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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. Bobby
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Think klopp may play a strong side vs villa to get over this one

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

      that's what i'm thinking aswell

    2. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I agree.

  2. Old Gregg
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    A) Son + Saka > Mahrez + Foden (-4).

    B) Son > Mahrez and play DCL

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

      B

      1. Old Gregg
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks.

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

      A

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

    2 FTs & 2m itb

    A: Son to Sterling
    B: Son & Doherty to Salah & Boly

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      A

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

        zero pool "cover" make any change to you?

        1. Old Gregg
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Have you got Man City Cove - KDB?

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

            yep just kdb

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

    Still think Pool could grab a goal or 2 here

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

      100% still goals in this

  5. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Son to Mahrez with a FT?

    Likely doing Guendo to Foden the next week, however Guendo has been permasub so hard to fit Foden in

  6. Pulp Minion
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What's the odds on Ederson taking a penalty of City get one?

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

      66/1

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

      Pep won't allow it. Say he misses & the opposing team get City on the break with no keeper.

      As someone whose tactics are all about players about occupying certain areas of the pitch, he wold be livid.

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

    Greenwood or Rashford

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I’ve got both. Rashford out for Ings if he disappoints again tho.

      Would punt on Greenwood it had to choose. Lots saved

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

      money no issue Rash
      money going to good use... it'd be a tighter call

  8. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Surely on the back of this performance, pool will put out a strong side against Villa?

  9. Louis Van Gaalstones
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Jesus was the weak link in that city attack, his decision making and passing was so poor

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Thanks Louis

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

    Firmino
    No returns since GW25 while winning the league as the main striker
    Crazy

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

      If you watched Liverpool and understood the system you’d realise he’s more important than Mane or Salah

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

        Well obviously I know that
        Mane and Salah are the actual “strikers”
        But not even an assist in 7 weeks

    2. teneighty
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Kind of like Giroud in the french national team.

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

    would you rather have Auba or Sterling from here on?

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Raz

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

        he could play upfront more after that Jesus shitshow

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

      Sterling if unlimited City and Midfield allowance. Otherwise, it depends on the rest of the team

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

    Salah goal please

  13. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sort this lot out of you can.

    Ederson
    Boly Maguire Egan Lascelles
    KdB Son Bruno Sarr
    Jim Vardy

    Hendo Tammy Lord Grealish 3.9 itb

    A Lord to TAA
    B Vardy Sarr to Mo Ings -4
    C Grealish to Martial
    D Grealish to Mahrez
    E Grealish to Foden (think he rests so not keen)
    F Lord to Doherty
    G dunno

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

    Sterling go off

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

    Ox OG

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

    Ox own goal or Sterling goal?

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

    Ox OG or Sterling goal?

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      OG

    2. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      It was on target, so goal.

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

        Not on target

      2. SomewhatPleasing
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        It wasn't

      3. Lucy2019
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Here we go. It was off target.

      4. tutankamun
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        No it wasn’t

      5. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        It really wasn't.

  18. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is that a Kevin assist

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

      No

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

      It would be Sterling, but his shot was off target - so no assist.

  19. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Well at least Liverpool fans can say they won the league :p

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

    Off target?

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

      Yup, wide.

    2. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No, on, imo.

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

    Oh my world not what I imagined happening

  22. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Oh my god

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

    Ffs really need that kdb assist

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

    Kdb to Sterling mmmmm

  25. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    He’d even missed 😆

  26. tutankamun
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Terrible from Sterling

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

    No Kev assist.

  28. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Off target

  29. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I think Stirling goal KDB (a)

  30. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Looked off target