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

    no plz no kdb injury 🙁

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

    Coleman has looked great, first time this season.

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

    Great tackle from sterling

    Little smile from pep. He's probably thinking of playing him at full back now

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

    I am not fully against the idea of selling Sterling but to whom if you already own KDB and Son?

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

    KDB injury and it's WC territory lol. Don't wanna keep Sterling either though.

  6. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    City cant defend cornors

  7. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Benching headache next week...

    Cantwell or Sterling?

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

      Sterling

    2. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling

    3. Pedram
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I'd sell sterling. Has outlived his usefulness

    4. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling

  8. Party time
      4 years, 6 months ago

      is Agüero on the pitch already?

    • Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      May be Kane and Auba up top from now on

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

      BBC reporting KDB injury.

      81 mins
      SUBSTITUTION
      Everton 1-2 Man City
      Bernardo Silva is on for Kevin de Bruyne, who looks to have picked up a little niggle.

      Also struggling a bit is Ederson, who took one for the team with his save and appears to have hurt his finger.

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

        Have that rest midweek Kevin my son

    • Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      not having kdb has cost me so many points.......i was so patient with sterling

      no doubt i drop him and he finds his boots 🙄

      1. MTPockets
          4 years, 6 months ago

          yeah lol @ me for holding and captaining Sterling for this performance

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

        OMG sterling

      3. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Ster G

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

        Sterling G
        Aguero A

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

        Sterling is so lucky!!!

        1. Clinton19
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Sterling!!!

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

        Could do:

        Sterling Barnes Otamendi Cantwell --> Son Abraham Soyuncu Mahrez with a WC

      7. moment
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Sterling scores

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

        Yessss sterlingggg

      9. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Raheem!

      10. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        If this ends like this no significant damage to anyone... a Kun haul on the other hand makes a big difference. I was hoping for a Raheem showdown but that's not going to happen!

        1. sminkypinky
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Oh... i guess i have a delay

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

        Sterlingggggg yesssss

      12. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        STERLINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG I LOVE YOU

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

        Still getting rid of Sterling everyone? 😉

      14. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Sterling

      15. Freaki
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        LUCKIEST GOAL ILL EVER SEE

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

          A shot on target, wow yeah

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

        Boo!

      17. Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Finallyyyyy

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

        Sterling underside of bar goal

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

        Never in doubt. What a player

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

        Sterliiiing