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Dugout Discussion June 17

Aguero benched as Sterling and Mahrez start for Man City

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Pep Guardiola’s rotation policy has struck at the earliest possible opportunity after the Premier League restart.

Less than three hours after the Double Gameweek 30+, some Fantasy managers are already reeling from the Manchester City manager’s unpredictable line-ups.

Sergio Aguero (£11.8m) has been named on the bench for the home match against Arsenal, after over 500,000 signed him for the Double Gameweek.

The Argentinian striker was also backed for the captaincy by 26.7% of the top 10,000 Fantasy managers.

Starting in his place is Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m) who, against Arsenal will be flanked by Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m).

That may favour those who left the armband on Kevin De Bruyne (£10.6m), which included 54.4% of the top 10k, as he starts in central midfield – although it is still very early in the Gameweek.

Meanwhile, Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m) does manage to command a spot in the heart of defence for Manchester City, joined there by Benjamin Mendy (£5.5m), Kyle Walker (£5.6m) and budget option Eric Garcia (£4.5m).

Following in the footsteps of his former master, Mikel Arteta has also sprung a few surprises on Fantasy managers.

Mesut Özil (£7.3m) was left out of the matchday squad entirely while Nicolas Pépé (£9.3m) sits alongside Dani Ceballos (£5.2m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m) on the bench.

Thankfully for the bulk of Fantasy managers, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.1m), Bernd Leno (£5.0m) and Bukayo Saka (£4.7m) are all in the starting XI.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Mendy, Laporte, Garcia, Walker; Gundogan, De Bruyne, D Silva; Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling.

Arsenal XI (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tierney, Mari, Mustafi, Bellerin; Guendouzi, Xhaka; Aubameyang, Willock, Saka; Nketiah.

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  1. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Kevin and Mahrez masterclass in second half..... pretty please?

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    1. The Pesci challenge
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      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Praying for this

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  2. teddypicker
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    'If an opposing player touches the ball after the final pass before a goal is scored, significantly altering the intended destination of the ball, then no assist is awarded.'

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    1. @ocprodigy
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      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      But was the intended destination altered?

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      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        It was not

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    2. BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Significantly altering is the key here. Therefore it has to be given

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  3. Costa Nostra
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    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Just like Aston Villa didn’t concede, that won’t be a KDB assist.

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  4. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Give the assist. It was Sterling was the target and minor deflection does not change that.

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    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Non captainer.. so I'm guessing I want it stay no assist lol..
      But I would say it was more than a minor deflection!

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Minor 😆

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  5. Big_Bear
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Sterling intended target but not a minor deflection. Is that an assist.

    Sterling(c) and none KDB owner here selfishly hoping not.

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  6. Team Cruel
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    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Shouldn't be an assist but fpl will give to please the masses

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    1. Vlad Tepes
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Ur should be an assist, seen far more worse assist, like the one from Henderson lol

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    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      And so they should. The masses are important.

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  7. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    First day back and an assist debate who would of thought it...

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    1. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      and a ghost goal for a player that would never have have been owned except in this specific DGW with Fleck injured

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  8. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    My kid's team - he spent 10 minutes picking dgw players including laffably 2 villa defs - is on 45 pts.

    Why do I bother.

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    1. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      LOL

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  9. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    De bruyneeeeeeee

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  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Mark didn’t captain KDB.

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    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      This joke is too old

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      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        It's not a joke. Mark has immense influence over FPL Towers

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    2. mad_beer ✅
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Do people still care what Mark does with his team?

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    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Does not even own him so it looks like no assist will be given. 😉

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    4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Mark who ? Forget about him

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    5. Dele
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Who’s Mark?

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    6. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      You’re hilarious.

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  11. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Who cares, everyone has KDB

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    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Not everyone has him (c)

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    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Captainers vs non captainers

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    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      not everyone capped him though

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    4. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Captain

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    5. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I agree, therefore no need to give the assist

      (Raz capper)

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    6. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      But not everyone has captained though 😉

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    7. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      152% effective ownership in the top 10k, so captainers get ~1.44 extra points for an assist. Every little helps 😛

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  12. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    The assist will be given.

    Chill KDB captainers

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  13. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Leno on 5 saves now.

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Thank Walker for that last one.

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  14. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I want that assist as a captainer of De Bruyne. Could be huge.

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  15. Dele
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Embarrassing from FPL towers, blatant assist

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  16. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    KDB assist on official twitter account

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Deleted and changed to 'tbc'

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  17. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Has to be given!

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  18. Firefoxed
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    How is this not an assist and trents knee deflection vs Leicester given

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  19. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    If they don't give that assist they can just admit they are crooked af, absolute bs

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  20. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Never an assist. Remember when Salah was denied an assist in similar circumstance?

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    1. NotsoSpursy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      very true

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  21. WE GO FOR IT
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Give the assist to Luiz

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  22. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Got Luiz and Leno for the brighton game anyways.. no damage done...

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Got Leno for save points, personally. And he is racking up those saves so far.

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  23. Salarrivederci
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    D. Luiz & HawkEye

    How to ruin the first day of FPL 😀

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  24. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Let him have to make up for the bootlace Dilva got on his one earlier in season

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  25. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    How are Kun cappers feeling right now?

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    1. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Annoyed but hopefully he will start the next one

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  26. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Özil better be lying dead in the locker room

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    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Ahah harsh but fair, why did I ever think I could trust him

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  27. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Now tweet deleted on official twitter. This is outrageous

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  28. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Its clearly not KdB assist.

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  29. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Triple Sheff Utd clean sheet and now Sterling 🙂

    Top 500 incoming #FPL

    5od it I’m going for top 100!

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      ok

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    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Thanks for that

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  30. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Hasn’t changed target or intended recipient. Can’t see how it wouldn’t be given

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