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Rashford recovers from knock as Solskjaer names unchanged starting XI

Gameweek 11 kicks off at a windswept Vitality Stadium this lunchtime, with Manchester United the visitors to Bournemouth.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has named an unchanged starting XI to the United side who overcame Norwich City last weekend.

The Red Devils have lost just once in their last eight matches in all competitions, with last Sunday’s success at Carrow Road eye-catching from an attacking perspective.

This match on the south coast will perhaps be a truer test for many of their Fantasy assets, with the Canaries having been a very obliging defence in 2019/20.

United will be looking to the likes of Anthony Martial (£7.6m) to deliver against the Cherries, with the Frenchman yet to register a blank when he has started in the league this year.

Marcus Rashford (£8.5m) will be aiming to deliver yet another goalscoring performance to build on successive nine-points hauls and his midweek brace against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup. 

Yet whilst United will be aiming to continue their momentum, they will be coming up against a Bournemouth side who have been keeping it exceptionally tight at the back in recent weeks.

The Cherries will be looking to continue the promising defensive form that has seen them keep successive clean sheets in the top flight.

Eddie Howe’s side have been suffering a drought in front of goal of late, however.

Failure to score against United in the lunchtime kick-off would mark a fourth consecutive blank for Bournemouth’s frontline, though Howe has persisted in his faith towards striking duo Callum Wilson (£7.9m) and Josh King (£6.3m).

Harry Wilson (£6.0m) has also been handed a spot in the starting XI in a bid to revitalise the Cherries’ attacking fortunes. 

His inclusion marks the only charge to the Bournemouth side who laboured to a 0-0 draw against Watford at Vicarage Road last weekend, with Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (£5.8m) dropping to the bench. 

Bournemouth XI (4-4-2): Ramsdale; Smith, S.Cook, Ake, Rico, H.Wilson, Lerma, Billing, Fraser; C.Wilson, King. 

Manchester United XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelof, Young; McTominay, Fred; Pereira, James, Rashford; Martial.

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  1. Hits from the Bong
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Who’s the best defender up to £4.9m? Soy, Tomori? Already have Lundstram and Rico. Thanks

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

      Tomori

      1. Hits from the Bong
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers. Planning Aguero, McGinn, Dendonker, Dunk to Salah, Tielemans, Connolly, Tomori over the next 2 weeks

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

    Will Soy punish me again? I keep playing him when he doesn't deliver . Rico on my bench...

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

      Soy and Rico both getting 6 this week not going to matter

    2. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Rico 3rd on my bench, no way I'm getting those points

      1. Queens of the South Age
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I need a Mendy and Cantwell no show to get them so unlikely.

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

    Stay on the bench please Cancelo so I can get those Rico points as a small consolation for that performance

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

      Lucky u

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

      Good chance of this

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

      I’d say it’s likely Cancel would come on?

      1. TheBrazilianRonaldo
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Pep loves subbing on defenders for some reason

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

      Hoping for Ota to give him company on the sides 😀

  4. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Who to get for Boly? Rico?

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

      For the next two? Why not lol.

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

    Marc has Cancelo and Mendy I think.

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

      'think'? You probably knew he had them before he did. 😀

      1. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        The bush outside Mark's house has grown a bit, so Daniel's view isn't as good this season.

    2. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He got their CS's last weekend.

      1. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        He was on WC though, so he could have gotten rid of them this week for free.

    3. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      i believe that this is not true. i think he said that they are certain sterters tho.

      Link to his team anyone?

  6. Dr. Agabuse
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What will Gordon bring to the Seahawks?

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

      Speed and a desire to smoke up all the local cannabis

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

    Thought maybe Ozil wouldn't, thought f*** it a capped Jimmy.

    Ozil starts.

    Well . .bollocks

  8. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mendy to stay on bench?

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

      Hopefully a 10 minute cameo to shore up a 5-0 win

    2. Tomerick
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Doubt it

  9. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Rico second on my bench...

    1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      3rd for me - GL

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Same with me

    3. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      same

    4. Oggle22
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Same gutted hope the rest keep clean sheets

      1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Can't be too gutted by it, I mean you didn't play him for a reason.

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

      Cant believe you had so much faith in United

  10. Dr. Agabuse
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    A defense of TAA Lund Soy Tomori Rico is what I should have gone for but Digne somehow wants to play 3 more for me

  11. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    A wee Connolly goal would be great .

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

      Need it to cover Rico 1st on bench 😆

  12. Yome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Feck Pep, I got TC Sterling but with Mendy benched I am not optimistic

    1. International Richard
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Same

      1. Yome
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Fingers crossed anyway...

  13. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Part of me is still tempted by Martial or Rashford. No way they’re not involved if Utd score

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

      Same. Great fixtures for a while too from an attacking perspective. It’s between Dilva > Martial or KDB > Son this week for me.

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Problem's the "if"

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

      I brought Martial in for this blank and I'm still considering bringing in Rashford to go with him.

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

        Both good players, United overall are hopeless ...

      2. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        that's like doubling your bet in Blackjack when the table has become cold as!

