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Sterling and Cancelo survive Man City rotation as Foden and Walker miss out

Raheem Sterling (£11.4m) and João Cancelo (£5.5m) have made surprise appearances in the Manchester City starting XI for Gameweek 11.

The two players missed out on the win over Burnley last time out and featured extensively in midweek Champions League action.

That had convinced many that the pair would be benched in the following Premier League game but they both start against Fulham.

Sterling plays on the left-hand side of an attacking midfield trio, joined there by Kevin De Bruyne (£11.7m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.4m) while Cancelo is preferred to Kyle Walker (£6.2m) at right-back, rather than left, which sees Benjamin Mendy (£5.9m) make a second Premier League start in a row.

Pep Guardiola has been previously known to favour a rotation policy where players miss the first match of a three-game week and play the second two in succession, even if they are close together.

Ferran Torres (£6.9m) and Walker had recently strung together consecutive Premier League starts but neither one features in the first XI today.

The former is on the bench, while Walker is not in the squad at all, although Guardiola has reported that he is not injured. That’s about as classic Pep as we’re ever going to get.

Gabriel Jesus (£9.4m) leads the Manchester City attacking line while De Bruyne appears to be in a number 10 role rather than a member of a central midfield trio.

Meanwhile, Fulham are unchanged from the side that won 2-1 at Leicester, which sees Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.3m) act as a lone centre-forward, Ademola Lookman (£5.0m) and Bobby De Cordova-Reid (£5.3m) providing the width either side of Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£5.9m).

For the second Gameweek in a row, Tom Cairney (£5.3m) and Aleksandar Mitrović (£5.6m) are named on the bench.

Manchester City XI (4-2-3-1): Ederson; B Mendy, Stones, Dias, Cancelo; Gündogan, Rodrigo; Sterling, De Bruyne, Mahrez; Jesus.

Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Areola; A Robinson, Andersen, Adarabioyo, Aina; Zambo Anguissa, Reed; Lookman, Loftus-Cheek, De Cordova-Reid; Cavaleiro.

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  1. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    How would you fund Raz ➡ Salah here??

    Martinez
    James Coufal Justin
    KDB Sterling Bruno Jota Grealish
    Vardy DCL
    - Brewster Kilman Ferguson

    The original plan was to make DCL to Bamford, but not keen on selling DCL now.

    1. 2999 - Lady of Legend
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Original plan still looks the best if desperate for Salah.

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

      Why are you not keen on selling DCL? Just because he scored this week?

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yes and the consistent no. of chances he is getting every game

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

        Not many alternatives. The only player I'd want over him is Ings.

    3. Fantasydreamer
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I’m funding a Salah move to go DCL to Bamford still

  2. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Shock as Walker is benched

    The Shock would have been appropriate for once

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

      What are you talking about?
      He is not even on the bench.

  3. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez and KDB (C) here, rival has no City. He has beaten me every gw so far, get ready to get dissapointed City owners.

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

      Every GW? That must hurt

      1. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah, he has a 80 point lead..

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

    Cancelo with 3.8% ownership, feels like he was double that last week!

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      A monster haul would be much appreciated

  5. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    So last week Mark Sutherns bought Cancelo. He gets benched.
    This week he buys Walker.
    ouch

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Poor decision making gets punished. He used to be good

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Constantly switching between City assets has always been dangerous

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

        He kept Cancello
        lol

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

      He has them both and assured City defensive cover. He wins imo

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

        Ah, not a bad shout.

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          He's wasting a transfer and risking 1 pointer. ?

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

        ok, thats one way of looking at it I suppose.

      3. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        So 11.7m for one assured City defender?

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

          I prefer KdB as city def cover then...
          😉

      4. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Can't be considered a win when you bum an FT - Rough with the smooth next week perhaps

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

      Not for Cancelo!?

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

      He still has Cancelo though

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

        yep, crazy.

    6. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I just dont udnerstand why anyone out of choice would pick City defenders. Why would you do that when there is a handful of decent nailed defenders to choose from?

      Even if I wnated a City defender I couldnt fit one in..
      Currently got Chil, James and KWP/Lamptey rotation. If I get more defender, its a Spurs defender.

