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Barnes and Pérez benched as Leicester host Man City

Harvey Barnes (£6.0m) and Ayoze Pérez (£6.2m) both find themselves among the Leicester City substitutes as Manchester City come to the King Power Stadium.

Their benchings certainly come as a surprise considering their recent form and run of starts in the team.

Barnes misses out on a place in the starting XI for the first time since Gameweek 21, while Pérez has been present since Gameweek 17.

Brendan Rodgers has gone with a different shape to usual considering the stature of Leicester’s Gameweek 27 opponents.

He has gone with a back-five featuring Christian Fuchs (£4.2m), Çaglar Söyüncü (£5.0m) and Jonny Evans (£5.2m) in the middle and flanked by Ben Chilwell (£5.6m) and Ricardo Pereira (£6.3m).

James Maddison (£7.4m), Youri Tielemans (£6.2m) and Dennis Preat (£5.3m) will form a central midfield trio behind Jamie Vardy (£9.7m) and Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.7m).

Meanwhile, the key Manchester City options are all in place with Sergio Aguero (£12.0m) leading the line and Kevin De Bruyne (£10.8m) joined by Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) in midfield.

The Algerian comes into the side for Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) while Fernandinho (£5.2m) replaces Nicolas Otamendi (£5.0m) and Ilkay Gündogan (£5.2m) takes David Silva‘s (£7.4m) place.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Fuchs, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Maddison, Tielemans, Praet; Vardy, Iheanacho.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Mendy, Fernandinho, Laporte, Walker; Roridgo, Gündogan; B Silva, De Bruyne, Mahrez; Aguero.

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

    3 - Schmeichel (45)
    2 - Fuchs, Walker (29)

  2. JBG
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Really wish Rashford didn't get injured :/... Vardy wouldn't be in my team if it weren't for that.

  3. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Time to take kun off

    1. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not till he scores. That would embarrass him even more. Dont write him off tonight yet.

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

  4. C0YS
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Richarlison or Perez?

    1. trinzoo
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Richa

  5. Long ago I drew a walrus
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    OK so the new strategy is to target the keeper playing against City and hope for a pen save

  6. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez winner would be wonderful !

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

      With KDB assist please

    2. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Certainly would with kdb assist.

  7. Akshatjazz
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Wat to do in gw28 with 2ft & 1.1m itb ??

    Hendo, McCarthy
    TAA, robbo, Stevens, Stephens, lascelles
    Kbd, Salah, traore, fleck, Perez
    Ings, Jimenez, auba

  8. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Drop off in quality from City this year has been very big. Shadow of a team they were.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wing play was key to their success

      Sane injury hurt them big time

    2. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      They seem to dwell on the ball too much and take one touch too many. Sane and sterling speed of movement is what they are missing.

  9. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy, Mahrez & Kdb blanks. Gw over

  10. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus on for Kun

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero subbed

  12. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kun done

  13. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero hooked

  14. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus on
    Aguero off

  15. HamezMace
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I’m going to get another Söyüncü bench haul aren’t I?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

  16. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kun off

    Gabrielols on

  17. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero not angry at being subbed off today.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's got nothing to complain about

      He was poor

  18. some witty pun
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    City you need to score asap, Soy's on my bench

  19. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Penalty and a Big Chance missed

    It could have been a beautiful night

  20. JRD
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    bye bye aguero

  21. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus on

    0-0 confirmed

    1. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      really?

    2. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Soy on my bench 8) 😆

  22. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    City missing Sterling

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      They missing his misses on open net

  23. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    And then experts here said that Kun is essential...

  24. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pep carrying out my suggestion

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

      The man’s basically my puppet

  25. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pathetic performance Aguero.

  26. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bye Kun

  27. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Soy is laughing at me from the 3rd bench

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

      So called experts on here made me bench him too 🙁

      1. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        The game's not over

      2. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        'made me' 😀

  28. teddypicker
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ok now I can be glad I did Kun > Raul

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

  29. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I might bring Ederson in!

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

      Can if you want mate

  30. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ings and Aguero 2 points combined is beautiful. Hopefully Auba and Mane can finish the job and give me a big fat green.