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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. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Wood is Green again!

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

    Went from 1.1 to 1.6k after 1 goal. I hate this game

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bragger

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Stay tuned

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Awwww diddums, idiot

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

        God forgive I mention my rank. Comment wouldn’t have made sense otherwise

      2. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        What a shite comment. Relax

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

      I'm about 1.1 million mate

    5. Teahupo'o
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      The horror!

  3. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Everyone getting Greenwood off the bench for Dilva? I had to bench him for Foden.

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

      I did it for Mahrez

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Some are getting Antonio

    3. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      O/

    4. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I benched Foden for Greenwood

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I did the same - very relieved that it won't be too bad an outcome.

  4. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Rashford getting close at all?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yup, utd will score soon

  5. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Greenwood you beauty juhuuu

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

      juhuuu dannyy

  6. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Currently 6 above the average and down 10k. Wonderful.

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Yes! Greenwood auto-sub for Saiss!

    Wait.

    Played 3 ATB and Justin is second on the bench.

    F

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Were you playing with four defenders in your starting XI ?

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

    Tony Score a goal now

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

      this... badly needed

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Rashford *

  9. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bruno ultimate fail again

  10. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    The Goalmason has a sweet strike. RVP, Hasselbaink esque.

  11. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pen

  12. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ogbonna demonstrating how to block a shot.

  13. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Need Trent and Mane masterclass later. Mane subbed with a minor injury, enough to miss the last game but nothing serious.

    Salah blank. 🙂

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      You can have the Trent masterclass but not the Salah blank

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Would honestly rather both blank than a Salah haul lol

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

      Could be you are overdue from those two. Salah and Robbo been out performing points wise

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

    Clear pen?

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I think so, went down easy but no attempt to play the ball at all

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

    That goal made things look better.
    Just need Maguire or VVD to finally bullet in a header tonight!

  16. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I'm on 35 points and dropped from 7k to 12k 🙂

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      13k*

  17. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hope Rashford takes pens...

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

    Will Rashford/Greenwood be classed as Mids next season or Salah/Mane a forward?

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No

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

        What no to either?

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Option A if any

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

      Good question. Would like to see how FPL decide this.

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

      Yes to the first, no to the second

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

        Cheers

  19. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    The answer to the Greenwood or Foden dilemma was play both

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

      I benched Pulisic

    2. The_Fish
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I played both.

      Benched Boly and played AWB though, so not perfect.

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

    The absolute state of that from Williams. Not his fault though as he’s told that will get him a pen.

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Most weeks

  21. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    who won peno?

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Rash turn I think

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

        oh so no pen awarded...

  22. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    50th penalty in the season?

  23. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    My Greenwood to Wood doesn’t feel so good anymore

    1. Mingo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I agonised for ages over it. Decided Wood wasnt going to score 2 and pay back the -4.

    2. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      At least you've still got wood.

  24. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    LIV: Alisson, van Dijk, Gomez, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold, Wijnaldum, Keita, Fabinho, Mané, Firmino, Salah
    Subs: Adrián, Lovren, Chamberlain, Lallana, Milner, Jones, Shaqiri, Minamino, Origi

    CHE: Kepa, Rüdiger, Azpilicueta, Zouma, James, Alonso, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Giroud, Mount
    Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Tomori, Emerson, Loftus-Cheek, Pulisic, Hudson-Odoi, Abraham, Pedro

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Oh crap

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Chelsea 3-4-3 or 4-3-3 with Alonso LW and Mount as attacking CM?

  25. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisic benched

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pooooo

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I benched him also

  26. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    CHELSEA TEAM NEWS
    Starting XI: Kepa, James, Rudiger, Zouma, Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Willian, Mount, Kovacic, Alonso, Giroud.
    Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Tomori, Emerson, Loftus-Cheek, Pedro, Hudson-Odoi, Pulisic, Abraham.

    LIVERPOOL TEAM NEWS
    Starting XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Keita, Salah, Firmino, Mane.
    Subs: Adrian, Lovren, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Lallana, Shaqiri, Minamino, Origi.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No surprises with that lineup given the shift we put in for the FA Cup.

  27. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ffs bruno everytime i give u the armband its like bloody kryptonite

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Triple me

  28. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Whoa my stream is late

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

    Wtf Pulisic. Fack this game.

  30. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pulisic bench. Pool full strength minus Hendo ofc