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

        I agree, not going there for sure.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          IDK maybe people like that excitement that comes with seeing a City line up? Subconsciously maybe they do, even tho it results in their team losing out some weeks.
          Like gambling in a way, they want to be seen as understanding Pep, and knowing what he will do, so they get praise for it?
          Something like that..

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

        Because of the fixtures? In my opinion, it’s best to have one city defender than 2 Chelsea with those fixtures until GW18.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          James & Chilwell, arguably the best attacking defenders in the game at the moment, and make up one of the best defences. Fixtures dont really matter imo, if they carry on like this, I'd keep all season both.

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

      **** happens.....

  6. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Early thoughts on:

    KDB to Salah (c) for free

    Son to Salah (c) for a hit

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

      A no B yes. KDB faces West Brom GW13 iirc

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

        I can get KDB back for either Son or Salah. Captain related transfer and hockey cockey strategy

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

      not for me.

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

        What not for you. ? I can do hockey cockey and get back KDB next GW

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

          I dont want to waste trades and ultimately want:

          Salah KdB Son Grealish Bruno

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

            What about Jota? Insane value.

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

              Yeah Jota misses out

          2. HollywoodXI
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            This is what I’m aiming for too

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      A for me

  7. Zalk
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    You get 24 bps for a goal and DCL is on 22. He must have been really bad except for the goal.

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

      Fluke

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

        He has a lot of 6 pointers. It's fairly common for him

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

      Missed two Big Chances IIRC

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Perks of playing lone Striker vs 2 big CB's

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

      2 big chances missed - 6 bps.Annoying as both ere well saved by Pope.

      1. Begbie.
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        No way are they counting the one from wide in the box as a "big chance" lmao. He was nearer the corner flag than the goal ffs.

  8. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    If you could only have one out of Son and Kane, who would it be?

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

      Son now but when the festive period comes Kane is a must he loves playing during Christmas

    2. mookie
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Son. It really is a no contest.

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

      Kane by a country mile

      1. mookie
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        How?
        Son is outscoring Kane this season. Outscored him last season. The season before that Kane outscored him by 1 point, playing 400 minutes more. Son is a lot cheaper as well.

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          This. People seem to not pay attention to this. Some kind of Kane bias going on.

          Tbf to Kane, he has increased his assists by a lot this season, but it doesn't help when most of his assists are for Son.

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

      Not sure for sure!

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

      Son

    6. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Son has outperformed Kane in points per 90 for years and has still absurdly been priced cheaper than him. So Son.

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

      Son.

    8. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I don’t have enough midfield slots so Kane.

    9. Fantasydreamer
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      See above - would be son however many more alternatives - Kane with Bruno, KDB and Salah is the way I will be going

    10. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      The striker - Son

  9. GE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Where is Walker?

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

      On z bench?

      1. GE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        No,
        Not even on the Bench.
        Did (-4) to Get Him 🙁

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

        He's not even on the bench

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Resting

  10. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I’ve been saying for days that Cancelo sellers needed to chill and wait for 1 week.

    Cancelo has been one of the best players for City this season. And his stats are brilliant to back up the eye test.

    I had a feeling Pep would fit him in

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      some of us would have been down to 9 players if we held and he didnt start so the choice to sell was simple.

    2. Huddersfield
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I had dias & Cancelo, needed to field 10 this gw and fund Salah (C) in next gw so ..

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

    Sorry guys, captained De Bruyne (c) this week. Prepare for blanks.

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

      Apologize to yourself for being such a negative ****

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

        Amazes me that people feel the need to post this. Glass half empty.

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

          He will score you can't broke him

        2. ZimZalabim
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          this is a broken glass, half empty is a far gone state

  12. JHolmes
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    This is gonna be a rank killer Im afraid... No city... I held the FH in the end even though I have 3 villa +1 wilson

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      City assets aren’t as well owned as you expect.

      Walker 3rd highest owned...

  13. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Who wins:
    A - Cancelo +4
    B - Mahrez

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

      Mahrez

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

      A

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

      A +6

  14. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    OK I own Richarlison instead of DCL.

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

      Good for u. U got 1 more point than 60% of players

      1. Liberate HK - antichinazi
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Which explains why i have been struggling this season

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

          But now 1 more point! On the up!

