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How Man City assets changed towards the end of 2018/19

Manchester City options are likely to form the bedrock of Fantasy Premier League teams again this season.

However, selecting the right ones might prove challenging in the early part of the season.

In this latest article, we take a look at how they performed last season and what trends were set at different stages of the campaign.

As this uses data from the Fantasy Football Scout members area, only those who have signed up for the 2019/20 season can access it in full.

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  1. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Best 6-6.5 Forward among these:

    1. Jota
    2. Ings
    3. Adams
    4. Murray

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      In order

      1
      2
      4
      3 total punt at this stage

    2. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      See hot topic

      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks!

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Missing Wood.

    4. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wesley

  2. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I wont have both. Who is the best option for the start of the season, Salah or Sterling?

    1. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      That's a tough one. I'd say Salah edges it coz of the first 2 GWs.

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Sterling for me but it's the captain worry of Salah...tough

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yea its really tough. Ive been on Salah for the whole pre season but City seem a lot better prepared as a team for the start of the season and Sterling seems essential in the team right now with all those others having summer tournaments while hes been rested completely.

    3. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Salah better Captain home and away. So Salah.

      1. Respect My Authoritah
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        This can't be true because Sterling had a better ppg

    4. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Coin flip on who does better imo. That's why you need both

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I dont think thats the best use of value because Im only captaining one of them. So I wont have both.

        1. Respect My Authoritah
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Disagree - pricing structure allows you to have 2 premiums and strong picks for the other 9 spots. Value is only relevant up to a point, for a few spots in your side you need to maximise point output, not value.

    5. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Sterling, well rested and good preseason

    6. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Salah, but only just

    7. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Could you handle everyone captaining Salah while he hauls and you miss out?

    8. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I have the same dilemma, basically:

      Salah x2 + Digne
      Vs
      Sterling x2 + Van Dijk

      I change it around daily. The points projections that o e done show that owning Salah and Sterling seems to be the way to go but I don't like losing flexibility in the rest of my team.

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yea.... personally really dislike the team structure you get with both as only one of them will be captained. But its a bit of a headache. It will probably be decided by CS today for me, just the eye test and see who looks sharpest. Opinion seems really split as to who is the best pick.

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Personally prefer Salah as Bilva and KDB are good options for city. Pools fixtures are amazing but nobody else really returns on a constant basis bar Mane who I'm really tempted by. But Salah, KDB and Bilva is better than Sterling and no pool

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Dont see how Bilva and KDB have anything to do with the Salah/Sterling question to be quite honest.

            1. Tsparkes10
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Sterling is likely to be assisted by Bilva or KDB and I personally want both Pool and City mids. So considering that it has to be Salah as going Sterling and no Salah makes it pretty much impossible to get a reliable Pool mid. KDB and Bilva can cover Sterling imo and also prefer Salah for capt with them fixtures

  3. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    What would you fix here gents?

    Ryan 4.0
    TAA VVD (4.0) Laporte Digne
    Salah Siggy (McGinn) Fraser Perez
    Wilson (4.5) Vardy

    No KDB/Sterling is an issue...

    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Looks good but like you say no City attack ...

      1. Champ
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers. Good luck.

  4. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    How does this look folks?

    Heaton
    TAA | Robertson | Coleman | Zinchenko
    Salah | Sterling | Perez
    Vardy | Haller | Murray

    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Very good but what’s your bench

    2. Jb_lcfc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It's quite similar to mine, actually - I've got 6 of those (below). Only thing that immediately leaps out is whether Heaton will definitely be first choice at Villa? If you've got a good playing sub, though, it doesn't really matter.

    3. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Like the def. I'm not sure of starting Haller and Murray every week. I'd pick only one from Lei only. No love for Bou assets?

  5. Jack234
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Have 1.5m, do I upgrade:
    A)Mane->Salah
    B)Bilva->KDB
    C)Lacazette->Aubameyang

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

    2. Super John McGinn-
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

    3. Emp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mane to salah

    4. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A and C with Bilva to a 6.5

    5. Jack234
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers guys!

  6. Emp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A by a country mile

    1. Emp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Reply fail to hippo

      1. Emp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I mean kgfc lol

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Are you ok pal ? 😆

  7. R.C
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Can't decide between Zinchenko and Digne.

    Who?

    1. InvertedWinger
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Digne

    2. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Depends on your team. But Digne in this case

    3. Super John McGinn-
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Digne

    4. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Are you serious?

      1. R.C
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yes Zinchenko offers 0.5 value

  8. Jb_lcfc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Finding it *really* hard this season, I've got to say. I make a team, then see someone else like I'm missing out. Here's what I have so far...

