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Gameweek 33+ Scout Picks triples-up on Man United attack

The Scout Picks has gone for an indulgent triple-up on Manchester United attacking options for Gameweek 33+.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men face Bournemouth this weekend, who have conceded seven goals in their first three matches of the Premier League’s restart.

Our latest squad was chosen by the editorial team, deliberated over by David, Neale, Geoff and Paul, lining up in a 3-5-2 formation and coming in at £84.2m, £0.8m inside our budget.

Goalkeeper

Nick Pope (£5.0m) gets back into the Scout Picks after a reliable return to Premier League action over the last few weeks. The Burnley goalkeeper has more clean sheets against sides currently outside the top six than any other this season (12) and the most of any shot-stopper in home matches too (eight).

Defenders

Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) is our choice from the Liverpool defence this week as he comes into the Aston Villa game as the least droppable option. Dean Smith’s men come to Anfield goalless in two of their last three away matches.

Enda Stevens (£5.1m) is our choice from the Sheffield United defence as they prepare to face an injury-hit Burnley attack. The Clarets go into Gameweek 33+ with flags against Chris Wood, Jay Rodriguez, Ashley Barnes and Johann Berg Gudmundsson.

In our attempt to double-up on Burnley’s defence, we have chosen Ben Mee (£5.0m) who looks the most likely player in his position to add attacking returns. In the last four matches, the centre-back is top among defensive colleagues for shots in the box.

Midfielders

Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) was exceptionally unlucky not to come away from the Etihad Stadium with attacking returns on Thursday night, denied only by Ederson and the post in the early exchanges. We are expecting the Egyptian to find a way through Aston Villa’s improved defence on Sunday afternoon as he has seven goals and one assist across his last six home league matches.

Bruno Fernandes (£8.8m) recovered from his Gameweek 31+ blip with a monster haul against Brighton midweek, taking his goal involvement tally since joining Manchester United to eight in as many matches. Still on penalty duty for the Red Devils, he faces a Bournemouth side that has conceded more goals than any other team in their last four (nine).

Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) is our pick from the Manchester City attack as they face a Southampton side that remains rock-bottom for home-form this season. A midweek rest looks to be the gateway to a Gameweek 33+ start for the Algerian who, since Project Restart, has attacking returns in every match in which he has featured from the beginning, averaging seven points per appearance.

Anthony Martial (£8.2m) is the second member of our Manchester United triple-up that is expected to run riot against Bournemouth. The Frenchman currently sits top of the charts for shots in the box, big chances and shots on target among Manchester United players over the last four matches.

Christian Pulisic (£7.1m) has returned in every outing since the Premier League returned, averaging 7.3 points per game. Meanwhile, upcoming opponents Watford have just one clean sheet since Gameweek 24.

Forwards

Marcus Rashford (£9.1m) completes our trio of attacking Manchester United talent ahead of their match-up with Bournemouth. 14 attacking returns (10 goals, four assists) in home matches is the joint-most among all forwards this season.

Raúl Jiménez (£8.3m) may have disappointed his owners with a blank against Aston Villa but Gameweek 33+ puts the Wolves man back into his comfort zone. No forward can match his total of eight attacking returns against last season’s top-six clubs in 2019/20 – and it’s Arsenal who have to face him next.

Substitutes

Mat Ryan (£4.7m) has the honour of facing a Norwich attack that still has not found the back of the net since the Premier League returned.

Lewis Dunk (£4.7m) is set to go up against the same toothless Canaries’ forward line but offers more goal threat than his shot-stopping colleague.

Only two defenders have had more touches in opposing penalty boxes than Gary Cahill (£4.4m) over the last four matches. Crystal Palace have four clean sheets in their last six while Leicester’s attack has underwhelmed since the Premier League restarted.

Dwight Gayle (£5.0m) is in fine form ahead of Gameweek 33+, registering the second-highest number of shots in the box and joint-most big chances among all Premier League players across their last four matches.

The Captain

The Scout Picks has a captain for the 2019/20 campaign.

This skipper is chosen using the conclusions of the latest Captain Sensible article and a four-way vote between David, Neale, Paul and Geoff.

Because the use of Fantasy Football Scout data is used so heavily in this process, the captain we choose each Gameweek is usually known only to those who have signed up to Membership for the 2019/20 season and revealed to the public only when the deadline has passed.

Here’s how we voted:

1,662 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Can you play around with FH transfers before confirming or what?

    Free hit should be on the transfer page shouldn't it?

