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Pogba returns for Man United as Cavani overcomes ankle issue

Paul Pogba (£7.7m) returns to the Manchester United line-up as they prepare to face Everton in Gameweek 23.

The French international was handed a rest for the midweek win over Southampton but slots in at central midfield today.

He is paired with Scott McTominay (£4.9m), allowing Marcus Rashford (£9.6m) to take up his best position in the attacking midfield: the left-hand side.

Mason Greenwood (£7.0m) starts on the other side of Bruno Fernandes (£11.5m), this week’s most-captained player among the top 10,000 Fantasy Premier League managers.

Edinson Cavani (£7.9m) has overcome the ankle problem he sustained against Southampton to keep Anthony Martial (£8.7m) on the bench and will be searching for his third goal in four starts.

With Eric Bailly (£4.9m) missing out, Victor Lindelöf (£4.8m) starts a third Premier League matches in a row for the first time since Gameweek 15 while Luke Shaw (£4.9m) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.5m) occupy the full-back roles either side of Harry Maguire (£5.5m).

Everton line-up in 4-3-3 formation at Old Trafford with James Rodríguez (£7.7m) and Richarlison (£7.8m) either side of Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.6m).

Gylfi Sigurdsson (£6.8m) drops to the bench as Carlo Ancelotti prefers more workman-like options such as Abdoulaye Doucouré (£5.2m), Tom Davies (£5.2m) and André Gomes (£5.3m) in his central midfield trio.

Gameweek 23 Starting Line-ups

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

Everton XI (4-3-3): Olsen; Digne, Godfrey, Keane, Holgate; Davies, Gomes, Doucouré; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin, Rodríguez.

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

    James 2-2

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

    Not joint top anymore...

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

    Benched Hamez for Soucek. Shame as he would have been a huge differential.

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

    All setup for the Bruno penalty winner

  5. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lol. I know I asked for more again in the 2nd half but wow 🙂

    DCL assist and no United clean sheet. Nice 🙂

  6. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Shaw owners go from a potential goal to -1pt in 7 minutes

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

      Gotta laugh, season is a joke after all

      1. COYR
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Just goes to show how much this whole game is luck based, even with the best stats at our disposal. Comforting and discouraging in equal measure...

        (I've got no vested interest in this particular incident for the record)

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

          Mainly luck. On the other hand triple captaining Bednarek would be nothing to do with luck

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

          90% luck, 20% maths apparently. 😕

    2. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He got yc?

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

    Oh.......well, what is this now

  8. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Damn. Was hoping Soucek > Hames would be a differential, not a bandwagon.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Keep it quiet

  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Drilled it in

    Assist Doucoure

  10. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    can man utd have a dgw26?

    1. djman102
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If they beat West Ham in the CUp. Would be Crystal Palace.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        thanks a lot. think i will go back to rashford as a replacement for soucek

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

    Hehehe.

    Hamez or DCL in? Hmmm

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

    Doucoure triple c incoming

  13. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno off he bonus

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

      Good! (owner)

  14. Bonus magnet
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Why is that a DCL assist

    We had the same issue when they didn’t give Chilwell a similar one

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

      Bruno had one against Fulham that was given tho

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

      Assist should be a pass to scorer, not palmed by keeper
      Dcl owner by the way !

      1. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I agree even though I have DCL starting.

        This goes the same for any shot saved by the keeper and a player scoring the rebound

    3. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      the only people complaining about the DCL assist are those who benched him. I didn't and I'm not complaining.

    4. Saka_me_sideways
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I’m still waiting for that Chilwell assist to be added...

    5. Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      To be honest I’m not sure why there is so much inconsistency,

      Remember the Sanchez assist that rebounded off two Leicester City players before finding its way to Utd for a goal?

      Sometimes it doesn’t make sense

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

    Mike Dean would have gave red for that

  16. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Rodriguez better shout for the double than DCL?

  17. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    We all should've got Doucore in for the DGW instead of Pope.

  18. Lets Talk About 19 Baby
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Yes bringing in Shaw has broken Utd.

  19. Kaneyonero
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Well at least that means DCL come in for Soucek as he got zero right? 😉

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Fo sho

  20. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pattern tf up this is terrible

  21. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Get in

    Bruno (c) + DCL 😀

    1. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same

  22. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Say it everytime. Highly owned players in FPL always get given dodgy assists.

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

      This is true

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

    DCL, Targett and Martinez on my bench.

    Stones hatrick to.complete the set.

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

      Yes please.

  24. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    3 - Doucouré (30)
    2 - Cavani, Fernandes (26)

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bruno was on 22 10 seconds ago

      1. A. PRISE
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yep, that's fpl for you

  25. Tinkermania
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    That's the other thing that happens when POGBA is not on the pitch! 2-2

  26. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What rule makes it a DCL assist?

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

      Rock paper scissors

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

      I’d love to know, makes absolute ZERO sense

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

        This

    3. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mark ownership rule

    4. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      The Mark Rule

    5. xuwei
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Should have been Fernandes’s

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

      You not know this game is fixed yet

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

    DDG -> Pope may have been a decent transfer after all

  28. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Harry Maguire is to blame for both of those goals. Way too slow to stop DCL from charging into the box and getting the cut-back and then way too slow to close down James as well.

    He's not fit to be the starting CB let alone be captain of this MUN team.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He is, but he needs a pacey CB next to him.

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        He has one. I don't think United's defense would be worse with a CB pairing of Lindelof and Bailly.

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

        You are so wrong, he is not good enough

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

      Liverpool would be happy to have him atm though.

  29. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Slab head 🙁

  30. A. PRISE
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bet your life that even if Doucoure scores two more goals, Bruno gets 3 bonus points