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Fernandes starts at Brighton despite 120-minute FA Cup outing

Bruno Fernandes (£8.7m) has surprised Fantasy managers by starting for Manchester United’s trip to Brighton.

The Portuguese international played a full 120 minutes in an FA Cup win at Norwich on Saturday, suggesting that he might miss out on Gameweek 32+.

Despite having Andreas Pereira (£4.8m) and Juan Mata (£6.1m) on the bench, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has backed Fernandes for a fourth start in all competitions since the Premier League resumed.

In light of extra-time in the FA Cup, it will be interesting to see how long the midfielder is able to last at the Amex Stadium though.

Fernandes will also be under the microscope of eagle-eyed Fantasy managers still curious about how he will cope with Paul Pogba (£8.3m) in the side.

The Frenchman made his first league start since Gameweek 7 when Sheffield United were dispatched 3-0 at Old Trafford, arguably overshadowing Ferandnes in the process.

Therefore, it will be important analyse whether or not the same will be true on the road, especially considering this is the same XI that Solskjaer named against the Blades.

That means another Premier League start for Mason Greenwood (£4.3m) on the flanks of attacking midfield, Marcus Rashford (£9.1m) on the opposite flank and Anthony Martial (£8.2m) in the centre-forward position.

The out-of-position FPL midfielder scored 10 points the last time he faced Brighton and launched himself onto the Fantasy radar with a hat-trick in Gameweek 31+.

Manchester United may not have it too easy at Brighton though. Notorious tinkerman Graham Potter has gone for an ultra-conservative formation, featuring a back-five and a trio of midfielders screening the defence.

Dan Burn (£4.5m) tucks in alongside Lewis Dunk (£4.7m) and Shane Duffy (£4.8m) at centre-back while Tariq Lamptey (£4.0m), who impressed against Leicester, could be up against Rashford.

Dale Stephens (£4.4m), Yves Bissouma (£5.0m) and Davy Pröpper (£4.8m) have been given the task of protecting the back-five, with creative players such as Aaron Mooy (£4.8m), Leandro Trossard (£5.8m) and Pascal Groß (£6.2m) on the bench.

Alexis Mac Allister (£5.5m) looks to be in a rather disconnected number 10 role just behind Aaron Connolly (£4.2m) in the lone-striker role, while Neal Maupay (£5.7m) finds himself among the substitutes.

Brighton and Hove XI (5-3-1-1): Ryan; Montoya, Burn, Duffy, Dunk, Lamptey; Bissouma, D Stephens, Pröpper; Mac Allister; Connolly.

Manchester United XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Lindelöf, Wan-Bissaka; Matic, Pogba; Rashford, B Fernandes, Greenwood; Martial.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 32+

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  1. CroatianHammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    2/12 but just -30500 places .... I think that has to be good... Surely...

    Tomorrow should be fun.

  2. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hot & cold & hot & cold

    Martial (C) locked in for Bournemouth

    1. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      yep defo

    2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yea I’ll be leaving it on him

  3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What’s your opinion on a punt on Origin? Have two FTs and considering DCL and Robinson > Origi and AWB. Would give me:

    Pat
    TAA Doherty AWB
    Salah Bruno KdB Son
    Rash Jiménez Origi

    Bench: Button Fernandez Kiko Guendouzi
    0 ITB

    Yay or nay?

  4. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Ddg

    Martial

    Bruno

    Very good afternoon. Dont even mind martial blank after hat trick last week

  5. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Time to revert Bruno -> Martial move from last week?

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Then Martial hauls again...

    2. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      The ol' chasing points hokey cokey

  6. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    If anyone thinks City are free scoring, check out Atalanta in Serie A!
    80 in 28 games!

    1. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Atlanta are fantastic to watch.

      1. tucaoneo
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        *Atalanta

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      That’s incredible for the Serie A

    3. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Are you SerieAs?

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      They’ve also conceded 39 lol

      This team have literally been involved in 119 goals in their 28 league games

      WTF

      1. SuperMane Returns
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        WTAF

  7. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What to do next week now...

    Auba to Rashford or Jesus?

    Or downgrade to Nkeitah and Hayden to Mahrez for the bench boost?

  8. Strchld
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Tempted to do Rashford and Dcl > Greenwood and Jesus.

    And then next week Greenwood benched and Rashford get a brace.

  9. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Man Utd another CS!

  10. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    On a green arrow with 7 to go including Auba (C). Role on tomorrow!

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nice - how many points and who to play?

    2. CroatianHammer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      That's nice. I've 10 and the same (C) but red arrow. Hoping Lundstram plays somehow. 1 off the bench otherwise :/

  11. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Fernandes giving me aproper hiding for shifting him to Martial lol

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Was the logical move I’ve heard.

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      ouch.

    3. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ah unlucky man you bought into the essential talk

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Have to stick with him now:-D

        1. Bruce Lee
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Good choice pal - can easily be his week next week with a Bruno blank

          Pick the option you like most until the end of the season (or both)

          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            This

    4. fusen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      The sensible thing will be go try a d squeeze in both going forward

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Triple UTD attack. They are looking decent so may as well.

