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De Bruyne out of Manchester derby as Aguero starts City’s Double Gameweek 29 opener

The first of two fixtures for Manchester City in Double Gameweek 29 takes place this afternoon at Old Trafford.

Kevin De Bruyne (£10.7m) will not be involved in the fourth Manchester derby of the season, however, as he has failed to recover from a shoulder injury and is not even among the substitutes.

Pep Guardiola said of the Belgian ahead of kick-off:

He feels better but he doesn’t feel 100%. And we don’t take risks. We have three important games in the Premier League but of course, the position that we have, Madrid and Newcastle are the real important games for us.

Sergio Aguero (£11.9m) leads the line for City, while Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) and Phil Foden (£5.1m) are also among the starters.

Riyad Mahrez (£8.4m) has to be content with a place on the bench, as do the likes of Benjamin Mendy (£5.5m), Kyle Walker (£5.7m), David Silva (£7.3m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m).

Pep Guardiola has made five alterations overall from the side that beat Leicester City in Gameweek 27, although the Citizens have contested three cup matches since then.

Mendy, Walker, the injured Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m), De Bruyne and Mahrez are the men to make way from the win at the King Power Stadium, with Joao Cancelo (£5.2m), Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.2m), Nicolas Otamendi (£5.0m), Foden and Sterling all recalled.

Harry Maguire (£5.3m), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.3m) and Daniel James (£5.8m) have all recovered from injury to start for the hosts this afternoon, meanwhile.

James and Brandon Williams (£4.1m) in for Mason Greenwood (£4.3m) and Scott McTominay (£4.9m) are the two changes that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made from Gameweek 28.

The Red Devils look to have switched to a wing-back system, as they have done in several of the “tougher” matches this season.

The three previous meetings between these sides in 2019/20 have all been won by the away team.

Aguero, who averaged 12 points per Double Gameweek last season (City had three of them), was the second-most-popular option for the Triple Captain chip in Gameweek 29, with De Bruyne just behind him.


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

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Foden, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

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  1. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Stay out of the team for this whole gameweek please KDB!

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      This!

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        I have 8 points that will come in from the bench if he doesn't get involved 😀

        1. Sterling Malory
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 21 days ago

          I have 20 points on my bench

          And Cantwell coming on with 1 point...

          🙁

          1. tiger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 21 days ago

            My first 2 subs have 8 and 7...KDB is my best hope of them getting on, but also if Vardy is a total no show then both will come on.

            But of course, you know that both Vardy and KDB will get 5 minutes each or something!

            1. Sterling Malory
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 21 days ago

              Always.

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      I got rid of him on WC but I'm confident he'll still outscore Mahrez, Pepe and Saka combined if he starts vs Arsenal.

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        It's the way this crazy game works...

    3. Strchld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      This!

  2. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Pep on KDB

    “He feels better, but he doesn’t feel 100% and we don’t want to take risks,” he told Sky Sports.

    “Because we have three important games in the Premier League, but the position we have we have Madrid and Newcastle the really important games for us and we don’t want to take the risks.”

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Right decision.

      Madrid the biggest game of course, but Newcastle probably more important than today as it is directly linked to winning a trophy. And Pep tries to win every trophy for sure.

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      prolly on bench vs arsenal then

    3. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      That's in the article above.

  3. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Any early tip for replacements? Richarlison and Sidibe out for who? Not playing FH 31. Thinking Sarr and Robbo

  4. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Hoping KDB becomes complete no show this game week. Whatever points he can get will be worth less than Fernandez 7 pointer off the bench

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Casual perspective.

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Explain? 😆

    2. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      I have Lascelles 6 and some of my rivals have Lundy 12.

    3. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      He'll be subbed on 83 min v Arsenal because pep hates you Brosstan.

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Sounds plausible.

    4. The_Fish
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      I have Hayden’s 3 points ready to come on for him.

    5. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Will need game time before Madrid game so perhaps ( assuming declared fit) more likely to play Arsenal game and then rested against Burnley

    6. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      KDB scored 19 in the reverse ARS match?

  5. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Williams coming on for KDB while others are getting Lundstram, Wolves defenders etc 🙁

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Bertrand for me, hope KDB plays midweek

    2. Amsterhammer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Holgate's minus 1 on mine.

  6. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Score prediction for the Manchester derby?

