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Bruno Fernandes breaks captaincy record as he starts for Man United

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers will be anxiously watching Bruno Fernandes (£11.4m) who has been captained by a record 2,715,840, the highest amount ever recorded.

Mason Greenwood (£7.0m) and Marcus Rashford (£9.6m) start out wide with Anthony Martial (£8.8m) playing through the middle.

Paul Pogba (£7.7m) continues in a central midfield role for the Red Devils, alongside Nemanja Matic (£4.7m).

Arron Wan-Bissaka (£5.4m) and Alex Telles (£5.5m) start at full-back, with Harry Maguire (£5.4m) and Axel Tuanzebe (£4.2m) at centre-half. David De Gea (£5.3m) remains in goal.

David McGoldrick (£5.2m) will be hoping to add Manchester United to his big six scalps this season.

Club legend Billy Sharp (£5.5m) starts up front with McGoldrick.

The Blades midfield has a familiar look, with John Lundstram (£4.9m), John Fleck (£5.6m) and Oliver Norwood (£4.6m) in central midfield. Kean Bryan (£3.9m) and George Baldock (£4.9m) start at wing-back.

Phil Jagielka (£3.9m), Chris Basham (£4.6m) and Ethan Ampadu (£4.3m) start at centre-back, with Aaron Ramsdale (£4.6m) in goal.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.6m) will be hoping to fire himself back into form after breaking his goal drought in the FA Cup.

James Rodriguez (£7.7m) and Richarlison (£7.8m) join DCL. Tom Davies and Andre Gomes (£5.3m) line-up in midfield.

Lucas Digne (£6.0m) and Mason Holgate (£4.8m) start in defence, with Yerry Mina (£5.6m) and Michael Keane (£5.1m) and Ben Godfrey (£5.0m). Jordan Pickford (£4.8m) continues in goal.

Ayoze Perez (£6.0m) continues in a false nine role for Leicester in the absence of Jamie Vardy (£10.0m).

James Maddison (£7.2m), Harvey Barnes (£6.8m) and Marc Albrighton (£5.3m) line-up behind Perez.

Youri Tielemans (£6.4m) and Wilfred Ndidi (£4.8m) start in the heart of the Leicester midfield.

James Justin (£5.0m) and Timothy Castagne (£5.7m) line-up at full-back, with Wesley Fofana (£5.0m) and Jonny Evans (£5.5m) at centre-back. Kasper Schmeichel (£5.5m) plays in goal.

Neal Maupay (£6.1m) leads the line for Brighton tonight in a six-pointer at the bottom of the table.

Supporting Maupay are Leandro Trossard (£5.7m) and Alexis Mac Allister (£5.3m), with Yves Bissouma (£4.5m) and Pascal Groß (£5.8m) in midfield.

Joel Veltman (£4.3m) and Solly March (£5.0m) are selected at wing-back. Ben White (£4.4m) moves back into defence, with Lewis Dunk (£4.8m) and Andy Webster (£4.4m).

Robert Sanchez (£4.4m) is Brighton’s number one.

Ivan Cavaleiro (£4.3m) continues in a false-nine role for Scott Parker’s Fulham side.

Either side of Cavaleiro will be Ademola Lookman (£5.0m), Bobby Decordova-Reid (£5.3m) and Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£5.9m).

Frank Zambo Anguissa (£4.5m) and Harrison Reed (£4.4m) start in midfield for the Cottagers.

Ola Aina, Tosin Adarabioyo, Joachim Andersen and Kenny Tete start in defence. Summer signing Alphonse Areola (£4.5m) is in goal.

Man Utd XI: De Gea; Wan Bissaka, Maguire, Tuanzebe, Telles; Matic, Pogba; Rashford, Fernandes, Greenwood; Martial

Sheff Utd XI: Ramsdale; Basham, Ampadu, Jagielka; Baldock, Bryan, Norwood, Fleck, Lundstram; McGoldrick, Sharp

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Justin, Fofana, Evans, Castagne; Ndidi, Tielemans; Barnes, Maddison, Albrighton, Perez

Everton XI: Pickford; Holgate, Mina, Keane, Godfrey, Digne; Rodriguez, Gomes, Davies; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin

Brighton XI: Sanchez; Dunk, Webster, White; Bissouma, Gross, March, Veltman; Mc Allister, Trossard, Maupay

Fulham XI: Areola; Tete, Andersen, Adarabioyo, Aina; Reed, Anguissa; Decordova-Reid, Loftus-Cheek, Lookman; Cavaleiro

1,128 Comments Post a Comment
  1. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Cavani has to come on. Don't give it another 10 or 15. Just get him on. Bruno will do something if he has real centre forward up there.

