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Mahrez starts for Man City as Leeds deploy FPL defender out of position

Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) makes a second consecutive Premier League start for Manchester City as they travel to Leeds in Gameweek 4.

The Algerian international was a rare shining light in the Gameweek 3 defeat to Leicester, registering a goal and an assist.

The 5.2% invested in Mahrez will be pleased to see him lining up on the flanks of Manchester City’s front-three today, especially considering the fact that Leeds have conceded seven goals across the first three matches of the season.

Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) is trusted with the centre-forward role once again, while new signing Ferran Torres (£6.9m) makes his first league start on the flanks.

That does not mean Phil Foden (£6.6m) misses out though, the Englishman dropped into a deeper role today, operating in the central midfield trio with Rodrigo (£5.5m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£11.7m).

The Belgian is owned by 44.8% and captained by over one million Fantasy Premier League managers – Mohamed Salah (£12.2m) the only asset to receive more backing for the armband in Gameweek 4.

Meanwhile, Leeds have deployed FPL defender Ezgjan Alioski (£4.4m) out of position at Elland Road.

The Macedonian international is filling in for Jack Harrison (£5.5m), who is unable to face his parent club Manchester City.

As expected, the rest of Marcelo Bielsa’s team is unchanged, which means further starts for Patrick Bamford (£5.8m), Mateusz Klich (£5.6m) and Hélder Costa (£5.7m).

Leeds United XI (4-1-4-1): Meslier; Dallas, Cooper, Koch, Ayling; K Phillips; Alioski, Roberts, Klich, Costa; Bamford.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; B Mendy, Laporte, Dias, Walker; Foden, Rodrigo, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Sterling, Torres.

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  1. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    This is what happens when Pep doesnt play KDB, how many times...

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      KDB is playing

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Wooooosh

  2. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Would u do any transfers or wait after national break ?

    1. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Wait for now.

    2. Phlajo
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Wait!

    3. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Wait for sure with COVID cases more prevalent

      1. OptimusBlack
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Okay Thank you

    4. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Okaaay

    5. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Hits galore

  3. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Tbh Leeds work ethic is remarkable.

  4. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    How is Sterling on 23baps for the last hour with so many balls he is losing all the time ? And that big chance he missed too...

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

      Scored the only goal I guess

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

    Will anyone get close to liverpool this year or is it going to be another blowout?

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Everton

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

    Kevin de Blocked

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

    KDB goal looking likely now.

  8. Easy Cheesy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Just looks like leeds are fitter.

  9. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    F ooffff Bernando

    waste kdb assit

  10. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    First half: “KDB looks on it, looks up for it”

    Second half” KDB looks off it

    Perma salah cap every GW from now on

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

      Thinking the same. Makes things less complicated.

  11. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Feeling pretty good that i captained Jimmy over KDB

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Well yeah ya would now wouldn’t ya haha

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I'm raging. I swapped this morning.

  12. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    City winner coming, likely KDB assist IMO

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bilva going to win pen.

  14. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Glad I didn’t do Son > Mahrez.

    Phew, bullet dodged.

  15. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    City pen i think ??

  16. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Salah (C) as a differential in my mini league 😮

  17. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    LiVARpool says no.

  18. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Pep should have started with Fernandinho. Simple as that. Give KDB some freedom

  19. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    haha that was a textbook last week handball :lol

  20. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    No pen

  21. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    STERLING DIVES FOR PEN LOL

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

      Somethings never change...

      1. Begbie.
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Obviously learned it at Liverpool from EPL's biggest ever diver Steven Gerrard 😉

  22. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    City getting desperate and playing for pens now.

  23. Dele
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Who’s the bigger joke...

    Pep or KDB?

    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Pep.

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

      Play your best player in their best position

    3. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Dele

  24. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    The trouble with city is that they're always trying to walk it in

    1. School of Poch
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Did you see that ludicrous display last night

  25. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling diving should be booked he needs to be stoped

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

      This

  26. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling with his customary dive 🙄

  27. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    So now we know Wolves made City look like World beaters which sucked people in to go triple City.

    1. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Just KdB for me. And even with this, I'm happy to keep

    2. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      There were people here thrash talking me when I said they looked average against Wolves

  28. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I thought City were playing for the PL title this season...

  29. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Extremely early but would you do Mahrez ➡️ Puli?

    1. MSTRKRFTSMN
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      1000%

  30. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    lol at Sterling