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Aguero starts for De Bruyne-less Man City as Sterling shakes off minor injury

Sergio Aguero makes his long-awaited return from injury this evening as Manchester City play host to Arsenal.

Kick-off at the Etihad is at 17:30 BST.

Aguero hasn’t kicked a ball in a competitive match since June but returns to spearhead the City attack in Saturday’s penultimate Premier League match.

The Argentine’s inclusion sees Raheem Sterling, who has shaken off a minor hamstring problem to start, move to a more familiar wide-midfield role.

Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez keep their places but Ferran Torres drops to the bench, with Bernardo Silva replacing the Spaniard.

The other three of Pep Guardiola’s four changes were enforced, with Kevin De Bruyne‘s unavailability having been confirmed on Friday.

Aymeric Laporte or Benjamin Mendy also miss out through injury, with Nathan Ake and Joao Cancelo stepping up to replace their teammates.

As for Arsenal, Mikel Arteta has made two changes from the side that defeated Sheffield United.

Mohamed Elneny and Eddie Nketiah drop to the bench, with Granit Xhaka and Nicolas Pepe returning to the visitors’ starting XI.

Rob Holding had originally been named in the team but picked up an injury in the warm-up and has been replaced by David Luiz.

New signing Thomas Partey is only among the substitutes, along with Alexandre Lacazette.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looks set to lead the line for the Gunners at the Etihad, then.

A red flag for De Bruyne saw the Belgian transferred out by almost 1.4 million Fantasy managers ahead of the Gameweek 5 deadline, making him the most-sold asset of this round of games.

Aubameyang takes second place in the table of Gameweek 5 sales, with over 610,000 FPL bosses losing faith in the Gabon international.

Not one City or Arsenal player was in the top 30 for transfers in.

It’s not often we can say that not a single member of Guardiola’s starting XI is owned by more than 10% of Fantasy managers but that is the case today, with De Bruyne ruled out.

Aguero is a veritable differential as he sits in just 1.4% of squads.


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Ake, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Mahrez, Foden, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Saka, Xhaka, Ceballos, Willian, Aubameyang, Pepe.

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849 Comments Post a Comment
  1. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling G

  2. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling!!!!

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

    Not watching.

    Foden looking rubbish?

    Hopefully I can sell.

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

      Assist

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

      REVERSE JINX WOOOO

    3. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Get in hazz, he could bag a goal now imagine !

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

    Is that a Foden assist??

  5. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I love that goal.thanks raheem.

  6. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Oh get out

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

    Nice Foden assist

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      ?? Leno?

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

        Foden was the last on the same team to touch it, so a Foden assist

  8. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    KDB > Sterling success

  9. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone else captain Aguero a few seasons back when he scored five vs Newcastle?

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

      Yup.

      1. mr. inconspicuous
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Yep, still remember where I was when I checked the score, hands were shaking I was that buzzin haha

    2. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yup

  10. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bloody Foden assist of course. Moves this week looking more and more crap by the second 🙁

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

      If it makes you feel better, we’re enjoying it

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Kept Foden? Fair.

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

          He’s cheap...if he plays he’ll get occasional points...not really a priority to remove right now

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

            and he’s taking corners

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

      Sorry mate, but really needed that one 🙂

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Fairs pal. I should’ve just waited through the IB and done KDB to Son I guess

        Werner out for DCL, Son out for Foden, KDB out for Havertz. -4.

        Looking like a big deficit unless Son turns up

  11. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Sold Werner and Foden for a hit

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      As did I (well, they were 2FT for DCL Son, but also sold KDB for a hit for Havertz yesterday)

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Kept Sterling at least

  12. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Should of gone KDB >> Sterling! Wonder if I can do a whole season of wrong 50:50 calls?

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      You can.

      Source: I do it every season

  13. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    that Foden assist is a joke

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

      Read the rules of the game. Crystal clear

      1. Babelcopter
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        They should change the rules. No way that should be assist.. Missed change and you get a reward.. Big joke

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

          I’m sending you a box of tissues

  14. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I actually hate leno

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

      Very poor, should have kept Martinez

  15. aborg
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Sterlinggggg. Got him on WC and a good differential in my ML’s

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

    Wasnt that a Foden assist? Not on fpl?

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Should be

    2. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Added

  17. Lestat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Foden assist?

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

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

      Ridiculous that that's an assist

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Bait?

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

          Salty seller

      2. Manani
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        how so? Been like that in FPL for as far as I can remember

  18. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Can’t catch a break at the moment 🙁

    Moved Foden out this week, didn’t take a -4 to bring in Sterling for KDB, fml.

  19. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    First time this season my players actually did something. Foden+Sterling owner 🙂

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

    Sterling so lucky, also very bad goalkeeping

  21. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Raheem you beauty!!

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

    Where’s my Foden assist?

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      It’s on

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

        Got it now cheers!

  23. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Hope foden get that assist.

  24. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Sold Foden, kept Mahrez...

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

    Rank killer that!

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

      Really?

  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Arsenal should have kept Martinez

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

    Regretting not doing KDB > Sterling (-4)

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Same here. Don’t worry, we’ll get him free for next gameweek

  28. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Ahh and to think I was so chuffed after the Everton game lol

  29. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Chilwell on 1 bps?!?
    Wow!

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Reece james got bonus v weat brom with a yc and no goal or assist. Chelsea conceded 3 goals.

  30. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I think this site has grown too big and too many don’t really know what they’re talking about. Discuss

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

      Agree

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

      Agreed.
      Discussion over.
      *thread locked 🙂 *

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

        Haha