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Ill Martial misses out as Fernandes aims to continue unblemished away record

Anthony Martial (£8.7m) is absent from the Manchester United squad this afternoon as the Red Devils prepare to face in-form Southampton.

Kick-off at St Mary’s is at 14:00 GMT.

Speaking ahead of kick-off, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said of Martial’s absence:

Anthony fell ill overnight so he’s in the hotel by himself, poor lad. So that’s the reason Ant isn’t playing.

A number of ‘flagged’ United assets do make Solskjaer’s starting XI, however, namely Marcus Rashford (£9.5m), Victor Lindelof (£4.9m) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.4m).

The Norwegian has made two changes from the side that squeaked past West Bromwich Albion last weekend, with Martial one of the players to make way.

Juan Mata (£5.9m) drops to the bench, with Mason Greenwood (£7.1m) and Donny van de Beek (£6.7m) promoted to Solskjaer’s line-up.

The Dutchman is making his first ever Premier League start, having had to be content with substitute roles in the first two months of the campaign.

Paul Pogba (£7.7m) and Scott McTominay (£4.9m) miss out altogether through injury, as expected.

The team news for Southampton is much more straightforward, with Ralph Hasenhuttl naming an unchanged side.

Danny Ings (£8.3m) is not part of the Saints’ matchday squad today but his manager suggested in Friday’s pre-match press conference that he could well be available for selection against Brighton in Gameweek 11.

It’s three to one in the hosts’ favour in terms of players with double-digit FPL ownership, a reflection of how the season has been going for each side.

Alex McCarthy (£4.6m), Jannik Vestergaard (£4.7m) and Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.6m) are all in more than 10% of Fantasy squads, with Bruno Fernandes (£10.8m) the only player from the Reds who can say the same.

Southampton’s defence have kept three clean sheets in a row on the south coast and haven’t been breached at St Mary’s since the 5-2 hammering by Spurs in Gameweek 2.

Fernandes, however, hasn’t blanked in any of his 10 away appearances since moving to England at the beginning of 2020.


Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Bertrand, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Djenepo, Walcott, Adams.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Telles, Fred, Matic, van de Beek, Fernandes, Rashford, Greenwood.


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

    Saints pretty dominant, but Greenwood or Fernades really should have score to make it 1-1.

    Couple of half penalty shouts so we know united will get a penalty around 55-60 mins.

    Standing by my pre match forecast of 3-3

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

      JWP and Romeu on YCs is an issue

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

        Romeu isn't on yellow

        1. just a man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah the challenge was borderline red but the ref just gave fk.

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

    Roy Keane will be good about it.....

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

    Fernandes half time sub incoming after going off at Ole's cluelessness again?

  4. F4L
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ings back next week, Southampton looking great. Could be a good DCL replacement.

    1. Plant Based FPLer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      This. Or Wilson (look at fixtures... if he hauls we'll be sickened).

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        He's doing great, but he's still a Newcastle attacker; hard to see him keeping up the scoring rate.

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

          He's been doing it so far with the way they play. After next week, for me at least, I'll have 2 fts with Mitchell, Podence and DCL on the chopping block. Wilson will be in my budget more than Ings, although sure I'd rather have Ings even for 1.7 more I guess.

  5. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    A diamond against Soton is absolutely daft. I've given up hope with Ole

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

      LOL. You were saying Utd would win this easily before the game.

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        It's just my luck

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

      Pretty sure i read a couple of pages ago someone was saying about 5 yrs on something

  6. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno capper feeling foolish here.

    1. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He looks terrifying as a nonowner

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

      Well.. i m not too comfy as a non-owner. Not sure abt the others

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

    Predictions for second half?

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      If Cavani is brought on at HT, 2-2.

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

      Man Utd will come back but still lose 3-2.

    3. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      2-2

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

      4-0

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

      3-2 SOT to win

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

      stays 2 nil. no chance untied scored

    7. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      United come back and draw.

    8. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Utd have penetrated multiple times but just been poor finishing. So massively depends on Utd finishing their 2nd half chances. Wouldn’t put it past them

  8. Nanoelektronicar
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    When you hope for United to score just one goal, it doesn't have to be your own player, just to prevent McC CS and stop the free fall of around 400k places.

