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Wan-Bissaka benched as Solskjaer makes more tweaks to United defence

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made another tweak to his defence, which bodes well for managers playing the Free Hit chip in Gameweek 38+.

His latest changes to the Manchester United side look to have confirmed Brandon Williams (£3.8m) can be a starting defender on the final day of the season, costing less than £4.0m.

The young left-back missed a recent trip to Crystal Palace with a head injury but has recovered to deputise for the also sidelined Luke Shaw (£5.4m) against West Ham.

Williams return to the team has also impacted on Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.5m), who drops out of the starting XI to join the substitutes for the first time since Project Restart began.

Timothy Fosu-Mensah (£4.5m) was the man tasked with United’s left-back role at Selhurst Park but, rather than immediately return him to the bench, Solskjaer has switched him onto the right, preferring him to Wan-Bissaka.

That decision could cause deep frustration throughout the Fantasy community with the £5.5m still owned by 19.5% of managers worldwide.

There is much less consternation elsewhere in Wednesday’s first round of team sheets with Bruno Fernandes (£9.1m) and Anthony Martial (£8.5m), the top 10k’s most popular Gameweek 37+ captains both starting for Manchester United.

Marcus Rashford (£8.9m) and Mason Greenwood (£4.8m) are the men either side of Martial, while Michail Antonio (£7.1m) leads the West Ham line once again with Sebastien Haller (£6.8m) still on the bench.

Manchester United XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; B Williams, Maguire, Lindelöf, Fosu-Mensah; Matić, Pogba; Rashford, B Fernandes, Greenwood; Martial.

West Ham United XI (4-5-1): Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Diop, Johnson; Fornals, Rice, Noble, Soucek, Bowen; Antonio.

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  1. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Tempted to swap Ramsdale, Pietersen, Bruno

    To Pope, Aurier, Antonio.

    No United in my team...

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

    Vardy is having a party

  3. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    2 more for Pogba's save point

  4. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    This has become so predictable now with all the top picks blanking (mostly!) it’s hilarious!

    Vainly hoping for a different United to turn up in second half (or at least just Martial, Bruno and Greenwood) but they look off pace and knackered. More likely Antonio score a hattie at this rate!

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

      Amen

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        The rank dive continues

    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I can see this ending 0-2

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Me too mate. As I continue my plunge down the ranks 🙁

  5. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    We are lucky Paul should’ve been sent off!

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

      this

    2. Deeney-is-a-god
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Antonio dived

    3. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      We??

  6. Az
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    beamin'

    but how quickly this can all turn around...

  7. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pogba is a disgrace of a player really. Puts barey any effort in ever, just saunters about. Then has one amazing game now and again, usually against a rubbish team that allow him time on the ball, and everyone pretends he’s world class again. Fraud

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I thought he looked poor and slightly overweight today

  8. King Carlos
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Cant really understand the pogba bashing here. Everyone of you wouldve done exactly the same thing. Rice's shot was a frigging cannon ball and pogba raised his hands to protect himself. Keyboard warriors... lol

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

      He is paid £200k a week not to use his hands

      1. FFSbet.com
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Nah swing and use shoulder

        1. FFSbet.com
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Reply fail to king

    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Are you joking? He’s a professional footballer at the highest of levels being paid tens of millions of pounds

      1. King Carlos
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Being paid means you're no longer allowed to be a human being?

        1. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          It means you head the ball instead of handball it in the box yeah

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

            Ball was travelling at serious speed. Risk a concussion, possibly serious brain damage.
            But he could do better. Shoulder, turn to his back maybe.
            Shouldn't have gone panic mode and survival instinct kicked in.

            1. Monkey Hanger
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              Could of killed him. 🙂

            2. King Carlos
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              This. Instincts.

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

                Yeah but he's professional footballer being paid serious money. Duck, turn his back. Don't use hand obviously. That's just sad.

          2. King Carlos
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            So you wouldve headed an 80 mph cannon ball? Doubt it...

            1. Bubz
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              I'm not a professional footballer at the highest of levels being paid millions of pounds

              1. King Carlos
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 9 months ago

                Well, are you a human being then?

                1. Bubz
                  • 10 Years
                  3 years, 9 months ago

                  Your argument makes zero sense

                  1. King Carlos
                    • 8 Years
                    3 years, 9 months ago

                    Eric Bailly got strechered off vs Che after getting hit in the head. Would you have wanted to see pogba being strechered off as well with a serious concussion?

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

          Do that in ammy football and you will get hammered, never mind in the premier league

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

      Just no

    4. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      It was a set piece, did he not expect the ball? Could he not head it away?

