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. Lebowski85
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    If I want Jarod I need to take a hit before the rise and pick a 5.0 player to play every week.

    I like the look of Philips at 5.0 for his set pieces, or Soucek. Is Jorginho going to play every game. I like the fact he's on pens and Chelsea have a new look attack.

    I would normally wait the week out but JRod rising ronight

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Avoid him if that's the case. Or you can get a better defender and play him.

  2. Alex_thekid
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ali or Havertz to Rodrigez?

    1. Alex_thekid
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Own werner also

    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Hard to answer before their games

    3. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ali. Chelsea should get a few vs West Brom

    4. Hangman Page
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Wouldn’t lose Havertz before he plays WBA. J-Rod has a tough Palace side next who’ve not conceded in 135 minutes now against two of the best teams of Project Restart. I’d rather have Kai.

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Good advice

    5. Alex_thekid
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Price rise and falls tonight already .2 down of the players i should wait till after the matches right?

      1. Bank$y
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Wait until Monday to see how the rest of the games pan out.

  3. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    If United dont start moving the ball quicker it will be easy for Palace. So laboured no one touch

  4. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Is there anywhere that tells you what the captaincy % by player are for this gameweek?

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Livefpl

      1. mgilbert86
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        ok thank you

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes live fpl, check his ownership on fpl then look at his eo on live the difference in percentages will be caps and triple caps

  5. Marv87
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Is this a sensible move? Will have to move tonight to beat rises.

    2FT
    Lucas & Aub -> JRod & KDB

    1. WWW.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Moura? Yeah I would say so

  6. Alexis Nonsense
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Son --> Bruno going to be the one that hurts I think

    Son vs. Saints defence!

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Penalty coming soon...

    2. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Can't wait to see son punish those sellers

      1. Seanigula
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        They all bought JRod and will be just fine over the next few weeks

        1. ivantys
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Next week they playing palace away while spurs playing newcastle at home so the points could be reversed

      2. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        He has it in him

  7. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    It really is classic FPL nonsense! After all the planning and benchings and hits for Utd players, and they don't turn up.

    1. money face bandwagon
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I didnt really plan anything for utd

    2. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      How's Martial looking??

    3. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, Havertz to Bruno rather than Hames and DCL for Davis at -4 stings

    4. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Planning for someone you have very little info about was the problem

    5. Seanigula
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Did any “expert”, bookie, etc really think they would score a ton vs CP? Even if they get 2 they are no better options then many others already...there was no need to panic to get them in

  8. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Crazy to go forwards of Richarlison, Vardy & DCL?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Not really

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

        Already have Rich & Vardy with Werner, but Martial was the Werner replacement.
        But thinking the two Everton FWDS play off each other?

  9. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Me on a family lunch = 14 goals.

    Me, back from family lunch, watching the games = 1 goal and boring football.

    Little bit frustrated

    1. Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Would appreciate if you could go back for the next game.

    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Go back to lunch please

    3. All about the galacticos
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      pls go back out for dinner

    4. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Dinner time yet?

      • F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        At least you got the 14 points. I watched the games and got nothing from them AND mitrovic who i sold bagged a brace.

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah, at least pts

      • Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Always the way!

      • Seanigula
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Tell your mom I said “Hi”

      • Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        It's called 'hit-rate' - the more you're involved, the better chance you have 🙂

        Stick with lunch, but do it Spanish style, game on, family babbling, multi-tasking, great fun for all

    5. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      United assets such a trap this year.. big fail bringing 2 attackers in for me. Damn it

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Funny how you base this off 45 minutes of their first game of the season... with not even a full strength side

      2. Hangman Page
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Sarcasm?

      3. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        What? First half of the first game for them with non optimal pre-season ... easy tiger!

      4. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        You were probably cursing James before he scored today also

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

        Youre one of my favorite posters 🙂

      6. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Slooow doown 🙂

        Too early to think you set the trap and then fell for it 😉

    6. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Greenwood on James off

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Good!

      2. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Ole stripping his suit and coming on

    7. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      When Bruno scores his pen, he will be rebranded: Pruno

    8. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I think Mark said that the guy who had the best captaincy record last year, has captained Bruno.

      Expect a pen second half.

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        He captained Auba

      2. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        His Salah pick last week convinced me to take to Bruno hit this week lol

      3. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        He said Auba.

      4. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I'm searching for the relevance ....

    9. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      So far its proving that we are blessed with so many attacking options this year but very few reliable/potentially reliable options defensively.

      Who's on everyones watchlists for defenders?

      1. Hangman Page
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Wolves guys, Ferguson at Palace and Arsenal.

        1. Alisson WondHaaland
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Yes to the first 2, I was thinking of Bellerin myself but fixtures look terrible

      2. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Wolves

      3. Ser Davos
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, it’s Wolves with the form and fix and do we really want to double up on anyone atm?

        Palace get decent fix in a couple of weeks so our 4m defender slots may be wasted

        1. Alisson WondHaaland
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Wolves for sure look good. Double up might be worth a consideration but I prefer a triple of Jimi- Podence - Saiss. Ive had Ferguson from the start, hoping he's back in a bit

    10. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mason on

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        ...icelandic girl.

        1. ClassiX
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          🙂

    11. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      We may have just witnessed the end of Daniel James

    12. Pedram
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      United will probably be saved by the ref in the 2nd half.

    13. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Dan James was a big part of the victories against City last season, useful player against the high lines, but he should have never started against a Palace low block. Bizarre decision from Ole.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        VDB and a Greenwood will save us.

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

        I also think VDB should've started over Pogba as the former is more match fit.

    14. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Argh going to have to take the price drops and rises on the chin. Can’t bring in the city lads before they play and Havertz/Pereira, Auba and co are dropping.

    15. Neves say Neves
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Didn't watch the first half, have united been as bad as the recent comments portray them to have been?

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Not great plus looks like they didnt pay their VAR subscription.

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        First game of the season, many misplace and non accurate passes. James on the right was the weakest link, cannot cross and cannot make right decisions. Palace have been compact did not help.

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

        Yes, possibly worse.

      4. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yes

      5. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yrs

    16. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Martial has been awful

      1. mgilbert86
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        he's going into midfield to get the ball, very hard game to do anything for him so far

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          This

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Disagree

    17. ZAWAd25
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      J Rodríguez to go up in price tonight?

    18. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      So glad didn’t cap Bruno

    19. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Bruno rash and martial will not score this game lads.

    20. ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Greenwood has been given the 11 jersey - Giggs' old number...

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Shagging away from home & performing for United, he certainly meets the criteria.

        1. ClassiX
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          😀

    21. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Money has been transferred at half time...1st penalty booked in for around 67 minutes

    22. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Anyone else triggering Auba>KDB Today?

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

        Sterling

        1. Evasivo
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Why sterling over Kev?

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

            Usually starts the season really well and Aguero is out, fancy him to share striker role with Jesus.

      2. Yome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Sterling for me

      3. Apwilkin
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Thinking so

      4. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Raz

      5. Evasivo
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        If everyone choosing Sterling I'm tempted more by KDB 😀

      6. Wild Card this!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Done and dusted

        1. Evasivo
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Sterling or KDB??

    23. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Tony 2 pointer is fine if United lose

    24. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Woodward carefully overseeing his charges

    25. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Pulisic being fit to start for WBA could be a big help

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Bringing in a player returning from injury for their first game is just not a good idea. Even against west brom

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Would love that, but it doesn't seem likely based on Frank's comments.

      3. Ser Davos
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        True, thanks both