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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.

2,069 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Triple city attack paying dividends. But captained the one scoring the least points. So gratz to Sterling/KDB cappers.

  2. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    No chance that is assist

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Repost counts.. always done

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Right?

  3. balint84
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    How was Richarlison today?

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

      He played really well

  4. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    If Sterling stayed on he should have took the bonus too

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

    Rule makers obviously have Aguero

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

    Come on baby KDB, grab a goal my son

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      He's off

      1. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        not his baby

      2. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        He's still there. They've used up all subs

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

          Dude, that's Zinchenko.

        2. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          He was one of the subs...

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

            The subs were KDB, Sterling and Jesus

            Baby KDB is still playing

            1. GOTHAM City F.C.
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              It's not worth it if you've to explain it all.

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

          That’s Fernandinho

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

      Erm.

    3. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Baby KDB = Zinchenko

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

    Aguero yet to blank 😯

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

    A Kun goal would be nice to finish the match...

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Amazing.

  9. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    We need some random Everton goal for Sterling 3 BP

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

      Only if he changed clubs.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Eh..?

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

    Worst performance to end with a goal? Sterling this week or Wilson last?

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

    Aguero assist definitely going to get removed?

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

      It's just been taken off.

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

        Cheers

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

        Is it?

  12. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Why are the assists never consistent

    • arkom
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling essential now.

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

        Still thinking of dropping him.

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

        Erm, how?

    • Artemis Titans
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Get in you beauty. DSilva just got me 6pts. Blocking Mendy's 1 point Cameo. Kelly's cleanie.

    • Arrow Marked Drogba
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Assuming that assist will definitely be removed.

      1. Artemis Titans
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Should be if Vardy's was last week

    • Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Looked like an Aguero shot to me so that’s a fantasy assist.

      I don’t own Aguero by the way.

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

        Looked like he was putting it across the goal with pace hoping that someone put it in.

    • JoeSoap
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Dilva just cost me 6 from the bench.

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Strangest Citeh asset to own this season.

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

          Only 2 behind Sterling before tonight so not that strange.

      2. Artemis Titans
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Opposite for me

    • Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wow, what a nice "assist" from Aguero lol...

    • arkom
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Remove that Aguero pass?!

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Kun assit talen off?

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Kun might be best captain next week

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

        When will you’s learn

    • TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      that's me - 37 all out

      Digne ->> Aurier went well!

    • Don Van Vliet
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      How is that ever conceivably an Aguero assist? Ridiculous.

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

        They give it an assist if it reaches the intended target. They must think that Sterling was the target.

        I think it was just hit across the goal with pace and hoping someone put it in. Maybe not Sterling specifically.

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

          Uh, Sterling was absolutely not the intended target. That's a shot/ I haven't seen an alternate angle but not sure it was even going in.

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

            No it wasn't going in, because it was a cross.

        2. Don Van Vliet
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Exactly. Pickford also altered the path of the ball, taking it into Sterling's path.

          Such a stretch to consider it an assist.

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

        I think they give the assist if its scored from the rebound of a saved shot

      3. Gentle_Turks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Agree. There's no way he was trying to find Sterling. He was just playing it across the goal.

    • VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      And just how is Coleman on for two baps?

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

        Because I took him out.

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

          If you'd let me know I'd have got him in! 😉

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

            Seriously mate, ask what I do and then do the opposite.

    • yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      What happened to KDB?

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

        Subbed and touched his groin

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

          now im horny

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

            Check your inbox.

          2. Alan Watts
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            lol

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

      so angry at pep not playing sterling last week.....

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

      Random man speaking with sterling

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Seems like this will be a low scoring GW

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

        What gives you that impression?

      2. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Nah. Newcastle haven't played yet.

    • Dacra
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      56 all out.

      Now to hope for an Auba blank to make it a good week!

    • HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      47 all out and baps added big RED...

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

        Bantz