      1. King Carlos
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Would you have headed it away?

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          No excuse for a professional

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

      Lol

    6. Budweiser
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'd let Anthony Joshua knock me out for the money he's on never mind a ball to the face!

      1. King Carlos
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah okay! Lol

  9. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Huzzah AWB benching is better now they're losing!

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

      Think the Fosu yellow card will see him coming on (owner)

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

    So everyone going no united on FH then?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      That was the plan, feels like I won't have to change

    2. The-Red-1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Very tempted

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

    Is everyone forgetting the sitter BRUNO missed there. Trapping like a 6 year old. Or is it easier to only talk about Pogba? 😉

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

      Oh how the mighty have fallen

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He was offside. The other one was far from a sitter

  12. fridge
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Foster
    TAA. Laporte. Doherty (Lascelles. Holgate)
    Salah. KDB. Bruno. Martial. Saka
    Greenwood. Jiminez (DCL)

    2 FT, 0.6 ITB & less than 20 points behind first place in cash league

    A) KDB & Jiminez > Dilva & Kane
    B) Saka, Jiminez & Doherty > Dilva, Ings, Pieters (-4)
    C) Bruno, Jiminez & Doherty > Dilva, Kane, Tark (-4)

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

      or D) Bruno, Saka, Jiminez > Dilva, Antonio, Ings

  13. Klaren
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    If Ole really needed to rest AWB, playing Fosu Mensah instead of Dalot really makes me question his tactical ability. They already have a wrong footed LB and TFM’s non-existant attacking threat against a West Ham team sitting back is a recipe for disaster.

    1. Party time
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Awb against tired legs buddy

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

          Hopefully but thanks to TFM (and Greenwood mostly cutting in), they barely had to do any defending on the left side.

    2. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Any rivalry between West Ham and Villa or its normal/friendly?

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

        It's complicated

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Hey mate.

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

            Hello mate !!
            Long time 😀

            1. Rupert The Horse
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              Yeah it has, but I’m back for a bit. 🙂

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

                Good to see you back !!

      2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Usually a big fight about who wears claret and blue

      3. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Not that I know of, maybe the kit.

      4. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        They wear the same colours out of solidarity

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

        West Ham slept with Aston's mum

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

          Thanks for explaining the complications i stated above

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

      Come on Bruno(C) and Rashford

    4. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      United suffer like many teams, cannot break down defences and are better on counter. City and Liverpool can do both.

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

        Yeah
        Makes me keep Martial vs Leicester

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

        Liverpool were like this united but transitioned over time.

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

          They had even more attacking power

      3. Zilla
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Have you seen any match since the restart mate? lol

    5. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      All my attackers have played, I’m on 63, 41 of that from defence.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Wow! That’s a huge score!!

        I’m on 38 (-4) 😆

    6. Rik Waller
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No Keane in the studio is a massive shame. Would've taken Souness, also.

    7. FPL Bielsa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Antonio has to be my favourite FPL transfer in ever, just the 4 goals on debut, then another, then he takes pens off Noble and slots one past DDG at Old Trafford !

    8. Isco Disco
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Today proves yet again that Man Utd and their players are the most overrated.
      Few good games against bottom table teams and everyone’s thinks United are the best side currently.
      TBH it’s just a matter of time before Bruno regresses next season and the whole team again drops down their performance levels

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

        Need a proper plan in place like Klopp at Liverpool. Can’t see ole doing what he did

    9. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      United will absolutely destroy Free Hitters next game week!

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

        Rashford will haul next week with all the space in behind

    10. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Pulisic and Alonso to start?

    11. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Going Manc crazy proving to be a bad season ender so far. One assist from my three City last night, and now this from my three United attackers.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Exactly the same.

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

      I will be shocked if Ole does not sub Pogba for that total lack of professionalism.

      Should be vanished tot he reserves until he grows a pair.

      I work hard and come home broke up most days for a tiny fraction of the £290,000 per week this prima donna is on and he is not even willing to take a stinger that would pass in a few minutes.I am totally sickened by him.

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I'd love to know United fans opinions on him.

        Seems like he's rated on xAbility.

    13. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      If the decision is Pogba was guilty of handball and penalty awarded. Why wasn't he shown a card?

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

      Pogba making saves cos his goalkeeper can't

      Nothing but respect

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

        Better at saving than kdb for sure

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

      Where is Giggs "Pogba is better than KDB" Boson today

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        😆

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Cape Town.

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

        Some guy was even giving all sorts of weird stats to fool us

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

      Come on Moyes - prove a point at Old Trafford.

    17. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      AWB on TFM off

    18. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Hahaha what a camera angle that was on Antonio mocking pogba