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Injured Cavani misses out as Solskjaer opts for Martial over Greenwood in attack

Having been leapfrogged by Leicester City earlier in the day, Manchester United will attempt to go back to second in the Premier League table at Old Trafford this evening.

A win over visitors Newcastle United will do just that and keep league leaders Manchester City within ten points’ reach, following a win for Pep Guardiola’s troops in the late-afternoon kick-off.

The last of four Premier League matches to take place on Sunday gets underway at 19:00 GMT.

Daniel James (£6.2m) and Nemanja Matic (£4.7m) are brought into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s starting XI tonight.

Both of the United manager’s changes from Gameweek 25 are enforced, with Edinson Cavani (£7.9m) and Scott McTominay (£4.9m) missing through injury.

Mason Greenwood (£7.0m) is again only among the substitutes, with Anthony Martial (£8.7m) preferred up front.

Steve Bruce has made just the one change to the Newcastle side that lost at Chelsea last Monday as Joelinton (£5.7m) replaces Dwight Gayle (£5.9m) in attack.

Bruno Fernandes (£11.6m) is the second-most-popular captaincy pick of Double Gameweek 25 overall and within the top 10k, trailing Patrick Bamford (£6.9m) in both instances.

Selected by the vast majority of the top 10,000, Fernandes’ effective ownership is, once again, in excess of 100% – so any return means a small red arrow for those who own the Portuguese midfielder but haven’t captained him.

LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Darlow, Krafth, Lascelles, Clark, Lewis, Willock, Hayden, Shelvey, Joelinton, Almiron, Saint-Maximin.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Fred, James, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial.

DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 25 SO FAR…

Ilkay Gundogan (£6.1m) made a swift return from injury at the Emirates this afternoon but couldn’t add to his season’s goal tally of 11.

The German started and finished the game in his now customary ‘number eight’ role but he, and City as a collective, never really clicked in an attacking sense in north London.

Not that Pep Guardiola’s side really needed to get out of second gear, with Arsenal failing to capitalise on some threatening positions in the final third and mustering only one shot on target in the entire game.

This was City’s 15th clean sheet of the season and their 13th in the last 16 Gameweeks.

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) made his first start on his return from injury as a ‘false nine’ and provided some typically incisive through-balls, while the advanced Joao Cancelo (£6.1m) again saw plenty of penalty-box action and wasted a glorious chance to double City’s lead when toe-poking wide from 10 yards.

Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) was the visitors’ match-winner, nodding home Riyad Mahrez‘s (£8.1m) second-minute cross for his 13th attacking return in his last 14 league starts.

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2,309 Comments Post a Comment
  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    pen united

  2. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno pen incoming

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

    Bruno pen time

  4. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Seems rival had captaincy right again. Not me.

  5. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    you'd think defenders just wouldn't make challenges like that against United

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

    bruno goal incoming, never misses

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

      Darlow save incoming

  7. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ohh fo Bruno,invisible again and will haul

    1. tuturututu
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      True

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

    Crap...

  9. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Man u pen

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

    OMG Bruno

  11. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Goalllll Bruno get in there.

  12. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno cappers win again

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

    Who won it ?

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

    Penandes

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

    When Rashford does it’s a great piece of skill, when Salah does it he’s a cheater

  16. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    😀 What was that Darlow?!!!

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

    Bruno is going to score more than Bamford isn’t he

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

    GET IN!

  19. Dannyb
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Tc Bruno locked in.

  20. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How many pens do United get per season?

    20?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Was that not a penalty?

    2. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No good unless captain.

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

        Playing for points not rank 😉

      2. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Depends on rivals in your ML's, surely...!? 🙂

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Pen

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

      that dive from darlow 😆

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

        Almost as good as Rashfords

    5. STEP rOVERS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Brunnnnnno

    6. King Carlos
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      BRUUUUUUUUUNOOOOOIOIIOO

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

      Bruno my CAPITANO

    8. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      can't believe I captained a posh lad over the best player in the league just because he had two matches, what a casual I am

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

        Same

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

        Only 30% there, still 70% left

    9. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Who won it

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

        rash

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

          Niceeee

      2. Dannyb
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Rash

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

        This? Anyone?

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

        Rash

    10. Totalfootball
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Any bruno captainers ?

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

      WTF is that dive from Darlow