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Dugout Discussion July 5

De Bruyne and Foden benched as Guardiola makes six changes for Saints clash

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Manchester City face Southampton in the penultimate fixture of Gameweek 33+ and the last Premier League match to take place on a busy Sunday afternoon.

Kick-off at St Mary’s is at 19:00 BST.

Rotation was always a possibility after City’s hectic week in league and cup and Pep Guardiola has made six changes to his starting XI from the side that beat Liverpool on Thursday.

The most high-profile changes see Kevin De Bruyne (£10.8m) and Phil Foden (£5.3m) drop to the bench after their double-digit hauls in Gameweek 32+.

Benjamin Mendy (£5.5m) and Kyle Walker (£5.6m) also make way in the full-back positions, while Rodri (£5.4m) and Ilkay Gundogan (£5.2m) are rested in central midfield.

There is better news for owners of Riyad Mahrez (£8.6m), who starts after his benching against the newly crowned league champions.

Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m) also keep their places in attack, while Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m) and budget FPL defender Eric Garcia (£4.5m) start again at centre-half.

Joao Cancelo (£5.1m), Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.2m), Bernardo Silva (£7.7m), David Silva (£7.3m) and Fernandinho (£5.1m) are the other players handed a recall.

Ralph Hasenhuttl has made three changes from Southampton’s 3-1 victory over Watford, meanwhile.

Che Adams (£5.3m), Jack Stephens (£4.4m) and Stuart Armstrong (£5.2m) are handed starts, replacing Shane Long (£4.6m), the injured Jannik Vestergaard (£4.5m) and Will Smallbone (£4.5m).

Adams joins Danny Ings (£7.3m) in attack, with the in-form striker looking to continue his push for the Golden Boot on the south coast this evening.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand, Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Redmond, Ings, Adams.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Garcia, Laporte, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Silva, Bernardo, Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 33+

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  1. EWH2020
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Mahrez to start midweek?? ☹️

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    1. Magic Zico
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      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Won't bother to think

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    2. Collie01
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      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Who knows

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    3. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      no idea

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    4. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Such an early sub. I would think yes

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  2. Camzy
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    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    City might actually have something to play for... 2nd. United are a juggernaut right now. Could even catch them.

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    1. Magic Zico
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      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Tremendous if that happened

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    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Better team currently 😛
      I'm loving this sh.t man

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    3. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Ahahhaha. 11 points off with 5 to go

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  3. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Why no other subs from MCI?

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    1. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Cos of Pep!!!

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  4. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Which move to take a hit for??

    A) Son + Ings
    B) Sarr + Kane
    C) Willian + Vardy

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  5. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Jesus is such a joke.

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  6. gooberman
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    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Was looking forward to the City game with KDB, Mahrez and Foden in my team. 1pt each. Awful.

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    1. Scots Gooner
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      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Same here mate, surely there will be one big week for all three before the season's over with those fixtures

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  7. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Jesus should Red

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  8. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Play 2

    Jimenez
    DCL
    Foden

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
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      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Jim and Fod

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  9. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Would you FH this team? I really want KDB Kane Martial Mendy Azpilicueta and Greenwood

    DDG
    TAA Kiko Doherty
    Salah Bruno Mahrez Willian
    Rashford DCL Jimmy

    Button Saka Fernandez Ward

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  10. TwiggsJameson
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    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    As a non city owner, this is great. And not totally unexpected.

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    1. thomashl
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      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Only have KdB myself. Was between Pulisic and Mahrez in for me... glad I went Pulisic.

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  11. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Poor week for me, Son to turn it round but no doubt rich will punish me 🙁 top 100k looking unlikely

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  12. Amey
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    RIP Newcastle next GW 😀

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    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      U think so?

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      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Check City losses
        Check next game results

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  13. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Jesus one to avoid for the rest of the season no matter what

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  14. thomashl
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    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Southampton doing defense now? What is this?

    Owned McCarthy before the break, all he did was ship goals

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  15. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    FT?

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  16. Camzy
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    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Jesus is awful.

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    1. Mario Balofail
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I have owned him few times....one thing I remember is pure frustration...nothing more

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  17. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone know the last Prem CS vs City?

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Anfield last season after Mahrez pen miss?

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      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        😮
        Are you serious ?
        United won 2-0 i guess ...

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        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Easy to forget 😉

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          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Ha ha

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    2. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      United 2-0?

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    3. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      united

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  18. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Still those last 5 fixtures for City are amazing.

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  19. SuperMane Returns
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    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Does it grind on anyone else the way the commentator says Jay-Zuz?

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  20. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Fun fact

    De bruyne has always blanked when he's come off the bench this season

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    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Luckily has started 27 of the 30 matches he has been available for so far

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  21. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Lund ➡️ Aurier or anyone up to 5.2?

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    1. Magic Zico
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      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      How much is Digne?

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  22. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Captain KDB v Newcastle. Think Brighton will be tough for United to break down.

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    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      We are playing Aston Villa.

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  23. One More Hit
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Southampton defending like beavers.

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    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Are beavers good at defending?

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    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Beavers ?

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    3. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      LoL

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    4. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Zombeavers?

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  24. AYLD28
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    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Early thoughts for next GW. I just can’t take this GW.

    Pope
    TAA Maguire Doherty
    KDB Mahrez Salah Pulisic Fernandes
    Rashford Jimenez

    McCarthy Fernandez Connolly Stephens

    1FT 0.6 ITB

    1. Mahrez + Rashford > Antonio + Kane
    2. Mahrez + Rashford > Martial + Jesus
    3. Salah + Jimenez > Son + Kane
    4. Mahrez + Jimenez > Foden + Kane
    5. Do nothing

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    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      5

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      1. AYLD28
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        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Was worried that would be the response

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  25. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ings shoulder?

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  26. The Suspended One
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    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Shoot kev!

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  27. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Seriously well done by SOU this.

    I’m just chalking this GW up as one for the “forget” pile.

    Just readjusting my end of season OR aims accordingly 😉

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Whole season is a forget

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  28. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    That was Laporte closing McCarthy ha

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  29. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Laporte is playing CF

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Can’t be worse than Jesus.

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  30. sandman58
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Surely Bruno Rashford Martial KDB Foden & Sterling are the way to go now for those fixtures...triple United and City attacks???

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