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Rashford benched as Fernandes owners hope for return to away-day form

A benching for Marcus Rashford (£9.6m) is the key Fantasy Premier League talking point ahead of Manchester United’s trip to Fulham.

The England international put in a gut-busting shift full of running against Liverpool at Anfield and has now been handed a rest at Craven Cottage.

Mason Greenwood (£7.0m) comes in for Rashford while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has selected Anthony Martial (£8.8m) on the flanks of his attacking midfield so he can deploy Edinson Cavani (£7.8m) up-front.

Bruno Fernandes (£11.3m) is to shoulder the main Fantasy responsibility as far as Manchester United’s goals are concerned although he is on a perplexing run of form.

Despite favouring away matches at the start of the season, the Portuguese international has blanked in three of his last four road trips.

Meanwhile, Fulham have gone with the usual back-three of Tosin Adarabioyo (£4.5m), Joachim Andersen (£4.5m) and Ola Aina (£4.5m) that has conceded one or fewer goals in each of their last six matches.

Aleksandar Mitrovic (£5.5m) is fit enough only for the bench so Scott Parker has to make do with a front-three of Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£5.9m), Ademola Lookman (£5.0m) and Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.3m) in light of Bobby De Cordova-Reid‘s (£5.3m) one-match suspension.

Fulham XI: Areola; Adarabioyo, Andersen, Aina; Bryan, Reed, Zambo Anguissa, Tete; Loftus-Cheek, Lookman; Cavaleiro.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Bailly, Wan-Bissaka; Fred, Pogba; Martial, B Fernandes, Greenwood; Cavani.

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  1. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Didn't catch the city game but just seen the highlights. The Silva goal looked fine? Talk of Rodri offside. Not for me. Anyone else?

    1. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The ref.

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

      He came back from offside to snatch the ball of mings I think

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

        So how long he wasn’t allowed to snatch the ball from defender??

    3. jammie26
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rodri was about 10 yards offside.

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

      Not this season with who’s challenging City 🙂

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

      Lol

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

      Rodri offside for sure

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

    Mistake to be getting Maquire for Justin

    1. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Saints and Chelsea were tough games on paper. Guess we underrated Leicester still.

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

        They are top at the table.

        1. Volley127
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Were*

        2. Black Knights
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yes. Hence us underrating them. I chose Foden instead of Maddison because i thought Leicester would struggle.

      2. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Chelsea was easy game on paper, that's why we got Vardy for it. Soton sure, but Chelsea at this point? Please!

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      9 from 2 isn’t bad, hold for shu

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

        yeah I am holind . also he brought me points in the blank gw.

        i was so emotionally connected with Dallas and wasn't sure whether they will have the double. good decision probably

  3. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martial no better then Ashley Barnes.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Replace the anger of Barnes for sadness

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

      DDG and AWB cs lost 🙁
      Atleast they have lost it early. As a city fan want them to lose now.

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

      No McGinn and Targett for Villa against Newcastle.

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

      Bruno assist?.....

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

        Don’t think so

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

      Cavani goal

    6. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bruno assist?

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Well... maybe not...

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

      OMG cavani

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

        Bemba, my guy is back

    8. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bruno!

      Ugh!

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

      Bruno post!

      Not sure what he said

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

        Now assist

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

      No assist

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

        Must be an assist if Diaz got one at the weekend

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

      Desperate keeper

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

      Will wait til end of the GW, but almost 100% set on KDB to Gundogan.

      Enables Bamford to Kane the following week.

      Any reason not to at this point? Own Stones Cancelo too, and a currently strong bench of Dallas Soucek Pieters

    13. Krafty Werks
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Have KDB & Stones, want 1 more City for the triple up, which to buy?

      A - Cancelo
      B - Dias
      C - Gundogan

      Thanks.

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

      NO ASSIST

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

      No assist for Bruno most likely

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

      Great save from Areola.

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

      No assist

      Mistake from keeper

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Same as the other day

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

      Keeper should do better there!

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

      If Chillwell was no assist that won’t be

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

      Areola assist

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

      Areola assisting two goals this GW, owners in heaven!

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

        What an imbecile

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

      Useless Areola ffs

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

      Bruno very close

    24. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No Bruno assist. Not a shot on target.

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

        Should be an assist. The intended target didn’t change

      2. HonestBlatter
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Shot saved and rebound...should be assist for BRUNO

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

          Was a cross?

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

        I'm just listening, but it sounded like it was a cross, not a shot.

      4. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Lol, you guys need to learn the rules and not just come on here year after year typing player names in caps.

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

      No assist. Chilwell 2.0

    26. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bruno assy?

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

      Should have been Rashford 🙁

    28. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He’s so good; they would be bottom half table without him

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

        Cavani?

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Probably qualifies for the second part tbf

          Not sure about the first part..

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

          Maybe he means Pogba? Or maybe Bruno? Or wait... Maybe Rashford with all his goals and assists this season. Not sure.

          1. The Suspended One
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Lmfao

      2. el polako
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Ole

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Those extra jumping jacks in training really make the difference

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

        You mean the refs?