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Cavani leads the line for Man United in the Blank Gameweek

Edinson Cavani (£7.8m) has been chosen to lead the line for Manchester United in Blank Gameweek 18, with Paul Pogba (£7.7m) and Bruno Fernandes (£11.3m) featuring in an attacking line-up.

Either side of Cavani will be Anthony Martial (£8.8m) and the in-form Marcus Rashford (£9.6m), with Nemanja Matic (£4.8m) chosen to anchor the midfield.

Eric Bailly (£4.9m) now looks to have made the starting position his own, as he partners Harry Maguire (£5.4m) in the centre of defence, with Luke Shaw (£4.8m) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.3m) at full back.

David De Gea (£5.3m) returns in goal, after Dean Henderson (£5.2m) deputised for the Spaniard in the cup.

Burnley field their standard 4-4-2 formation with Sean Dyche hoping to stay compact against Man United.

The familiar front two of Chris Wood (£6.2m) and Ashley Barnes (£6.0m) start up top, with Dwight McNeil (£5.7m) losing his place to Johann Gudmundsson (£5.4m) and Robbie Brady (£5.0m) starting on the left.

Ashley Westwood (£5.3m) and Josh Brownhill (£4.9m) continue in the centre of midfield

Ben Mee (£4.9m) and James Tarkowski (£5.3m) partner at centre-back, with Matt Lowton (£4.4m) and Erik Pieters (£4.3m) at full-back.

Nick Pope (£5.4m) hopes to continue his impressive form in goal.

With injury keeping out Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.8m), Everton look to be deploying Gylfi Sigurdsson (£6.8m) in an unfamiliar false nine role.

They’re also lining up in an unfamiliar back five, with Yerry Mina (£5.6m), Michael Keane (£5.1m) and Ben Godfrey (£5.0m) at centre-half.

Lucas Digne (£6.0m) returns to the side at left wing-back, with Mason Holgate (£4.8m) chosen to operate on the opposite flank.

Aiding Sigurdsson in attack will be James Rodriguez (£7.7m) and Alex Iwobi (£5.9m).

Tom Davies (£5.2m) and Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.3m) will start in midfield.

Adama Traore (£6.1m) is completely missing from the Wolves attack which features Fabio Silva (£5.2m), Pedro Neto (£6.0m) and Morgan Gibbs-White (£4.9m) fresh from returning from loan.

Joao Moutinho (£5.2m) looks to be taking up a more advanced role behind the attacker, with Ruben Neves (£5.2m) and Leander Dendoncker (£4.7m) in behind.

Roman Saiss (£5.1m) and Conor Coady (4.9m) start in the heart of the Wolves defence, flanked by Rayan Ait Nouri (£5.0m) and Nelson Semedo (£5.4m).

The ever-present Rui Patricio (£5.4m) continues in goal for Wolves.

Man Utd XI: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Bailly, Shaw; Matic, Pogba, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial; Cavani


Burnley XI: Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters; Gudmundsson, Westwood, Brownhill, Brady; Barnes, Wood

Everton XI: Pickford, Holgate, Mina, Keane, Godfrey, Digne; Doucoure, Davies, Sigurdsson, Iwobi; James

Wolves XI: Patricio: Semedo, Coady, Saiss, Ait-Nouri, Neves, Dendoncker, Neto, Moutinho, Gibbs White, Silva

1,281 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Camino Aleatorio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford needs to be subbed at 60

    Rest for the coming DGW, don't want to wear him out Ole!

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Before 60 before the banter.

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

    Why dont I have a utd def - not sure how burnley ever score a goal.

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      They have the same amount of goals as Sheff U

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

      I do. Lindelof...

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

    Lol Rashford, ok, I take my 3 points just get him off

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

      He's been absolutely awful.

      1. Shatner's Bassoon
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        He's had a busy day

  4. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Man United will score. They always do.

  5. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    What is your everyday footwear option of choice?

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Slippers at home

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Should've clarified the question was for outdoors, my fault

        1. Shatner's Bassoon
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Same answer

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

      Pegleg

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

      Vapormax plus for daily
      Crockett and Jones for Sunday best

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Nice picks

        Get you a man that can do both

      2. Yes Ndidi
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        C&J Islay are possibly the best thing I've ever put on my feet. Loakes for work though.

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

      nothing

    5. Sterling Malory
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Air Max 1 for comfort
      Janoski for looks

      Done.

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

    Pope is genius

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

    Fudgy happy now with all and sundry moaning and groaning along with him

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

    Rashford and Martial just look like they can't be ar$ed. So frustrating to watch them.

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

    Rashford fail

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

    Rashford to Salah for a hit on the cards right after I got him for a hit

  11. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ki-Jana coming on to Hoever up the Baps

    **Gets coat

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

    Apologies for punting on Rashford, my main differential this week, jack sh*t of course

  13. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Davis finally subbed off for that terrible beard. Gomez on with a proper beard

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

      Sexy beard

    2. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Davis just needs a trim that's it

  14. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    ManU are leaving it a bit late to get their penalty. They need to get in that penalty box and do what they do best.

    1. JELLYFISH
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Let’s hope they’ve paid the officials enough

    2. Party time
        3 years, 3 months ago

        😆

        Absolutely

      • Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        30 minutes is a life time in football.

        1. Yes Ndidi
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Fergie time was a lifetime in football.

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

      Price changes are gonna suck tonight

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

      Brownhill (c) fail

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

      United by far the better team but not creating many clear cut chances.

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

        Then not better by far are they

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

          Yeah, they are. Burnley would need to have the ball in the United half at least to alter that.

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

      Rashford moved to the left and Martial subbed for Mata.

      Mata in-swinging cross from the right for a Rashford tap in, written in the stars.

    7. Saka Rice
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      We all know Man U will score in the last few minutes its no secret anymore

    8. Rochdale_Cowboy
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Rashford just a premium Brewster

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

        Lol! Okay, that was funny.

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

      I was going with a 3-5-2 with Rashford, changed to 3-4-3 with Saka / Lacazette. Made the right decision

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

        Captain hindsight has entered the building

      2. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Good work, I went the other way. Had Lacca, AWB and Ramsdale

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

        This aged well

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

      Quick goal to go top of the league

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Already are with a draw

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

          Still want a goal but you are right

    11. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      United top of the league
      United United top of the league

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

      Hope this burnley side will blank salah as well

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

      Come on then slab head

    14. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Baps for winning a corner ? grasping

    15. Mr Arsenal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Rashfodd is no Mbappe..

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

        Off night.. and he's not a right sided forward.. but yeah, mbappe still the better player

    16. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'm guessing Burnley don't have the club branded gloves like utd?
      Players not allowed them?!

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        They probably have to bring their own half time oranges.

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

      Wow Cavani miss that

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

      Martial was such a rogue (bad) choice..