    2. Party time
        3 years, 3 months ago

        It is part of the fun. Get used to it. It will never stop 🙂

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

      These lame "sorry guys, I brought x in this week and he's going to blank!!!" comments need to stop.

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

        Ikr. Such depressingly negative people

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

        Why bring in an x when you can bring in a tick!

        Come on guys, let's get positive!

      3. Party time
          3 years, 3 months ago

          It is part of the fun. Get used to it. It will never stop 🙂

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

        Pickford has one good game to secure England #1 spot for another 6 years

        1. Supersonic Marv'
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Used to be the same with Joe Hart. Minus the one good game.

      5. Kodap
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        All of my league rivals have either 0 city, or Walker... No one seems to own KDB, he's my captain this week!

        Please big kev, sort me out!

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

          Did you bench Grealish?

      6. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Fulham scoring would be good for rank booster

      7. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        We all know Cancelo is gonna score today. It's just written in the stars. Sterling brace and Cancelo goal. 3-0 City. KdB with 1 assist.

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

          You sold him I presume

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

            I did. But I kept Sterling so this would be fine for me.

            1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Lol

        2. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Could happen! I sold Cancelo and Sterling for Walker and Mahrez. Still think it was unfortunate rather than a mistake. Hopefully KdB(c) will go mad anyway.

      8. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        James or Zouma? I already have Chilwell

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

          James

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

            Zouma has goals in him and is probably more nailed on for the festive period no?

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

              He does. Both good options. James just a lil cheaper so i said him

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

                Thanks

      9. seewhyaxe
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Is it just me or is ffs really lagging this time?

        1. 2999 - Lady of Legend
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Doesn't seem to be showing replies to comments!

      10. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Ok Raz do your thing.

        Before I sell you.

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

          2 points? Maybe 3 if he really feels like hauling

        2. Il Capitano
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Aye aye

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

        got out rotated by Pep again. Instead of playing Cancelo now playing Che Adams instead. Hope this works out point wise

      12. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Is DCL back to 1 BP?

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Is he?

        2. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          not as far as I can tell

        3. Liberate HK - antichinazi
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          no ATM

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

            ass to mouth?

            1. Supersonic Marv'
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              You never go ass to mouth dude.

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

                Oh.

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

          No

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

          No

        6. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          he would need at least another 2 bps to been draw on 1 point with 2 others, it wont happen

      13. Lecky Legs FC
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Hope this Jesus captain punt pays off sweating it now haha

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

        Someone on here posted their idea of what Pep’s rotation strategy was with the fullbacks sometime last week, predicting each one gets 2 games then a rest, so predicting Mendy Cancelo this weekend with Walker dropping out.

        Seems they’re right!

        1. Begbie.
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Doesn't explain Walker not even on the bench though.

          1. Begbie.
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            And he got a rest midweek.

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

          But Walker and Mendy didn't play two then get a rest. They had their rest midweek...

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

            Mendy played CL then PL, midweek was his rest

      15. Red-United
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        No Walker is a surprising kick in the nuts, especially as I removed Dias for him.

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

          Why did you do that?

          1. Red-United
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Figured Walker was a better option as he has the potential to get attacking returns in addition to a clean sheet, also I used my Free Hit so it made sense at the time (in my mind anyway!)

      16. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I cannot believe cancelo and Dias are both starting for me!

        Bloody chuffed!

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

          It's red and sticky! It's surrounded by biscuit. It's a jammy dodger!

          1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Hehehe!

            Side note - Jammy Dodgers are UNREAL!

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

          Can’t wait for anguissa 25 yarder to ruin your defensive haul

          1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            I hope you’re wrong!

      17. Pacer.
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Let's be honest, it's gonna be really funny if city aren't very good at all and stumble to a one nil gundogan goal

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

          Who got the assist?

          1. Pacer.
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            the ref

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

            Rodri

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

          Sad funny but yes

        3. Pukkipartyy
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          And then u woke up.

      18. LewanGOALski
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        KDB no 10 role - it’s gonna be painful to watch as a non-owner... 😐

        1. HollywoodXI
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          He’s my captain. I’m hoping for a mega haul.