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Dugout Discussion April 28

Hazard on the left flank as Higuain leads the line at Old Trafford

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The final match of Gameweek 36 sees Manchester United take on Chelsea at Old Trafford.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

A win for Chelsea would take them four points clear of Arsenal in fifth place and all but eliminate Manchester United from the race for a Champions League qualification spot.

United would move level on points with the Blues with a win this afternoon, however.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made five changes to his Manchester United side from the midweek derby defeat.

Eric Bailly makes his first Premier League start in almost three months in central defence, with Chris Smalling the man to make way.

Juan Mata and Romelu Lukaku rejoin the United attack, with Jesse Lingard dropping out.

Nemanja Matic and Ander Herrera return in central midfield, with Fred, Andreas Pereira and Scott McTominay making way.

Smalling, Fred and Lingard are not even among the substitutes.

Gonzalo Higuain leads the line for Chelsea and will be flanked by Willian and Eden Hazard in the Blues’ attack.

Marcos Alonso, Antonio Rudiger and N’Golo Kante have all recovered from injury to start.

Willian, Alonso, Rudiger and Mateo Kovacic are the four changes that Maurizio Sarri has made from the 2-2 draw with Burnley.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Andreas Christensen, Emerson and the injured
Callum Hudson-Odoi drop out.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Young, Bailly, Lindelof, Shaw, Herrera, Pogba, Mata, Matic, Lukaku, Rashford.

Subs: Romero, Darmian, Rojo, McTominay, Pereira, Sanchez, Martial.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Hazard, Higuain.

Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Zappacosta, Barkley, Loftus-Cheek, Pedro, Giroud.

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  1. janowsc
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    As a Martial owner should I just hold for the last 2 GW and hope he plays?

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    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Yes

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    2. Magic Zico
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      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Same question here and have a very good first bench

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      1. janowsc
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Cheers

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    3. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      No

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    4. ㅤRising
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      If Rashford is ruled out surely Martial is on left and Lukaku central

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  2. Cash'nBurn
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    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Without checking, how many forwards do you think have increased in value in FPL over the course of the season?

    How many players altogether?

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    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Don’t think this is the time for quizzes 😉

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      1. Cash'nBurn
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        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Better to watch a boring draw between two dismal teams, I guess?

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    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      4

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      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Close, was sure Kane was under starting price already.

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    3. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Would guess about 8 forwards?

      42 players altogether?

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    4. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      7

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      1. Cash'nBurn
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        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        5 & 40

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    5. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      10

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    6. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Aguero, jimenez, barnes

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      1. Cash'nBurn
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        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Aguero, Jimenez, Wilson, Rashford & somewhat surprisingly, Kane.

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  3. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Martin Atkinson at his best again

    Rojo is an absolute disgrace

    How he hasn’t broken someone’s leg is beyond me as he is reckless every time he plays

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    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Herrera and rojo should be off

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    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      He's terrible as well.

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    3. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Wish Ron Chopper Harris could come back in a 50 50 with him

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  4. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Will Sarri ever finish that colouring in book

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    1. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Think it's join the dots he's playing 🙂

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  5. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Rojo to finish on -30 points next season with VAR

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    1. Magic Zico
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      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      How can he still play football and earn more than me, sigh 🙁

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  6. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    What is going on here in this match. We're probably getting 45 mins of added time.

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    1. Magic Zico
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      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Haha 🙂

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  7. Chi not God
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    this game is piss poor...
    refs has been horrible too

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  8. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Ok Martial no show, 4 points from Valery ... I take that happily!

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  9. Tinmen
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Folks is Eriksen still a good option with top 4 still to play for? Or will he be a big rotation risk

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Fear he may sit out Bournemouth. If he doesn't, he'll be sitting deep.

      See later in the week.

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    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Would need to do a -4 to get Hazard.

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    3. ㅤRising
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Im looking at moving him maybe, but for who? Cant afford Hazard maybe Pogba ?

