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Rashford starts for Man United as FPL managers turn to Fernandes

Marcus Rashford (£9.6m) has shrugged off his shoulder injury to make an immediate return to the Manchester United line-up.

He picked up the issue in the Gameweek 8 win at Everton, the international break proving long enough to allow full recovery.

His inclusion on his favoured left-hand side of attacking midfield is likely to please even those who captained Bruno Fernandes (£10.7m), considering that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s outfit tend to do best when their key players are involved.

The Portuguese international is the most captained FPL asset among the top 10,000 managers for Gameweek 9, handed the armband by 28.3% of them.

The fact that Anthony Martial (£8.7m) makes his first home Premier League start since Gameweek 4 is also a positive omen, considering his best Project Restart displays came almost exclusively at Old Trafford.

Like Rashford, Harry Maguire (£5.4m) also overcomes an injury flag to start, in defence alongside Victor Lindelöf (£4.9m) and full-backs Alex Telles (£5.5m) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.4m).

As is to be expected, Fantasy managers remain rather unbothered by what’s on offer at West Bromwich Albion this season.

Backed by 4.7%, non-playing goalkeeper David Button (£4.0m) is their most popular asset, the only one owned by more than 1.4%.

Manchester United XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Telles, Maguire, Lindelöf, Wan-Bissaka; Fred, Matić; Rashford, B Fernandes, Mata; Martial.

West Bromwich Albion XI (5-4-1): Johnstone; C Townsend, Bartley, Ivanovic, Ajayi, Furlong; Diangana, Gallagher, Sawyers, M Pereira; Grant.

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  1. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How did Ziyech look today? I have no chelsea cover at all.

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      KDBesque ability to cross a ball

    2. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Will keep ticking along

      Don’t expect too many goals or monster hauls

      Decent for his price

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Who? Didn't notice or hear him being mentioned.

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Have cash + Grealish/Jrod if I feel I really need cover. Got away with it today really.

  2. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno(c) + Martial

    Let’s do this. 😎

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nice one Martial

  3. Liber
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Can you help me with my GK dilemma?

    Martinez or McCarthy?
    Ty

  4. DMP
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Time to ditch Chillwell?

    Chelsea fixtures not great for clean sheets and Ziyech stole him set pieces.

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      shell asap

    2. Liber
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nope.

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Doesn't sound very wise.

      I have James & Chilwell & tempted to drop one. Would lose James over Chilwell.

      1. DMP
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Double up doesn’t seem wise atm.

    4. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      yeah do it. terrible FPL option

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

      Fixtures are terrible, tbh. Bottom in season ticker until GW18.

    6. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Chilwell a keeper for me. Zouma -> Cancelo now

  5. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno(c) + Rashford

    Let’s do this. 😎

    1. HNI
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I could read a hopeless Manutd fan from far away lol. Its pains, better be a realistic Manutd fan so dont put any expectations. Pogba not even in squad..you reckon he is sold in Jan? I want him out asap with his lazy toxic attitude

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I despise watching United trying to break down a low block team. Couldnt get myself to captain Bruno

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Either January or in the summer hopefully. They haven't offered him a new contract...

        1. HNI
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah how can top off 300k he is already getting for such horrible play? I think over the top wages has ruined Manutd players attitude, bruno get one third of pogba and look at him roll

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Same here. I hope you do very well.

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Let's hope so!!!

  6. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    No man U
    Let's do this.
    😎

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      😆

    2. Liber
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Hide quickly.

    3. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Get ready to delete team 😀

    4. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Hold me.........

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

    Vardy in GW10 but who would you let go?
    A. Werner
    B. Kane (already have Son)
    C. Keep Werner no Vardy

    1. Jedi Joseph
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      C. Get rid of Werner. Great fixture for Vardy and can't drop Kane.

  8. Iwantmorepointsthanks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    A) Ziyech --> KDB
    B) save FT

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Martial header saved
    Bruno assist denied

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Fred assist.

    2. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Sign of what's to come...

  10. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on my draft wildcard team?

    ————Martinez————
    -—-Chilwell Coufal Diaz——
    Salah Son Bruno Grealish—
    ——Watkins DCL Vardy——
    Bench: Forster Lowton Soucek N. Williams

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      How many times have you posted this?

      No Chilwell, so it's rubbish.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Wait you added him!

        Too early to ask anyway, wait for the games to finish.

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      no one is going to respond to this kind of question when the first matchday of the week hasnt even finished.

      Chill

  11. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How does Jimenez + Coady + Lamptey > Vardy + Dias + Lewis for -8 sound? Gives me -

    Martinez - Button
    Dias - KWP - Taylor - Lewis - Mitchell
    Salah - Bruno - Ziyech - Grealish - Bissouma
    Vardy - Martial - Richarlison

    Next gw - Martial + Richarlison > Aguero + Antonio

    Have exact funds for all the moves. Thoughts please? 🙂

  12. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    What do we do now that it's time to wave Sonny and bring in KDB?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      We?

  13. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Three consecutive captain fails. DCL needs to save me from this misery.

  14. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    West Brom parked the bus, then took the train to the match

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Rashford Bruno combo will open them as a can

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

    Might just avoid city attackers and get a defender and then jump on an attacker if they look any better v burnley

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      The trick is to get them before they get pts not after. People that got Kane early are now top 10K

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        spare a thought for the Son & Kane sellers this week on a Wild Monkey.

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          4 points for 11 million.. no thanks

          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            shame man. Your WC looks like a disaster.

            1. IRBOX ⚽
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Hahaha you’re a sad delusional little man

              1. Christina.
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                I'm big. Ask my wife.

        2. DAZZ
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Judge the sellers in 4-5 gameweeks. We havn’t sold them on a free hit for 1 GW.

          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            🙄

  16. Dirty Harry
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I'm scared as a non United owner

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Dont be. Lets spoon.
      x

      1. Dirty Harry
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Bring the baps

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You should be.

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Mixed emotions as a fan.

      I want them to do well just as long as Bruno,Martail and Rashford don't go mad.

  17. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ah this is boring so far.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      We need early goal

  18. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Who is this guy who looks a lot like Cantwell for WBA.?

    1. AWOL-Ekotto
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Gallagher

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Cantwell?

  19. Utopsis
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Tell you what, West Brom are getting bodies forward here. Good to see

  20. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Sold Kane for Bam Bam and kept Son. Good call?

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Depends on Bamford, long term I think you may want Kane. Another fantastic performance (MotM)

  21. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    united looks poor so far

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Matches your grammar

      1. Utopsis
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Any need for that?

      2. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        And you manners.

      3. GROBARI
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Nobody cares about that.

  22. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Rashford too late in the box

  23. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    12 minutes in and no attacking returns from Fernandes or Rashford. Fail

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You must be fun in bed

  24. Hattrick Harry
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Very exciting about ManU game as I am not allowed to take any manu players to my team. Just WBA not lose like 5-0, some 2-0 should be enough..

  25. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How do both teams look?

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not like your comment earlier in the day regarding United that's for sure:

      "Cavani is set to start his first premier league game today against West Brom https://twitter.com/UnitedReveal/status/1330106076168151044 RIP Martial owners?'

  26. Dirty Harry
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Any thoughts on City priority for next week?

    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Forget price changes and wait for midweek games

  27. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Martial you mug.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      (Good save, but still.)

  28. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    WTF MARTIAL FFFF

  29. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Magnus's punt and replacement for Kane misses 2 big chances.

    #Martial

  30. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How the f did you miss that Martial.