    Pope

    TAA - Robbo - Coleman

    Salah - Sterling - Perez - Moutinho

    Abraham - Jimenez - King

    (Fab, Dunk, Elmo, Dendoncker)

    Abraham's the one I'm most unsure about but he's got great low ownership and I'm being sucked in by that price tag.

  9. Super John McGinn-
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A) Dunk, Barkley, Kane
    B) Zinchenko, Siggy, Wilson
    C) Dunk, Siggy, Vardy

    Heaton, Button
    Robertson, VVD, Digne, ***, Lundstram
    Salah, Sterling, Perez, ***, Dendoncker
    ***, King, Greenwood

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

  10. FPL MAN 123
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    GTG or Opinions?

    Ryan
    Robertson | Laporte | Zinchenko | TAA
    Salah | Sterling | Perez | Zaha
    Wilson | Jota

    McGovern | Greenwood | Dendoncker | Kelly

    1. Super John McGinn-
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Solid team

    2. Mauricios Cappuccino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Interested City Double Up. I like the team

  11. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A) Laporte + Dendonker in a 4-4-2 with Laporte starting all weeks

    B) Stones/Zinchenko + McGinn in a 4-4-2 / 3-5-2 depending on fixtures

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B. Hate the rotating idea, but I think Stones will provide better value than Laporte

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

    3. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Interesting, thought most would be on A actually! Thx for input

  12. Kobayashy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    My final team is basically set, but I have 0.5m left to spend - where is it best used?

    A. Upgrade Lundstram to any 4.5m defender
    B. Upgrade Fraser to Sigurdsson
    C. Upgrade VVD to TAA
    D. Upgrade a 4.5m forward to 5m

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      C

    2. Super John McGinn-
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

    3. thepancakeman123
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      C

    4. Shatner's Bassoon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      C

    5. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      C by miles

    6. Kobayashy
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      C takes the overwhelming majority - thank you all!!

    7. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      E

      Itb to correct your GW1 mistake!!!

  13. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Help.

    Heaton(Pope)

    VVD/TAA/Zinc/(Lundstram/
    Guilbert)

    Sterling/Salah/Perez/Barkley

    Vardy/Jota /Wood

    Zero itb.

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Still no McGinn. Disgusting

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Instead of who mate??

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Why do you need help?

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Professional help.

        RMTitus is a real problem.

        Hopefully he gets the right treatment soon.

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          😆

    3. Sloths
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I would consider heaton > Button
      Zinc > Periera

  14. Concrete
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Longstaff at 5mil worth a punt?

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No

    3. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I fancy him to chip in with some goals this season and he's not scared to shoot. He could be decent for the 5.0 bracket.

      That said, I don't think he will will score enough for a 4th mid and if he's a benched 5th mid, might as well just get a 4.5.

    4. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He is in mine currently as he rotates okay with murray’s Bad game. Would only play him once tho but he is better than most

  15. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Exploring a 451, really fancy Mane

    Hendo
    Montoya Robo TAA Digne
    Mane Sterl Fraser Perez Robinson
    Aubameyang

    (Stek, Greenwood, Rico, Wickham)

    1. Jb_lcfc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Bear in mind Mane came back really late from AFCON, though.

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Will see what klopp says throughout the week but more drawn to him than Salah tbh

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

      Think Auba will be a tasty differential on here, hardly seen him in any squads but always amongst the goals! where’s Robinson playing for you guys? Looking at him as my 5.5m MF

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Exactly, and if goes wrong can easy downgrade and upgrade elsewhere or change to Kane when Son is back but I love them fixtures

        Up top. 4 in 3 at the moment, looking on fine form and not the worst fixtures. Have to have some United attacker and he's one of the cheapest and most reliable imo :).

  16. thepancakeman123
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Need to get 0.5m from somewhere because it seems like Kelly won't start for palace. Would it be better to:

    A) Swap Ederson and Coleman for Pickford and Zinchenko/Stones
    B) Swap Perez for Barkley

    1. Willmissudimitrypayet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A looks fine

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A but keep an eye on who starts for City today.

  17. R.C
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Has everyone decided who to pick 1 from this lot?

    Kelly
    Lundstram
    Hanley
    Rico

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      None

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Gibson/Rico - the only potential long term starter is Gibson (but that's if Tark leaves)

  18. donkey73
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Guys, which 4.0 def and which 4.5 mid ???

    was thinking simpson/kelly and dendoncker/gendouzi
    Any ideas?

    1. polis
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      None of the 4s ad Dendoncker is the only 4.5 mid worth having.

  19. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Who is Bournemouth no 1 keeper.