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      1. Tinmen
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Was looking at Pogba this evening but not putting him in now. He’s a man who to leave

        So think I’ll just keep Eriksen and bag the transfer

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  10. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
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    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    as a united supporter, there are maybe 4 players i'd keep from this roster. the rest should leave

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    1. ㅤRising
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      And to make it worst United have net spend of 500m last 5 years

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      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        The scouts proper suck

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    2. Magic Zico
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      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      How much money the Glazer will give for that?

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      1. Poseidon.
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Awb - 40m
        Sancho - 120m
        Icardi - swap for Lukaku
        Maguire - 60m
        Oblak - 40 - 50m
        Meuenier - 15m
        Trippier - 25m

        Needs 300 - 310 m

        But can easily make 250m with outgoings

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        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Love this

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        2. Tinmen
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Icardi, Oblak, Sancho won’t want to play in the Europa

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        3. Bartowski
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          The only players on that list Man U might get are the three right backs and you'd have to pay at least a 100 million for them...for three right backs.

          And Man U paid 20 mil for Dalot last season who is also...a right back....

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    3. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      4 is being generous also a united support errrrrr

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    4. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Which 4?

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      1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        shaw, mctom, rash, romaro. maybe pogba, maybe martial, maybe lukaku, maybe lingard.

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    5. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Tactics are poor IMO. Need to decide on whether to play a mobile, fast game or a slow, strong game.

      Fast team (4-3-3): DDG; Dalot, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw; Herrera, Pogba, Fred; Martial, Rashford, Lingard

      Slow team (3-5-2): Romero; Bailly, Jones, Rojo; Darmian, Matic, McTominay, Mata, Young; Lukaku, Sanchez

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      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Would look at getting rid of Young and Darmian and buying AWB (to demote Dalot), Idrissa Gueye (to demote Fred) and Ryan Sessegnon (to play LWB in the second team)

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  11. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Is Sanchez on the pitch

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Sanchez who? 😉

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      1. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Dirty Sanchez

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    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Physically, yes.

      In any other terms, no.

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  12. LeicesterA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    What’s with all the Man City have won the league posts after today?

    Leicester up next is potentially a tough game. They’ve already beaten Man City this season and you just can’t predict them.

    Just odd to me and a little premature.

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    1. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      They're assuming they won't blow it at home. obvs didn't see the Spurs game in the champs league.

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    2. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      City supporter here, and I'm certainly not celebrating anything yet.

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  13. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Young getting mad at his teammate Atkinson.

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  14. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Ashleyc

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  15. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    One of the worst refereeing

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    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      He has been shocking

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  16. Les Bleus
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    I’d be very interested to know how many times Higuain has been offside this game. Does he not understand this rule?

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    1. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      I don't think he understands the entire game and that the aim is to put the ball in the bloody net

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    2. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Fat knacker needs the head start

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  17. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    My god!

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    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Atkinson evidently didn’t get the package

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  18. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Lukaku fail

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  19. Balls of Steel
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Horrible from dave

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    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Yip

      And Atkinson missed it again

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  20. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Severe lack of quality

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  21. Hazz
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    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Higuain simply cannot stay onside. He's so slow.

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  22. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Damn it!! Send 3 players from United out!! Disgrace

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  23. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Higuain offside basically when the ball was just stationery before being crossed in.

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  24. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    7 mins added

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  25. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    #Carnage refereeing

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  26. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Worst game for Higuain... terrible

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      He is past his best surely. And to think we missed Aguero for 40 in order to splash 50 mil for Torres in January se year

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      1. DR0GBA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        yeah quite unfortunate.... Torres really was something special at the time though

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  27. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Higuain

    He’s no Usain Bolt

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    1. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      In a race for the buffet he'd take him

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  28. Party time
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Top 4 is where the war is!!!

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    • DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Arthur Atkinson could ref better even carrying a wahboard

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    • LIARS POKER
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Was planning on taking a hit to do Vardy to Aguero this week but may just keep now. Other strikers are Jimenez and Wilson. Hold all 3?

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