Dugout Discussion

Greenwood and Wan-Bissaka benched as Man United host Palace

Mason Greenwood (£7.5m) finds himself on the bench as Manchester United start their Premier League campaign a week late.

The 18-year-old was a fixture on the right-hand side of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s attacking midfield trio during Project Restart, but his place has been handed to Daniel James (£6.5m) today.

The Manchester United boss has made two surprising decisions on the right-hand side of the pitch as Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.5m) loses out to Timothy Fosu-Mensah (£4.5m) in defence.

Outside of that, the Red Devils line up mostly as we would expect. Anthony Martial (£9.0m) leads the line, supported by Marcus Rashford (£9.5m) on the left and Bruno Fernandes (£10.5m) in the number 10 role.

There will be plenty of eyes on those two players as Jan Sienkiewicz pointed out in the most recent captaincy article that Crystal Palace have shown some weakness from set pieces and down their right flank in open play.

Roy Hodgson’s men arrive at Old Trafford in their traditional 4-4-2 formation, Wilfried Zaha (£7.0m) once again deployed out of position as a centre-forward alongside Jordan Ayew (£6.0m).

Budget defender Tyrick Mitchell (£4.0m) keeps his place in the side at left-back, although the defensive injury crisis at Palace eases slightly with the return of Mamadou Sakho (£4.5m) at centre-back.

Manchester United XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Lindelöf, Fosu-Mensah; Pogba, McTominay; Rashford, B Fernandes, D James; Martial.

Crystal Palace XI (4-4-2): Guaita; Mitchell, Sakho, Kouyaté, J Ward; Schlupp, McCarthy, McArthur, Townsend; Zaha, Ayew.

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  1. Dain Bramage
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I do like the Palace kit very smart

  2. Dain Bramage
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Ooops

  3. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Come on Martial mate

    Piss off Bruno lad

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

      What a window it turned out to be 😎

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

        😆

      2. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        We've smashed it mate, absolutely confident we win the title again

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      What you did with Puli ?
      I sold for Harrison

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Podence for me

        Unlucky with Harrison, should do well

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Nice ... Jota news came in late i guess. I'd hold though yeah. Looked very dangerous

          1. goriuanx
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            As soon as the Jota news broke, Podence was a easy pick imo

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              Yeah. I over-thought it i guess 😀

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

    Oh christ cmon Palace

    11 men behind the ball and just hit them on the counter. CS would be fantastic

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Anything else you would like to order in your dreams ?

    2. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Doubt we will get a CS with our 2nd team defence 🙂

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

        a guy can hope

  5. yakirh
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Any united fans can explain the AWB benching? Recon he will start vs Brighton?

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

      Cant play against parent club

      1. Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Nope, we sold him. We played against him last season

        1. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Think he was joking mate lol

        2. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Whooooosh.

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      On loan from Palace so not allowed to play

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        He was sold not loaned lol, which PL club loans a defender to Man U 😀

  6. VAR United
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    WC active.

    DCL, 4.0
    DCL, DCL, DCL, DCL, 4.0
    DCL, DCL, DCL, DCL, 4.5
    DCL Mitrovic DCL

    g2g?

    1. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Mitrovic -> DCL

      1. VAR United
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Good shout

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

      James, JRod, Hot Rod & James Rodriguez needed in midfield.

    3. Neevesy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Lol

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

      no bamford?

      1. VAR United
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Mitrovic just edged him

  7. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Is Bamford a trap?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yup - this year’s Pukki

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      he cant sustain that, but great returns for anyone who went with him.

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

    Come on Fernandes (c)!!!

    1. Powers106
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Me too!

    2. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

  9. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Bruno won a penalty yet?

    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      He doesn't win - he only scores

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

    Last week was awful, this week 3 players DCL, James & Mitro for 41 points (including bonus), almost beat the whole team score So started feeling good
    No Man U or City so this is where things go wrong so enjoying a fresh few minutes Feeling good

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

    Living in fear tonight. Have only had JRod play so far, and no United either.