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

      Shaw and/or Cavani can’t be too far away.

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

        Cavani v Martial/Rashford is like night and day. I love watching him. If he comes on he will affect the game. Not just let 45 minutes drift by.

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

      Shut up you, I’ve got Soucek coming in for him.

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

        Mate I think Rashford and Martial have shafted you with that first half! He's going to have to come on.

        1. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Hahaha. I know. Wasn’t really holding out much hope anyway.

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

    Leicester and United both losing their cleanies early on is fantastic for the blood pressure

  3. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Justin YC means green arrow!

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

      It honestly amazes me how much Justin's points or lack thereof affects my rank. Seems to be him alone!

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

        Same but add Stones and Soucek in the list for me

        1. Kellz86
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I’ve got all three but damned if I didn’t think Soucek would bag a brace

  4. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Absolute embarassment Man United. Think they just have to show up to win

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

      Truly embarrassing

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

      They play bus and break tactics. All they know. Sheffield United haven't played to their game.

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

      Like Liverpool most of this season then?

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

    What teams are yet to play an additional game, I think AVL and FUL are in that list. Anyone else?

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

      Everton, Spurs

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

      Leeds and Southampton

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

      Quite a few, cheers

    4. umerlfc
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Basically these are the games

      City vs Everton
      Villa vs Everton
      Villa vs Spurs
      Southampton vs Leed
      Burnley vs Fulham

      Which makes the additional games count for:

      Villa: 2
      Everton: 2
      City: 1
      Spurs: 1
      Southampton: 1
      Leeds: 1
      Burnely: 1
      Fulham: 1

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

    Tuanzebe... nothing further to add. Well done United!

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

    Week from hell so far as a robbo owner and non cancelo owner

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

      Don’t worry you might break top 100k next year

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

        You're just baiting him to say he's got top 10k multiple times now

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

        Finished 9k last year and have multiple top 10k finishes in my repertoire

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

          there we go

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

            Like clockwork. He's got nothing extra to his game. Quite simply boring now.

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

          2 top 70k finishes in 7 years congrats

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

            If that's all you see when you look at my rank history then I'm sorry but you aren't on my level.

    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Don’t ever change Fudgy x

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

        Thanks

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

      Still havent answered my question:

      Thought you quit?

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

    Man United penalty minute bingo!

    Bonus point for picking the right diver too.

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

      rashford dive, pen in the 71st minute

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

        It wouldn’t be a dive if it was Rashford, he’d be streetwise.

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

          😀

    2. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rashford. 50min.

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

      59, Fernandes wins Fernandes penalty.

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

      77 Pogba

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

      Narrowing down to one diver in the United squad. . . that's one hell of a task . ..

    6. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Maguire due one

  9. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If Cavani doesn't come on at half time, we lose this game

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

      Ole's second tactic is "lump it forward"?

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cavani will score the winning goal. Pity Rash missed that AWB assist 🙁

  10. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Was gunna bring in Shaw this week, but dodged a bullet there.

    Did Soucek > Rashford (-4) instead 🙂

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

      ouch! although doing that for a hit seems unwise. for a FT it is understandable

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

      I done Vardy and Soucek to Grealish and Cavani -4 😆

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

      Yikes

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

    I did strongly consider Areola over Martinez as Martinez conceding would upset me as Villa fan. Oh well

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

      I gave in to ownership starting Martinez over Sanchez

  12. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone else still on a sizeable red arrow? 27% rank drop so far.

    Frustrating stuff!

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

      -65% for me 🙁

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

        -42% with a very template team aswell

      2. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        You need to rewrite your own algorithm to get that % down!

        We’re basically on the same score (I’m on 36)

        Just not our week

    2. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Only 8% but will get bigger if Maguire doesnt bang a second half brace

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        8% is basically a grey arrow. No worries

    3. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      67.85%

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Still on an awesome rank though mate!

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

      -40%

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Tough up there in the nosebleed seats!

