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Sterling, Cancelo and Foden benched as Burnley visit Man City without Pope

Pep Guardiola has had the last laugh on Fantasy Premier League managers once again with a textbook rotated line-up for a favourable home fixture.

With the division’s lowest scorers in Burnley coming to the Etihad Stadium, he has taken the opportunity to leave Raheem Sterling (£11.5m), João Cancelo (£5.6m) and Phil Foden (£6.5m) out of the starting line-up, leaving all three of them on the bench.

Benjamin Mendy (£5.9m) is handed the left-back berth in Gameweek 10 while Ferran Torres (£6.9m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.2m) staff the flanks of the front-three ahead of Sterling.

Ilkay Gündogan (£5.4m) and Rodrigo (£5.4m) are trusted with the central midfield slots alongside Kevin De Bruyne (£11.6m), which means there is no room for Foden.

Those who opted for Rúben Dias (£5.5m) as a way of covering the Manchester City defence for a favourable fixture will be more pleased than Cancelo owners, as the centre-back starts once again.

Meanwhile, Burnley have moved away from 4-4-2 for this trip, lining Chris Wood (£6.2m), Jay Rodriguez (£5.8m) and Ashley Barnes (£6.0m) in a 4-3-3 formation.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Mendy, Stones, Dias, Walker; Gundogan, Rodrigo, De Bruyne; Torres, Jesus, Mahrez.

Burnley XI (4-3-3): Peacock-Farrell; C Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Benson, Westwood; Rodriguez, Wood, A Barnes.

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  1. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Do something Ferran

  2. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    So much for waiting a gameweek before picking a Man City player :/

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Bought an attacking fullback from them who’d been their best defender recently, thought that’d be enough and then maybe move for KDB next week.

      Ffs

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Same. Things is, any of their players can be rotated, at any time. Probably just have to hold and wait for your time.

    2. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Burnley sucks, they are just as sloppy as Fulham

  3. Party time
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Come on KDB. Score a goal now sweetheart

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        This

    • Booked4Dissent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I reckon KDB will get taken off at 60, or even half-time

      1. Booked4Dissent
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Job done

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

        Nah, he got the rest he asked for.

        1. Booked4Dissent
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Champions league Tuesday

          1. Kloppage Time
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            City have already qualified for the CL

      3. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        He’s just been given a weeks rest. Others will go off first

      4. Warbling Wendy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        desperation of a non-owner?

        1. Booked4Dissent
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          KDB and Cancelo owner. Concerned he’ll be pulled early and Cancelo will play Tues, rest next weekend

      5. CheesyZoot
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Bit worried about this as well..

      6. tafrère
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        will play 90 sadly.

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

        I hope so, he is headed to a 30 point game if he stays on the pitch

        Stop the Count!

    • southernpacific
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Being 0.1 short to getting kdb and getting Sterling has really ruined my afternoon

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Me too man so so painful

        1. southernpacific
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Tempted to do a hit next week and get him in.

      2. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, that’s harsh. You’d think Sterling will play vs Fulham though, but who knows?

      3. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Not to mention that random rise from nowhere

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Kane Podence to KDB Wilson (-4) next week could be solid

    • Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Cancelo to Dias is probably the sensible transfer if nothing more pressing. Cancelo will be a doubt from here on and its not worth the grief of Pep roulette.

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I cba even with Dias, Pep will probably start Stones ffs

        1. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          True.

          Shame, cause those upcoming fixtures are silly.

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

        Except what if dias is rotated v fulham??

      3. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I'll probably just get Reece James if he doesn't start against Fulham either

      4. Warbling Wendy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Dias has aerial threat as well

      5. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Dias rest next week? Stones and Laporte to start maybe...

    • MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Jesus misses close to goal

    • Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Pleaseeee get Raz on right now

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Interestingly, before this game, Sterling has been on the bench 3/6 last meetings with Burnley in the league and was subbed off in 2/3 where he started. Zero returns in any of those.

