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Unchanged line-ups for Man United and Southampton as FPL bosses eye Fernandes

Fantasy Premier League managers can take increased encouragement from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as he 2019/20 season winds to a close.

The Manchester United boss has named an unchanged side yet again, allowing the likes of Bruno Fernandes (£9.0m), Mason Greenwood (£4.9m), Anthony Martial (£8.3m) and Marcus Rashford (£9.0m) to retain their Fantasy appeal.

“We’ve had a decent amount of recovery days in between, which we won’t have the rest of the season now. We picked the short straw in that respect, but we picked the long straw at the start of this period. Didn’t feel we needed to change.” – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

All eyes will be on the Portuguese international tonight, as he was chosen as the overwhelming favourite for the Gameweek 35+ captaincy by this season’s current top 10,000 Fantasy managers.

56.3% of them made the decision to hand Fernandes the armband this week, at least 41.4 percentage points more than any other option.

It was Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) who finished a distant second, backed by just 14.9% of managers at that level before his blank against Burnley.

At the very least, those who captained Fernandes will be feeling somewhat protected, as he goes into this Southampton match with an effective ownership in the top 10k of 151.7%.

Meanwhile, Danny Ings (£7.4m) remains a key player on the Fantasy scene, still sitting in 28.6% of squads worldwide.

His owners can probably feel more encouraged ahead of tonight’s trip to Old Trafford than they realise, considering Ings’ and Southampton’s away record this season.

The forward has netted in every single road trip since the Premier League’s restart while the Saints have the fifth-best away record this season (27 points from 17 such matches).

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

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

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

    Southampton deserved that

    Have played well tonight

  2. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Saints have been immense since that game

  3. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Lost me a FPL point but totally worth it.

  4. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Lovely goal that.

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

    Loooooooooool
    LEI v MAN in final day is going to be great!

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

      Particularly if they are level on goal difference by then!

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

    hahaha what a day as a City fan!!!

    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      you named yourself after a Man U player
      Some 'city fan' 😆

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

        Haha

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

        Noisy neighbour

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

        its 'lol not lof

  7. Red Rock
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A) Jimenez > Ings
    B) Vardy > Ings
    C) Vardy, Mahrez > Jesus, Pulisic
    D) Vardy, Mahrez > Ings, Sterling
    E) Jimenez, Mahrez > Ings, £10.5m mid

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

      Are you saying you want to sign Ings?

      1. Red Rock
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Ings is a shoe in, just wondering whether it's worth bringing in Jesus instead or Pulisic/Sterling

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

        Think he might be! Lol

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

      Ings didn’t look great today although it’s hard to tell whether fatigue is a factor or whether it was just the lack of service to him.

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

    Really bad, Ole bottled it

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

    -Wan point.

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Got him after his hauls. Been a big disappointment.

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

        Same.

        Delivered nothing since I’ve had him.

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

    Oh Varchester is full of sh*t

  11. Greek Freak
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Some VAR help needed for United.

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

    don't think you have to worry about manu resting players now

  13. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    That Romeu red card was costly.

  14. The Legend Squad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    For next week:

    A. Son & Sterling
    B. Mahrez & Salah

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

      A

  15. Fpl_Juggernaut
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Sorry can't give penalties in the other box

  16. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ha do you remember Bednarek! 4.0 def popping up with the odd assist. Here he is again!

  17. Party time
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Lucky Luke Shaw owners

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ole a tactical genius tonight.

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Almost as bad as his coat

    • Says
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ings or Jesus for next gameweek?

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

        Jesus

    • Isco Disco
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Hahahahahahah
      What did I say yesterday and today before the game....Man Utd are dropping points today. Score prediction was right too UTD 2-2 SOU.

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

        Ok

    • Silecro
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Fergie time indeed

    • goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Full Time

      We're Back FC 2-2 Southampton

      We're Back FC remain in 5th.

      1. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Loooooooool : )

      2. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Absolute sickener, Southampton played well.

      3. Party time
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Hahahahs

      4. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Love that. Great game and we’re looking increasingly good for next season

      5. Naby K8a
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        PE Teacher Ole got too cocky

      6. Greek Freak
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Southampton to qualify for CL next year?

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

        BRUNO! Welcome to the premier league.

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

        What a terrible terrible week...

        44 points all out, including bonus points! Let's move on from that one.

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Nice brag.... 42pts here after bonus.

        2. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          39-4

          Brutal.

      9. SINGH
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Hi RMFHTplease

        Ederson
        Egan Digne Azpi
        Sterling Salah Pulisic Martial fernandes
        Giroud Ings

        Greenwood Justin Fernandez

        Thanks

      10. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        That was hilarious. Thanks Obafemi my man

      11. Robson-Canoe
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Can someone explain why Ole didn't make a 5th sub?

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

          he didn't think it was necessary

        2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          No

        3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Prefers to see his Martial and Rashford run into the ground

        4. DandyDon
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Only allowed 3 blocks of substitutes and 5 subs max. Unfortunate

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

          3 changes / 5 subs

        6. Baron Penguin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Substitutions only allowed in three ‘blocks’.

        7. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Only have 3 windows for making subs

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

          They can only sub 3 times even though it's a total of 5 players.

        9. _Ninja_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          3 sub events allowed

        10. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Only allowed 3 blocks or half time.

          Done by technicality!!

        11. Duke Silver ☑
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          It might be because he had used his 3 opportunities to make subs. Idk how that rule works.

        12. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Wasn’t able to, only 3 windows