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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. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    The rush to get in Bruno now will be up there with the rush for toilet rolls 🙂

    1. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      And pasta

    2. TyroneGAA
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      The Mrs came back earlier with 2 x 12 packs I near left her

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

    Sterling and Foden completely invisible. Mahrez laughing from the bench

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

      not sure you can say Sterling invisible when he almost scored earlier

  3. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Where's that clown who said they were regretting owning bruno

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

    That wasn't even a freekick but I'm not complaining. 2 more wins as it stands 😎

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Course you’re not, doesn’t affect Liverpool. Mike Dean should not be a professional referee

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      The Old Trafford refereeing is becoming a joke.

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

        reminds me of what we saw yesterday at Anfield with Mane

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

    Kun down

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

    Kun Dead.

  7. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Martial with another poor finish rewarded by poor goalkeeping

    1. alastair
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      If you get your shots on target you will always have that chance.

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

    Nothing wrong with that Maguire tackle on Aguero and he still down.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Booking minimally.

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

        Ah stop will you clearly wins the ball

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

    Typical Mike Dean. Ha ha.

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

    Shocking. Shocking Dean!

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

      omg just seen what the free kick was given for, are you kidding!

      1. TyroneGAA
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        I know terrible

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

    Let the salt FLOW through you...

  12. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    What are the chances Kdb misses Arsenal too??

    Like many I have Lundstram 12pts first on bench..

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

    It is like the old days at Old Trafford under Howard Webb

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Chelsea, Watford, Everton and now today. 4 games in a row having results go in their favour cause of crap referee decisions

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

        Some cheese with that whine?

        1. Qaiss
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 21 days ago

          Nah I’ll have a cheeseburger. It’s true though.

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

            No, you cannot haz cheezburger.

            People can convince themselves of anything.

            1. Qaiss
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 21 days ago

              People are sure yanks haven’t a clue about ‘soccerrrr’. I agree

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

                AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I've watched more years of this sport than you are old.

                1. Qaiss
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 21 days ago

                  And probably will never set foot in old Trafford and will enjoy his team succeeding because of refereeing corruption just like you did under Ferguson.

                  🙂

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

                    Give it a rest

      2. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Stockley Park bill is adding to their wages this year for sure.

        1. Qaiss
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 21 days ago

          Every game. How can a ref see that as a foul ffs?

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

            WAAAHHHH! Keep crying, infant.

            1. Qaiss
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 21 days ago

              infant? Lol

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

      😆

      There are always soft frees given away in games by the referees but you still have to defend them as Neville said. That’s city’s own fault.

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Doesn’t excuse completely one sided refereeing. It’s disgraceful.

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

          Haha

          1. FPLGeezer
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 21 days ago

            You can tell things are turning for us and going int he right direction under Ole when the ABU nation paranoia about referees at Old Trafford is back!!! LOL

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

    Jesus, Mahrez, KDB, Walker, Mendy, Silva all back for Arsenal? Would make this DGW pretty poor for Man City assets.

  15. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    So, Utd given a cheap free-kick, leading to two yellow cards and the goal.
    Maguire kicks Aguero in the calf, gets nothing.

    Need I go on...

  16. Tsssst
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Is Tanganga nailed on starter now, cheap and has a game GW31?

  17. MGMT
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Bruno proving to be fixture proof. Such a class player!

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

    AWB winning the battle v Sterling

  19. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Ole to get manager of the season if they qualify for the CL
    Up to 5th

  20. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Yep, Martial to Mahrez for a -4 and sold Lundy to get cash for that. Wow. Easily 20 points down on that double move.

  21. Tsssst
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Perez and Soyuncu > Fernandes and Tanganga for free?

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Spurs will never get a clean sheet this season.

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

        Kiko fem might be a better choice

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

    AWB is doing really well v sterling

  23. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Sterling Foden Gundogan along with Rodrigo to provide Kun can't end well anyways .. strange formation from Pep

  24. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    The day Pep decided not to replace Kompany was the start of his downturn in his career

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

      he replaced with Otamendi 😉

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

      And stones the most expensive defender ? Laporte too .. problem with Pep ?

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        That’s pretty much what I said, problem with Pep lol

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

    can i just catch a break once this weekend please!

    come on city this is pants

  26. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Hey

    🙂

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

    OMGG CITY DEFENCE

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

    AWB turning into Roberto carlos

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

    Wan Bissaka playing a blinder. Poor pass though.

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

    VARchester United... are people even surprised? VAR had two goals for this season. United top 4 and title to LiVARpool.