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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. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Liverpool to win 4-3?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Big ask but why not?

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      no chance. they can't wait for the game to be over. they are embarrassed

    3. Reg83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      3-3 draw. they will do a 2005 istanbul mane brace, salah goal

  2. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Which of these would you drop for Foden?
    Salah, Kdb, Fernandes, Mahrez, Pulisic

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      All of them 20 pt hit.

    2. HTL
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez or Pulisic

    3. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Get him after he’s rested for Mahrez. They’ll be rotated

    4. Reg83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      foden started today means he will be benched next game for mahrez

  3. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I am so getting Foden in. I wanted to wait one GW, however, this is irresistible.

    Buy Barnes, hello Foden

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'd need to change shape to get Foden in... Worth it? Got Saka as benchfodder playing 343.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        yes. with that price, the risk is minimal imo and the potential to gain is so high

    2. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      hes gonna be benched next game most likely..

  4. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    KDB perma-cap from here?

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Haven’t taken it off him for a while. Many have a hunch he’ll be rested this weekend and I thinking there’s a good chance

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        will he play? they have CL too no?

  5. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Big fat red with no City. :/

  6. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Are Liverpool going to give City a guard of honour when they come back out? 🙂

  7. HTL
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Foden on my bench. The gameweek that keeps giving

    1. Reg83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      u must be screaming; kicking the door; gulping a drink; banging ur head

      which one?

      1. HTL
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        ML rival has clawed back 51 points (pretty much my entire lead) by having every star player so that's a bigger frustration

  8. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Some people sold KDB due to "red" fixtures?

    1. mrodgers91
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      So true, cant remember when I got him but it was still at 9.5 and keeping til the end

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Man City only have a few 'red' fixtures all season. None of those are at home though.

      Man City at home: 15.5 games played. 44 goals scored. xG of 42
      Man City away: 16 games played. 36 goals scored. xG og 39.

  9. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Dcl to nketiah and hayden to fodenplay 3-5-2 ???

  10. mrodgers91
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Wouldnt like to be in the dressing room, klopp will certainly lay into them

  11. Iggypop
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Wouldn't b surprised to see salah taken off early, would probs become my captain if he does, Liverpool will just sleep this hangover off

  12. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    On a -4 already here. Do I take another -4 to do Son to Mahrez or just be patient?!?

    Pope
    TAA Maguire Doherty
    Salah Martial Bruno KDB Son
    DCL Jimi
    Martinez Nketiah Aurier Fernandez.

  13. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who else went Son over KDB for two games? Hahaha we are getting what we deserve

  14. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Foden 2nd on bench. Probably not playing next match or would you start him instead of DCL?

    1. HTL
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Play instead of DCL was my plan until that Spurs performance

    2. thomashl
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Start him instead of DCL. Worst case, you’ll get 1 point, 1 less than DCLs garantueed score (owner here...)

  15. GreennRed
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Salah looking very hungover......

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Didn’t look great at Palace but the goal covered it up

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Hit post when still 0-0

    3. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      That ginger beer can be brutal

  16. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisic or Foden?

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Million $ question

    2. Manani
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      pulisic surely

    3. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Both.

  17. thomashl
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What a GW to be a Man Utd supporter. Ahhh

  18. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    KDB killing me. Should I just get him in ?

    1. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Same here. I have decided it's too late. 🙁

    2. thomashl
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yupppp gjør det

    3. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      yes, get him in

    4. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      The real question is why dont u have him already, if its taken u this long to realise hes a must have then idk what to tell u

  19. Manani
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    DCL+Guendozi > Greenwood+Foden?

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Buying into Foden hype then? Looks good moves

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

      Transfers what I would like to do, nyt have DDG blocking that.

  20. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Liverpool to lose only their 2nd EPL match of the season. Big deal 😀

    Hopefully Klopp goes demon and gets his troops to pull it back!

  21. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Double Liv defense owner 🙁

    it's simple. the first rule of FPL. You need to get your captain right. If Bruno was captain everything would have been alright.

    Back to the drawing board.

    I haven't got a Captain right since the restart 🙁

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Should capt KdB all season.. 400+ pts.

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      VVD and TAA double better than than most forwards...

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I agree in the long run, that is why I am staying put for now. at least until I see a rotation

  22. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    So is Mahrez nailed?

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Getting a welcome rest for great fixture run

  23. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I know I know its what you do that matters not what you're considering but aftet listening to Joe om Scoutcast saying "Sometimes just keep it simple and captain KDB\Salah" i had my (c) on City player to last minute change it...

    Oh well.

  24. adavies33
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 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.

  25. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    lmao 3-0 wtf, thought it would be 0-0

  26. AWOL-Ekotto
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Should have started with both Saint-Maximin and Foden then. Next week looks even better for the pair.

  27. G Banger
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Son + Lascelles => Mahrez + AWB still a good move?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Good transfers imo

  28. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Halftime question guys. Rank dropping like a stone at the moment, any help appreciated thank you.

    DDG
    TAA Boly Soyuncu Fernsndez
    Salah KdB Mount
    Rashford Jimenez Vardy

    Martinez Foden Lundstram Cantwell

    A) Vardy, Mount to Fernandes, DCL (or other 7.2fwd)

    B) Vardy, Cantwell to Fernandes, Nketiah

    C) KDB, Mount to Fernandes, Mahrez

    D) Vardy, Mount, Cantwell to Fernandes, Nketiah, Pulisic -4

  29. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Sterling + KDB giving me a huge rank boost

    Not to mention Auba(c) and Ings 😀

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Not like you to boast

    2. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nice

  30. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    2FT, would you do Son, Guendozi to Mahrez, Foden for free?

    Gives me the following front 8

    Salah KdB Mahrez Foden Bruno
    Jimmy Rashford DCL

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Good transfers. Thoughts above?

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      who you will bench?