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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. Dakers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Ffs. Cancelo over Dias hurts

    1. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      People will sell.

      Cancelo then hauls vs Fulham

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Its not that bad. Max 4pts vs your benched defender. Hardly a big deal

      1. Dakers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        I have no benched def

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

    would of been a master stroke to get Mahrez in, looked awful against spurs

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

      A mate in my ML did

  3. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Congratulations to Mahrez owners. Big big differential.

    1. liner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Yea, now u congrat us. Where were u when we get him instead of Son in gw3 and hold him all these weeks for his 0s and 2s for last 6gws

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

    Oof cancelo was a huge error

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Depends whether he's lost his place or not. If lost, then it's huge. Otherwise it's just a blip

  5. diesel001
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Lateriser lucky.

    Sterling(c)
    Jota(vc)

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

      He's always lucky lol. Guys absolutely crap without luck

  6. drughi
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Maybe we should taget burnley not fulham

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

      You forgot West Brom

  7. Botman and Robben
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Who here has Mahrez cappo?

    1. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Somebody with 90 syllables in their name from a country nobody has heard of.

  8. Dakers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Points coming from everywhere in this City team. Maybe Torres in for Podence worth a punt

    1. Silecro
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Only if you like your player being subbed in 60mins and sometimes benched

  9. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Burnley vs my players : italian catanaccio

    Burnley vs players I dont own : a mix of fulham and norwich defenders

    1. Lucky Z
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      this

  10. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Neco Williams coming on for Cancelo ffs

  11. lilmessipran
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    If no pressing transfers, Raz to Kdb worth a ft surely? or hold?

    1. OverTinker
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I am holding and doing son to kdb

    2. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I think if nothing lresssing probably so (Sterling owner )

    3. Kun Tozser
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      As a Sterling capper I think i will hold and do the same next week

  12. OverTinker
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Atleast Sterling(C) will not come for a cameo now. No playing sub but i'll take it. Bruno(C) now

  13. 272MK
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Whats with Burnley's record??? Does history almost always repeats itself?

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      5-0 in last 5 meetings

      all previous 5 meetings

  14. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Perhaps I'm being greedy, but if KDB finishes with just the 2 x assists with this scoreline, I'll feel slightly disappointed.

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Same. Very disappointed actually.

    2. Bob B
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      40% goal involvement but yes, a goal would be nice!

  15. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    FODEN ASSIST YEEESSS GRAB A GOAL NOW PHIL
    FODEN OWNERS VINDICATED

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Such a bad casual pick 😉

    2. Flair
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      😆

      1. BenDavies
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        😀

    3. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Hahahaha

  16. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Thoughts on KDB(c)? Happy?

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Don't feel too happy as a KdB(c) Sterling Cancelo owner. KdB goal would be great though.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        My casual rival has Dias and Foden to beat my KDB cap

  17. Kodap
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Keep cancelo for another week? or move him to Dias straight away?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Let them play midweek.

      1. Kodap
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Okay cool, i guess we'll know a bit more as of next week? Taylor is my first sub... lol

    2. Lord.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      .... in time for his rest

    3. Zimo
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Move to Reece James

  18. Flair
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Sterling -> KDB it is

    1. OverTinker
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      or both?

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      That's an even riskier move now than it would have been before the deadline.

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

        Sigh

  19. MagicMessi
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    3 transfers already for city Sterling escaped cameo ooof that was close hope you're bench is good

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

      Substitutions*

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

        Your* damn autocorrect

    2. CheesyZoot
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Subs*

  20. marcus2704
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Choose two out of:

    Jota
    Grealish
    Ziyech

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Jota Grealish

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Top two

  21. Bobby Digital
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    C'mon Kevin, get some!

  22. Nightcrawler
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Lucky casual sterling cappers get away with it

  23. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Still 20 mins for a KDB 20 pointer . Cmon DKB

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      PLEASE 🙂

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      This^^

    3. CheesyZoot
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      We can hope

    4. KAALI_DAAL
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Didn't know we could cap him while the game was going on

  24. KAALI_DAAL
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Can KDB get a goal already?

  25. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Any chance Burke plays?

    lol

    1. OverTinker
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I need him too

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        We are the same

  26. Dakers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Really have no luck this season

  27. Warbling Wendy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Mahrez owners holding a celebratory party together - so few of them that they're still not in breach of social bubble rules

  28. Henning
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Tempted to do Mahrez in for Zaha.
    But if i do that i guess Mahrez is restes against Fullham.

  29. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    awful result for kdb owners like me

  30. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Brings back memories of Sterling C KDB VC Lundstram 1st sub...