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Wan-Bissaka comes through injury to start against Leicester

Manchester United’s injury situation appears not quite as bad as first feared as Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.5m) starts at right-back against Leicester.

The player had been flagged with a back injury in the week but has been declared fit for the first XI.

However, Paul Pogba (£8.5m), Anthony Martial (£7.7m) and Luke Shaw (£5.4m) are indeed missing for the Red Devils.

Marcus Rashford (£8.5m) starts the match in a central role supported by Daniel James (£6.2m), Juan Mata (£6.4m) and Andreas Pereira (£5.0m), which means substitute Mason Greenwood (£4.5m) still awaits his first league start of the campaign.

There are very few surprises for opponents Leicester other than Demarai Gray (£5.3m) coming in for his first Premier League start of the season, featuring alongside Jamie Vardy (£8.9m) and James Maddison (£7.1m) in a front-three.

Mason Mount (£6.4m) and Tammy Abraham (£7.2m) hold their places in the Chelsea team despite concerns about Champions League rotation setting in.

The changes come elsewhere in the side as it looks like Frank Lampard has opted for a 3-5-2 formation to match Wolves.

Antonio Rüdiger (£6.0m) makes a much-anticipated return in central defence, joined in the middle by Andreas Christensen (£5.0m) and Fikayo Tomori (£4.5m).

With Emerson (£5.5m) ruled out, Marcos Alonso (£6.2m) returns at left wing-back with Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.9m) on the opposite flank.

Opponents Wolves have restored Diogo Jota (£6.3m) to the starting line-up while Adama Traoré (£5.0m) is at right-back and Jesus Vallejo (£4.9m) and Romain Saïss (£4.4m) come in at centre-back.

Callum Robinson (£5.3m) is fit enough only for the bench for Sheffield United but David McGoldrick (£5.5m) is able to come through and start alongside Oli McBurnie (£5.9m).

John Lundstram (£4.2m) keeps his place in midfield, even as John Fleck (£4.9m) returns from injury, Luke Freeman (£5.4m) the man to make way.

Meanwhile, Southampton’s defensive situation looks a little unclear ahead of kick-off.

They have named three centre-backs in their team, Jan Bednarek (£4.5m), Jannik Vestergaard (£5.1m) and Maya Yoshida (£4.4m) but there is no recognised left-back in the starting line-up.

It is thought either Japanese international Yoshida will play that role in a back-four, or central midfielder Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (£4.9m) will fulfil it in a five-man defence.

In attack, Che Adams (£5.8m) is flanked by Sofiane Boufal (£5.5m) and Moussa Djenepo (£5.4m), who starts despite concerns over a muscle problem.

Finally, it looks as if there’s a different shape for Brighton as they name a 4-3-3 formation. It is possible that Dan Burn (£4.5m) and Adam Webster (£4.4m) are at full-back while Pascal Groß (£6.5m) starts in central midfield and Solly March (£4.9m) pushes forward into more familiar territory.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Webster, Duffy, Dunk, Burn; Groß, Stephens, Pröpper; Maupay, Murray, March.

Burnley XI: Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters; Lennon, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Barnes, Wood.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Young, Maguire, Lindelöf, Wan-Bissaka; Matic, McTominay; James, A Pereira, Mata; Rashford.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Choudhury, Tielemans, Ndidi; D Gray, Vardy, Maddison.

Sheffield Utd XI: D Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; McBurnie, McGoldrick.

Southampton XI: Gunn; Yoshida, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Cédric; Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Højbjerg; Djenepo, Adams, Boufal.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose; Sissoko, Winks; Lamela, Eriksen, Son; Kane.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Ward, Cahill, Sakho, van Aanholt; Townsend, Milivojevic, Kouyaté, Schlupp; Zaha, Ayew.

Wolves XI: Patrício; Vallejo, Coady, Dendoncker; Jonny, Moutinho, Neves, Saïss, Traoré; Jiménez, D Jota.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga; Christensen, Rüdiger, Tomori; Azpilicueta, Mount, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso; Willian, Abraham.

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

    Barnes not doing anything?

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

      No. Was hoping a Chelsea striker would start performing. So to have a ‘bigger club’ striker. Barnes May go

  2. Rotation's Alter Ego
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    City team:

    Ederson, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Zinchenko, Rodri, Gundogan, D. Silva, Bernardo, Aguero, Sterling

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

    KDB benched, Sterling starts

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

      Of, there goes my not so differential differential.

  4. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    STERLINGGGGGG

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

      Ffs

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

        At least C Sterling is go

  5. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Scenes incoming !

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

    Martin Kelly's stock going up with Hodgson by not playing today

  7. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Sims?

  8. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    KDBENCHED

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

    De Bruyne benched, Sterling and Aguero play

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

      Perfect!

  10. Joyce1998
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    how did mount miss that goal tho, still annoyed

  11. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    SCENES

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

    Here's how we line-up for #NORMCI...

    XI | Ederson, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Silva (C), Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero

    SUBS | Bravo, Cancelo, Fernandinho, Foden, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Jesus

  13. NeverLucky
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Okay.

    Trigger

    Salah > Mane
    Pukki > Abraham

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No

  14. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Damn KDB... no one is safe from Pep roulette

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Looked pretty obvious that either he or Sterling would rest.

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

        For some reason I’ve always assumed KDB is first name on the team sheet.

        Plus he may makes the rest of the team tick

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

          He does. But his injury last year means pep has to be really careful with him.

  15. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    NOR: Krul, Amadou, Lewis, Godfrey, Byram, Stiepermann, Buendía, Tettey, Cantwell, McLean, Pukki
    Subs: McGovern, Ralf Fährmann, Hanley, Heise, Adam Idah, Srbeny, Drmic

    MCI: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Stones, Zinchenko, David Silva, Rodrigo, Gündogan, Sterling, Bernardo Silva, Agüero
    Subs: Bravo, Cancelo, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Jesus, Foden

    1. MTPockets
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No sign of Mendy yet then

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pep is a beautiful man

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

      FFFSSSSSSSSSSS I HATE THIS GAME
      KDB over Son on WC

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

        Most of us did the same buddy.

    4. weaver93
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      KDB Benched
      XI | Ederson, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Silva (C), Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero

      SUBS | Bravo, Cancelo, Fernandinho, Foden, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Jesus

    5. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Imagine what KDB could've done to this Norwich side

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

      Knew KDB was a bad pick why did I follow you melons

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

        Leave the site then please

      2. Mr Peanutbutter
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        ask yourself not strangers online

    7. Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Kevin!

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

      Pep....what the hell....

      1. Lev Yashin
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        As expected

      2. Lev Yashin
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Oh fecking feck the feck off...

        1. Mr Peanutbutter
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          same

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

      Kun and stirling start yessssssssssssssssssss

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

      Happy owning D. Silva + Sterling today

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

        Really wish I'd put Silva in for Martial now!

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

        I gambled on d Silva too =D

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

      KDB benched. Over and out.

    12. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Sterling (c)lets gooooo

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

      Kdb benched. For fex sake. Terrible GW

    14. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      So City bench their most inform player

      #Peplogic

    15. Baked baines
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      KDB benched

    16. FISSH
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Omfg changed sterling (C) to KDB last minute. WTF IS THIS SEASOMY

      1. FER FUSCH AKE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Almost did that.