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

    Fred on 3 Bps - system is so broken lol

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

      4 recoveries, most in the game so far.

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

        Hardly influencing the game positively vs the likes of Gundogan

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

      3 BPS or 3 BAPs?

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

      Dispossessions not factored in yet. He has 2-3 of those

  2. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Thoughts on getting rid of Salah/Mane for the last 4 or 5 games to free up funds for players on double gameweeks with something to play for?

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

      Hell no with that run in!

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

        Looks like meh fixture run to me

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

      It’s wait and see. If Klopp decides to rest them once the the league is wrapped up: sure.

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Rest them for 'what's, exactly!?

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

          R&R for a job well done?

  3. HamezMace
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Can anyone tell me how you into heaven?

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

      You triple captain Aguero in a hat trick week.

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

      google.com

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

        Do you need an invitation?

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

      For this week:

      1) Owning a double figure scoring keeper.

      2) Not taking hits for DGW players.

      So far.

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

        Well I’ve ticked those boxes this week

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

      Good deeds is one of the ways

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

        Anyone specific I should be nice to?

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

          Parents followed by relatives and neighbors (if the question is genuine) 😉

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

            I want the heaven where Kurt Cobain is

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

            What if my neighbor is a cretin who plays dubsteb at full volume after midnight several times a week?

    5. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      ask luis garcia

      I believe hes from there

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

        Is he on here?

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

          No he spends his time drinking sangria

    6. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      There's this Stairway..

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

        Ha, I like it

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

        the one built by messrs Plant and Page ?

    7. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Illuminati construct.

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

    Take it round him Martial ffs

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

    Bruno...

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

      ?

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

    Dean getting conned by street wise Englishman

  7. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Ota haha
    If you know you can't tackle, at least push him early, away from the box

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

    Martial wastes a great chance

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

    Greedy Tony pass back.

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

    Greedy greedy martial

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

    Ah Martial I love you but you need to pass there

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

    City alot of possession but not really doing much with it

    United had the better chances so far

  13. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    I can’t believe Martial hasn’t returned anything yet. So much potential ffs

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

      he's so over-rated

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        You lose

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

    Tunnel Vision Tony misses sitter

  15. JBG
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    If only it was Pickford in goal..

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Or Adrian

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

    Crowd reffing the game.

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

    City do love a moan

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

    Mike Dean

    The one man show

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

    Martial g

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

      Bruno a

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

    OMG martial

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

    Tonyyyyyyyy

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

    BRUNO AAAA

  23. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    WOWWWWWWW

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

    Bruno assist

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

    MARTIAAAAAALLLLLLLLL

  26. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Was just typing up a post about Martial but forget it. LETS GO.

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

    Yes come on Utd 1-0 to the red devils

  28. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    LOL. Ederson.

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

    Martial G
    Bruno A

  30. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Suck it Martial haters

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

      Yeah suck it