    1. Sterling Malory
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      2-2

      1. CroatianHammer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Season 11 airs in May, just in time for the end of the footie.

    2. david31058
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Plenty of goals a possibility with Otamendi involved!

    3. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      1-1

    4. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      0:0

  7. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    LMS safety score currently 33 with autosubs.

  8. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Liverpool fan.

    Go UTD!

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Feel disgusting 😆

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Pep can go do one.

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 21 days ago

          😀

    2. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Newcastle fan.

      Cheers.

    3. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      We will win bro. Dont worry

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Hope so mate.

    4. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      No, i hope for City won and ca. No points for fernandes

    5. david31058
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Liverpool fan.

      Go City!

    6. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      your no pool fan

  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    C’mon Red Shite!

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Teach Pep a lesson!

  10. CroatianHammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Pep's statement suggests he's keeping KdB safe until the 14th & Burnley... More so if he thinks he has the measure of the Gunners as is...

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Salah(VC) here so wouldn’t mind

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      "safe" v Burnley. I would consider that a risky game to play in

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Which statement?

    4. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      If he was fit, he would be playing.

  11. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Mahrez should honestly leave City. Doesnt get to start in a big derby ahead of has beens and youngster nobodies...

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Unlucky picking him, probably hauls vs Arsenal.

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Was always a risk, fingers crossed

    2. The_Fish
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Who’s the has been?

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Raz

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      I've had Mahrez since GW23. Just keep him for an extended period and you'll get his points.

    4. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Could genuinely see him going back to Leicester

  12. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Zinc brainfart backpass.

    We need more!

  13. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    COME ON WILLIAMS, reward my good faith in you!

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      You started him??

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Who didn't? OOP

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 21 days ago

          On my bench with Henderson, Dunk and Perez so very likely to haul !

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Last on my bench, haul imminent!

    3. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      What are you hoping for?

  14. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    martial is garbage

    1. Breww
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      lol..

      aged well that did.

  15. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Great game so far.

  16. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    After getting returns from Mount, Lundstram, Ryan and Callum Wilson earlier.
    I hope Sterling keeps up the rewarding of my patience

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Wow, are you recovering from a serious accident?

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        😆

      2. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        No just like differentials

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Seems like you need to update the link to your team

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        2nd team

  17. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Raz misses sitter, would have been Foden A

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      😆

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      A 0.02xG sitter.

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Would have been a sitter for Kun

  18. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Damn Kdb captain fail. Will he make Arsenal ? I have Salah vc and Lascelles 1st sub.

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Will play if fit- needs game time before Madrid so more likely rested v Burnley or play 60 minutes

  19. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Feel very stupid owning Bruno Fernandes now. Id do anything to go back in time and get rid

    1. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Literally anything?

      1. Drexl Spivey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Lol.

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Why?

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Why exactly?

      1. 4-4-who?
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        30% United possession...

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 21 days ago

          Don't play City every week

  20. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Afternoon, Need help for GW31.
    Ings out for Woods or Deeney
    or
    Cantwell out for McNeil or Sarr

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Ings for Wood

  21. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Shaw skinned by an aging Aguero

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Aging Shaw skinned by Aguero

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    James ruins Bruno assist

    1. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Really...

  23. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Just dive once in the box, you can’t do anything else.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      James that is, not Sterling.

  24. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Has anyone done a 'KDB spotted, no it's Zinchenko' joke yet?

  25. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Aguero haul looking highly likely

  26. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Antonio or Sarr for the next 6?

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      I prefer Antonio

      1. SHOOTER MCGINN
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        I'm leaning that way too. And a better fixture in 31

  27. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Does Peps quote imply he won’t use Kdb until Madrid/Newcastle?

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Does seem that way

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Minutes in a home game before Real likely.

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Sounds like he will at least play those 2 if available.

    4. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Off the bench for a point against Arsenal apparently

    5. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      I'd assume he just means three games in seven days is a no-no.

  28. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Fred getting bullied

  29. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Imagine being Ighalo and seeing Daniel James starting ahead of you in a derby. Oh well, he gets paid handsomely for being at the end of this cruel joke.

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Imagine being Mahrez and seeing Raz "Tap in merchant who hasnt scored in 20 games against United" Sterling start ahead of you

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Both poor players if we're honest

  30. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Zinchenco drifting into centre mid is confusing my head. I keep thinking its KDB.