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De Bruyne returns to central midfield as Aguero makes the Man City bench

Kevin de Bruyne (£10.3m) takes his place in central midfield once again as Manchester City host Leicester City.

The Belgian was handed a more advanced role against Arsenal but is back in his usual position in Gameweek 18.

Raheem Sterling (£11.8m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.3m) are the two selected to flank centre-forward Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m) for the crucial encounter.

Meanwhile, Sergio Aguero (£11.7m), who has been missing since Gamweeek 13, finally makes a return but is named among the substitutes for now.

Either way, it may spell the end of Jesus’ run of games in which he has been considered a nailed-on starter.

With plenty of Christmas fixtures to come, we may well see Aguero back in the starting line-up again very soon.

Meanwhile, Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has reverted to his 4-1-4-1 formation for this afternoon’s visit to the Etihad Stadium.

Ayoze Pérez (£6.1m) and Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) return to the starting XI to add some width for the usual suspects of Jamie Vardy (£10.1m), James Maddison (£7.8m) and Youri Tielemans (£6.5m).

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Mendy, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Walker; de Bruyne, Gündogan, B Silva; Sterling, Jesus, Mahrez.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Ndidi; H Barnes, Maddison, Tielemans, Pérez; Vardy.

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  1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    At the start of the decade Vardy was playing in the 10th tier

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Real life hero that guy !

      1. Party time
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Legend 😉

    2. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I know some ppl who sold Vardy

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Surely no serious players sold.

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          i sold

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Stay away from them 😀

        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Amey for the win! Well played balls of steel

      3. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Did they get Ings?

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

        I know some who dont own Vardy like Mark Sutherns

      5. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I'm struggling to imagine how an idea like that even begins to emerge in someone's brain.

    3. Party time
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Imagine those that don't own Vardy

      • _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Mahrez goal

      • Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I'm delighted Vardy stayed with Leicester

      • UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Riyad Mahrez scores and goes nuts

      • Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Should have never moved the armband from Vardy 🙁 season over

        1. sminkypinky
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          These kinds of season over posts are beneatg you chucky

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

        Great flick by soy

      • Random Name
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        If Leicester win the league, Vardy has a serious claim for the Ballon D'or

      • Sid1891
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Pool fans opening champagne this year looks like it

      • Homer21
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Evans OG.?

      • OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Soyuncu OG

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          nah

      • have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Mahrez is such a sick player, wish he started every week

        1. circusmonkey
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Millennial terminology.

        2. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Criminally underused at City.

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Well I guess they blocked any other team from having him, thats part of their logic. And Mahrez will take benchings for medals 🙁

      • Regin
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Mahrez goal or own goal by soyuncu?

      • Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Sterling C fail

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Assist?

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Bendy mate

        2. theodosios
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          mendy

        3. beric
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Mahrez

      • Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Bendy assist

      • Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Graelish (and others) safe now regarding five yellows?

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          1/2 more games I believe

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            1 for Grealish.

        2. dark91
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          After GW 19 if I am not mistaken

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Pool and West Ham GW20

            1. dark91
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Yes true

      • Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Oh dear Soy OG?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          on target so no

          1. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Phew

            1. TorresMagic™
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              • 14 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Wouldn't have minded it.

              1. Royal5
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Surely a few captainers.

      • The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Finally Mendy repaying faith after all blanks and 0.3 drop 😀

      • Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        praying not to be Soy OG

      • beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Soy OG

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          nope

      • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not an OG

        On target before Soyboy deflektor

      • have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        clear Soy own goal 😀

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Nopeity nope

      • DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Surely an OG

      • Lukakuna
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        How is KDB looking? Asking for a friend that's a scared non owner.

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Decent

          Hit post, set up Sterling big chance

        2. sminkypinky
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Good as always

        3. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Involved

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

          Cheers, not a defensive mid tonight then I take it.

        5. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Hatty confirmed

      • @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 3 months ago

          How do people still not know the rules for what constitutes an own goal

          1. Sid1891
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            People who don’t follow football

          2. Willmissudimitrypayet
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            It looked like it was off target to me tbh..

        • Gobigorgohome
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          looks an OG to me at replay

          1. Yozzer
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            You been playing 8 years and you still don't know the rules 😆

        • The Train Driver
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Lol @ ppl thinking OG

        • DAZZ
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Can see all the Soy owners on this page haha