

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

            I have MANE and TAA in my team

          2. JT11fc
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Thats tough. Another option could be augero to firmino. Scarey losing augero tho

        21. John78
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Have Eriksen and Son. Which one to transfer for Mane? I have Salah too.

          a) Eriksen
          b) Son

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

            Keep Son

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

            Eriksen.. Son must carry the team since he cant play the CL leg

          3. John78
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            thanks

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

            Eriksen might be rested for cl son won't be playing cl so should play gw36