  12. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Fans were calling for his head not long ago. So fickle

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      This week it is Martial's head they're after

  13. Only a Hazard of time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    If Son doesn't perform this week he's getting downgraded so I can upgrade Holgate to a Man U defender. A Liverpool / Wolves / Man U backline will do until the season ends.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Will pool defence rotate after city

      1. Only a Hazard of time
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Probably but I can still see VVD/TAA playing the majority, maybe even Trent in midfield.

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Working well for me

  14. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bloody nora I only have 4 players left to play

    Pray for me

  15. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Last night Pope and today AWB, nice work boys!

  16. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Martial or Pulisic? Have Bruno already!

    1. fusen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Double up with United.

    2. myteamissheeeeeeeet
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Step away from Martial he’s a trap door, been burnt too many times! I’m sticking with my captain Bruno 😉 Pulisic injured so look elsewhere.

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Stick with one no need to change over whichever you already have

  17. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lockdown has not been bad for Man Utd

  18. L S P
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Defense has kept 13/16 CSs since the restart. I'll take that.

    (Sheffield horror show in 30 the exception)

  19. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I have Salah (C), Bruno (v)

    Mo better bring home a haul!!!

  20. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    We’re back. And yes I’m getting all the way carried away!

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Looking good - let's see if this continues for a more sustained time - especially against big teams

      1. Puncheon Guly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Double against city, one of 3 teams to take points off Liverpool, double against chelsea (plus league cup victory), 4 points taken off spurs...

        1. Greek Freak
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          It's crazy to think that the team to have taken the most points off Liverpool is Watford...

          1. Puncheon Guly
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Mental. Shows how tough it is to go unbeaten, regardless of how good you are

        2. Bruce Lee
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Joint 5th with Wolves

  21. Twisted Melon
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Need to bring in Bruno, also worth switching Martial for son?
    A) Rashford, Bruno + Martial
    B) Rashford, Bruno + Son

  22. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Messi scores goal no. 700...

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Bum of a player

    2. tricky80
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Could he do it on a wet Tuesday in Stoke?

  23. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Well that makes selling Bruno to fund triple city attack harder to swallow. Might be Son or Rashford to free up cash instead now...

    KDB, Bruno, Son, Sarr
    Rashford, Jimi, DCL

    DCL and Sarr plus one of these to be sold:

    A) Son
    B) Bruno
    C) Rashford

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Mate you really want triple City attackers... do you love rotation?

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I want a risky gamble, I’ve got lots of ground to make up. Mahrez, KDB and Jesus is the kind of gamble that MIGHT pay off

        1. Bruce Lee
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          I get that but someone like Auba will probs make more sense and maybe just 1 City... they're going to rotate like a mofo

          1. The Tinkerman
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Probably, City are the worst for it but many will rotate. Sane won’t play much now, if at all, aguero is out. Mahrez and Jesus should play most, I’m maybe most worried about KDB.

            I’ve got three that should start waiting on my bench and cash ITB if I get Greenwood, Mahrez and Jesus.

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      It’s tempting to downgrade Rashford to Greenwood to fund it tbh.

  24. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Damn 6k to 14k,Auba(C) to the rescue

  25. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Surely Rashford is classed as a midfielder next season?

    1. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I agree, see my post above. I want Rashford and Auba as mids, Martial as a forward.

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Who would you pick though, Rashford or Martial?

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He’s a striker but is being played OOP. Correct classification, imo.

      1. Greek Freak
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        If he's been played OOP all year then surely he should be a mid next year, based on FPL's classification logic. It's why Martial was classed as a mid when he started his FPL 'career' as a forward.

      2. Greek Freak
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        The only question is whether Rashford has played OOP for most/all season or not, and that I cannot remember. If it's close to 50/50 I'd be happy with him being a forward next year.

      3. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Horrendous take on it. Glad you’re not in charge of FPL...

        1. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Twisted ^

  26. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Apart from the expected performance from Bruno tonight the real talking point should be Greenwood @£ 4.3m !
    Who is he in competition with with a starting place ?

    1. Iggypop
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Dan bliddy James!

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        He is on loan to championship ... soon

      2. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Dan (no Prem goals since g/w 4 ?)
        Pressure on DCL tomorrow

    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      "for a starting place"

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Greenwood and AWB, the gems ...

    4. Puncheon Guly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Dan James, Lingard... no one really. Position is his for the foreseeable. Triple united attack is ballsy

      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        He'll be be benched next game and James will start. Greenwood has started games previously this season but never holds down the starting place. Ole seems to love Dan James.

      2. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Fixtures very good until the end of the season might risk a MU def in a triple up

    5. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'm getting him

  27. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I reckon Bruno will be higher owned than KDB next season. Bruno scoring at almost 8 points per match now and does not look like slowing down.

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Thinking TC against a Bournemouth?

  28. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Back to the debate United, triple attack, two attack one defence, double defence one attacker?

    1. Gomolon
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'm going with AWB, Bruno and Greenwood - although I'm on WC so got more flexibility

  29. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thoughts on Auba, Barnes & Mount to Greenwood, Mane & Pulisic for -8?

  30. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Now ... people start talking ditching Martial ... scene!

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Thought everyone was capping him