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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. Dannyb
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    At 3-0 up I get that decision, but at 1-0 and giving it to someone who is stealing a living as a professional footballer, that is madness.

  2. Mrcjcullen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I’m KDB captainer but I can’t stop

    1. Mrcjcullen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Laughing

  3. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I give up, WTF was that

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

    Well that’s a kick in the KDB nuts, that would have been another 14points for us cappers

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

      Actually more

  5. Waynoo
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    The funniest moment of the season

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

    3 - Foden (35)
    2 - Zinchenko (33)
    1 - Dias (30)

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Typical for Dias to edge ahead of Cancelo after the opposite has been happening all season.

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

      Zero baps from trip City for me then.

  7. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    That’s very annoying as a kdb captine

  8. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This Sterling PK miss is crazy

  9. Party time
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wow! What an epic finish to that game.

      Lmaoooo

    • Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      FPL was made to troll us

    • Canarinha
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Surely KDB earned a bap for that?

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        For generosity?

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

        Not even close

    • Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This is absolutely everything that you have never wished for!

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

      Screw Sterling and screw KDB for that

    • Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Hard to see United or City winning the league with these sorts of performances.

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

      18 point probable swing if KdB scored that?

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

        16 sorry

      2. The Point About It Is
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        In all the other multi-verses, KDB takes the penalty and scores.
        Why am I in this one?

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

          True story 😆

    • DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Utterly pathetic

    • Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Come on Kane(C). Lets punish those casuals who C KdB.

    • Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Why

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Foden 3
      Zinchenko 2
      Dias 1

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

      Not a single sighting of Raz in my ML. Shame.

    • hueycho
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Oh my days, city r joke

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

      imagine wrecking your free hit team to get sterling to see that

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Luckily I didn’t use my FH. Only problem is I can’t see him playing for the dgw now.

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

      We should get to see Sterling's penalty land in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in a few minutes

    • Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Anyone who own KDB and Sterling know what’s coming next.

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      FPL is something else this season 😆

    • HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Only the plus side
      I got Gundogan as 3rd City, not Sterling

    • Party time
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Why didn’t kdb take the pen?

        Wow... Unbelievable

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

          Crazy, could have cost them the game

      • Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I own Sterling, Dias and Cancelo. One of my rivals capped Sterling. I’m happy with that result.

      • WVA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Wow Sterling owners in bits, awful player IMO mind

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

        We need to get a petition going for penalties won points, regardless of whether it’s converted or not

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

          Desperate

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

            Didn’t even captain KdB, I can just see how it should be rewarded really

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

          Agreed, and I had Bruno (c).

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

          Bruno would be OP then

        4. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Lol. Behave.