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Foden starts for Man City as Guardiola benches Mahrez

Fantasy managers will get another look at Phil Foden‘s (£5.2m) credentials as he prepares to start against Liverpool in Gameweek 32+.

Interest in the Manchester City midfielder has abounded since the Premier League’s restart and that is sure to increase after making his second start since Gameweek 30+.

The last time he featured from the beginning, Foden backed himself a brace so the fact that Manchester City’s team-sheet appears to have deployed him on the flanks of the front-three is very exciting indeed.

He is joined there by Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m), while Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) must make do with a place on the bench.

Unsurprisingly, this season’s Fantasy darling Kevin De Bruyne (£10.7m) starts once again, while Eric Garcia (£4.5m) returns to the back-four.

Predictably, there are fewer shocks in the Liverpool line-up than Pep Guardiola’s.

Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) and Sadio Mané (£12.5m) flank Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) in attack while Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.8m) and Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) offer their usual threat from the full-back positions.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Mendy, Laporte, Garcia, Walker; Rodrigo, Gundogan, De Bruyne; Sterling, Jesus, Foden.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold; Fabinho, Henderson, Wijnaldum; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 32+

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  1. Vinyl78LP
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Meh, KDB and Sterling both starting kisses goodbye to Dendoncker bench points.

  2. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Looks like Phoden benched next time.

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No

    2. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      -2 for the weird name combo thing.

  3. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Rashford worth the money over Greenwood?

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

      Not as long as Greenwood starts.

  4. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    A. Pulisic and Jesus
    B. Kane and Foden

  5. FPL Xylophone
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hello there! For you with the TC chip available, when are you planning to activate it and which player(s) are you targeting?
    Are the games vs Bmouth a viable strategy?

    1. Surfeit of Lampteys
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Triple captain whoever you think will get you the most points in a gameweek between now and the end of the season.

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

        I have already used my tc in gw1 on Salah. I was wondering what other managers are planning to do.

  6. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Come on Mo capitano !!

  7. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Ricardo
    TAA-Doherty-Maguire
    Salah-KDB-Fernandes-Son
    Rashford-Jimenez-DCL
    Martin, Lascelles, Douglas Luiz, Simpson

    2 FT 0,0 ITB

    A) Son+Douglas Luiz+DCL -> Mahrez+Willian+Nketiah (-4) bench Nketiah

    B) Son -> Mahrez/Willian play Lascelles, bench DCL

    C) Something else

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Why wouldn’t you play DCL? Spurs just shipped 3 vs SHEF UTD

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

        because he's a donkey

  8. SackWenger
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Only a matter of time before someone pulls a hamstring with that stretch before kick-off.

  9. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    come on Jesus, prove the haters wrong

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Preach it sister

    2. Surfeit of Lampteys
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He's been doing that for the best part of 2000 years.

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        damn right he has

  10. Greko82
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I though I will never say this but....KDB blocking my Saint Maximin points

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      If you weren't going to play ASM vs. Bournemouth, who on Earth were you going to play him against?

  11. Salarrivederci
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    4/5 rivals own Martial
    4/5 rivals own Fernandes
    0/5 rivals own Rashford

    Guess Rashford (C) could be good - need to start High risk/ High reward.
    Rashford is playing Saint-Maxim position too

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

      Rashford 0 goals though

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

        Butbut..
        Most will cap Fernandes, and this with less to lose Martial.
        Rash could be huge next GW

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

    Jesus looks sharp?

  13. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    ffs HOW IS THAT OFFSIDE

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

      He was just offside, but still offside

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        yeah, wasn't being serious - was close though

  14. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Son to

    A)!Mahrez
    B) Bruno

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Bruno more of a priority I think

    2. Tony Moon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      B

    3. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Bruno surely

  15. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Ederson 2 saves

  16. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah close

  17. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    This game has goals in it

  18. Amey
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    One more save Ederson 😀

  19. supperspout
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    A lot nosier than usual at etihad tonight

    1. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yawn

  20. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Garcia nailed alongside Laporte?

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

      No

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ederson might nail him again

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        😀

    3. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      first choice I'd say yeah

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

      Pep giving him every chance.

  21. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    would you do sarr to foden or is too risky now with rotation ?thanks

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Rotation was always a factor yet people still made that move.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        very true. but would rather get him in in a game he is more likely to play. saying that it s very hard to predict 🙂

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      5th mids are a crapshoot

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        he s be my fourth though

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

      Ajax, was planning to go Foden after tonight as I didn't think he'd start, he'll now get 13 points and Silva will play against Soton after I've swapped with Traore who'll assist and score against Arsenal.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        ok cheers 🙂

    4. JfA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'm going for it, was going to wait until after tonight but that ship has sailed, as long as you have a half decent first bench then I think it's worth the risk.

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

    Lost my Hendo CS, my betting rival has Son and Kane and all in the space of four minutes to go, would have preferred to have found out my wife has been cheating!!!

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

      What if she was cheating with son and kane?

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

        Or my betting rival 😮

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

    Dammit. Mané was in there with a better ball from Trent.

  24. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    2FT’s

    A) Son Sarr ➡ Mahrez Willian/Pulisic

    B) DCL Son ➡ Jesus Willian/Pulisic

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      spurs have bournemouth next i d keep son.

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        No they have Everton up next actually

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          yep sorry i meant after everton 🙂

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      A

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

      Watch the game & decide

  25. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    City playing a kind of 4-2-2-2 formation

  26. Nas
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Rival had basham, son C, and kane last game.
    I had closed a 40 pts gap down to 10 pts only to have it opened back up to 30, and he has sterling here too.
    To be fair I thought it would be worse with son C so can’t complain too much.

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

      So you're not feeling the pain?

  27. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Liverpool fans doing firework at etihad

  28. adavies33
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I'm top my league by about 30 points, team is:

    Pope/Button
    TAA/Doherty/Lascelles/Aurier/Robinson
    De Bruyne/Son/Martial/Fernandes/Saka
    Auba/Jiminez/Rashford

    I am thinking of taking a -12 which I know sounds mad on the following:

    Son/Saka/Auba/Rashford - Salah/Pulisic/Jesus/Greenwood

    Looking to play 352 (@ least this week) and TC Salah.To bring in an extra Lpool/Wolves/Man CIty/Man U defender in a week or 2 with 1m in the bank.

    A couple right below me have Salah/Mane for context.

    Let me know guys.

    Thanks in advance.

    1. Tony Moon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No

  29. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Curious what people think Klopp will do in remaining games, continue to play the full strength team?

    Anyone ditching big 'pool assets in anticipation that he doesn't?

  30. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    KdB down

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Up again