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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. Steve The Spud
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    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Just need son to haul tomorrow and all will be well in the world

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  2. Sun Jihai
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    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    They should remove the limit of 3 players per team in FPL 😉

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    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Need 5 United spots

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  3. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What a disaster.

    Would have been a nice bench boost

    Sarr, Taylor, Egan and McCarthy 🙁

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Oof. No way of predicting that result TM!

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      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Agreed, Egan goal either.

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

      Wouldn't have sold McCarthy if BB’ing?

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      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Possibly if for free. Would have been a hit.

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  4. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Well done Southampton!

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  5. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Foden a good pick for this week?

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

      Yes probably

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  6. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    How did this bald guy end up as a manager ?
    Fraudiola

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

    Fascinating watch, super Saints.

    Newcastle beware!

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  8. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    City look great since restart. They hammer the best team in the league. I watch those games and need a differential as I’m behind. Take a hit to triple on their attack, double down with (C) Mahrez.

    KDB: 1pt
    Jesus: 1pt
    Mahrez: 1pt

    Red arrow likely big enough to see me outside the top 1m, never finished much behind 50k before. Losing to zombies. 😀

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

      I'm dropping frm 75 to 88k with a 55 so far. Cruel game this.

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  9. InSaneMan-e
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Guys is it silly getting rid of Jiminez?
    I just feel Greenwood/Kane and 5 mids is better? (Bruno martial son Kdb Pulisic)

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

      I did this last night, dcl and jimi gone for greenwood and kane

      Slapping capt on kane for bmouth

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      1. InSaneMan-e
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yep Kane (C) here too

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  10. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thanks Mc for 11 points

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

      Deserve it for playing him!

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

        True, 2,2,

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        1. Lucky Z
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          6 and 12 before 2,2. why to be so so angry hah...

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  11. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    ML Rival was on 85 on FH with Mahrez, KDB and Laporte, thank god for that.

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    1. Totalfootball
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Think he already made it on 85 w/o those city lads

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  12. Duke Silver ☑
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    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Great performance and result from Southampton.

    Delighted for Pep.

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  13. camarozz
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    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Cannot wait to sell Jesus.
    A joker.

    Who for tho?

    Have Rash and Jimi

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

      Easy move Vardy

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    2. Magic Zico
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      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Vardy starts scoring mind

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    3. Duke Silver ☑
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      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Vardy? Decent 3 fixtures coming up.

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    4. RAFA THE GAFFA
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      3 years, 9 months ago

      Kane

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    5. Nomar
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Party

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    6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Has to be the Vardster

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

    Wretched week this, 49 points.

    Took out Vardy and Barnes for Rashford and Foden. Didn't captain Bruno and ML rival has halved a 100 point lead.

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  15. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
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    3 years, 9 months ago

    City 25 shots & 74% possession

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    1. Steve The Spud
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      3 years, 9 months ago

      Saints were decent but city could have had 3 on another day, Jesus awful

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I’m thinking green light for Salah > Sterling FT + KDB TC for midweek...

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  16. Amey
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    That FK was Bruno range !!
    Ahem ahem ...

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  17. TomSaints
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    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Amazing result. Sold Ings for greenwood, only owned KDB and a huge 3 points.

    Get in

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

    One of those days for city 😉

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  19. Tower Bridge
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    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Here is the team as played in GW33+

    Pope
    TAA AWB Doherty
    Salah KDB Pulisic Fernandes
    DCL Rashford Jiminez

    Martinez Boly Saka Stephens

    1.2million ITB and 1 FT

    Would be most grateful for any suggestions.

    A) Salah and DCL to Mahrez and Kane (capt Kane)
    B) Salah and DCL to Son and Kane
    C) Salah and Rashford to Kane and Sterling.
    D) Lose Doherty to Digne
    E) get City defensive cover

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  20. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Gutted to see Ings blank...

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  21. fusen
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    City are losing

    What does Pep do?

    Take off 2 very attacking players even though City were controlling the game.

    Ignoring the FPL aspect, he got what he deserved with those subs

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    1. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Never been so satisfied seeing a team lose

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

      I love when people here think they’re smarter than PL managers

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

      Why wouod you take off 2 of your best goalscorers and bring on 2 mids when you need to score a goal or 2 ??

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    4. Totalfootball
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Makes no sense at all .

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  22. Magic Zico
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    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    KDB sold at rage ... and then 25 pts v NEW

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  23. HashAttack
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Serves you right Pep ... WTF was he thinking making those subs at 59' and leaving Jesus on
    (Very bitter Mahrez and Sterling FH owner)

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    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Subs were terrible. Should have been B.silva and Jesus - pushed sterling up front

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  24. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Forget FPL. Proud Saints fan!

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Even as a Mahrez and KDB owner I really enjoyed that

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

        I own the same two players but I’m a Saints fan so that was awesome 🙂

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

          I've got those two as well - absolute credit to Southampton, especially with nothing to play for, complete determination to see it through

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

          Amazing game. Heroic defending and could have got another goal or two on the break.

          Really happy for Adams, deserves next season to see what happens

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  25. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Rough with the Smooth
    Captained Martial
    FIVE 1pointers!
    flip sake.

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

    Can’t see City catching Liverpool now.

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    1. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Need 6 snookers 🙂

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    2. Magic Zico
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      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Don't be too confident

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  27. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Jimmy+Salah >> Kane+Son for a hit?

    Martinez
    TAA • Doherty • Kiko
    Salah • Martial • KDB • Bruno
    Jimmy • Rash • DCL
    (3.9, Holgate, ASM, Lascelles)

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    1. Manani
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      considering the same, but feel like too risky

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  28. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    If Jose's watching, that Saints defending definitely made him hard.

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  29. RamaJama
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    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Which City next to kdb?

    A) Salah to Sterling
    B) Salah to Mahrez
    C) Guendouzi to Foden

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

    Manchester City have lost 9 PL games.

    Arsenal have lost 8 PL games.

    Let that sink in.

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yikes that’s a mad stat

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

      Man City hoping for a solid top half finish next season?

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    3. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Crazy

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