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Pogba on Man United bench as Mitchell named a Palace substitute again

Paul Pogba (£7.7m) finds himself on the Manchester United bench for the first time since Gameweek 15 tonight.

The French midfielder has become a key player for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men during that time and has been handed a well-earned rest for the visit of Southampton.

That could be good news for owners of Bruno Fernandes (£11.4m) or Marcus Rashford (£9.5m) though.

Pogba has often been known to limit what the Portuguese international can contribute in his number 10 role given his own propensity to take up an advanced central role and pull strings too.

Meanwhile, Solskjaer has also used him on the left-flank of attacking midfield, where Rashford produces his best game – so it will be interesting to see what impact there is tonight.

That said, Southampton are hardly in a solid state right now, especially when it comes to injuries.

Following the loan departures of Jake Vokins and Yan Valery has left them particularly short in the full-back areas.

Ryan Bertrand (£5.0m) retains his berth as the first-choice on the left of defence while Kayne Ramsay (£4.0m) fills in on the right tonight considering Kyle Walker-Peters‘ (£4.7m) most recent stand-in Ibrahima Diallo (£4.5m) is out with a muscle problem.

The combination of Oriol Romeu (£4.5m) and Diallo missing out means a first Premier League start for Alexandre Jankewitz (£4.5m) in central midfield alongside James Ward-Prowse (£6.0m).

Ralph Hasenhüttl can call on his first-choice forwards though with Danny Ings (£8.4m) and Che Adams (£5.9m) both up-front while new loan signing Takumi Minamino (£6.0m) is not involved yet.

Newcastle are forced into just the one change for their Gameweek 22 meeting with Crystal Palace.

Jamaal Lascelles (£4.2m) sustained a muscle injury in the recent 2-0 win at Everton, which sees Ciaran Clark (£4.5m) come back into the side.

Ryan Fraser (£5.6m) and Miguel Almirón (£5.6m) provide the width in a 4-5-1 formation aimed at Callum Wilson (£6.7m) while Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.1m) lies in waiting on the bench.

For the second match in a row, Crystal Palace are in 4-2-3-1, an interesting development considering how long Roy Hodgson has favoured 4-4-2.

Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) earns back-to-back starts at the expense of Tyrick Mitchell (£3.9m) for the first time since Gameweek 15, suggesting the Eagles’ manager prefers the Dutch international when playing 4-2-3-1.

Wilfried Zaha (£7.2m) is back in the attacking midfield trio again, joined there by Eberechi Eze (£5.8m) and Jordan Ayew (£5.6m) in support of Michy Batshuayi (£5.7m).

And joining Mitchell on the bench is Jean-Philippe Mateta (£6.0m) still waiting for his first Premier League start.

Gameweek 22 Starting Line-ups

Manchester United XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Lindelöf, Wan-Bissaka; McTominay, Fred; Rashford, B Fernandes, Greenwood; Cavani.

Southampton XI (4-4-2): A McCarthy; Bertrand, J Stephens, Bednarek, Ramsay; Djenepo, Jankewitz, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong; Adams, Ings.

Newcastle United XI (4-5-1): Darlow; Lewis, Clark, Schär, Manquillo; Fraser, Hendrick, Shelvey, Hayden, Almirón; Wilson.

Crystal Palace XI (4-2-3-1): Guaita; van Aanholt, Dann, Cahill, Clyne; Milivojevic, Riedewald; Zaha, Eze, Ayew; Batshuayi.

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2,289 Comments Post a Comment
  1. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Did anyone order a Hassenhuttl special

    • Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Sold Rashford for Salah (C) lol

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I sold for Son.

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

          Just why?!

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Same here

      3. mezza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Made sense if not for a hit

    • Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This is just sad now.

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Go away Rashford. I hate your inconsistent performance

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Rashford redeeming himself big time

      1. Stoic
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Have him since GW18

      2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        The infamous Bubz spawn . May have known you would have benefitted 😆

    • DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Typical Rashford as soon as im ready to sell for Son....

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I did sell for Son. Did you keep?

        1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Only cos of Soton issues

    • Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      nooo 🙁

    • Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just as well Bednarek got on the end of it because Fred was behind him 😉

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

      Bruno crap, Rashford haul

    • Salan
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not a good sign for Bruno captain owners

    • HuthTheMagicDragon
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Stop stop there already dead

    • Pariße
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Arsenal players should watch Southampton dealing with their situation to boost their mentality now.

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Good chance Bruno gets the assist for that goal.

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

        How?

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Ownership.

        2. fedolefan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          His intention was a Rashford goal.

    • Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      People were genuinely asking if they should sell Rashford for Son :s

      Not this week! Sheesh!

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

        At least we (I) warned against that move.

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

          Likewise. Glad I warned people off that too.

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

        Are you serious, Rashford has been awful value if we didn't have a red card he'd be blanking again

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

          Man United against a depleted Saints vs. Kane-less Tottenham against a resurgent Chelsea?

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Let's be honest Rashford has been an awful pick for months, he's only getting points because we had a player sent off and scored an own goal

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

        It’s ruined a bit imo reclassifying players like him as midfielders. Such a lack of premium strikers now, leading to such samey teams

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Can't believe people still own him at that price. Proper lucked out here.

    • Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It all looked good a couple of weeks ago but AWB and Rashford out does not seem like an optimal decision now.

    • Ibralicious
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Rashy assisting Bednarek with that beaut of a finish. Love to see my fantasy players combine like that 😀

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      United pens dried up. Bruno to mane?

    • Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Seeing all of you people talk about Bruno 35 minutes in is so comical. I may not be great at this game, but nowhere as pathetic as most of you. LOL

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I know. Everyone one of them are being serious too.

      2. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        It’s always the same. Cry babies with big sulky faces.

        1. Threat Level Midnight
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          It just never ceases to amaze me. This goes for any player not just Bruno. Sterling/Salah/KDB/Mane/Kane--whoever. Has a few bad weeks, regardless of how we know his true ability is, and people just lose their minds. It is so sad. Lol

    • GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Penandes cant score without penalties yet again,and someone saying he is better than KDB hahaha

      1. mezza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        KDB wasn’t exactly scoring many non-penalties either

    • SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      May as well take Bruno off now and save us another half an hour of waiting for him to do nothing before coming off

    • Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Rashford to Gundogan last week going well

    • Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Please Zaha

    • nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ships out Rashford, Brewster doesn't start... and Bednarek comes off the bench.
      Great start to the gameweek.

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        No way

    • S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You ain't fooling me Rash. You'll be gone for Son.

    • Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Everyone here suggested to sell Rashford for Salah!

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Surely no one did that.

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          They did. And don’t call me Shirley

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

        And they were right to suggest that

    • Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Only one player in my ML has Rashford . . and he's second from bottom.

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

        Haha! Same!!

    • SomeoneKnows
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Now I really really need both Stones and Cancelo to play, otherwise Bednarek is off the bench

    • Nimby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bloody hell. ML rival has Leno and Bednarek. Bizarrely started him over Bamford. Perhaps even worse, his captain Bruno involved in none of the goals at least so far.

    • Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cavani should score