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

      Doesnt matter when the entire team scores just a goal a game on average

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

      Awful thought. Burnley and Villa have scored more goals than them

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

      Brought Martial in this week, not too gutted from today as it's for the long term

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

    Jota starts!

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I’m strongly considering Pukki -> Jota soon

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

        As a former Jota owner, I would highly advise against him.

        1. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I’m also a former jota owner! Lol

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

      He's out injured.

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

        Pardon?

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

          Diogo Jota is fine don't worry mate.

  15. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Eddy Howe the new Tony Pulis.

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

    GUARANTEE Ota comes on and blocked Lundstram clean sheet!

    Bookmark this.

  17. Blunder fc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    So woke up to find I'd drunkenly put mendy in for a hit ...

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

      This sounds like an accident that wasn’t your fault, please contact the FPL support team for how we can help redeem your mistake and replace mendy with the highest scoring defender to make up for this error

      1. Blunder fc
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Ha

    2. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      You have an excuse, I did it sober.

      1. Blunder fc
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Worst thing is I cant fault my drunken logic

    3. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mendy being benched is so incredibly random

      1. Blunder fc
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Its pep, I'm just not surprised just a little sad

  18. fgdu
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    aguero is going to haul

  19. The Enlightener
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Kun captain. C’mon Lad!! Do it to it!

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I think you are in for a big green

      1. The Enlightener
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I would be ever so content.

  20. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Kun. Do something.

  21. Aleksei
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    do I need TAA in my team? Lundstram, Rico racking up the points, shame I left Rico 3rd on the bench, United are shockingly awful, at least I don't have Martial or Rash

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

      He's the best defender in the game.

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

        Rico says hello

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

        Well actually he's joint 5th best 😉

    2. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      TAA, Lund & Rico is an excellent back 3

      TAA is as close to essential as you can get I think

  22. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Stay on the bench goddamn Pepe. I have Sterling VC and Rico first sub

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Captaining Pépé over Sterling was just needlessly random / risky!

      1. Blunder fc
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Its a move that deserves the punishment of an uneventful Pepe cameo

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

      You deserve that cameo for captaining him

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

      Terrible. You probably deserve it in this case

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

      I'm upvoting this so that people who sort by rating can feel better

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

    Martial and Wilson, Rico second on bench and we reverted to awful norm, good start to the weekend.

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

      Doherty brace to save you

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

        I'll take one and an assist, Wilson will be lucky to make it to the end of the 3pm games after that needless booking.

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

      Not just you, most United fans got Martial in + Rico on bench. Worst club to have fan bias for

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

        More OOP value than fan bias, I switched Mahrez to him, I don't think that was an illogical move.

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

          Rico was always a fantastic option playing at home. Most united fans in particular have him on the bench in my MLs

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

            Not sure your cute anecdote makes it a fact. Martial over Rico was always the right choice this week United got unlucky (from a neutral)

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

        Lol

    3. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      a troubling performance

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

    Alright, now we had our fun, can Bournemouth please go back to being awful defensively?

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

      No I only just got Rico in, I’m still in the benching phase I need him to start next week so I can get them jammy points like everyone else

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

      Man Utd helped them out today by being toothless up front.

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        and you want to double down on Rashford & Martial 😉

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

          The men in white coats are coming 😀

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Hehe, I like your style Epic but I cant be having this MUN double up and have to call you out 😉

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

      Think Howe knows this is the only way a top club will be interested in him.

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

    Epic are you actually Jamaican?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No he’s British

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

        Oh. Was jw because his country in FPL is Jamaica, and Jamrock is like 1hr away from my home country by plane.

        I'm in the UK for uni though. Lovely weather.

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          He is of Jamaican heritage though

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

            This.
            I never put England on FPL because it's a pointless league to be in. If you're at the top of the England league then chances are you are nearing the top of the OR rank anyway.

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

    I'd love a Pukki renaissance today

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      One time!

      I’d love him to do well then I could actually justify captaining him at home to Watford next week

  27. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Why no Kane today?

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

      'Cos he plays tomorrow?

  28. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Cilson 4pts in last 3. Come in number13 your time is up. 🙂

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

      Where’s that guy who had all Wilson’s scores in his name?

  29. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    That draw v Liverpool has really conned many thinking we've turned a corner following it up with a win v Norwich, a horribly poor team defensively!
    We are so bad it's unreal. Liverpool didn't turn up at OT for whatever reason, simple as that!

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Anyone who watched the Liverpool game would be under no illusion of how bad united are.

      But if they score goals it will be Rashford & Martial who score them

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

      Klopp played into United's hands. The only thing United are good for is counter attacking.

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

      Arsenal in a terrible position as well. Unbelievable how the mighty have fallen.

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

      It's not just that, it's that we can't break down teams at all, we're at our best when playing on the counter, completely clueless when going behind against teams that protect their lead.

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        100% agree! That's the frustrating thing watching as a fan...Rico's 6 points cant even console me 🙁

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

    Man Utd are basically BTEC Wolves