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Aguero returns to Man City starting line-up

Sergio Aguero (£12.0m) returns to the Manchester City starting line-up as Tottenham Hotspur come to the Etihad Stadium.

The Argentinian striker comes in for Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m), who drops to the bench.

Also coming out of the side is Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m), who has been replaced by the returning Bernardo Silva (£8.0m).

Pep Guardiola has opted not to rotate his full-backs though as both Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) and Kyle Walker (£6.0m) retain their starting berths.

However, John Stones (£5.5m) drops out of the side altogether with a rectus femoris strain, so Nicolas Otamendi (£5.4m) comes in at centre-back.

Opponents Spurs have made just one change from the team that beat Aston Villa and it’s hard to argue that it’s the right one.

Christian Eriksen (£9.0m) featured only as a substitute in Gameweek 1 and transformed Spurs’ fortunes when he came onto the pitch.

Therefore, Mauricio Pochettino has put him back into the starting line-up for Gameweek 2, Lucas Moura (£7.5m) the man to make way.

Man City XI: Ederson; Zinchenko, Laporte, Otamendi, Walker; De Bruyne, Gündogan, Rodrigo; Sterling, Aguero, B Silva.

Spurs XI: Lloris; Rose, D Sánchez, Alderweireld, Walker-Peters; Ndombele, Sissoko, Winks; Eriksen, Lamela; Kane.

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  1. Supersonic Marv'
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    VAR may get it right, but it isn't half a drama killer.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      But if the goal was illegally scored, the drama wasnt real to begin with.

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It creates drama!

      1. Hughes the Daddy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Totally

      2. Four Hit Wonder
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No it doesn't. It's a killjoy. In NFL the VAR adds suspense. Here it doesn't.

        1. Hughes the Daddy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          It does though 🙂

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

    If that was a handball then surely it’s a peno

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      ...

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      what a Spurs penalty in their own box?

    3. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Laportes arm...

      1. Podge
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Looked like a spurs arm to me, whoever was tussling with the city player

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Nope

    4. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Accidental

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

      Laporte was in the Spurs box.

    6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Is an anti-penalty

  3. Party time
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Jesus owners stay strong!

    • Guy Demel
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Safe to say so far VAR is ruling out far more goals than it's giving

    • BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Whisper it quietly...Jesus deserves to start. Aguero a hell of a sub mind

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        This is the year the guard changes

    • DaniCT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Oh yes!

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Robbed of Laporre assist 🙁

      1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Same.

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

        It wasn't an assist in the first place

    • gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      VAR is going to be a nightmare for FPL. When you think you have got points. No, disallowed. It seems to chalk goals off rather than add them

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

        That was the point of VAR. To stop all those dodgy offside and handball goal e.g. Thierry Henry vs Ireland.

      2. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Gave me a King goal earlier 🙂

    • Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      LMAO VAR at it again. Jesus in tears.

    • $carface
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Liverpool the real winners here

    • thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No Kane action then? Glad I took him out for Pukki

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Sterling last week

      Laporte this week

      Fecking VAR

    • Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Goodbye Harry, hello Sonshine

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

        Yeah for me was always the option when son returned.

      2. Andy'81
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Are you going without a premium forward?

    • Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Extra added time because of VAR

    • tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Amazing 😀

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Only if Adrian wasn't such a liability and ruining Liv Double CS, all would have been fine this GW

    • Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yes VAR 🙂 KDB coming through with some assists for me as well

    • Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I love VAR but I hate it

      1. Guy Demel
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Same - but no way on earth would I have classed that as handball

    • Red Devil Swede
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Love this!

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Right call made, well done VAR!

    • Hughes the Daddy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Title Liverpool's to lose! 😉

    • Bilbao Baggins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      His hands by his side and his head is down no movement towards the ball I really don't understand why that's a handball.

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

        New rule says any contact to hand that leads to goal is illegal. Stupid but thats what they made it.

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          It removes argument and opinion, which is the way it should be.

        2. Bilbao Baggins
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah I did not know this, cheers. It technically lead to a scoring opportunity so under the law it's a foul. Seems a bit stupid though.

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

      Imagine all the in vain celebrations this season.
      So unfair on players to be getting their hopes up only to be dashed by a computer.

    • The real slim shady
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Adams in Southampton looked great today.

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      City fans can moan all they want, but that Jesus 'goal' was rightly disallowed.

    • LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Jesus said: "two times, this VAR is sh.t" 😆

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Good to see Laporte involved all the same

      The haul is coming soon

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Assist denied 😉

      2. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        VVD to Laporte is tempting

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          said no one

        2. Am sorry to say again it�…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          LOL

    • BobbyV
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      “This VAR is sh!t...” - Gabby Jesus

      1. Hughes the Daddy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Diddums.

    • Tauruspt
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ship B silva out before his drop??

    • BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Should be like cricket, teams get two reviews per match. Getting out of hand.

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

        The reviews would be used mostly be for goals though. So would not change that much.

      2. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        So little scoring in the sport that looking at every goal is easy