Dugout Discussion

Barkley and Mount both start as Pulisic drops to the bench

The final fixture of Gameweek 1 takes place at 16:30 BST as Manchester United welcome Chelsea to Old Trafford.

There weren’t too many shocks upon the release of the teamsheets but perhaps the headline news was that both Mason Mount (£6.0m) and Ross Barkley (£6.0m) – rather than one or the other – start together in Frank Lampard’s first Premier League starting XI as Chelsea manager.

Christian Pulisic (£7.5m) is the man to make way, with the USA international dropping to the bench.

Pedro (£7.0m) completes the trio of attacking midfielders lining up behind lone striker Tammy Abraham (£7.0m).

N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) is only fit enough for a place on the bench, while Willian (£7.0m) and Antonio Rudiger (£6.0m) miss out.

Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (both £5.5m) are handed their competitive United debuts but Daniel James (£6.0m) is only a substitute.

Andreas Pereira (£5.0m) instead gets the nod and will line up in ‘the hole’, with Jesse Lingard (£6.5m) on the right flank and Marcus Rashford (£8.5m) stationed on the opposite wing.

An ‘out of position’ Anthony Martial (£7.5m) is reportedly set to lead the line.

Budget FPL forward Mason Greenwood (£4.5m) is on the bench, meanwhile.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Zouma, Emerson, Kovacic, Jorginho, Mount, Barkley, Pedro, Abraham.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Shaw, Maguire, Lindelof, McTominay, Pereira, Pogba, Lingard, Rashford, Martial.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 1

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  1. Tinmen
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Folks, I’m going to make one of these moves, but which one?

    A) Bilva to Martial
    B) Bilva and KDB to Sterling and Mcginn

    Not having Sterling scares me

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling is a must.

      1. BattleOfDeBruyne
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Not really.

    2. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      You've been here for 6 years..

  2. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    S O S
    S O S
    Kane -> Rashford and Salah -> Martial for -4? But have to do it within the next 12 minutes. Thx

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No need to ask just do it

    2. Agger
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      100%

    3. Critical Observer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Do it.

      Robertson --> Maguire while you are at it.

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

      Do it

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No brainer
      Rashford and Martial will both rise by 0.3m by Wednesday

    6. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      no

  3. Dr. Agabuse
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    i have heaton and a spare Lpool place. when will the next news on allsion come. need it before the price rise

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

      Scan results tomorrow apparently, although surely that's rubbish as they would be rushed through as footballers are better than everyone else....

  4. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    if your stream is running 12 minutes behind the actual game please dont do goal shouts, thanks

  5. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Kante is class

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

    @Differentiator salty much?

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Pardon, Thomas?

  7. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    The annoying thing is, I expect Wolves to cause United problems next week. Do we ignore the bandwagons, or hop on and surf the rises?

    1. Agger
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Ole's army will dismantle Wolves

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        haha good one, Wolves will probably win

    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No transfers for me, this week. 😉

  8. dark91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Selfish Rashford

  9. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Martial yc

    1. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No that was mcsauce

  10. Murder On Zidanesfloor
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Ndombele could be the ideal Barkley replacement in gw3

  11. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Jimmy 🙂

  12. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    James 4-0 Pogba a

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Chelsea......

  14. thepeen555
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    James you beauty

  15. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    4 - 0 now

  16. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    It’s a party!

  17. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Chelsea are awful.

  18. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    JAAAAMESSSS

  19. Hairy Potter
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Oh dear Chelsea

  20. NUFCAndrew
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    How does Martial currently stand in baps?

  21. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba assist

  22. adibo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Another pogba assist

  23. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pogbassist!

  24. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    All aboard the Jameswagon!!!

  25. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba is essential.

  26. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Even Daniel James can score against this Chelsea team. Back to management school for Lampard.

  27. Agger
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pogbaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa is essential

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

    Daniel James could be interesting at 6.0 though, if he nails down a spot

  29. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Well done, Daniel!

  30. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Get Sarri back!