      1. Warbling Wendy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Does his lack of physicality at defending set pieces play into Peps mad thinking for Burnley games?

    • Basil1977
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Got to love careful planning,
      Bringing in Sterling and Cancelo for city's good fixtures worked out well

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

        RIP

      2. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Nothing about that was careful planning

        1. Warbling Wendy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          If he rolled 2 transfers to make the moves happen this week, maybe. But yeah, it's not that deep haha

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

        Good decision, bad outcome. But at some point those good decisions will roll in your favour and compound.

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

        Not careful enough to consider Mendy's return 😉

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Jayziz

    • vanishing spray
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      That Jesus pass in the buildup was hilariously bad

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

      Sterling on at Half time, Pep to give him some goals and a confidence boost

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

        Hope so

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Burnley are a joke

      1. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        They spend nothing and stay up every year, how so?

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

      With regards to Cancelo, you should be able to tell from midweek games who is most likely to start the GW11. e.g. If Mendy plays 90 against Porto, Cancelo should start against Fulham.

      Obviously you look to get rid long term, he was a mistake, but if it looks likely he'll play FUL, you keep a week.

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

        difficult to say, nobody expected mendy to start 1 game let alone 2 in a row after coming back from injury. He might just keep starting

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Exactly this

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

          It's possible.

          Wouldn't say it's likely though, and more information can't hurt.

      2. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yes

      3. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        You cannot own two defenders hoping one starts?

      4. LSK
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Doesn’t work like that with Pep. He’ll assess energy levels, sure. But he’ll have a preference of which fullbacks will be better suited for each individual game. Can’t just go on midweek minutes. Cancelo can easily play midweek and at the weekend.

    • GE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Salah -> KDB or James -> Jota?

      (will of course wait after the matches have been played)

      1. NULL-X-VOID
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        keep Salah, due for a hall against Fulham

    • Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Looks like Sterling being used as a backup striker for CL if Aguero has aggregated something.

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

      Take KDB off at half time, rest him for UCL, he stated that he needs rest

      1. MagicMessi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Noway this will happen

      2. NULL-X-VOID
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        sure maybe he'll wanna retire post game

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

        they are already through

      4. Party time
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Kdb(C) Juhuuuu

        • Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Already qualified

        • Chucky
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          he already had his full rest last week...

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

        Halftime KDb looking lively he can grab a goal or assist again

      6. NULL-X-VOID
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        How in the hell did the ref blew the whistle when city were that far ahead in Burnley's half?

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Because the first half ended

          1. Hybrid.power
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Lmao

        2. _Ninja_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          He put the whistle to his mouth, and blew.

        3. FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Isn't it obvious?

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

        On another note of Mendy is nailed on starter he is essential

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

          He's not in the slightest, but a goal like that doesn't hurt.

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

          he wasn't until 45 mins ago....

      8. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        How's Foden looking?

        1. MagicMessi
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          We don't know he's no where to be seen

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

          Asleep

      9. djoker_nole
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        KDB Penalty needed in the second half now

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Mahrez on hattie

        2. Salan
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          This

      10. UshFPL
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Get Raheem on for the last 30+ please!

      11. Sad Pablo Arsecobar
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        KDB really is the goat.

      12. FootballDog
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        A) Oriol Romeu & Kane > Brewster & KDB
        B) Watkin and Son > > Brewster & KDB

        Have exact funds, with 2FT

        Current front 8:

        Salah / Bruno / Ziyech / Oriol Romeu / Son
        Watkin / DCL / Kane

        1. Stockport Hatter
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          A

      13. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        No Zinchenko on the bench and Pep won’t risk Mendy playing 90 mins 🙂

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

          😮

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

        Surely you have to keep Cancelo for Fulham home?

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

          Wont play

      15. gers23
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Fernandinho on for Dias at half time possibly?