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

      Yes just like WC

    2. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Debating TC Salah

      Or Free Hit as I have KDB Foden TAA Aurier and Lascelles all with questions over their heads about playing time. In my mind at least.

      Dcl, Ings as well

    3. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

  2. Barns
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Currently on a -4 after moving mount and DCL to pulisic and greenwood.

    I’m tempted to use my free hit but not sure how many moves I would make other than to get Mahrez in and probably another Liverpool defender as cover for TAA as he could be a rotation risk. Currently on:

    Pope
    TAA Lascelles Basham
    Bruno pulisic KDB salah
    Rashford Kane Aguero

    Button saiss Cantwell hogate.

    Stick with what I currently have or free hit?

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

      Dude, Aguero?

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

        My bad not sure why I put aguero, I have greenwood there

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

          Oh lol. Wouldn't FH this week, your team looks good and has nice fixtures

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

            Cheers, I’m leaning that way too and would mainly be doing it for the sake of not missing out on potential Mahrez points. Also have a hunch that because he’s been so highly touted he could blank

  3. milanista10
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bench DCL or Aurier or Ings?

    1. jonnybhoy
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ings

    2. bautasten
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Aurier

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

      Play Ings or transfer him out.

  4. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who scores most this week?

    A) Jesus + Foden
    B) DCL + Mahrez

    1. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

    2. manu4life99
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      If all 4 start then A

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

      B

  5. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    G2G? (1FT)

    Patricio
    TAA Doherty Maguire
    Salah(C) Bruno KDB Foden Pulisic(vc)
    Rash Jimi

    Martin, Nketiah, Aurier, Holgate

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

      Yes

  6. AC Yew
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Keep Sterling or transfer to Salah?

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

      Keep

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Keep

  7. SH1M1
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Martial or Mane for triple cap this week ?

    Or do I wait & risk KDB playing vs Bournemouth

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

      I’m waiting for one of the City matches

  8. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pope
    Doherty Saiss TAA
    KDB Mane Martial Bruno
    Rashford Jimenez DCL

    McCarthy, Hayden, HOlgate, Lascelles

    1 FT and 1.3 in the bank.

    Is Mane to Salah(c) the right move for me?

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

      Too sideways and transfers too valuable now.

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

        I am targetting next match vs Villa and feels like Mane could be rested and Salah might get good points

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

      Feels a bit sideways, have you much value tied up in kdb?

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

        not much

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

        infact only 0.2

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

    Mount is going to score some points finally. I feel it.

  10. Guy Demel
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Alonso(c)

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

      More likely to be dropped

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Why?

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

          Guessing you didn’t watch the match on Weds

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Some of it, but surely Lamps will wanna stick with what has been good of late

  11. bautasten
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Would you bench boost this for GW33+ or to risky given that there's a high chance of players getting rested? Can't really see a better week for double burnley and sheffield defense..

    Pope
    TAA, Doherty, AWB
    Salah, KDB, Bruno, Son, Pulisic
    Jimenez, Greenwood

    Bench: Henderson, Egan, Taylor, Jota

    1. Easy Cheesy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      See my comment below. I’m in same boat and think every week might be too tricky to call now! I’m worried as I have kdb and foden. You probably only have kdb that is a risk, maybe greenwood. I’d probably go for it.
      What’s your thoughts on mine (below)

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

        Yeah good point that rotation just might get worse and worse. Thanks

    2. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'm in similar position but used my WC GW32 in readiness for BBGW 33.

      Didn't expect Foden to get a full game so now a worry that he might not GW33. Also doubts on Lascelles.

      The question is "will there be a better, until the end of the season?

      1. Easy Cheesy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I have lascelles, foden and kdb and it is doing my nut. Who is in the rest of your team? My slight hesitance is I can’t see saka scoring big either

  12. Easy Cheesy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone worried that picking a week for BB is going to get harder and harder? I was going to do it this week but with kdb and foden I’m too worried about rotation. Would anyone do it?

    Pope, mccarthy,
    Taa, boly, sauss, lascelles, taylor
    Mane, salah, kdb, saka, foden
    Jimi, dcl, tammy

    Have one FT And probably going to WC next week

    Any advice massively appreciated

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

      Yes it's harder now, sooner you get done with BB the better.
      BB right after WC is usually the approach, but since your bench is pretty decent you could BB first. There's no way to predict the best week anymore.

      1. Easy Cheesy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks. I’ll do WC and try to second guess the following weeks rotation

        1. Easy Cheesy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Or maybe do a WC that has no Liv/ MCI to avoid any rotation

    2. bautasten
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      With a WC in hand I think I'd lean towards saving BB. Not too hard getting some decent cheapies for the bench like Martinez in goal, but like I said above I see your point in increased rotation worries.

