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Man United and Villa audition for Blanks and Doubles at Old Trafford

Fantasy Premier League managers will have eagle eyes on Old Trafford in Gameweek 17 as Manchester United and Aston Villa go under the microscope.

The two teams were recently confirmed as having three matches across Blank Gameweek 18 and Double Gameweek 19 – increasing interest in their key assets.

A large majority of the community are currently in possession of talismanic figures Bruno Fernandes (£11.2m) and Jack Grealish (£7.7m) but this is an opportunity to look beyond the obvious.

Marcus Rashford (£9.5m) features in what looks like a two-man strike-force in front of a midfield diamond, having scored more goals in the last four matches than Fernandes (four to three).

Anthony Martial (£8.7m) holds onto his centre-forward berth as Edinson Cavani (£7.8m) embarks on his three-game ban, although the Uruguayan will only miss one Premier League outing.

Eric Bailly (£4.9m) sits next to Harry Maguire (£5.4m) in defence once again, in light of Victor Lindelöf‘s (£4.8m) most recent injury while Luke Shaw (£4.8m) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.3m) are on the left and right of the back-four.

Fantasy managers are not short on alternative options at Villa either, not least because Anwar El Ghazi (£5.8m) has outscored Grealish by 42 points to 19 over the last four matches.

He features on the left-hand side of Dean Smith’s attacking midfield trio at Old Trafford, joined there by Grealish and Bertrand Traoré (£5.9m), who has three attacking returns since Gameweek 14.

There is still no Ross Barkley (£5.9m) in the matchday squad but the defence has reset to normal, with Tyrone Mings (£5.4m) coming straight back into the team following his Gameweek 16 suspension.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Bailly, Wan-Bissaka; McTominay; Pogba, Fred; B Fernandes; Rashford, Martial.

Aston Villa XI: Martínez; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Cash; McGinn, D Luiz; El Ghazi, Grealish, B Traoré; Watkins.

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  1. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Lol thats not a pen

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Wrong

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

    Hopefully a Pen save and a goal

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

    Penandes

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Not a pen but lucky

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Clear pen Bemba

  5. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Var?

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

    Awful from the whole Utd team there for that goal, they all just switched off

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

      Run of the mill United. Need a second sucker punch.

  7. Bruno Commando
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    How does this FH team look?

    Darlow
    Bellerin Saiss AWB Dias
    Rashford Sterling Bruno Son
    DCL Lacazette

    Ramsdale Brewster March Douglas

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Not now mate FFS...

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

    come on Martinez

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

      so close!

  9. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    PLLLLL BRUNOOOO SCORE

  10. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Exactly what everyone wanted

  11. Steve McCroskey
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    As a Bruno capper and Martinez owner, I bet he misses this

    1. Steve McCroskey
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Phew

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

    Bruno goal Pogba a

  13. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Very poor from Douglas Luiz.

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

      yep, simply shouldn't touch Pogba. Don't give him a reason to dive.

  14. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Penalties are so god damn soft, I hate this.

  15. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Pogba kicked the back of his own leg?

  16. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno G

  17. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Goal Bruno (c)

  18. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bruhuuhuno

  19. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    BRUNOOOOOOOOO GOALLLL

  20. Parsnips
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno pen

    1. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Grealish you troll! Traore again!

  21. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Fernandes G
    Pogba A

  22. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Penandes scores!

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

    What likelihood that the Burnley Fulham game is called off?

    Have both Areola (Martinez bench) and Pieters (Dallas bench) in it

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

      Just rumours till tomorrow apparently

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

      50/50

    3. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Suits me with Soucek on bench

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

    Martinez should be saving that.

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

      No goalkeeper can save that

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

      That's sarcasm right? That's as perfect a pen as you can get.

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

      What

  25. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Brunooooooo you beauty!

  26. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno captainers so so lucky

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

      This

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nah - skill. 😀

    3. Pooodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Why bother posting this?

      Pens are one of the main reasons for getting Bruno.

      1. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        He hasn’t had a sniff. You don’t captain someone purely for pens

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

          You captain them knowing that they take pens and United get one every few games.

          I don’t have him captain today, but it’s very odd to say that a penalty taker scoring a penalty is lucky.

      2. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        It’s just jealous personified

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

    That's a brilliant pen

  28. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Soft pen

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

      It’s United.

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

    #ACB

  30. Nanoelektronicar
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Rank drops 😀