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Aguero benched as Sterling returns to starting line-up

Sergio Aguero (£12.2m) has finally fallen foul of Pep Guardiola’s rotation policy once again as he finds himself on the bench in Gameweek 7, for the first time since the opening weekend.

Following a midweek rest, the Manchester City manager has chosen not to use the Argentinian striker in the starting XI for the second match in a row in all competitions.

That will come as a deep frustration to the 1,000,000+ managers who handed Aguero the captaincy for Gameweek 7.

Only Mohamed Salah (£12.5m), who blanked in Liverpool’s win over Sheffield United was captained by more this weekend.

Taking Aguero’s place up-front is Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) who played against Preston on Wednesday night.

The decision to bench Aguero after a midweek rest is perhaps a sobring reminder of the fact that Guardiola remains a manager who FPL bosses cannot always apply logic too.

Meanwhile, Raheem Sterling (£12.1m) returns to the Manchester City starting line-up after missing the 8-0 demolition of Watford last week.

He flanks Jesus with Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) who, despite playing just 308 minutes in the league this season, still has one goal and five assists to his name.

Bernardo Silva (£7.8m) drops out of the starting XI to make way for the Algerian but Kevin de Bruyne (£9.9m) retains his starting berth.

The defence lines up as predicted with Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) and Kyle Walker (£6.0m) flanking Nicolas Otamendi (£5.5m) and Fernandinho (£5.3m).

Marco Silva makes two changes to the team that lost 2-0 at home to Sheffield United in Gameweek 6.

Theo Walcott (£6.3m) comes in for Bernard (£6.5m), who is absent with illness, on the flanks of attacking midfield while Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.8m) replaces Moise Kean (£6.6m) up-front.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Mina, Keane, Coleman; Delph, Schneiderlin; Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Walcott; Calvert-Lewin.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Walker; Gündogan, Rodri, De Bruyne; Sterling, Jesus, Mahrez.

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  1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Liverpool's year.
    At last.

    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ugh…

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

      City drop points here and title is decided imo

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        They blew a 7 point lead last year, nothing is decided based on tonight’s result.

    3. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hope so

    4. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Congrats Liverpool fans

    5. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Top, must be a sign_Bringing out my Beatles vinyls.

    6. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      The only people who ever say this are non Pool fans but Pool fans get lambasted when it proves to be wrong.

      It's only September.

    7. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      They beat a promoted side 1-0 today after a GK error... seriously?

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        City lost 3-2 to a promoted side with 8 injuries

      2. iL PiStOlErO
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thats how you win titles.

    8. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not without Glen Hysén.

  2. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Bottomed, Would you do either of these?

    A) Sterling/Wesley/Barnes > Yarmolenko/Wilson/Auba -4

    B)Sterling/Wesley/Barnes > Yarmolenko/Wilson/Kane -4

    1. Onana Whatsmyname
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

      Arsenal fixtures are sweeeeeet

  3. teddypicker
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Will be 4 red arrows in a row, time to WC?

    Pope
    Robertson TAA Digne Otamendi
    Cantwell Sterling KDB Salah
    Abraham Pukki

    Button Greenwood Dendoncker Rico

    1. Ady87
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      It’s not even a bad time. Who would you bring in?

      1. Ady87
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Team

    2. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Dont know anymore, this game is very annoying. Whatever you do it will be wrong so just go the opposite

    3. Hassan88
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      i would drop robertson digne and ota for 4.5 defenders... put the money in midfielders and attackers.

    4. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      It's only time to WC if you can hit an incredible fixture swing on several players. Otherwise your team is fine

    5. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Don't drop your Liverpool defenders. You'll be scraping round to fix a hilarious budget defence in a fortnight just like everyone else

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Most sterling goals came when he was running into the box and getting tap ins

    He seems to be sticking out wide rather than in the box. Unlikely to bang in a 30 yarder

    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Time to sell.

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

      This is something I noticed 3 weeks ago and sold him for kun. But kun benched!