  13. frenchfries
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pope Martin
    TAA Lascelles Saiss Lundstram Schelotto
    Salah KDB Son Fernandes Hayden
    Rashford Jimenez DCL

    Have some issues with my defence.

    Have 2ft

    Do this move look ok?
    Lundstram+Son -> Wan-Bissaka+Mahrez

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

    Leno to Pope for -4? Other keeper is Nyland.

    1. frenchfries
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Would not take hit for a goalkeeper, unless you have none playing

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

      Dont usually like a -4 for gk or defender but how big is your sofa?

  15. iveseenitall
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Lost in previous page

    Would like Mahrez in, thinking richarlison out but i need to find 0.2 from somewhere, any suggestions?

    Pat, (3.9)
    Taa, maguire, saiss, ritchie, taylor
    Rich, martial, kdb, salah, (4.5)
    Rash, jimi, dcl

    1. Spoox777
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Your 4.5m MID to McCarthy from Palace. He's played abit recently + you don't even have to play him.
      Richarlison > Mahrez

  16. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Done Grealish > Pulisic

    Playing DCL or do Richarlison > Willian/Mahrez (-4)?

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

      Planning on rich to mahrez myself although wouldnt be for a minus 4

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

    Repost. Help please. 🙁

    On WC -

    A. Kane + Greenwood + Gomez

    Or

    B. Rashford + Ings + Holgate

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Depends on who plays every week.

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

        😉

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

        Only Holgate doesn’t

        Everyone else does

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Need a 3rd player in B.

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

            All others are common

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              3 + 8
              2 + 8 + differential.

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

                Ummm....what’re the numbers?

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

                  Number of players

                2. TorresMagic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 14 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Can only play 11, 8 commons.

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

              Just that Holgate will be in rotation with other defenders whereas Gomez will play every game

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

      Inclined towards A, unless Holgate will be benched.

    3. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ings might need a rest, with his injury history and short turnaround between games

  18. Dannyb
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Rashford and Davis to Mahrez and Greenwood? Would be for free and i would bench DCL this week.

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

      Yeah, but a Rashford haul and Greenwood benching is quite possible

  19. Jay Jay Okocha
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I have no idea what to do with my 2 FT

    A) TAA, Son, DCL to Doherty, Pulisic, Jesus (-4)
    B) Lascelles and Foster to Lamptey and Pope
    C) Son to Mahrez, save ft

  20. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Which one please?

    a) Willian & Foden
    b) Pulisic & Foden
    c) Willian & Pulisic (-4)

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

    2. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B looks nice

  21. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    KDB > Mahrez or Pulisic
    Nooooo
    Yaay

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

      No

    2. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Why remove your best player

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

        could be rested

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

          So could anyone lol

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

            KDB hasnt been rested and Mahrez was rested against pool

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              KDB could rest the next game.

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

                ofcourse but now the chances of him being benched has increased.

    3. Spoox777
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Stupid idea.

  22. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Are people keeping Richarlison?

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

      Yes. Next week -> Foden!

    2. Dash444
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No...swapped for Martial

  23. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Worried have just Mane as Liverpool attacker, but struggling to also fit Salah in too as a few hits would be needed. Better to stick with Mane, or is a -4 to go Salah worth it?

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

      same dilemma here

  24. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who to get ?
    Son >
    A- Pulisic
    B- Mahrez

    1. SAY MY NAME
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      mahrez

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

    For the next three weeks, which is better?
    A) KDB and Saiss
    B) Mahrez and Doherty

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

    How did Kane look last evening?

    Back to his best?

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

      No

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

        Cheers

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

      Not even close

  27. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Salah or Mane for the rest of the season? Please help me out

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Hopefully Salah.

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

        really want to captain Salah against Villa atleast

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mane

    3. Spoox777
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Easy, Salah

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

      I’m going Mane

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

    So... Bruno to Martial?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Only if Bruno was injured.

    2. Spoox777
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Both.

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

    Is it wise to get KDB on WC even if there’re chances of him getting benched in at least 2 of the remaining games?

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

      How many games will his replacement play?

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

        Son

        Should start all the games

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

          Not sold on Son but what do I know, took a punt on Alli couple of weeks ago.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Depends how he does in the other 4.

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

        Son should our score him right?

  30. CHARLIE HULL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Mahrez or Pulisic?