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

      Although I won't get it this week, that's why I've gone begging back to McCarthy for next GW.

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

    Brought Bruno in for a hit :clown:

  10. Yankee Toffee
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Don’t worry, with some good signings in January, United should stay up.

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

      Another 200M and they may just scrape midtable.

      1. Yankee Toffee
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Ah, mid table obscurity.... big dreams

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

    Should be noted though... 2 set piece goals. Not like South have been Barcelona 08' going forward. Utd just been bad going forward with this horrible tactic and South been staying deep and defending decently.

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

      With JWP on set pieces you may as well call them penalties

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

        That was a very accurate FK yes.

  12. Plant Based FPLer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I thought Man U looked pretty good. The set piece defending was bad. The finishing was blah. The passing was off. And I'm losing my original train of thought but I think they'll still score 3. Greenwood and Fernandes each had easy goals... of course they missed in the end but they created the opportunities.

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

    I was thinking of doing Son, JRod, Pereira > KDB, Jota, Romeu -4 now thinking of just doing:

    Bruno, James > KDB, Jota for free.

    What do we reckon?

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

      Bet you'll change your mind back in another 45 mins

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

        Ha, possibly. But losing Son is a bit daunting also...

    2. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Definitely!

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

    Best thing that happened to Southampton was that Spurs thrashing. Happened early enough for Ralph to learn his lesson.

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

      Has he adjusted the high line and the pressing improved? Seems like that match was just growing pains, what a team.

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Romeu has improved since the opening games which has made a big difference.

  15. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Telles and Hamez > Dias and Mahrez -4

    United defence can’t be trusted

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

      Neither can Pep be...!

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

    Jamie Carragher: “Amazing free kick by JWP”

    Roy Keane: “That’s his job!”

    🙂 🙂

    1. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      🙂 🙂 🙂 good old Roy

  17. HODGE
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    No pen no points for Fernandez

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

      45 left, in Southampton we trust

  18. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno (-2) baps. Crazy.

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

    Hendo coming on

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

      warming up just now.

    2. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Think he needs to grab this opportunity with both hands now and show that he should be number 1 at United.

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

    What a joke

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

    When is Bruno mandatory penalty?

  22. Matsy123
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I had a dream bednarek scored against united this is too weird I never even backed it I was more confused as to how jan bednarek was in my dreams wtf

  23. seanie3
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    wow, so maybe getting rid of McCarthy on GW5 wc for martinez wasn't the play, mccarthy and southampton really tighten up at the back, Bruno do something please to justify me moving salah out for you..

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

      Martinez at least has good fixtures now, and a DGW on the eventual horizon.

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

    England's true #1 coming on

  25. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    JWP is going to end up as Matt Le Tissier mark 2 isn’t he ?

    Wonderful player but ultimately spends his whole career at a tinpot club with nothing to show at the end of it. Such a waste.

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

      Not mobile enough for the top teams.

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

        Le Tissier was a player you could build a team around. You could put up with his lack of workrate or pace because he was creative enough and you could put players in to do his running for him.

        JWP not in that class.

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

      I think you're not giving Le Tissier enough credit for how good he was.

      JWP has a worse penalty ration from 9 than Le Tissier had from 48 😆

    3. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      More like David Bentley Mark 2

  26. Yankee Toffee
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Hamez> JWP frees up funds but Hamez quite unlucky not to be in the points...

  27. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    St Marys slowly becoming fortress

  28. DRIZ ✅
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Unable to watch the game so very worried on how is Bruno doing? ML rival has Bruno C while i have Vardy C

    Any chance Vardy will get more pts?

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

      I think United will get goals second half, just a question of how many.

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

      I'm convinced you're a troll

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

      Seeing as Bruno has blanked so far, yes, very likely Vardy outscores him

      1. DRIZ ✅
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers Timo

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

    Cant believe the jam of McCarthy owners

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

      Pope 2.0 for some

    2. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      United cannot be that bad again in the Second half.

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

      Southampton are third best for minutes per xG conceded all season.

  30. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Dean Henderson coming on, long overdue he got a chance.