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Solskjaer turns to midfield diamond as Willian and Holding return for Arsenal

The penultimate Premier League match on Sunday sees Manchester United play host to Arsenal.

Kick-off at Old Trafford is at 16:30 GMT.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has seemingly jettisoned natural width in favour of a midfield diamond for this clash, having used that set-up in the Champions League in midweek.

Scott McTominay (£4.9m) returns to the centre of midfield alongside Fred (£5.3m) and Paul Pogba (£7.8m), with Bruno Fernandes (£10.5m) playing just behind a front two of Marcus Rashford (£9.6m) and Mason Greenwood (£7.2m).

Anthony Martial (£8.7m) is still suspended while Edinson Cavani (£8.0m) is only among the substitutes.

Arsenal have made 10 alterations from the win over Dundalk on Thursday, with only Mohamed Elneny (£4.4m) keeping his place.

Compared to Gameweek 6, however, there are only three changes, with Dani Ceballos (£5.0m), Granit Xhaka (£5.4m) and the injured David Luiz (£5.5m) missing out.

Rob Holding (£4.4m) makes a surprise return to the starting XI despite having initially been ruled out for three weeks with a hamstring issue, with Willian (£7.8m) also back from a calf problem.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.7m) again starts out wide for Mikel Arteta’s troops.

He has now blanked four Gameweeks in a row, which represents his worst run in FPL since moving to England over two years ago.

Fernandes, the only United player who boasts a double-digit ownership in FPL, has never blanked two games in a row since joining United earlier this year.


Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, Pogba, McTominay; Fernandes, Rashford, Greenwood.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Elneny, Partey, Willian, Aubameyang, Saka, Lacazette.

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1,271 Comments Post a Comment
  1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bruno winner, clean sheet and 3 BAPs is on the menu

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

      Nope

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        You don’t have to order it

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

    Pogba is such a useless waste of space in this United team.

    1. Plant Based FPLer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      It's fascinating to see the United players lose possession to Arsenal ones who are just standing around like slalom poles.

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

      Get Van de Beek in!

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      For the money paid and the output received there's no argument from me. He has proven himself in other quarters to be a class player with talent. He's in the wrong place at the wrong time. It looks like a quick fix/wrong fit/bad buy. Utd should sell and hopefully he goes on to shine for a different club

  3. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I don’t understand why people got Rashford in this week

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

      You really don't?

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

      Hat trick midweek but united are in poor form and not free scoring

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

      Needed to replace Hames - seemed worth a punt with only 7.5% ownership and there weren't many other options

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

      Me neither... as I said Leipzig a farmer team with tired legs at the time. Arsenal a different beast. Everton too

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

    When did Arsenal reappoint George Graham?

    1. El Lobito 10
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Jorge GraJam

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

      When they didn't use alot of money on attackers or have great attackers.. Oh wait.

  5. markus808
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Well, I think it is time to call Scholes again and get him back on the team.

    Any ManU fans here, what seems to be the problem this year?

  6. One More Hit
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Looking like a 9 point return (inc captaincy points) for £22.5m of midfield talent (before price drops). Get in there Auba/Bruno.

    I refute any suggestion this game is purely down to luck, though if I’d put Salah and Spurs in at the start of the season, this ghost test would have probably done OK

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

    ManU are rapdily going backwards, and well IDK what Arsenal are even doing anymore

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

      They are going neither forwards nor backwards. They have been the exact same team since Ole took over (except Bruno coming in). One plan, which is pace up top, through balls and counter attacks. They are entirely dependent on the opposition to decide how good they will look in any given game.

      Teams like Southampton or even better naive teams like City and PSG and they will look amazing, while against defensive teams they look shite

  8. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Need VDB for Pogba and Cavani for Greenwood...

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

      This!

  9. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    1 shot on target each. Absolute bore.

    How the mighty have fallen. Both afraid of losing.

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

    Matic on for Fred, game over Arsenal

  11. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Who scores more over next 2? Ignore price difference
    A) DCL vs Man Utd and Fulham
    B) Werner vs Sheff United and Newcastle

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

      B

  12. El Lobito 10
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Lots of reactions on here about Utd. Tbf most teams are a bit poor after playing midweek. And Utd still aren't in top gear. Less hyperbole please

  13. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Elneny's wearing Xhaka's shooting boots, it seems

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

    Pen arsenal

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

      Auba goal bellerin assist

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

    Idiotic from pogba

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

    Ars pen

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

    Mike Dean awards a penalty against UNITED 😮

    Thank you Pogba, stupid #&$-#&@__@

  18. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Soft enough pen.

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

    Mike Dean PenaltyMan

  20. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Gtfo Pogba... You moron.

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

    Who won the Bruno BINGO Penalty?

  22. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Pogba is having a shocking game. Shouldn’t be starting on current form.

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

    Pogba being a reckless immature player again. What's new

  24. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Pogba AGAIN another penalty

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

    Mike Dean always gives penalties

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

    Auba G

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Bellerin assist

  27. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Thank you Pogs

  28. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Penalty at the wrong end.

    Refs confused by no crowd these days.

  29. djoker_nole
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bellerin Haul

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

    Called it on first page Auba to win it