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Pogba still on Man United bench as Greenwood earns rare start

Paul Pogba (£8.4m) will have to wait a little while longer to get his first league start since returning from injury.

He has been named on the bench for the Gameweek 19 meeting with Newcastle United which kicks off at 17:30 GMT.

The Frenchman made his comeback with a 26-minute cameo against Watford in Gameweek 18 and still hasn’t featured from the beginning since Gameweek 7.

However, there is a rare start for Mason Greenwood (£4.3m), just his second of the season.

The youngster has been stationed on the right-hand side of an attacking midfield trio, Marcus Rashford (£9.1m) on the opposite flank and Anthony Martial (£7.7m) up-front.

Meanwhile, there is some rotation for Newcastle United too.

Dwight Gayle (£5.0m) comes into the line-up in the place of Andy Carroll (£5.4m), who finds himself on the bench.

Joining him among the substitutes is central midfield pair Jonjo Shelvey (£5.1m) and Isaac Hayden (£4.4m), who have been replaced in the first XI by Sean Longstaff (£5.0m) and Matthew Longstaff (£4.5m).

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Lindelöf, Wan-Bissaka; McTominay, Fred; Rashford, A Pereira, Greenwood; Martial.

Newcastle United XI: Dúbravka; Willems, Lejeune, Fernández, Schär, Manquillo; Almirón, M Longstaff, S Longstaff; Joelinton, Gayle.

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

    No surprise team news.

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

    No surprises.

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

      Keita over Ox?

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

        Ankle in a cast...

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

          He needs to toughen up. Ox indeed.

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

        Well given Ox has done his ligaments in...

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Radiohead likes this.

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        You reckoner?

  3. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Newcastle have been abysmal as much as united have been good. Burnley on their tough won’t be like this I’d say but one can hope

  4. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Perez dropped WTF

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Praet better defensively and they have Barnes in the side for the counter-attack down the wing.

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

        Yeah but Perez has been fire all season. Best player in the Premier League on his day

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

          LOL

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

            😀

  5. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    salah mane starts...lets go

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

      Double up here too. Fingers crossed it pays off.

  6. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Are Newcastle usually this bad away from home?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No.

    2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I’ll be sending Steve Bruce a gift basket

  7. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    ALL LIVERPOOL FPL PROSPECTS START

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

    This is Baby Keith’s big moment!

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

    Salah and mane, lets go

  10. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pogba has to go. 4-1 up, on the counter and Pogba jogged/treaded water at the halfway line as if he had been told to sit back and not go forward.

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

      Can't believe people brought him in.

      Unless of course you mean from a united themselves. In which case, probably just not over-exerting to prevent an injury in the transfer window!

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

    Greenwood 90min, Dan James is starting next gw?

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

      Probably.

    2. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      no subs left

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

      Looks likely

    4. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Certainly was just a rest for him today

    5. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Probably. He's going back on my bench for GW20. Did what I needed him for this GW.

  12. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Having spent hours and hours researching the best son replacement i’m very glad to say I picked Martial instead of Moura and Pogba. Digne in as well also a success 🙂

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

      Well done you

    2. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      fantasticooo

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

      Congrats, Martial on my bench big mistake to play Pulisic instead

      1. Railwayman
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Tbh you don't deserve Martial's points just for owning Pulisic, yet alone playing him after 158997978 blanks.

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

          You don't know nothing with that random comments

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

      Good work. Member's area?

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

        Very much so, spent too long tbh just so glad it’s acc payed off!

    5. Mo Salah No Mane
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Well done

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

      Sidibe and DCL tearing up my draft team as well

    7. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks all, lovely when it goes right, have to savour the moment

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

      No Sidibe? Amateur.

    9. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Well done

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

    Who's do you think is going to score more points vs Leicester?.

    A) Salah

    B) Mane

    1. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lol can you not just wait and see?

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He never watches the game.

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

          Lol why so serious mate . Did i say something offensive?

          Btw i watch the team i support each week. Plus other teams if any of the fpl players bare involved

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

      Most will say Mou. Stats support it. I hope they are all wrong.

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

      12 points each

  14. Mo Salah No Mane
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Dear Greenwood
    Please continue to mess up so that Rashford can go ahead of you in the bps system. Get a yellow pls.
    Also Newcastle please score so that Rashford gets the winning goal bonus.
    Thanks

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Dear Rashford,

      Please get a red card.

      Merry Christmas.

