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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. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Whats Foden’s 10k ownership like?

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

      Do you mean effective ownership?

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      5.47% EO. Similar to Sterling.

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Ta

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

        Thanks for sharing it. But I was literally going to give him this number once he confirmed it was EO that he wanted to know.

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

    I gotta trust my gut more... nice Foden goal.

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nothing better than a gut call paying off!

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Think he went template instead

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

        Hopefully Bellyrin scores tomorrow then

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Well done

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

        I didn't have him 🙁 Although I was one of his bigger supporters early in the week. I went Rashford over him.

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

    Kdb limping

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

      Nooooooooo

    2. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      They'll sort him out at HT

    3. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He is fine

  4. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Cancelo isnt looking very good today.
    Hope he gets to the 60min.

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yep, made a few errors
      Might get hauled at HT 🙁

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, first time I’ve watched him and thought that. Also the first time Iv’e owned him

    3. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Where did all that pre-match Cancelo love go? Lol.

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

    F off Ben white.

  6. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  7. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Foden is quality

  8. 1zverGGadeM
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Knew it I. d better get Foden over Jesus this FHGW..

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

    KDB ASSISTTTTTTTTT

  10. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Well done Fodder owners.

  11. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Jeez that was silky from Fodinho

    Ultra cool finish, Pepmwould have loved the nonchalance

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      GK was sleeping

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

      Watch it closely, didn't mean to place it there at all, very lucky

      1. Hooky
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I think you're right. He was actually aiming for the keeper

  12. Orion
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    City squad is trolling more than Pep himself

  13. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Once again, is Foden a good option for DGW19?

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

    Now pls rest sterling for this game

  15. Eze Really?
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    No KDB assist?

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

    Claretparrot with KdB and Foden! What a season he’s having!

    1. SackWenger
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Good to see he's backing up his chat

  17. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ben White was so lame there haha

  18. HellasLEAF
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    KDB captainers unite

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

    Would definitely have tried to fit Foden in if he was a sure fire starter tbf. Fair play to anyone who did

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

    Backed Foden before this match plenty of times. Thanks for proving me right Phil you absolute BEAUTYYYYY

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

    Ffs. Sold Foden 10 gws ago

  22. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Still a KDB (c) fail as it stands

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Any return is not a fail
      Bruno would have been

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        This...

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Only if Kane goes mad

    3. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      When you are kopling at Bruno 2 pointer then i would say otherwise.

      1. bench boost for every gamew…
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Looking..

  23. Ode
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Beautiful touch from Foden, ball glued to his feet

  24. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bring Sterling on! For KdB!

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Best joke I've heard all week 😆

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

    Foden is City’s top scorer

  26. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    We’d all have Foden, but Sterling “fit” put us all off 🙁

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

      Lol. Cowards on here were stuck on double City defense with a 6 point ceiling for Dias/Stones

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

        You got that right... I was a coward this week.

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

    Fodinho is a BEAST what a king love this man so much

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

      Great scuff

  28. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Owning Foden weeks 3-14 was far too ahead of the curve.

  29. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    ...and so the Foden trap begins
    Everyone will bring him in and Pep will bench him for both games of the DGW

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Never again

  30. GROBARI
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus... I sold Foden 58 gws ago....

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

      Foden. I sold Jesus 85 GWs ago.