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Fantasy community turns to Fernandes in hour of need

Fantasy Premier League managers are turning to Bruno Fernandes (£11.1m) in their droves, desperate for some rare Gameweek 16 joy.

In a round where Everton and Manchester City are out of action, a number of key personnel were benched in Tuesday’s earlier fixtures and doubt hangs over the upcoming schedule, Fernandes could be the saviour for many.

No player has registered more than his total of seven double-digit hauls making him the second-most transferred-in asset for Gameweek 16.

Predictably, Fernandes starts in the number 10 role for a strong-looking Manchester United side, flanked by first-choice wingers Marcus Rashford (£9.5m) and Mason Greenwood (£7.1m) while Edinson Cavani (£7.8m) comes in for Anthony Martial (£8.7m).

Alex Telles (£5.5m) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.3m) take the full-back positions off Luke Shaw (£4.8m) and the injured Victor Lindelöf (£4.8m) while it’s a second consecutive start for Eric Bailly (£4.9m) alongside Harry Maguire (£5.4m).

Meanwhile, Nuno Espirito Santo has rung the changes for his Wolves line-up, perhaps handing the advantage to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Romain Saïss (£5.0m), Conor Coady (£4.9m) and Max Kilman (£4.1m) represent the best-possible back-three available to him right now in light of Willy Boly‘s (£5.4m) injury but Rayan Aït-Nouri (£5.0m) and Ki-Jana Hoever (£4.4m) are handed the wing-back slots.

Daniel Podence (£5.5m) and Fabio Silva (£5.2m) find themselves on the bench as Nuno hands the centre-forward berth to Pedro Neto (£5.9m), flanked by Vitinha (£4.8m) and Adama Traoré (£6.1m).

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Telles, Maguire, Bailly, Wan-Bissaka; Matic, Pogba; Rashford, B Fernandes, Greenwood; Cavani.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Kilman; Aït-Nouri, Neves, Moutinho, Hoever; Vitinha, Neto, Traoré.

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  1. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Get in there

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

    Yes!!!

  3. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    UNITED!!! FERGIE TIME

  4. Davros
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno assist!

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Depends if it is judged to be goal bound prior to deflection ..... I really hope so!!!!

  5. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    So so close

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

    RASHFORDDDDDSDDD MY BOY!!

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

    BRUNO ASSIST!!!

  8. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno A

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

    Bruno assist

  10. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Saiss back-assist

  11. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    hahahaha that is the most jammy sh*t ever

    1. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      been a long time coming, two blatant pens turned doen...

  12. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Yeeeeees!! Suck it Nuno and Wolves!

  13. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    WHAT AN ASSIST BRUNO

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

    Meh i'll take the Bruno assist

  15. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Where did that come from?

  16. Party time
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bruno thanks for the assist you poosy

    • HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      BRUNO A finalllyyyy

    • Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      That should be Saiss own goal.

    • RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bruno assist and Wolves cs gone!

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

      Bruno

    • Bounce
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bruno owner but didn't captain, really please that he blanked. Now I just need Salah (c) to go mental.

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

        Omg timing

    • jdoyle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Gj Bruno - put it on a plate for him.

    • denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Oh FFS

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

      KDB to Rashford

      Grealish to Son

      Going well so far

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe off target?

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        No way

    • thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Oh yessssssssssssssss

      Bruno assist (if not an OG)

    • Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Clean Bruno assist

    • Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Thoroughly deserved by Wolves for their negative approach.

    • R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Kilman CS wiped and Bruno owner

      United fan

      LETS GOOOOOOO!!!

    • Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      As a Bruno owner and non captainer I'm not sure I care about this goal at all. Nice that it wipes the Kilman CS I suppose

      1. BIG TONES
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        At my current rank I'll take any points

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

        it is green for bruno but rashford is the problem. he is my vice in fanteam so if liverpool don't play i get him as captain