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Sánchez earns start for Man United as Rashford shakes off yellow flag

Alexis Sánchez (£10.0m) has come into the Manchester United side for his first start since Gameweek 29.

The Chilean international has been in a front-three, but his position within that is yet to be confirmed with Marcus Rashford (£7.3m) also in the side.

The Englishman had been a fitness doubt ahead of Gameweek 37 but has overcome it, much to the delight of his 21.2% ownership.

Paul Pogba (£8.5m) is the only Manchester United player in more squads for Gameweek 37, so there will be plenty of interest in both of those two.

Meanwhile, his attacking partner Sánchez is one for those chasing extreme deficits in their mini-leagues and overall rankings.

He sits in just 1.2% of teams for the trip to Huddersfield and still remains a risk despite his start. The last time he featured from the beginning, Sánchez lasted just 51 minutes.

Elsewhere in the Manchester United team, there were welcome starts for those invested in their defence.

Luke Shaw (£5.1m) is the most popular, owned by 7.1%, while Victor Lindelöf (£5.2m) features alongside Phil Jones (£5.1m), who overcame a fitness doubt to start.

Meanwhile, Chelsea are also in action at the same time, with Eden Hazard (£10.9m) the most captained player of Sunday’s games.

410,000+ managers have trusted him with the armband after three double-figure hauls in his last four home matches.

He has been stationed on the left of an attacking front-three for Chelsea, with Gonzalo Higuaín (£9.0m) and Pedro (£6.2m) alongside him.

Owners of Chelsea defenders may be a little cautious given that Troy Deeney (£5.8m) is back in the Watford side.

He returns from a three-match suspension to play alongside Gerard Deulofeu (£5.7m) in a front-two, who has six goals and an assist in his last five away matches.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Christensen, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Hazard, Higuain, Pedro.

Watford XI: Foster, Femenia, Mariappa, Cathcart, Holebas, Doucoure, Hughes, Chalobah, Pereyra, Deulofeu, Deeney.

Huddersfield XI: Lössl; Bacuna, Schindler, Kongolo, Durm; Mbenza, Mooy, Hogg, Löwe; Pritchard; Grant.

Man United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Jones, Lindelöf, Young; Pogba, McTominay, Matic; Rashford, A Sánchez, Mata.

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  1. Kszaq
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Actually MU's game was shocking. No passion, no desire, absolutely trash... I made last minute Son-Pogba move so luckily not to have - pints at last.

  2. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Pick one Combo:

    A) Doherty + Hazard
    B) Luiz/Alonso + Pedro/Moura
    C) Other

    1. Srv210
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      For next week?
      How about hazard+AWB

  3. Srv210
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Son + Jimenez to

    A) Auba+ Fraser,babel or tielemans

    B) hazard + rondon

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      What's the rush?

  4. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Will Gomes play next weekend?

    Foster/Fabianski..hope one plays.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Foster/Ryan owner, could be minus points for Ryan.

  5. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Rashford will be Welbeck Mark II, not good enough for a Top 6 Club.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Sadly one of their best current players though.

  6. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Son + Gray 》》BSilva + Rashford worth a punt?

    Cardiff are relegated, can't see much fight there while Utd are at home, would wan't to finish on a high.

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Think you get better combos during the week.

    2. MTPockets
        4 years, 10 months ago

        I've had Rashford for his 2,2,2,2. Don't think I'd bother tbh

        1. Yoshioka
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          So you're saying he's due?...

      • Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        could be worth it, aye. wait til later in da week though

      • The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Don't get any Utd players, the players aren't capable of a performance even if they wanted to be which they don't seem to care about in the slightest.

    3. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Vardy and Aguero to have a goalscoring contest tomorrow night. Vardy to come out on top. 2-3 LEI.

      COME ON JAMIE

      (and Aguero is my captain, too. Also have Laporte but so do most!)

    4. FFPro
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Why didn't Giroud's big chance missed on 86' not count as a chance created for Hazard?

      The deflection on Hazard's cross was so minimal it would have been an assist so why doesn't it count as a chance created? Cost him 3 bonus. It seems a genuine error from Opta / FPL.

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Decent deflection tbf.

    5. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      In Europe's top 5 leagues, Huddersfield have the joined worst points (15) and that's only because Chievo (18-3) took a -3 for financial reasons. Well done Man United.

    6. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      People not selling an out of form Son for Hazard (even for a hit) was silly.

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        😀

      2. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Eye eye captain.

        1. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          sold the wrong milf

      3. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Oh you trolly troll.

      4. Yoshioka
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        I did Hazard to Townsend for a hit.

      5. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        I sold Son and Mane for -4.
        For Siggy and Hazard(c) Worked out well. On another day though they could have hurt.

    7. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Planning for -12 GW38 for fun with BB to compensate: Boly/Son/Martial/Jimenez to TAA/B Silva/Tielemans/Wilson, madness?

      1. balint84
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        for fun? sounds not bad, but be braver.

    8. balint84
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      In Son's place

      1) Eriksen
      2) Lucas Moura
      3) Pogba (rather not)
      4) Milijo
      5) one of the Silvas

      1. Yoshioka
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        3

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        I have no idea myself.

        Might take a punt on Tielemans.

      3. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        3 or Bilva.

    9. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      So proud of the 1 point I gained with my Lascelles to Shaw transfer

    10. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Man U really got the bum end of the deal with that Mkhitaryan Sanchez swap.

    11. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      If Kompany starts tomorrow:
      Son & Jonny to Bilva & Kompany (-4)?