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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

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  1. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    There's a striker on your bench pep. Stick him on ya goon.

    1. Dannyb
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He's awful to be fair.

  2. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Man City will win, but concede?

    Good for KDB(c), but bad for double defence owners.

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nooooo

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

    Brighton to win 0-1 Dunk goal

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

    *checks Granville's team link to see whether he captained someone like Hitachi again 🙂

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

      *Jota autocorrect lol

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

      Haha decent autocorrect, checking out some dodgy 80s hi-if? Alba next?

  5. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Best cheap Forwards for DGW?

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

      Bamford

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wilson if gets dgw, Bamford and Antonio

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Can Newcastle get a DGW?

        1. S.Kuqi
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yes. According to Crellin

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

            Against ARS & who? They can't score against SHU!

          2. djman102
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Could move the Villa game into 19 since both are out of the FA Cup.

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

      Antonio?

    4. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Scraping the barrel, Antonio if he doesn't break but he's hardly prolific

    5. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Antonio

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

      Bam bam and Adams

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

      How cheap is cheap? I'm considering Bobby Reid 3rd striker and using the money elsewhere.

  6. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    City formation is too fluid and is giving Brighton reasonable chances

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

    No chance City keep a clean sheet here.

    1. Spg76
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      But if I didn’t double defense Man City I would have gone Newcastle. That didn’t work out either

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

    Get captain sterling in for 2pts

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez messes up kdb assist

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

      Sterling will score

  10. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Congrats City defence owners, unlucky KDB captainers

  11. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gundo playing original KDB role, involved in every action

  12. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrezzzzzzzz

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      KDB assist?

  13. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Why did I Captain KDB.. Kane and Son are playing Fulham ffs

  14. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez wasting KDB sitter.

  15. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    They’re getting into it

  16. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Apologies for doubling up on City defence

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    City free kick in the pen area

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

    Torres has been excellent as a striker

  19. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Any news on Adams also McCarthy ?

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

    KDB to take it

  21. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is it too early?.....

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

    Free kick inside penalty area....

  23. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Keeper shocker.

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

    Mahrez utterly useless

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

    KDB goal upcoming

  26. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    my FH teams always look great on paper and never score any points. Every year I always say I'm never going to FH again, but I always do

  27. fusen
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If only City had someone on the bench to try and help them work their way through his awkward Brighton defence...

  28. Heisenberg W. W.
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I don't get why people get depressed over their captain choice 25min into a game :/

    1. Mumble Pie
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bit sad

  29. Mumble Pie
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kevin goal incoming

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

    Keeper has kdb captain 😉