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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. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Who would you rather have for Utd's last 2 games, Rashford or Pogba?

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

      Pog cause of penalties

    2. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Pog head not in Manchester. Probably rashford

    3. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Rash

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

      Rashford

      Pogba is annoying me.

    5. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Looking at the players who've hauled against HUD, I think I favour Rashford.

  2. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Didn't realise Vardy also scored in 95th ffs. Why did I get rid of him :(. Ahhh well, IT'S OFFICIAL, WE'RE UP HEHEHE

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Unlucky.

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

      Never seen ye play since ye were in Premiership. Will ye stay up or need to invest heavily? And do ye have the money to invest?

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        No idea hahaha. Get 100m for going up so better spend a good amount of that. Need 5 or 6 probs but could do well

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

          Fulham spent 100m. Sometimes trusting the players who got you up seems the way to go imo

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Congratulations mate.

      You can relax and enjoy the playoffs now too.

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Exactly 🙂 cheers mate. Buzzing

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

    0-0 with Laporte top baps would be very nice as a liverpool fan

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I’ll certainly take it.

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

      Surely as a Liverpool fan you want a Burnley win?

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

        No we’ll have to win both either way anyway

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

          True, just would be better and less stressful if city lose. Would have a bigger impact

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Ha. Also agree with this. Head is spinning.

            1. Zenith UK
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Actually loss to City might make Liverpool players relax just a little more than they want too or should.

        2. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Yep.

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

        Surely it doesn't really matter lose or draw?

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

    Come on Burnley. Hold on for 45 more minutes please.

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

    Congrats Liverpool, finally won one.

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

      What an idiot.

    2. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Lol City not playing great, hopefully It stays like this or Man City lose

    3. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Anyone can win against Huddersfield

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

    Pep now being exposed even by Sean Dyche. It's over for the bald fraus

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

      fraud*

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Bald German women?

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Ha

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

    Liverpool booking in the title parade

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

    Can’t bring myself to ditch Vardy again now...

    More inclined to ditch Aguero to fund Sterling 😆

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

    Come on Burnley, for the sake of football fans everywhere, let a goal in.

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

      No.

      Burnley need to score.

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

    premium forward graveyard lately unless you consider Vardy one

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

      Happy with my Wilson haul yesterday, thanks.

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Hardly premium

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

          Yeah he lost me there. Kane Lukaku Auba Kun Laca Firm all for one reason or another getting destroyed by premium mids

      2. Zenith UK
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        "premium" imperative word there lad

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

    Liverpool fans starting to believe?

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

      If city lose here it's in the bag

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

      Been believing since GW1

    3. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Nope. I’ll believe it at the final whistle. City to win by 2

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

      They’ve been believing for 25 years! 🙂

    5. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Not yet.

  12. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Imagine the scenes on here if that happened in FPL, what happened with Leeds and Villa. Clean sheets ruined!

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

      True, but it was poor by Leeds in the first place and they were right to correct their mistake.

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        no they weren't. Villa player dived, faked injury to stop Leeds' momentum. You play to the whistle

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

      That’s what you’d be thrilled about? Clean Sheets ruined. Really?!

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

        FPL is life

      2. Bouncebackability
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Where did I say thrilled? If you can read, it says imagine the scenes.

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

      What happened?

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

        Leeds carried on and scored when a player was down injured. A few mins before that Villa put the ball out for a Leeds player injured. Villa player sent off in ensuing melee, misses next three games. Leeds then let Villa score from kick off.

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

          Imagine captaining a striker who scored and got 18pts with the armband for that.. FPL leagues have been won and lost for less.

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

          Wow, I'll search for a clip.

        3. Zenith UK
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Madness, lol! Did not know this was the case!

      2. Zenith UK
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Leeds 72'
        Villa RC 75'
        Villa 77'

        I believe that's what they're talking about.

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

    Klopp waiting in the Burnley dressing room to give the half time talk.

    1. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      😀

      1. Duffy Dunk
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        "For schure"

  14. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Burnley to snatch a 1-0 win on the counter.
    Can see it a mile off

    1. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sounds probable. I see a 1-1 draw.

  15. Richd
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    City will win 3-0 maybe 4-0.

    Bookmark if you wish.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I will.
      Coz I’m really cool.

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

      Please be right!

      Aguero and Sterling continuous blanking is ruining me

    3. Bees4Lyf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I’ve got them down for 2-0 on the acca

  16. JuulKrapuul
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Is City underperforming or just a Burnley bus?

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

      Burnley bus. Defending so deep. City haven't been at their best, but Burnley are playing just to frustrate.

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

      Both - city are too slow and Burnley are up for it

  17. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Definitely don’t want the worst premier league in history replacing the second worst. Let’s hope Leeds finally make it back to the PL.

  18. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I’m changing my profile picture to Ashley Barnes if Burnley get a result

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

      This is a family friendly sight. No scary images allowed

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

        Site

    2. Sif
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      If you don't do it now they won't. Quickly!

      https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/3ad708cc-09ad-410b-a770-61f217386dae

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I’m with you.

    4. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      My FB profile pic is Sean Dyche at the mo

  19. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Mate said he’s going to join our league next week, knowing he will be the top points scorer if he does.

    Will his points show or will he join as zero and be bottom?

    Bit out of order if he goes top.

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

      Top, just kick him out

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

        Will have to. That’s taking the P otherwise.

        Though I can see the funny side too lol

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

      He'll go top.

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

      Lol he has owned you

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

    Barnes
    “Klopp has even given me a sly text to say that if I score he might sign me for next season – so I might be on the move!

    Loool

  21. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Come on 0-0, you can do it!

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

    Man City complaining about the dryness of the pitch.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Marginal gains.

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

    City complaining the pitch is too dry

    1. Sif
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Said the same about the half time Chardonnay...

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Ahaha.
        Although people in Manchester certainly aren’t drinking white wine.

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

      Like to see them at Baseball ground in the 70s. Just sand and mud no grass

  24. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Sterling to match aguero plus laporte cs is all I ask.

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

      Aguero is scoring max 2 points so you should be fine

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Famous last words

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          😉

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

        Result

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

    Aguero powerful shot saved by Heaton

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

      Would’ve been sterling assist too 🙁

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

    Desperate defending by Burnley.

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

    Laporte SOT

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

    Laporte weak header saved by Heaton

  29. micsway
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    vardy for the win