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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. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Best way to use third City spot along Cancelo and KDB ?

    1) Stones

    2) Gundo

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

      stones easy

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      1

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

      Stones is too good value to ignore with Man City's defence
      Choice is between KDB or Gundo IMO

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

    Inclinedhead wide

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

    Poor bloke KDB wakes up every morning wishing he was Bruno Fernandes.

    What a player, genuinely the biggest difference to our side since the likes of Cristiano and Cantona.

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

      LOL

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

      So weird the fascination United fans have with slandering kdb.

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

      Rooney genuinely disagrees.

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

    I have Bruno 4pts?

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

      3pts+1pt

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

      So does everyone else. 3 + 1

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

      What’s 3+1?

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

      Hahaha 😀

    5. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Total for two games so far

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

    That's 2 assists this gameweek for Areola. Good return.

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

      Wasn't funny the first five times.

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

        Sorry Fudgy.

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

          I thought it was though. First time I’ve seen it. Lol

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

            It's his original account 😉

        2. fc_skrald
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Ah, one of the other red pandas 🙂

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

          Are you Fudgy in disguise?

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

            I am not.

  6. Firmino
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A) Adams -> Brewster, Stephens -> Gundogan -4
    B) Adams -> Watkins

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

    Chance of Rashford to sub in at this rate?

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

      79%

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

      Yes

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

    Bruno conversion +2.

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

    Bruno is like Kdb or kante. No matter which team you support or your FPL bias he’s a real joy to watch play

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

    How’s areola looking..?

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

      Alert

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

      Floppy.

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

      Looking to assist more goals for Utd.

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

      Perky

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

    Diabolical from Bruno.

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

    That fk made me laugh

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

      That's what she said

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

        😆

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

    Chilwell to Stones worth a FT?

    1. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah

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

      Considering the same...

  14. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    2 below me in my ML have Bruno(c) and 2 above me don’t own him.

    As a non capper want do I want from Bruno? 🙂

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

    That’s it Bruno, take the points

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

    Bruno stamp

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

      😆 never

  17. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    No post match interview for Pep? KDB injury update?

    1. aleksaa2
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kevin De Bruyne: Pep says it “might be something muscular!”

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Will wait for further news then before I use my FT. Was planning Soucek to Gundo.

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

    Bruno stamp.

    Red VAR check.

  19. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bruno fail

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

    Uh oh

  21. COLLIN QUANER
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    That's a RED

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

      Ah stop now. Come on.

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

    AFZA too good for this bunch.

  23. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bruno yc vs burbkey saving a lot of TCers the same fate as kdb.

  24. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If Bruno gets a yellow does he miss the next game against Sheffield United or does he miss the FA cup game?

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

      Sheffield.

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

      I think now he won’t be banned as the gameweek 19 is over

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

    Bruno red?

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

      Yes and a penalty for him.

  26. rokonto
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Does Bruno get a ban if yellowed 2nite?

  27. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone know why Bruno was rested ?

    1. A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He was tired

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

    Bit annoyed as I was hoping to milk a few more points out of areola

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

      Milk what out if her areola?

  29. MikeS
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is triple city defence stupid?

    Currently have Dias, stones and ederson.

    Wanted to get rid of ederson to allow kdb in but with his blank thinking of keeping the triple defence ?

    1. A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Apparently not stupid. Although Ederson is very expensive

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

    Areola is an absolute liability.

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

      Loves it up the areola

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

        Ummm.. you’re doing it wrong...

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

      He’s too sensitive

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

        Lol