    5. Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Went from 74k to 108k yesterday and looking to fall more today

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I’m on 59k > 75k so far. Plenty more to come lol

  13. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Please Martial survive halftime and come out with new good-finishing legs

  14. Long ago I drew a walrus
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone for DCL (c) next GW?

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

      He's playing awful right now

      1. Long ago I drew a walrus
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Does he ever play "well"? Just needs to be in the right places at the right time which he's pretty good at

    2. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      See you captained Cancelo this week. Well done mate, I chickened out. Points well deserved!

      1. Long ago I drew a walrus
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers mate, unfortunately he's provided 70% of my total points this week with Soucek stuck on the bench! Already kneejerked Gundo in for the weekend

        1. Stormbringer22
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Bet you were hoping Puli stays on the bench! Unlucky mate, you are not the only one to bench the Soucek points - many on here have done the same! Gundo was a gift this week, hopefully he delivers for us next week as well. GL!

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I was planning to do that. Now considering just Bam to Harry.

      1. Long ago I drew a walrus
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I have exact cash to do that move. Tough choice

    4. Sam (Team Sam)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I'm strongly considering bringing him in and captaining

  15. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    You know what the hilarious thing is? There's Man Utd fans out there that genuinely think they have a chance of winning the league.

    Every couple of days that thought comes to my head and i sit there for about 5/10 minutes just giggling to myself

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 2 months ago

        That's not as bad as the pundits and media going along with the delusion, anything is possible of course but they don't look like champions

        1. Homer21
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Who does?

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

            City

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

        if leicester can win the premier league, then anything is possible

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

      Brighton missing screamers as usual

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

      How has DCL looked?

    4. dark91
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Just watched the James goal. He takes a shot which is blocked by a defender, comes back to James and he scores. Now what is this talk about a Digne/Dcl (or anyone else) assist?!!!

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

        Bruno assist so?

        1. dark91
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          More chance of Bruno getting the assist than any Everton player 😉

    5. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Come on Sheffield!

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

      Great save from Areola to deny Maupay. Big March miss on the follow up.

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

        We March.

    7. SM001
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This GW is ending with a whimper.

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

      The.1 punter saying "De Gea is weak. No othwr ManU goalie like Schmeichel and Van Der Sar would would let that in"

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

        Henderson time soon?

    9. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Everytime I went to the gym there will be a few Liverpool fans that like to mess with me (MU fan)

      Recently MU topped the table and beat Liverpool in FA Cup. Suffice to say I went to the gym with glee.

      "It's lonely at the top of the mountain"
      "21 is the magic number"

      Sometimes I just like to put my hand on their shoulder and just smile

      How else shouls I tease them? Ideas appreciated lolol

      1. 272MK
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        SO PLS MU WIN PLSSSS

      2. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        offer them a handie in the changing rooms

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

        Your losing 1-0 at home to Sheffield Utd. Pipe down

      4. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I'm not gonna give you any ideas because i hate man utd. BUT you should easily be winning bragging rights against a club with the same number of pl titles as Blackburn Rovers

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

        Well his sounds awkward af

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

      Why has VAR not seen that foul on DDG? Sure he is weak but as he goes up he gets knocked off balance

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

        Foul was given before the goal

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

      Just seen the replay of the goal and disallowed goal. Agree that Sheffield goal should of stood but the United goal couldn’t even be checked because the ref blew his whistle too early. United own the refs though yeah.

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

        City goals in the last two games suggests the refs have jumped ship to the blue side...

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

          It helped that Sian Massey finally worked out what the funny red and yellow hanky thing did

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

      Bruno capper.

      Too early to say it yet?

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

      Bruno fail. Shock.

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

        Record captaincy. Was it ever going to go any other way?

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

          He'll get at least 1 return it's Bruno and he does Bruno things

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

      Terribly sorry, I forgot to provide my public service announcement.

      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/23250214

      This week I captained Bruno.
      Sorry.

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

        Me too.

        We're cursed.

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Who is your next captain?

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

            Kane or gundog probs

            You have been warned.

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                3 years, 2 months ago

                I'm going son so go for gundo please

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

                  Happy to help

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

            Same
            Captaincy has been terrible last 10 gws

        • Bobby
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          The fantasy gods doing what they do best. Raising hopes to destroy them while laughing mercilessly. Like a good edition of the daily mail.

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

            There's never a good edition of The Daily Mail

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

              Yep that's my point (just in case)

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

              You are smashing it this week. Nice.
              Shame you're my H2H

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

                Should have played me last week. Would have battered me then

        • g40steve
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Those with a Foden holding or swapping to a Gundo?

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

            Holding