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Greenwood only a substitute as Rashford starts up front

Southampton take on Manchester United in the Gameweek 4 curtain-raiser. Kick-off at St. Mary’s is at 12:30pm BST.

An injury to Anthony Martial (£7.7m) against Palace had dominated the build-up to this match, with speculation rife as to whether Ole Gunnar Solsjkaer could hand a start to Mason Greenwood (£4.5m).

That hasn’t transpired, with budget FPL forward Greenwood only among the substitutes.

Solskjaer has made three changes to the Manchester United side that lost 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace in GW3, with Ashley Young (£5.4m), Andreas Pereira (£5.0m) and Juan Mata (£6.4m) starting in the lunch-time kick-off.

Young replaces the injured Luke Shaw (£5.5m) at left-back, whilst Solskjaer has shuffled his pack in the absence of Martial: Mata and Pereira earning starts against the Saints as Jesse Lingard (£6.5m) drops to the bench.

The Norwegian boss has turned to the tried and tested Mata to add attacking impetus to United’s frontline, with the Red Devils aiming to prevent their sluggish Premier League start turning into something of a nightmare after a winless run of two games.

This is a game of extreme importance in the Solsjkaer era at United and the decision to opt for experience in the form of Mata as opposed to a youthful prospect such as Greenwood is telling of how pivotal this fixture could be for United’s momentum in the initial stages of the 2019/20 campaign.

Meanwhile, Southampton boss Ralph Hassenhuttl has made just two changes to his starting line-up for the game against United, with Cedric (£4.9m) and Sofiane Boufal (£5.5m) earning starts at the expense of Yan Valery (£5.0m) and Nathan Redmond (£6.4m). 

The Saints will be looking to build on their impressive away victory over Brighton in Gameweek 3.

Southampton XI: Gunn, Cedric, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Danso, Højbjerg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Boufal, Adams, Ings.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Young, McTominay, Pogba, Andreas, Mata, James, Rashford.

 

Lessons learned from Gameweek 3

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

    Is Christensen being benched a surprise??

    If not then why was I misled?

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

      Honestly I don't know who has told you to get him.

      He's not bad. He's just prone to a bit of rotation.

      Coming from a Chelsea fan.

      1. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Think consensus on here was that Zouma would lose his place when Rudi is back. I certainly thought so but I wouldn't go anywhere near chelsea defence right now.

  2. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any other Barkley > Mount movers, expect Ross to score a brace today?

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

      yeah precisely, and meant i had to keep martial

  3. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    On the bright side, 100% sure what to do with Perez now.

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

      Who's coming in?

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

        About that..

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

          Still haven't decided.

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

    one of my rivals took a hit to get christensen! Lol!

  5. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Vestergaard is my favourite non-Leicester player. What a God he is. Trundling around like an angry neanderthal. He is a primordial force, a reluc from the past on a football pitch.

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      😆

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

    Would be nice if livefpl showed the number of transfers made in live leagues

    1. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Noted, thanks!

    2. feedpony
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Agree, and if we could click on that number to take us to the transfer page too please?

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

    No Bilva 🙁

  8. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Who's Tomori?

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

      A cb who is going to get bullied by a tall bearded striker

    2. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Derby's player of the year last season

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Really? Never seen him play. Suprised to see him start.

        1. DR0GBA
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah not sure why he's starting over Christensen today.

          Tomori came on as a sub against Liverpool in the Super Cup and played well though

          1. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Guess Lampard knows what he's doing

    3. jaybradlights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      On loan at Derby last season with Lamps - 4th choice CB this season

    4. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Arsenal v Spurs and Everton v Wolves

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Greenwood sighting

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Can’t see him for the trees.

  10. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Bsilva Perez Rico oh my WC

  11. EgyptianKing
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mates any chance TAA gets benched today in your opinion?

    1. MTPockets
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Hope so but no

      • goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Wouldn't make any sense but always a chance. I think his next benching will come in the week of first CL game where Pool play Napoli and Chelsea away.

      • Wilshere Knowledge
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Slight.

        Could be benched for Gomez to deal with aerial threat.

        But that’d be unnecessarily negative. So doubt it.

      • The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Been getting rested for the last 8 months so maybe.

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Greenwood incoming.....

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

      Greenwood on

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

      Decent cross AWB

    5. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Greenwood getting his kit off.

      1. jaybradlights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        How old is he

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Old enough.

      2. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        ooooh missus!

      3. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I wish

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

      When is Perez punishing his sellers?

      1. The Road to Turfdom
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I still have him but laughed

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

      I took a hit to do Origi to Greenwood, because I have Shaw, Martial and Montoya on my bench this week.

      10 mins better be worth it. Though worst case, my team is a better shape for it.

    8. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Greenwood on for 10 minutes.

    9. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Greenwood bw..please!!!

    10. lordkippe
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Really bad start with AWB and a -4. Luckily got enough ITB to transfer AWB into whichever defender for free for gw5. Looking at one of the pool guys or Digne ATM

    11. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Greenwood winner written in the stars

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

      1pt subbed on....

    13. Manani
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      1 point greenwood for me lmao

    14. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lukaku and Sanchez laughing at this mess. Left the sinking ship in time.

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        They poked the holes in the ship in the first place, both horrible

    15. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Noooo Greenwood put the vest back on please mate

    16. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Greenwood obviously on

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

      Greenwood 10 minute hat trick anyone?

    18. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      AWB anywhere near baps? With Danso sent off

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

        Ha, good one 😀

    19. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      -3 from 1, get in.

    20. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Greenwood on for McTom