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nobody knows or cares

    2. Kiwi Don
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Out of Travers and Ramsdale and I have a sneaking suspicion Ramsdale might get it. If comes in at 4m I am all over him as he was awesome last season on loan at my club AFC Wimbledon.

    3. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      no-one knows, I'd lean towards Travers - one of the options isn't even on FPL yet

  20. Shatner's Bassoon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone considering Lanzini?

    Looked decent in pre season; nice looking games for WHU after City; seems nailed in the #10; save 0.5 on Fanderson...

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Absolutely on my radar. Top of my watchlist

    2. Link
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Absolutely. Got a soft spot for him but Perez currently filling that 6.5 slot

    3. Willmissudimitrypayet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      On my radar, have Haller. Have Ayoze and Barkley atm though. Do you think Barkley will be a regular starter?

      1. polis
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Barkley will see some rotation for sure but likely to play more over the season that Mount I'd say.

      2. Shatner's Bassoon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Hard to know on Barkley. FL seems to like him but also wouldn’t be surprised if he loses mins to RLC or Mount... one to keep eyes on for me

    4. polis
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      And I'm in for Lanzini as one of my 5 man mid. West Ham looks like they have goals in them.

  21. Kiwi Don
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Worried about Tottenham cover as pretty good fixtures to start the season.

    Would you go A or B, any thoughts appreciated.

    A) Kane, KDB,Barkley and 4.0 def

    B) King, Sterling, Fraser and 4.5 def

    Cheers

    1. donkey73
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B more balanced. But unfortunately very common picks

      1. Kiwi Don
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Worries about Kane going ballistic as apart from City some really good fixtures. Although he burned my quite a bit last year so not sure whether to trust him. Just depends whether KDB can match Sterling.

  22. H-SF
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone here considering Wesley? 2A2G this pre-season.

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      With cheap players you can afford to give them a week or two

    2. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I have him... tough first game but Villa are attack-minded and Wes is the focal point... he can get goals and assists

  23. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    First to 3 votes...

    A) Kane King Tielemans Robbo
    B) Laca Wilson Moura VVD

    1. Super John McGinn-
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

    2. Kiwi Don
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

    4. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B is my cup of tea

    5. palace ash
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

  24. Link
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Blades playing some pretty rubbish defences first 3. Robinson worth a bash or new signing makes him too risky?

    1. Jb_lcfc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He wasn't much of a goalscorer in the Championship tbh

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

      I’m tempted, him Meyer or McGinn

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        McGinn head and shoulders above both

    3. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Got 17 goals involvement last season in championship and was injured for a while. Playing up top for us and has 4 in 3 preseason. I'm going for him but up to you, Mcginn good option but I'm biased as is Kiwi so we both backing our lads

  25. Ruudy Van
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A) KDB & Wilson
    B) 6.5 mid (Perez or Barkley) & Kane

    Team already has sterling & king

    1. palace ash
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

    2. Kiwi Don
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

    3. thepancakeman123
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I have done B myself

  26. ste2510
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    GTG
    Or any opinions
    Pope
    Vvd Coleman Laporte
    Sterling Fraser Perez McGinn
    Wilson Vardy Kane

    Button Dunk Cathcart Hayden

  27. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is there anywhere where you can view the points scored by players in the Sky Sports Game prior to last season ?

  28. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I have never started a season so heavy on defense before.

    Ederson Button
    TAA VvD Digne Kiko Rico
    Salah Sterling Sigurdsson Perez Noble
    King Deulofeu Greenwood

    0.5m

    This is the latest draft and it hasn't changed much in a week or so. Anything glaring? Biggest thing is picking the forwards. Been swapping between Pukki and King. But King's better first two fixtures appeals and if a bandwagon comes along, I can hop off after 2.

    1. palace ash
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Deulofeu to Deeney

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Considered it. But Deulo has a slight advantage in involvement and higher minutes per xG and xA.

        Would Sharp - Haller be better than Deulofeu - King?

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Front line is problematic. Greenwood unlikely starter

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I know he won't start. But it doesn't matter. Noble will play and he's on PKs for WHam with good fixtures.

        1. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Never had or wanted Noble

    3. Link
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not if Derulo has had much of a pre season so could be a non starter... And you'd want him vs Brighton!

      I've had similar drafts just uncomfortable with the lack of premium forward/balance.

      Nothing much wrong with your picks though

  29. Willmissudimitrypayet
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts on Barkley/Mount conundrum?

    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wait and see for more info

  30. NUFCAndrew
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A: Laporte + Barkley

    B: Zinchenko + Fraser

    1. NUFCAndrew
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Have Wilson locked if it makes a difference

    2. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B