      Best regards,

      J

      1. Mo Salah No Mane
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        LOL!
        He's off already :/

        1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Too busy eating cheese/Biscuits and cold turkey sandwiches with port to realise.

          Apologies.

          Hope he gets no bonus though hehe !

          Merry Christmas!

          1. Mo Salah No Mane
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Cheers mate to you too.
            Hope Mane outscores Salah 🙂

    2. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Sounds fair.

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Get another goal, Greenwood!

    4. Mo Salah No Mane
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The Rashford hate is strong today.
      It's amazing what fpl does to a person.
      As a Liverpool fanatic I never imagined ever cheering on United goals.
      The things we do for fpl :/

  15. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Oh no, now we dont know which one of salah or mane will be rotated next week

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah, as mane got his rest in one of the games at CWC

  16. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Keita finally getting a string of games he deserves. Been quality recently.

  17. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Need a Trent goal etc.

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes please, cup opponent benched him lol.

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

      Trent my only green arrow hope

  18. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mane and Maddison to haul, Liverpool to concede, Salah to keep it quiet. That would be all for tonight, thanks.

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

    Magnus nearly knew!

  20. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Would you consider Rashford to be near-essential in a WC team?
    I have managed to fit Salah and Mane in the same team at the expense of Rashford.. It's a tough decision to make!

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

      How is he

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Haha the bandwagon probably, but he does look good..

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

      Would you have wanted him if he blanked today?

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        To be honest, no.

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I would. Because he is nailed for GW20 and probably GW21. How many players can you say that about? Ings has already had a rest. Abraham looks vulnerable to a benching.

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Good point yeah, I have Ings in my current draft, maybe he had his rest today and should start the next few but yeah he is vulnerable, and never know when he could get injured haha, guess Maupay is a good shout too.

    4. Blunder fc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      See what you can do with the extra 1.5m if you take martial instead

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Good point that! need to consider that

  21. rjcv177
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    How, on earth, can i get salah in?

    Plan A was downgrade Kane (scored and no Son means more focal point)
    Plan B was Rashford kicked (scoring, resting and United going on away games that they thrive)
    Plan C was fund by Alli out 🙁

    KdB, Alli, Madison, Zaha, Grealish
    Kane, Vardy, Rashford

    Is there any "easy" way in your opinion?

    1. Blunder fc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Kane and zaha to Salah and greenwood

      1. rjcv177
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        thkx...nobody on my ML has Kane 🙁

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

    Pogba xG

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

      Nearly...

      Really don't know whether to get him or Tony.

      1. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Have you seen Mata xA?

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

          Lovely ball. Lovely man.

          Doesn't start games though.

  23. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Maguire has to be the worst header of a football I 've seen given his height. 80m garbage.

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

    Newcastle my a...more like oldcastle.

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Anyone else laugh so hard?

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

        I know Steve Bruce didn't

  25. A girl has no name
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    After a disastrous last week. Finally a good one. 59 with Vardy and KDB (C) to go. Need pool to keep quiet this week.

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

      wow amazing, well done

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

        could be an 80 pointer

        1. A girl has no name
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah thanks!

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

      Great week for you! I'm on 20 points, what's your rank?

      1. A girl has no name
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        236K before game week started. current live rank 80K. Could be back to 200K after pool game lol.

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

    A) Son+Maddison to Cantwell+Mané
    B) Son to Pogba/Alli

  27. Hart-ake
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford or Martial going forward?

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

      Not at the moment, they've been subbed 🙂

    2. Blunder fc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Martial is going to benefit alot from playing in front of pogba, has been making loads of runs in behind but only sean long staff has managed to find him

      1. Hart-ake
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Looks the way. I have got my eye on both but gravitate towards the cheaper player who is a mid.

  28. Kay317
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    My my current team:
    Hendo (Button)
    TAA, Pereira, Lund, Kelly, Rico
    Salah, KDB, Maddison, Richarlison, Traore
    Vardy, Tammy, Ings

    I feel like no utd and spurs is killing me every week in all my leagues. Wasn't keen on the idea of getting any of them but what do I know.
    How does Tammy, Richarlison, and Trent to Kane, Martial and Sidibe sound?
    Need some advice, I'm taking a nose dive and nothing seems to be going right.

  29. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Opted for Pogba over Martial as a 1 gw punt!! Sigh!!

    14 point swing

  30. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I think that Pellegrini has to go.Half season and he is still trying to do something good.Great squad which needs immediately a new manager.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Losing Fabianski hit them hard. They will improve once Fabianski is back.