    3. Jon Snow
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Definitely not looking like a 12m threat, Mahrez and kdb on the right looking far more likely to get points

    4. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hes a bad left winger when he cant play as a left sided striker running into the box.

    5. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Somebody had his stats on right wing vs left. Been trying to find it.

  5. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Tempted by Wickham + Sterling + Zinchenko ➡ Aubameyang + Mount + Guilbert for -4.

    Good moves?

    1. FPL_Sponge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Tasty...

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah

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

      Yep

  6. FPL_Sponge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Think owners of city assets should keep the faith. Man city look a far more fluid, attacking team than Liverpool today. With the upcoming fixtures would take Salah out over Sterling

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Agree

    2. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Liverpool at the back city at the front. Same as it ever was

    3. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      And Liverpool are always one injury away from problems. City have about three replacenents for any attacking mid

    4. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yep.

    5. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      True that

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

    Why are all our players so bad

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      This season is a complete write off

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Son (C) could've been so good today, everything I try goes wrong atm.

        1. KGFC
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Yep, only if Poch wasn’t such a *#@#**

        2. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          For sure, i’m just playing for fun now, hits galore

          1. mixology
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Bit early for that tbf. Plenty of gw’s left

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      🙁

    3. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      They just can't keep up with our plans...

  8. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I can hear pep screaming

    1. FPL_Sponge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hahahahaha

    2. Party time
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Lol

    3. MTPockets
        4 years, 6 months ago

        What does Jesus give mci that Aguero doesn't?
        Nothing imo

        1. Peter Ouch
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Jesus saves

          1. MTPockets
              4 years, 6 months ago

              amen

          2. Halftime
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            He's giving Aguero a rest before the Champions League imo

            1. MTPockets
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Yeah that's all I can find as a positive. "a rest"

            2. TallestJohn
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Sometimes he looks like he might have a cry

            3. Epic Fail
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Legs not made from spaghetti.

            4. Eleven Hag
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Lets ppl think pep gets his tactics spot on for every game

            5. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Movement

            6. iL PiStOlErO
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              He has the (holy) spirit

            7. Brosstan
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Absolutely nothing. Hes a lesser player in every way.

          3. Pacer.
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Bit of a glass jaw this city team haven't they. Don't like it up em

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

            Didn't Sterling score a second half hat-trick last season?

            Still hope for owners.

            1. Cok3y5murf
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              This season in GW1, I think

            2. TAT
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Playing out wide? Don't think so.

              1. Pukki Blinders
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Can always change positioning mid game

                1. TAT
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Could do, but don't see it happening.

          5. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            top 10 k ave around 34

            wow

            1. La Roja
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Phew

              1. Christina.
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                *phoo

            2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              How????? 24 here with 1 to play

              1. Christina.
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                ask raggamuffin bolly

                1. Ragabolly
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Well, a quick look here https://www.livefpl.net/top10k shows that Mount + liverpool defense + Wilson + Kane + Mcginn did the job

            3. Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              And am on 32 ... red arrow

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

            Sterling winning goal for 10 points please!

            1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Yes please

            2. Eleven Hag
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Guess he will be first sub off

          7. OverTinker
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            How was Sterling doing in the first half?

            1. Stokelona
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Stayed wide for the first 30. After Everton equalised he said sod this and got more involved with Zinc pushing on.

          8. StayoutheSpiceZone
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Average this week has got to be like 20?!?!

            1. Christina.
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              31

              1. Joyce1998
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                I'm on 31 lol all captains have failed

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

            Don't worry. Man City will score before 60 mins and then it will all be good.

          10. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Always feel having David silva and kdb frees one of them up to create chances. Can't put two men on both of them. Get gundo off.

          11. Murder On Zidanesfloor
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            TAA cappers are the biggest winners

            1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              6 points was it?

              1. Warby84
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                7

                1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Looks like he's fourth on bonus?