    Auba(c) tonight looking like it'll make or break me rank wise - sat at a horrid 2.2m right now

    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      He’s a solid bet

      I captained Bruno

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

        only ever seems to do well when i dont have him though lol. don't think he has ever scored more than 1G in a game for me somehow

        1. james 101
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          I had him martial abd rash/greenwood for a lot of games last year.

          He’s got big scores in him mate

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

            sorry i meant auba in my reply. yeah bruno did rly well for me largely - dont think i can fit him in tho

            1. james 101
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              Ahh. Makes sense.

              Yes that’s why I dropped auba. He’s very reliable on one goal in my experience.

              Bruno can just blow up

    2. pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      37 weeks to go

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

        True - but hard to recover from a rancid start sometimes

  12. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Guiata and Bruno, I think I want a Guaita haul 🙂

  13. james 101
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Predicted scores for

    A. Bruno
    B. Martial

    1. Neevesy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      A) 2
      B) 2

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Ha. God I hope not!

  14. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Jamie Laing on the bench

  15. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Let's go Bruno, let's goooooooooo!

  16. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    A) Bruno/Rash + Jimmy
    B) Sterling + DCL

    1. Neevesy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      B

    2. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      A should edge it

      But should counts for nothing

      Coin toss imo

  17. Weasel51
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Mitro get 3 bps or is there gunna be a reshuffle?

  18. Pep bites Kun
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Quick straw poll during the interval

    I usually save my first WC for later and usually find it's not required as I've planned my transfers well. However the start of this season has been different and many form players are showing themselves at the moment (with of course a lot of games to go & form to evaluate). How many are feeling an early WC is the prudent option?

    N. No
    Y. Yes
    T. Too early to speculate
    K. Keep as insurance in case things go t*ts-up due to CV19?

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      game started

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        🙂 Cheers - another time - ctrl-c

  19. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Bamford > Mitro no brainer right?

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Giggs Bosun made a v.good past point (that is worthy content for a write-up) that Leeds attack as a team and therefore there may always be multiple/different scorers & assists, so there may be no solid talisman player. Mitro/Fulham on the other hand is different.

      QED - in short: Yes 🙂

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

    Sterling or Big Kev - who ya going for and why

    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Kev

      Scores more generally and pens too, at lest for a while

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

      Kevin because hes a season keeper

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

      Was Kdb, now maybe Raz as Aguero out longer..

    4. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Maybe both in the long run, but KDB first due to his 0.989 lead in PPG last season.

    5. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Sitting on the fence 🙂 KDB more consistent & explosive - Sterling explosive in spurts.

  21. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    If I know I'm definitely going Raz for Auba, I still have time to make the move right..?

    Only KDB seems to be rising

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

      Why Raz over Kev outta interest

      1. seewhyaxe
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        I like his prospect without Aguero.

  22. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Five goals to the good. Time for a beer or two, a curry and the Bruno & Auba(c) show!

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      🙂 Sounds justified for a good gw start

  23. pablo discobar
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    United look well off the pace.

  24. jia you
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I want to state this again (surely it can't be just me) - what is going on with the site that makes it so hard to refresh page etc in recent weeks?
    I'm living in Shanghai and use a VPN...but I've no issue with other sites apart from FFS, which is so frustrating as I really enjoy this community!
    Mods?

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Not a mod, but sounds like bandwidth throttling from your end. Try a wi-fi booster in addition to vpn - $50

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Hey, really appreciate the reply mate, but why are other sites working perfectly but FFS site is being painful to load and refresh?

        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Can't answer that one specifically - but I do know some countries like to choke forums. The booster won't mask your vpn, but it seems to work at overcoming throttling

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            cheers mate

  25. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Is bps final from last match? Your defence is terrified...

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

    DDG trying hard to concede

  27. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    De gea trying to give me a heart attack

  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    OMG townsend

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

    TOWNSENDDDD

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

    TOWNSEND GOAL