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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy coming back on.

  2. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    The Pep comments after the match will be interesting 😀

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

      At this rate, he will befriend Jose as well!! 😆

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

    this is a joke

  4. 3 A
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lol another penalty hahahaha.. Stupid

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

    WTF?

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

    Hahahahaha

  7. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Fantasy Penalty League

  8. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Legit peno

  9. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What a season

  10. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    TG Vardy is not on!

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

    Son 》 Maddison done

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

    Come on Leicester, please let your hand touch the ball in the penalty area

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

    Maddy brace inc...

  14. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    KLICH ESSENTIAL

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

    City in tatters

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

    Well... see you all next season

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

      I'm seriously considering giving up already.

  17. thepoet85
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I'll only be transferring in penalty takers this season!

  18. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    3 pens is the new normal

  19. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Awwww poor City

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Tielemens on pens now

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

    5 goals and no involments by Barnes FFS

  22. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Tielemans G Maddison A

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

    Tielemans goal

  24. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Imagine owning Vardy this week and Son last week

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    OMG tielemens

  26. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    No Salah GW 1.

    Son out for GW 2.

    Vardy out for GW 3.

    Am I a moron?

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

      Who you selling for next week

      1. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Going to hold transfer. Break the jinx.

    2. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      No more than the rest of us

    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Freak season
      We’re all in the same boat

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

      Yes.

    5. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Seriously unlucky.

  27. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Tilemans goal

  28. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Dive
    Has to be dissalowed

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

      Already scored mate

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

        Allowed to go back in time.
        New rule

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

      Knee on leg. Blatant pen. No controversies on the pens in this game. Just woeful defending

  29. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Pep refuses to coach tackling. It shows.

  30. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Tielemans to take. Damn