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Pepe returns to the Arsenal XI as Pogba-less United head to the Emirates

The penultimate match of Gameweek 21 takes place between Arsenal and Manchester United this evening.

Kick-off at the Emirates is at 20:00 GMT.

There are three changes to the Manchester United side that beat Burnley on Saturday.

Full-backs Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.3m) and Luke Shaw (£5.4m) return to the starting XI as Ashley Young (£5.4m) and Brandon Williams (£4.0m) drop to the bench, while Jesse Lingard (£6.3m) replaces Andreas Pereira (£4.9m) in the number ten role.

There is, as expected, no Paul Pogba (£8.4m) in the United squad, with the Frenchman having not been sighted among the travelling party when the Red Devils journeyed to London.

Anthony Martial (£7.9m) leads the line, having been transferred in by more Fantasy Premier League managers than any other player apart from Adama Traore (£5.6m) ahead of Gameweek 21.

Mikel Arteta has made four alterations to his Arsenal line-up, meanwhile.

Granit Xhaka (£5.1m), Nicolas Pepe (£9.1m), Sead Kolasinac (£5.2m) and Sokratis (£4.9m) are recalled, as Matteo Guendouzi (£4.4m), Reiss Nelson (£5.3m) and Bukayo Saka (£4.5m) drop to the bench.

Calum Chambers (£4.4m) was injured in Gameweek 20 and misses out – Arteta said in a pre-match interview that the club were “not positive” about his prognosis, with further news to follow after a scan.

Dani Ceballos (£5.2m) is among the substitutes after two months on the sidelines.

The reverse fixture of this game finished 1-1 back in September, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.8m) on target for the Gunners.


Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Luiz, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Torreira, Pepe, Ozil, Aubameyang, Lacazette

Manchester United XI: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelöf, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, Matic, James, Lingard, Rashford, Martial.

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  1. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jack daniels is an awful whisky

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I know it’s a bourbon

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        It’s a Tennessee Sour Mash actually 🙂

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Either way I’m sipping my n a nice jonnie Walker game of thrones blend - surprising nice and then I switch to another Christmas present tiny bottle of JD -
          Yuk

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It isnt whisky

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        It says whiskey on the bottle

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          E or no e?

          1. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Look at the bottle

      2. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Tennessee whisky

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Exactly. Its not whisky

  2. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    PAAAAAAAAAAAPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  3. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Two Nil to The Arsenal

    Sokratis G
    Laca or De Gea A

  4. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Might keep Pukki for United.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I would keep

    2. Sasquatch Slayer
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Starting cantwell against that lot

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

      Not the worst fixture but Pukki is a bit past tense. May still do well for you.

  5. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Torreira trying to pick up Sokratis to celebrate, funny as. Made him look like a toddler.

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

    Lindeflop assist

  7. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Kelly (or Rico) Greenwood >> Kiko DCL

    worth -4 ???

    1. HTL
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Probably. Ditch Rico IMO.

      I need to prioritise who to remove from Ramsdale, Moura or Greenwood, and it's looking most like Ramsdale.

      1. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah I would but would mean I only have 4.0 to spend and Kiko is 4.2 really limits my options

        Who will you get for Rambo?

  8. Lecky Legs FC
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Lacs could really be a good shout next GW against Palace came close and unfortunate not score too

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Laca

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Better cheaper options imo

  9. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hahahahaha imagine bringing in Martial for Grealish... Hahaha... 🙁

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      At least I brought him in for Pulishit!

  10. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Shock. We’re struggling against a little side again

    1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Arteta’s bus

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Arse fan?

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Takes one to know.

    4. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Well it is not a shock anymore, just normal by now...

    5. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Arsenal are playing well against the little side

  11. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Socra!

  12. TheBrazilianRonaldo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Martin Keown should not be allowed to commentate on Arsenal games on BT sport. Makes me want to rip my ears off.

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

      Same as Neville for United.

      1. TheBrazilianRonaldo
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Agreed. No passionate supporters on major channels commentators. And McManaman or Carragher

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

    If only United has a supposed World Class midfielder to turn to.

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lingard playing

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      McTominay is injured

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

      Luckily we have Pereira on the bench to change the game just like Jorginho!

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

    These nuts don't taste good.

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      2nd time today I've heard that

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      😉

  15. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Would pay good money for a 2-3 finish

  16. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Time to bring on Rashford!

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Keep him benched, got Noble to come on!

  17. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Lindelol

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 2 months ago

        A defender that can't tackle can't mark can't track can't be physical can't win headers

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 2 months ago

            And makes calimitius mistakes that cost goal after goal

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

        United no leadership on the pitch

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

          Maguire!

          Leader of men at the back, the rock!

          1. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Slabhead by name, slab by nature.

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

              Yes!

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

            Not in existence

          3. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Leicester laughter at 80mill

      • Sasquatch Slayer
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Pepe should be a regular now

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

        Nice back pass Maguire.

      • UshFPL
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        And that is why I didn't fall in to the trap of getting Martial/Pogba in. An all too familiar lacklustre performance so far

        1. Maddi Son
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah I got trapped into 22 points the last couple of GW's

          1. Tempestic
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            same mate, devastating isn't it

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

          And what if they mega hauled?

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

          Fred and Matic bossed by ARS

      • Skalla
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Going great this as a United fan and Rashford(c), Martial, Pogba owner lol

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          why do that to yourself, even Rashford wouldnt have that faith. He probably got Traore over Tony 😀

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Still got a half to go, kdb sterling aguero Kane Alli have already blanked

        3. davies
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Is there any hidden value in this Arsenal side?

          1. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Not yet. Will Arsenal be this up for it when they are playing teams like Brighton away from home and the new manager effect has gone?

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

            So well hidden I can't find it.

        4. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Lacazette assist?

          1. Supertrooper
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Doubt it, lindelöf assist.

        5. Crouching Tiger
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          United are so inconsistent.

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

          We will be artetained for sure with this Arteta's Arsenal. More to come from them.

        7. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Has De Gea been awarded both assists?

        8. Dzaow An
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yesterday I had the wonderful idea to switch Deolufeu and Grealish out (for -4 I might add) to bring in Traore and Jimenez

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

          Sokratis!

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

          I gotta say this doesn’t look too promising from Utd.

          1. Gudjohnsen
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Awful