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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. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy cursing at Rodgers for taking him off

  2. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    We all knew there were goals in this game right

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

    These penalties are not even VAR's doing. No bullsh*t handballs. City are just awful defensively.

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

      this

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yep. Won't stop people moaning though!

    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      A lot of players are running across the defenders and slowing down. They are buying pens rather than looking for goal

    4. PartyPooper
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      This

  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Not a penalty

    Madness

  5. Horlicks esq.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I dont even know what football is anymore

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      It’s mostly penalties

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

      Sad isn't it

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

      I'm sure it used to make more sense

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

    6 pens for Leicester in 3 games.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      2 per game

  7. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    What a scoreline

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

      Lost count

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

    That’s why you don’t let people off your social media team play.

    Brain dead defending.

  9. JJO
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Where t f is Podence?

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

      injured

  10. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Funny funny City club

  11. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Can Roy Keane rewrite the penalty rules please

  12. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Mads haul

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

    Interesting Tielemans second in line on pens. Thought it would be Maddison

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

    City are utterly awful defensively

  15. Party time
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Hahahhahahaha. Wtf Is this game?! Wtf is the EPL?!!!!

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      At this rate we will have 224 penalties for the season. 224.

      Two hundred that is

      1. That Was Easy!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Try 316.

    • Totalfootball
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Why will these penos stop ?

    • Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Werner to Bamford (TC)?

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

        Looks good

    • BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Maddison comes on for a haul, hilarious

    • JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Who predicted any of this XD. GWs like these where I just wanna give up. Haha!

    • Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      25 games 20 pens LOLOLOL

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

        Is it? That is utterly ridiculous

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      What is the point in VAR if it doesn't rule out non penalties

    • Saka Rice
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      more proof wc wasn't necessary and too early

    • Bounce
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Football has become and non-contact sport. Absolutely killed the game.

    • Rock n Grohl
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Annual Tielemans goal, see you in 12 months.

    • Iain Dowies Love Child
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      So fair to say it's time to load your team with pen takers yeah?!!!!

    • ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      How many penalties are Jimmy getting next?

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

        38,5

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Looks like the way to play is with a deep back line now. Means teams have to play in front of you and so you can't give away penalties.

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Come ooooon KDB

    • Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      What the hell is going on with all those pens... Even with Var it's just crazy.