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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. Amey
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Save point for ederson 😀

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

    Brighton fans, will Mooy start against Norwich?

    Please advise

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

      Lol
      As if they know sh.t about Potter Roulette

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

      Dunk

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

        Well we have a lot Brighton knowledgable fans here, Jonty,, Az, etc.

        They can help

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

          And they often picked the wrong ones 😉

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

      This is my favourite post of the night. Hulk this

  3. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Have PL champions ever been spanked the very next game?

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

      Yes, Arsenal at Anfield 4-0

      1. George Agdgdgwngo
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Dam, as an arsenal fan I should know that!

    2. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nope. No great fergie, wenger, pep or mourinho team would get slapped around like this after winning a title

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

        None of those teams got the points pool will this season either

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

      Chelsea at wba 3-0

  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Salah on pens on Sunday with Milner playing LB?

  5. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Foden rest would be nice

    1. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      90 minutes to rest on Sunday

  6. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Raz rested!

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

    Laporte CS banked.

    Sterling rested.

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

    Anyone else not keep KDB on wildcard and season now effectively over?

    I punted and lost! Knew the risks.

    22k to oblivion after tonight! Foden laughing at me from 3rd sub too

    1. yer old da
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      What a ridiculous punt

      1. SouthCoastSaint
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks captain hindsight! Went for Son instead

        1. yer old da
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Captain hindsight! Yeah difficult one to predict that 🙂

          1. SouthCoastSaint
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Just seen your team. Massive balls captaining Fernandes after he played 120 mins. Superb decision. Before the game I’d have called you crazy

            1. Long ago I drew a walrus
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Scrolling through old comments - Bruno's 120 mins came after the deadline

      2. Twisted Melon
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Had him from gw1 was never coming out even if he blanked for 5 games

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I kept Sterling but risked going without Bruno. Similarly huge red arrow. Template did well this week

      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Sorry, kept KdB, not Sterling

      2. JabariParkersEyelid
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Not sure that's true my team is 82% template according to livefpl. Just bad captaincy and my diffs have done nothing.

        1. SouthCoastSaint
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Captained Fernandes for his blank then jimmy, that’s probably done for me more than not keeping KDB

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

      I've lost 15k rank this week keeping KDB so I dread to think what would happen if I sold him.

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

      Think i actually got more points with martial over kdb

      Shd have got kdb back after chelsea in hindsight

  9. Twisted Melon
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who's biggest priority:
    A)Pulisic
    B)Foden
    C) Bruno (would require a hit to get rid of Williams first)

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      C

  10. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Sterling rested

  11. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Martial & Rashford > Sterling & Greenwood

    I have Fernandes as well but this gives me a Foden, KDB and Sterling triple up and still 2 Utd players?

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

      Martial could go mennnntal vs Bou tbf

  12. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Sterling rested

  13. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hopefully a few kdb(c) vs Soton

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

      perma cap

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

    Anything happen to Trent?

    A norwegian live blog wrote «does not look good» when TAA come off, just wonder if he’s injured

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

      no, just subbed

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

    Fair play City, Liverpool deservedly punished

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

    Sold Laporte for a hit 🙁

  17. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A) Auba + Perez -> Jesus + Fernandes
    B) Auba + Perez -> Rashford + Fernandes
    C) Auba + Perez -> Rashford + Mahrez
    D) DCL + Perez -> Greenwood + Fernandes

    Already got Martial

  18. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    More points please.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      More Kev points would be lovely.

  19. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    91 points this week makes the GW32 Wildcard a success

    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Well
      Done.

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

    Sterling or Mahrez(+3.2)?

  21. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Kev out of the captaincy debate.

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

    TAA dropped

  23. yer old da
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Salah(c) next week an absolute certainty for me. Beware a wounded animal.

  24. james 101
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    So what did tonight’s game do to your plans?

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      probably put some urgency under my wildcard plans

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        And made them harder to complete?!

    2. squits
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      made me choose mahrez over jesus

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Seems rational

  25. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Only reason i C Salah ahead of KdB is that KdB had fa cup game before this one

  26. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    KDB to start against Southampton?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Your guess is as good as mine.

    2. Baby Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Why not? He was rested against Burnley

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

        Has started 2 games since them

        1. Baby Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Usually starts 90% of games

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

      No chance

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

        Hardly no chance

    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yes, he doesn't get rested as much as you think.

      1. Baby Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        This

  27. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Sooo Pulisic or Willian? And why?

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

      Neither imo. Chelsea fan

      1. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Why is that? Next 4 are tasty fixtures. In place of Son

    2. squits
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      pulisic

  28. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Mahrez and Salah

    Or

    Pulisic and Sterling

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

      A

  29. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Mahrez to start next game?

    1. squits
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Youd think so. I'm torn...mahrez or raz

    2. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'd expect so.

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

    KDB benched next week?

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Best player in that team & who can they trust to take a pen?