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Fernandes and Pogba both start against injury-hit Bournemouth defence

Bruno Fernandes (£8.8m) and Paul Pogba (£8.3m) both start for Manchester United as Bournemouth come to Old Trafford.

The pair were subject of an injury rumour circling around some quarters of the media on Friday evening, but it would appear they came through the most recent training session unscathed.

In fact, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has named an unchanged line-up from the side that won comfortably at Brighton, much to the delight of Fantasy managers interested in their assets.

At a time when Manchester United options are in such high-demand, it is encouraging to know that the manager has found a settled selection. This is the first time since November 2006 that an unchanged XI has been named in three successive Premier League matches.

That means Mason Greenwood (£4.4m) is on the right-hand side of attacking midfield once more, joined there by Fernandes and Marcus Rashford (£9.1m).

Meanwhile, Anthony Martial (£8.2m) starts up-front hoping to replicate his most recent Old Trafford outing, which saw the Frenchman score a hat-trick against Bournemouth.

A further boost for Manchester United backers has emerged in the form of injuries to Chris Mepham (£4.3m) and Steve Cook (£5.0m), who was reprimanded by Eddie Howe this week for publicly criticising Bournemouth.

With Simon Francis (£4.4m) still on the sidelines, a dearth of options has forced the Bournemouth manager into some tough decisions with his defence.

Left-back Lloyd Kelly (£4.4m) has tucked into centre-back alongside Nathan Aké (£4.8m) with Diego Rico (£4.2m) earning his first start since Gameweek 26.

Elsewhere, Leicester host Crystal Palace, although that fixture has considerably less Fantasy interest.

Jamie Vardy (£9.7m) remains the most popular Fox, sat in 26.2% of teams, but has just two goals since Gameweek 19.

That statistic does not particularly bode well given that Roy Hodgson’s men have four clean sheets from their last six matches.

It is also frustrating news for the 15.1% still in possession of James Maddison (£7.4m), who does not make the matchday squad while Harvey Barnes (£6.0m) is among the substitutes for the third match in a row since the Premier League returned.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, Justin; Pérez, Tielemans, Ndidi, Albrighton; Iheanacho, Vardy.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; van Aanholt, Cahill, Sakho, J Ward; Zaha, Riedewald, Milivojevic, McArthur; Benteke, Ayew.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Lindelöf, Wan-Bissaka; Pogba, Matić; Rashford, B Fernandes, Greenwood; Martial.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale, Rico, Aké, L Kelly, A Smith; Stanislas, L Cook, Lerma, Brooks; J King, Solanke.

2,491 Comments Post a Comment
  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bournemouth hit the post

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

    Solanke wastes Maguire assist.

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Penalty Bournemouth

  4. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Moron Bailly.

  5. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    United defence nice fairytale...

  6. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Maguire look awful

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

    LOOOOL

  8. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Eric Bailly on to level things up for Bournemouth...doing a great job

  9. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bournemouth penalty

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      May be not

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

        May be

  10. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pen save please.

  11. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Maguire messes up again and again.
    Ddg almost let in another shot form front post.

  12. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Whats with the obvious arrangment of fixtures to suit UTD?

    Other teams with agame every 3 days.

    Utd next game after 5 days and then anither 4 days break before ghe following game

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

    Penalty

  14. JohnnyRev7
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    FPL take their data from OPTA. It's OPTA who decide if its an assist, or not.

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not true

  15. the snazzy viking
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    DDG has a chance for a pen save

  16. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Come on DDG, now is your time to shine and repay me. 🙂

  17. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Now save it Ddg!!!!!

  18. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Haha Solanke will never score again

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

    Ha, pen for Bou

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

    Another Bmouth goal to keep Utd attackers on all game

  21. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pen to BOU... Bailly is back...

  22. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Surely offside

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

    Dear lord Maguire

  24. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    United defending as we remember and love.

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

    Not in regardless.

  26. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    -1 for united def onwers inc...

  27. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Wow.

    This was not what VAR was for

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

    What a ridiculous pen to give away!

  29. Glad He Ate Her
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Imagine owning Utd def

    1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      🙁

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

    VARchester United.