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.

3,325 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Trovsmash
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 11 hours ago

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

    1. St. Joseph
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 11 hours ago

      Laporte

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 hours ago

      Taa

    3. Party time
        5 years, 11 hours ago

        Trent

      • St. Joseph
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 11 hours ago

        Liverpool have barca in mind.

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 hours ago

          PL has to be top priority ?

      • Gruu
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 hours ago

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

        very close, laporte for me

      • b00tsie
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 11 hours ago

        laporte

      • Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 hours ago

        Laporte for security of starts also

    4. St. Joseph
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 11 hours ago

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

      1. Crazygopher
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 11 hours ago

        Probably A or C what's your defence and goalie

      2. b00tsie
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 11 hours ago

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

      3. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 11 hours ago

        Gray

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

        B

        1. theoldgit
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 11 hours ago

          B

      5. Gruu
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 hours ago

        B

    5. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 11 hours ago

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

      Thank you !!

      1. BERGKOP
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 11 hours ago

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

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 hours 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
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            Good call. Bobby primed..

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 10 hours ago

              Thank you. !

    6. as33
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 11 hours ago

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

      1. Party time
          5 years, 11 hours ago

          Sané?

        • Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 hours ago

          Really like Bilva

        • Win'dian
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 11 hours ago

          KDB + Eriksen to Bilva + Sterling

      2. shearer9
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 hours 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
          5 years, 11 hours ago

          Pray

        2. b00tsie
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 hours ago

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

        3. SUPER 11
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 10 hours 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
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            Mitro even in GW38

      3. Gruu
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 hours 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
          5 years, 11 hours 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
          5 years, 11 hours ago

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

        3. Crazygopher
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 hours 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
          5 years, 11 hours ago

          A

        5. Balls of Steel
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 10 hours ago

          A against the weakest opposition in the league

        6. SUPER 11
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 10 hours ago

          Pogba (GW38)

      4. bigbudgie
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 11 hours 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
          5 years, 11 hours ago

          What do you think are the odds of him playing?

          1. bigbudgie
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 11 hours 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
              5 years, 11 hours ago

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

        2. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 11 hours ago

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

          1. bigbudgie
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 11 hours ago

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

        3. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 hours ago

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

          1. theoldgit
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 11 hours ago

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

        4. BigAsGiroud_
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 10 hours ago

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

          1. bigbudgie
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            exactly...

          2. jia you
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 10 hours 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
              5 years, 10 hours ago

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

            2. BigAsGiroud_
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 10 hours 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
                5 years, 10 hours 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
          5 years, 10 hours 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
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            agreed

        6. Crazygopher
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 10 hours ago

          Sounds like a rest imo

      5. arkom
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 11 hours 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
          5 years, 11 hours ago

          C

        2. Crazygopher
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 10 hours ago

          C no problem

      6. b00tsie
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 11 hours 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
          5 years, 11 hours ago

          You may want more city/pool in your mid

        2. b00tsie
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 11 hours 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
          5 years, 10 hours 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
          5 years, 10 hours ago

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

        5. Crazygopher
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 10 hours ago

          No problem

      7. Live Lad
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 11 hours ago

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

        1. Party time
            5 years, 11 hours ago

            Mané

          • Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 11 hours ago

            Mane. Not worth the hit imo.

          • b00tsie
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 11 hours ago

            Just beware of rotation.

            1. Live Lad
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 11 hours ago

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

            2. Steiger
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 10 hours ago

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

          • b00tsie
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

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

        2. CelticBhoy1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 11 hours ago

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

          1. Balls of Steel
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 10 hours 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
            5 years, 10 hours ago

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

        3. niloh1
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 11 hours 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
            5 years, 11 hours ago

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

          2. b00tsie
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 11 hours ago

            Just KDB out. Keep the rest.

          3. Gruu
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            kdB to bsilva/eriksen

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

          Start one:

          A) Boly

          B) Wan-B

          1. Balls of Steel
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            awb

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

          Start two of three:

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

          1. b00tsie
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            Start with A & B

          2. Crazygopher
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            Whats your defence as avoid clashing

          3. Claudio555
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            Duffy and Dunk are defenders at bench at the moment

          4. Cojones of Destiny
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 9 hours ago

            a, c

          5. Crazygopher
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 9 hours ago

            A and C

        6. BigAsGiroud_
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 11 hours 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
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            A

          2. b00tsie
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            Maybe A. And keep the extra FT.

        7. royals forever
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 10 hours 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
            5 years, 10 hours 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
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            Lac to firm a thought

        8. elchilangles
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 10 hours ago

          Red arrow after using a wildcard really hurts bad!

        9. Bookmark
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 hours 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
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            1
            Gtg
            B

        10. pjanns
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 hours ago

          Doherty --> TAA still a sensible move?

          1. chasedreamz
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            Free Transfer --Yes

        11. Champions united
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 hours 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
            5 years, 10 hours ago

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

            And play 442

        12. Jinswick
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 10 hours 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
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            B

          2. Jinswick
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            C) L Moura & Ings

            1. JT11fc
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 10 hours ago

              Still B

        13. Rocky FPL
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 10 hours ago

          A) Eriksen, Laca
          B) VanDijk, Aguero

          1. JT11fc
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            B

          2. wernerhedgehog
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            B

          3. John78
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            B

          4. Rocky FPL
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            Cheers! B it is

        14. Cojones of Destiny
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 10 hours ago

          Hey lads need your help here

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

          1. Crazygopher
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

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

          2. wernerhedgehog
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

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

          3. Crazygopher
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

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

          4. Cojones of Destiny
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 9 hours ago

            thx guys

          5. Crazygopher
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 9 hours ago

            No problem

        15. EL tridente
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 10 hours ago

          Who to start? Leno or Foster

          1. wernerhedgehog
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            Foster

          2. Crazygopher
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 10 hours 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
          5 years, 10 hours 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
          5 years, 10 hours ago

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

          1. John78
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            B and C

          2. Crazygopher
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 10 hours 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
          5 years, 10 hours 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
            5 years, 10 hours ago

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

        19. Arno
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 10 hours ago

          Duffy > TAA worth a hit?

          1. John78
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            Maybe

          2. chasedreamz
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

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

        20. chasedreamz
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 hours 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
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            I have MANE and TAA in my team

          2. JT11fc
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

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

        21. John78
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 10 hours ago

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

          a) Eriksen
          b) Son

          1. chasedreamz
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            Keep Son

          2. wernerhedgehog
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

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

          3. John78
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

            thanks

          4. Crazygopher
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 10 hours ago

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