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

    jesus playing lm whilst sterling on the bench 😆

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

      This

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

      Bald fraud

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

    Sterling started warming up in the 4th minute... he’s still there - big slap in the face from Pep that

    What has he done...

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

      Just recovered from not being fit.

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

        Physio recommended a 78 minute warmup

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

    KDB won't play Chelsea every week unfortunately..!

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

    Pep puts Jesus on in the wing instead of Sterling... Sterling out of favour!?

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

    Lots of blasphemy on here. Smite the non believers

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

    sou v leeds postponed

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

      Hot topic

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

      unconfirmed

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

        Confirmed

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

          damn, had my double gameweek team all set with no hits.

  7. Crashjct
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Who is the best DCL replacement with 8.2 M to spend?

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Depends. If short-term, Cavani is a decent shout.

    2. MSTRKRFTSMN
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Antonio

  8. The VAR Team
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Has Jesus kept the ball long enough to make a pass yet?

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Pep is not even playing him as a striker!

      1. The VAR Team
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He really is making a fool of himself out on the wing

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

    Saints Leeds off then

  10. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Leeds fixtures were so good for this dgw what a shame. Oh well.

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

    Any news on McCarthy coming back for gw19?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He's back in training. Give the Scout Tweets a read.

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

      For his one game away v Leicester

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

        They have leeds away too, for what it’s worth. Anyway he’s all I have 🙁

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

          Postponed

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

          That games been cancelled mate

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

            Great. Cheers lads

          2. MSTRKRFTSMN
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            .... wait a minute.... penny just dropped Thad my 3 leeds players are screwed by that too

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

    Oh FFS commentator just put his curse on the clean sheet

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

    Hard to believe Pep is still naive enough to believe in Jesus.

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

    Game’s finished

    😉

  15. KUN+10
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This game is really putting me off KDB TC on 19.

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

      If Salah looked better I wouldn't even captain him. But he still looks the best out of him, Salah and Bruno so he gets the armband. Never going to TC.

      1. KUN+10
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        It’s a good week to play the chip no? Even if not on KDB, maybe Robby

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

    Just kill the City CS already quit dragging it out Brighton FFS

  17. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Who's Zinchenko paying to gain all these bps?

  18. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Treble 6 points for my city assets so far doesn't look like a good omen...

  19. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    World Class touch block from Stones

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

    this is comical from city

  21. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Great clearance by big Dan Byrne.

  22. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Grealish dropping again tonight. Thinking of Grealish to Salah, Kane to Antonio but have exact money. Worth the early transfer (after the Spurs game, of course).

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

      Why would you wait for the Spurs game if you are transferring Kane out?

      1. Hect.OR 98th
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Just in case Son gets injured. Would change my plans.

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Is Villa vs Everton off?

      1. Hect.OR 98th
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Not confirmed, but looks likely.

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

      Small chance that spurs may get villa as a double - (see Ben creaking Twitter)

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

        Or crellin!

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

    Rodri has had a shocker. City DM non existent all game

  24. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    LDB > Salah?

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Lol De Bruyne?

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

        Lame De Bruyne

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

    City just playing themselves into trouble now.

  26. Bram
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    City HOOOLLLDDD

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

      Please...

  27. Captain_Shirokov
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    FPL confirm Saints vs Leeds postponement.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Did ages ago

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

    Just one goal, Gundo or Kev

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

    Wtf is up with City now? No killer instinct any longer

    1. Das Boot
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      don't have the same quality of player than they used to have

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

    Quit fooling around and leaving it 1-1 like West Brom ffs