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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
    4 years, 11 months 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
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Salah and Moura to Haz and Pog?

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months 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
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Laca to Rash
      Son to Pogba/Siggy

      1. Manumana
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Thx for the replies

  2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months 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
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Been 10 GWs since Aguero was good.

    1. QuintonFortune25
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months 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
    4 years, 11 months ago

    City looking off the pace

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

      looking nervous

  5. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Vardy to Firmino for a minus four worked out well.

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

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

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

      I captained Vardy

    3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months 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
        4 years, 11 months 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
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Ouch that is unlucky.

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months 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
        4 years, 11 months 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
    4 years, 11 months 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
      4 years, 11 months 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
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Agree. He looked fairly threatening throughout

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

      chel dun ve an away cs, vardy can score

    3. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months 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
      4 years, 11 months ago

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

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

    Play:

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

    Tough one.

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Valery

  8. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    City struggling

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

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

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

      100%

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Aguero not in the goalscoring mood last few weeks

    Would rather move and make space for others

    1. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You'll jinx it!

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

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

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      😛

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

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

  12. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

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

  13. Mysterion
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Only 70 more mins... hodoooor you Clarets

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

      Me too

  15. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

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

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

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

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Ederson is so mad at aguero 😆

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

    Nearly an Ederson assist 😆

  18. Perthite
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

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

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

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

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

      Kinky

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

    Pep should play Ederson in the KDB role.

  21. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

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

    Translated: Rubbish technique.

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

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

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Ederson felt wood

  23. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

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

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      This

  24. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

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

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Zinchenko and walker at full backs will cost city eventually

  26. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months 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
    4 years, 11 months ago

    0 - 0 written all over this?

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

      No

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

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

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

    Brown trouser time for city fans

  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    That was so poor from Bernado Silva. Took an age