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De Bruyne fit to feature as Foden gets another start for injury-hit Manchester City

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.6m) has recovered from a midweek blow to the head to start for an injury-ravaged Manchester City in their first home league match of the season.

Leicester City are the visitors to the Etihad, with kick-off at 16:30 BST.

The pre-deadline rumours surrounding a possible absence for Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) turned out to be true, with the Brazilian ruled out for a month by his manager in quotes released on Saturday night.

With Sergio Aguero (£10.4m) also sidelined until the end of October at the earliest, one of Pep Guardiola’s midfielders will be leading the line against the Foxes this afternoon.

De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling (£11.5m), Phil Foden (£6.6m) all keep their places, while Riyad Mahrez (£8.4m) steps up in place of the injured Jesus.

Guardiola’s only other alteration from Gameweek 2 sees Eric Garcia (£4.9m) replace John Stones (£5.0m) at centre-half.

It’s wasn’t far off a case of the City starting XI picking itself, particularly in attack: Ferran Torres (£7.0m), who hardly has bags of experience himself, is the only senior midfielder or foward available to Guardiola on the bench.

Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) and Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) are fit enough for substitute roles, at least, with the defensive pair having had their starts to 2020/21 disrupted by illness and injury.

Teenage striker Liam Delap (£4.5m) is also among the hosts’ replacements.

Brendan Rodgers, like his opposite number, has made two changes for this fixture.

The injured Wilfred Ndidi (£5.0m), who had been operating as a makeshift centre-back, is replaced by Jonny Evans (£5.5m), who returns from suspension.

Ayoze Perez (£6.4m) drops to the bench, meanwhile, with budget FPL defender Daniel Amartey (£4.0m) making a rare start.

James Maddison (£7.0m) is again only amongst the substitutes.

De Bruyne is the most-captained Fantasy asset of Gameweek 3, with just under one million managers handing the armband to the Belgian.

Over 800,000 FPL bosses brought De Bruyne into their sides following his 13-point haul at Molineux last Monday.

James Justin (£4.7m) has overtaken Jamie Vardy (£10.0m) as Leicester’s most-owned FPL asset, with more than one in five of us now owning the budget defender.

Timothy Castagne (£5.6m) is the leading points-scorer among FPL defenders, with both he and Justin registering attacking returns in each of their appearances so far.


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Garcia, Ake, Mendy, Rodrigo, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Sterling, Foden.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Amartey, Evans, Soyuncu, Castagne, Mendy, Tielemans, Praet, Barnes, Vardy.

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3,205 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    City are finished

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

    Leicester to win the league confirmed

  3. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    So Vardy the essential pick now?

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

    Amazing game

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

    I forgot how emotional everyone is on a match day over fantasy football lol

  6. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Pep OUT

  7. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Madison goal. Justin assist? Haha

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

      Mendy A

    2. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mendy assist wasn’t it?

  8. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Pereira first sub for Podence. Some consolation!

  9. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    oh come on city what the hell man

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      pep out

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

    Absolutely spanked.

  11. MoSalalalalalalalalah
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Anguissa coming on for Podence, meh.

  12. SAY MY NAME
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    wow, this game, this season, so unpredictable

  13. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Maddy welcome back to my team...

  14. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    tbh nobody owns Maddison but still, I'm bored

  15. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Gianni's wildcard going well

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

    4-1 maddi

  17. yalala
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Podence to Maddison

  18. noahzark22
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Took a hit to get Son, Zaha, and Podence in this week. That's worked out well *raspberry*

    Granted it was for Auba, Bissouma, and Saka, so really much worse than standing pat.

  19. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Pep out

  20. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    maddison g

  21. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Madderz. Lol @ City

  22. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Barnes you idiot. So frustrating to own him.

  23. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Say KDB goes down in his own box and puts his arm up to request urgent medical assistance, but Vardy chips the ball delicately onto his outstretched hand from 30 yards.

    Is that a penalty?

    1. yalala
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah probably

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

  24. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    City getting spanked 1-4 Maddison!!

  25. Party time
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Holy Moly

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

      City losing 4-1 at home...who saw that coming!

    • KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      City mailing City 😆

    • TeamSteam
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      For all those that are complaining about bad gws - i wildcarded out McCarthy, Rashford, Vardy and Wilson - and now currently on 20 points. Woop de do. This game well and truly is toxic and i hate it.

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

      Podence out? A bit lucky with Castagne first on the bench ... oh well

    • Pratik
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Some of the worst I've seen City play in the last few years...That's painful to watch