              2. Joyce1998
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Best thing to have happened so far

          12. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            10k average 34, overall average is 32

          13. mookie
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Next time I have 7 scout picks, I'll play the free hit chip. 🙁

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              to get 11?

              1. mookie
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Yeah, and the bench.

          14. Peter Ouch
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Awaiting for a Greenwood haul ha!

            1. Joyce1998
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Against Arsenal?? I don't think so

            2. HurriKane
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              He's due

          15. Albrightondknight
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Should not have bothered watching Pool highlights.
            Mane should score 2 tbf 1 was probably offside and that was a definitely penalty on him for an assist.

            1. Peter Ouch
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              It was never a penalty

            2. goriuanx
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Amazed that wasn't given a pen. Maybe his lack of reaction meant it didn't go to VAR. His misses were horrendous.

          16. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            after this game Auba owners have it good, there is no one left to fear but Auba. No one should be worried about Greenwood

            1. Coys96
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Vardy

              1. have you seen cyan
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                not owned enuf tbh, altho a leciester cs could be a thorn in the side

            2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Nobody should fear dubravka either. Which other players that nobody fears should nobody fear?

              1. have you seen cyan
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                only players with high ownership, duh

                1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Okay. I imagine greenwood has very low ownership that have actually fielded him though

                  1. have you seen cyan
                    • 4 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    tbh he has lower ownerhsip then I thought but still probably highest owned out of all remaining players. Vardy on less than 10% for instance, Maddison probably injured. Leicester defence will probably be highish.

            3. HurriKane
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Greenwood to tear luiz a new one

              1. Poseidon.
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                We’ll beat them 8-2 like usual bro lol

            4. Yank Revolution
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              EO for Auba is 15.1% in top 10 k, so, no real fear there.

          17. Coys96
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Cmon Zinny

            1. Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Wow yes ...

          18. HonestBlatter
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            KUN show incoming....

          19. Woy_is_back
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Need a Sterling blank and Kun to come in and score

            1. HurriKane
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              *Sterling winner and kun 1 min caneo

            2. Top Lad Dakes.
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              need the opposite

          20. Stoic
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Aurier owners , what are you doing apart from cursing ?
            He rose to 5 mill , so we can keep him on the bench for next GW ?

            1. HurriKane
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Not an ownee but id Sell to soy,/tomori

            2. mookie
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              I'm probably keeping and playing Lundstram.

            3. The Ejiptian King
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              I'm not sure he'll come back into the side though, especially if Foyth comes in and doesn't embarrass himself.

            4. KDB4PREZ
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Yeah prob bench and for evaluate

            5. XabiAlonso
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Will play either cantwell or lundstrom instead

            6. Epic Fail
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Play him as a bench winker.

          21. Lucackadoodledoo
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Might captain KDB next week. Really consistent

            1. Epic Fail
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Very true. But I still want to chase the hattrick guys. Can't help it.

              1. Peter Ouch
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Even more true!

                We aren't satisfied with the given ones and we want more.
                We end up with Sterling

              2. Lucackadoodledoo
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Yea. Same. Always favour salah when he has a decent fixture but this season feel like I should mix it up

            2. Tsparkes10
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Did it this week. No way was I feeling Salah... Only 4 points in it atm though

              1. goriuanx
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Unlucky today. Well played from your boys. You'll stay up with that sort of heart and resilience

          22. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Enough of this Pep nonsense.

            Just get Kane and be done with it

          23. HD7
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            2 FT; 0.0 ITB

            Any ideas for a transfer?

            Its strange a few weeks ago I took a hit and now I cant see any reasonable transfer. I even did Digne to Ota last week just not to have 2 transfers...

            Pope
            TAA Ota VVD Guilbert
            Salah Sterling Mount KDB
            Abraham Haller

            Subs: Button, Dendonker, Greenwood, Rico

            1. tsm
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Salah + Haller > Auba + Pukki

              Pukki seems to have better form at home and I think auba will outscore Salah over next 5gws

              1. HD7
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Ok but thats 3 transfers 😀