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Sane joins Sterling and Aguero in the City attack at Turf Moor

The penultimate match of Gameweek 36 takes place at Turf Moor as Manchester City aim to extend their 11-match winning run and return to the top of the Premier League table.

Kick-off in Lancashire is at 14:05 BST.

There are no huge shocks in Pep Guardiola’s starting XI, with Fernandinho not recovering from the knee problem he picked up in midweek.

Bernardo Silva has thus dropped back into central midfield alongside David Silva and anchor Ilkay Gundogan, so Leroy Sane is handed a start on the left flank.

Raheem Sterling moves over to the right wing, with Sergio Aguero leading the line once more.

City’s back four is unchanged.

Sean Dyche has named the same starting XI for the fourth game in succession, with Phil Bardsley still not having recovered from a gashed leg.

The Burnley manager has resisted the urge to pack his midfield and defence for the visit of the reigning champions, pairing Chris Wood and Ashley Barnes in attack for the 17th league match in a row.

Outside of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, Aguero and Sterling were the two most-popular Triple Captain choices of Gameweek 36: 14,542 managers backed the Argetinean striker, with 8,997 deploying the chip on Sterling.

Bernardo was the second-most-bought FPL player of Gameweek 36, having been transferred in by 146,541 Fantasy bosses.

Aguero and Aymeric Laporte were also bought by over 100,000 FPL managers this week.

Burnley XI: Heaton, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Hendrick, Cork, Westwood, McNeil, Wood, Barnes.

Subs: Hart, Gudmundsson, Gibson, Ward, Vydra, Long, Driscoll-Glennon.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Bernardo, Silva, Sterling, Sane, Aguero.

Subs: Muric, Danilo, Stones, Mahrez, Otamendi, Jesus, Foden.

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  1. Manumana
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    I have 2 fts 1.1 itb. Can anyone advise me on wots moves to make ?

    LLoris Heaton
    TAA Duffy kola Bednarek AWB
    Salah Mane Son Moura Fraser
    Laca Jimenez King

    Thx a lot

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Salah and Moura to Haz and Pog?

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      I can see three straight away for a -4

      laca out Rashford in
      Fraser out Redmond in
      King out long in

      Bench son/moura

    3. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Laca to Rash
      Son to Pogba/Siggy

      1. Manumana
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        Thx for the replies

  2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    I have double city defence no city attack - hoping this game is no scoring or low scoring. Build that wall Burnley!

  3. SweeSwee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Been 10 GWs since Aguero was good.

    1. QuintonFortune25
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Yeah agree. But its sods law that he will score a hat trick regardless of how he's performing.

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    City looking off the pace

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Patience. Burnley are defending so deep they almost have 10 men standing on the goal line. City will find a way.

    2. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      looking nervous

  5. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Vardy to Firmino for a minus four worked out well.

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Similar. I did Wilson to Firmino for -4...

    2. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      I captained Vardy

    3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Who is on your bench I did Firmino for no hit.
      Have Gray on bench. Even so I still lost 5 points overall though!

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        I lost 11 overall!

        Wilson, Eriksen > Firmino, Mili (-4). JWP first on bench was not enough to stop the destruction

        1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 4 days ago

          Ouch that is unlucky.

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 days ago

            Serves me right for trying to go differential! My plan A had been Eriksen > Mané (-4) to go alongside my Salah TC .... you live and learn 😆

      2. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        Ward-Prowse luckily so it could have been worse. Still it's these little things that I've been getting wrong all season

  6. QuintonFortune25
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Now what do to with Jamie Vardy? He didn't actually look great for 85 minutes today and because Arsenal had to push men forward it played right into Vardy's hands.

    With Man City then Chelsea up next, are you keeping or selling? I'm thinking Vardy and Brooks to Rashford and B.Silva (2FT)

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      He looked very good and fit... Constantly made runs in behind and it was only a matter of time before he scored.

      1. waitinginthelonggrass
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        Agree. He looked fairly threatening throughout

    2. tokara
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      chel dun ve an away cs, vardy can score

    3. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Exactly the same situation as you but with Fraser instead of Brooks. My planned transfers are Trippier, Fraser, Vardy -> Laporte, Bilva, Rashford

    4. Pariße
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Don't let the Arsenal defence fool you, I'd sell.

  7. wernerhedgehog
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Play:

    Dunk (Ars A)
    or
    Valery (Whu A) ?

    Tough one.

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Valery

  8. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    City struggling

  9. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Any chance of Zinchenko being classed as a defender next year?

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      100%

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Aguero not in the goalscoring mood last few weeks

    Would rather move and make space for others

    1. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      You'll jinx it!

  11. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    City bottling it.....Liverpool title confirmed.

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      😛

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      I would say Burnley will tire and one of city's subs will do the damage.

  12. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    This game might be the one the Pool supporters were dreaming of...

  13. Mysterion
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Only 70 more mins... hodoooor you Clarets

  14. waitinginthelonggrass
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Only just saw now that Vardy grab a second. I’ll admit I was very very close to transferring him out this Gameweek for Firmino, lucky escape.

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Me too

  15. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Can see a last 5 minute 1-0 winner to break Liverpool fan hearts in this game

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      We know our luck.... City will win.
      Hope that works 😀

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Ederson is so mad at aguero 😆

  17. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Nearly an Ederson assist 😆

  18. Perthite
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    C'mon Burnley - put one goal in City's net.

  19. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Wood leaves a mark on Ederson. Getting him roughed up for those long balls later on.

    1. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Kinky

  20. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Pep should play Ederson in the KDB role.

  21. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    "It just gets away from him" says the commentator.

    Translated: Rubbish technique.

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      That reminds me of the sort of commentary snippets we used to get on Fifa 95

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Ederson felt wood

  23. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    I'd happily sacrifice Laporte's clean sheet points for a 1-0 Burnley win.

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      This

  24. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Looks like we got in City’s heads on Friday night 😉 YNWA!

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Zinchenko and walker at full backs will cost city eventually

  26. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Nice touch adding the subs to the lineups in the article - it is appreciated so we don't have to hunt for the information.

  27. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    0 - 0 written all over this?

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

      No

  28. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Sean Dyche a Liverpool fan. Trying to do Liverpool a favour today?

  29. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Brown trouser time for city fans

  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    That was so poor from Bernado Silva. Took an age