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De Bruyne continues in false-nine role for Man City against Brighton

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) is set to continue in a false nine role for Manchester City with Gabriel Jesus (£9.1m) left on the bench for the game against Brighton.

The mercurial Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) and in-form Phil Foden (£6.2m) will flank the German, with no room for Raheem Sterling (£11.4m) in the starting XI.

Behind De Bruyne is budget midfield favourite Ilkay Gundogan (£5.5m), with Rodri (£5.4m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.4m).

Pep Guardiola has stuck with the same back four with John Stones (£5.0m) and Ruben Dias (£5.8m) at centre-back. Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) and Joao Cancelo (£5.8m) continue at full-back.

Ederson (£6.0m) returns in goal, replacing Zack Steffen (£4.4m).

Graham Potter has yet again had Fantasy Premier League managers tearing their hair out with another much changed lineup.

Classed as a midfielder on the game, Percy Tau (£5.5m) looks to be making his Premier League debut up-front, supported by Leandro Trossard (£5.7m) and Alexis Mac Allister (£5.3m).

With the impressive Yves Bissouma (£4.5m) suspended, Davy Propper (£4.8m) comes into the side to partner Ben White (£4.4m) in centre midfield.

Bernardo (£3.9m) and Joel Veltman (£4.3m) lineup at wing-back. Adam Webster (£4.4m), Lewis Dunk (£4.8m) and Dan Burn (£4.2m) are the three centre-halves.

Robert Sanchez (£4.4m) keeps his place in goal.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Zinchenko, Stones, Dias, Cancelo; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan, Mahrez, Foden; Bernardo Silva

Brighton XI: Sanchez; Burn, Webster, Dunk, Bernardo, Veltman; Propper, White, Mac Allister, Trossard; Tau

1,818 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Very poor from Propper, chance was on for Brighton there.

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

      propper poor

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

    Bernardo Silva is shocking

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

    Cancelo looking great as usual, actual offensive returns would be nice

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

      Hyped players like him usually perform in DGWs.

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

    Why does the ref blow the whistle for that? Stop ruining the game.

  5. as33
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling captain, happy days, hope he comes off the bench

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

      can't wait for a numpty to reply

      'it was your fault, so obvious one of man city's best players would be benched'

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

      Not saying just bcz he is my captain but they need sterling to start to get thier scoring forms

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

    For goodness sake Trossard, what a baby

  7. Spg76
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    KDB cappers going to have a meltdown if he doesn’t score after 25 mins

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      5 mins till meltdown

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

    Need Sterling to come on and start diving for my Kdb(C) penalty.

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

      He was never projected to start so..

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

        He was declared fit to be fair but no need to rush back against Brighton

  9. HellasLEAF
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bissouma out, Smith Row in.

    Easy use of free transfer. Will even catch a .1 tonight.

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

      *Smith Rowe

    2. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I did it for a hit this GW dunno was it worth

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I did the same transfer a couple of days ago.

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

    Brighton are scoring here

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

      source?

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

      Hope this happens

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

    saka (c) unite

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

    Sorry for captaining KDB guys

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

      Fk u mate

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

        🙂

  13. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ffs Kev

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

    Kevin de Muppet

  15. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    He just can’t ever score man

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

      literally last gw

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

      I’ve owned him 7 of his last 8 games and guess which game I didn’t have him...

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

    Shouldve been 16 point goal that

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

    FFS KDB can't finish one on one's

  18. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Muppet de Bruyne

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

    KdB looks like a terrible finisher this year

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

    Huge KDB chance

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

    They miss Kun a lot

  22. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ffs almost huge haul with gundogan

  23. George James
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Play one GW19

    A) Saka
    B) Reece James

  24. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    As a KDB (c) and Gundogan owner that was effing annoying.

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

      Ughhhhhhh

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

    FFS KDB WTFFFFF

  26. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    The guy really can't score from open play.

  27. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Fair to say KDB can't finish

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

      This

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

    I hope KDB blanks and explodes next GW for my differential TC

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

    Is KDB a good finisher? Missed a few one on ones lately

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

      Not this year

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

      He's not. He really isn't.

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

    Looks like my 13th captain fail of the season then

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

      Give it time Brossy - if you're talking about KDB

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

      yeah might as well not watch or comment for the next 75 mins

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

      Baffling how are you so shite.

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

        KDB is a shite captain pick? Bruno was a shite captain pick last week?

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

          No, you are. Read please.

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

            Piss off cretin.

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

          Think it’s more about you being shite. No one wants to hear your moaning

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

            Another cretin. Just dont reply if you are just going to be a nobend