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

    How the hell is that not an assist?

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

      It is an assist.

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

      Given now

    3. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Calm

  2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    They’ve tweeted Cavani G, Bruno A - but no yet added the points

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

    Why's that not an assist for Bruno?

    1. Sloane426
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Added

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

        Shame

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

      It obviously is. Chill. You must have seen this a million times before.

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

        I'm perfectly fine lmao, don't even have him.

    3. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Brunooooooo

  4. fusen
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    FPL often are slow giving the assist for goals this season. They seem to make an effort to really check it before adding

  5. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Assist given

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

    It’s been added

  7. Simon69
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Assist added

  8. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Assist given

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

    Adams goes close

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

    It's been given calm down folks.

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

    Assist has been given.

    Probably took longer because they wre checking the Spurs-Chelsea line ups

  12. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    assist given but only 1 bonus

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

    If that shot was not on target, it means no assist?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      It's a cross then.

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

        Wasn't a cross

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

    Crybaby central on here

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

    Get the winner now then Bruno

  16. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    added

  17. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    This season is a joke for me

    Got Rashford instead of Bruno last week as needed to catch up, and got Sterling this week for a -4 and captained. On came Burke for him and DCL (V)....

    Can't catch a break

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

      Rash over Bruno was a bad move but can't fault the Sterling one, that's harsh.

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Rash vs Ivanovic and Saints high line was inviting.

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

          Yeah, I understand the punt but Bruno is the man for us. I got Sterling for a hit this week too so I feel your pain, got no bench as well.

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

      Keep getting players without penalties and you can finish outside 1mn..Tough but considering u avoids imp of stats like key passes and setpieces i think you can. Dont play football for being a joke when you are the funny one

  18. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Omg Che so close

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

      It wasn’t really was it though ?

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

        United fan?

  19. The Neville Wears Prada
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Who doesn’t own Bruno?

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

      63% of players

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

    Can someone not biased tell the rules? Why would that be assist? No intended target. Not a shot on goal.

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

      Those kind of shot/assists are always given as an assist

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Cross

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

      It was clearly a shot and like you say not on target so shouldnt be assist but surely you know how fixed this game is by now

  21. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How can I get Bruno into this squad?

    Martinez (Steer)
    Coufal - Cancelo - Dallas (Lamptey & Taylor)
    Salah - Grealish - KDB - Soucek (Burke)
    DCL - Werner - Kane

    0.4m in the bank!

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Sell a forward or Salah

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

        Werner & Grealish > Fernandes & Wilson?

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

      Sell KDB

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

        No chance!

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

      Sell Werner

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

        Werner & Grealish > Fernandes & Wilson?

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

          Wait until Werner scores a hatty later

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

          Watch out for NEW Covid outbreak - might need to avoid Wilson

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

      kane to bamford and soucek to bruno

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

        or grealish

  22. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno needs more to get max baps.

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

    Come on Bruno keep up with genius Van De Beek

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

    NOWWW WINNER PENN COME ON BRUNOO

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

    C’mon United go on and win this and I don’t even care who scores.

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

    Bruno only on 1 bonus. Needs another return without Cavani

  27. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    assist added for Captain Bruno!!

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

    Cavani how much is he? Worth lurking ...

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

      8.0. If I wasn’t worried about picking the wrong players I’d have put him in this week. He’s coming in for Jimi (pays for KWP to Dias)

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

      Had just checked it myself - shame he wasn't priced at 7.5 instead of 8.0

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

    Come on Adams, jam an assist brah!

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

    It can only not be an assist if the touch by the opposing player significantly alters the direction of the ball, which it didn't. So it's an assist and calm down people.

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

      Apparently if it's a shot thats not on target it can't be an assist?