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Rashford passed fit to start but Pope misses out on Manchester United v Burnley

There is little Europa League-led rotation for Manchester United this afternoon as they prepare to face Burnley at Old Trafford.

Kick-off is at 16:00 GMT.

Edinson Cavani (£7.9m) is among the substitutes but you’d be hard-pressed to argue that the Red Devils are anything other than at full strength going into their late-afternoon clash with the Clarets.

Mason Greenwood (£7.0m) is preferred to Cavani for the hosts in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s only change to his starting XI from the side that defeated Tottenham Hotspur in Gameweek 31.

That means that Marcus Rashford (£9.5m) is fit to start, with the United winger set to again play through the pain barrier as he continues to manage a niggling foot injury.

Solskjaer said of Rashford’s issue ahead of kick-off:

It has been [game by game].

Yesterday when I spoke to him he said ‘good’. So that’s the first time in a long, long while that he’s not mentioned it, so he should be no problem.

Bruno Fernandes (£11.6m) also features, with the mass-captaincy of Spurs assets in Gameweek 32 meaning that his ‘effective ownership’ (EO) is, for once, under the 100% mark at most rank tiers for this clash.

Harry Maguire (£5.5m) keeps up his ever-present record and needs to avoid a booking in today’s game in order to swerve a two-game ban for yellow card accumulation.

Sean Dyche makes two changes to his Burnley side after the defeat by Newcastle United last weekend.

Charlie Taylor (£4.4m) and Jack Cork (£5.0m) are both recalled, with Erik Pieters (£4.3m) and Matej Vydra (£4.8m) benched.

Dwight McNeil (£5.7m) has recovered from the knock that rendered him a doubt for this encounter.

Goalkeeper Nick Pope (£5.5m) hasn’t passed a fitness test on a shoulder injury, so Bailey Peacock-Farrell (£4.0m) is between the posts again.

Paul Pogba (£7.6m) was the match-winner when these sides last met in Gameweek 18.

Dyche’s troops are on the longest current run without a clean sheet in the English top flight.

But the Clarets are unbeaten in their last four Premier League encounters at Old Trafford and won this fixture 2-0 last season.


Manchester United XI: Henderson, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelof, Shaw, Fred, McTominay, Pogba, Fernandes, Rashford, Greenwood.

Burnley XI: Peacock-Farrell, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Cork, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil, Wood.

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553 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Z
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    1st i guess

    Play Dallas or Shaw next GW?

  2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Time for my Pogba punt to result in nothing! Exciting!

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      United assets are just exciting to watch, happy to own them

  3. Bragazeti
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    GGMU

  4. BoomXhakaLaca1
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    How are the points looking so far guys?

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Bang average, like every week this season.

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      39 points with 4 played. You?

      1. BoomXhakaLaca1
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        I was a Kane TC'er so sitting on about 53 now I think

    3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      52 from 4 🙂 Shaw & Bruno in this game

      1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        This includes Kane (TC)

        1. BoomXhakaLaca1
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 21 days ago

          Around the same as me so mate and same players in this haha

    4. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      44pts- 3 players
      Eaiting Bruno and Shaw now

    5. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      45 from 3.

  5. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Lowton cleanie would be a great start to the Bench Boost 🙂

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      In your dreams 😉

      1. SEXY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        I’m due some good luck so we'll see!

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Lol

  6. Ronnies
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Best option;

    A) Son > Lingard
    B) Antonio > Watkins

    Not sure I can go any longer without Lingard but he does have Chelsea next and Watkins has WBA.

    Cheers.

    1. BoomXhakaLaca1
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Wait and see how JLingz injury is first

    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      I’d probably do B) first.

      As you say, he has WBA and who knows, Grealish might even be back!

      JLinz probably not going to hurt you too much v’s a very solid Chelsea side

  7. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Wow nearly the quickest prem goal!

  8. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Lowton assist would that have been?

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      It would have been, yes

      1. SEXY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        🙁

  9. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Where's the lines?

      1. TyroneGAA
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        Agree would have liked to have seen it

      2. Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        it's man utd!

        1. Salan
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 21 days ago

          You are correct.

      3. Salan
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        That's what I describe as stupid or biased whatever you like.

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 21 days ago

            You were complaining about correct decisions, nowhere did anyone say VAR was perfect

            1. Salan
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 21 days ago

              Those are NOT correct decisions.

              1. @persecuted_by_mods
                  3 years, 21 days ago

                  Yet almost everyone other than arsenal fans thought they were

          • Qaiss
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 21 days ago

            VAR always makes the correct calls, what do you mean?

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                3 years, 21 days ago

                You an idiot sir?

                1. Qaiss
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 21 days ago

                  Is that all you got, are you 12?

                  1. @persecuted_by_mods
                      3 years, 21 days ago

                      All I got? What are you even on about ffs, who said var was perfect? How many times does that need to be explained to you?

                      You're just deliberately being a fool, I haven't checked but I bet you couldn't answer the question Deulofail was asking you

                  2. Qaiss
                    • 8 Years
                    3 years, 21 days ago

                    VAR took a while to make the Saka decision. But were so sure Wood was offside there. That’s the inconsistency with it and why it shouldn’t be used.

                    1. @persecuted_by_mods
                        3 years, 21 days ago

                        You do realise I'm the one that posted the comment asking where the lines were??? Are you insane what is even going on lol

                        Once again, nobody said var was perfect, I even said it needs changes. That doesn't change the fact that it makes no sense to complain about correct decisions, what are they supposed to do? Deliberately get things wrong?

                  3. Salan
                    • 14 Years
                    3 years, 21 days ago

                    Good one. They obey all the authorities and never ask a question to have any doubts.

                2. thegaffer82
                  • 12 Years
                  3 years, 21 days ago

                  This thread escalated quickly didn’t it 🙂

                  1. Thomas Magnum
                    • 8 Years
                    3 years, 21 days ago

                    Should’ve seen the VAR chats during the Arsenal game haha

              • OPTA FPL
                • 12 Years
                3 years, 21 days ago

                where is VAR, no offfside (look at Shaw)

              • Digital-Real
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 21 days ago

                How was that offside? Shaw played him on!

              • TheSteel
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 21 days ago

                Hmm, that looked onside with Shaw keeping him on. No line drawing shown or anything.

                1. SEXY SALAH
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 21 days ago

                  Who crossed it in? Please don’t be Lowton

                  1. OPTA FPL
                    • 12 Years
                    3 years, 21 days ago

                    Lowton

                    1. SEXY SALAH
                      • 7 Years
                      3 years, 21 days ago

                      Typical

                2. thegaffer82
                  • 12 Years
                  3 years, 21 days ago

                  He looked a smidgen offside to me (and we all know, it only needs to be a smidgen with VAR)

                  1. TheSteel
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 21 days ago

                    Fair enough. But I would've liked to see it. We see the full zoomed in to the pixel review for 5 minutes on some plays while others are “check complete” and thats it. Btw h2h opponent has Shaw 🙂

                    1. thegaffer82
                      • 12 Years
                      3 years, 21 days ago

                      Yeah I’d have liked to have seen the lines too. It was super close either way!

                  2. Cilly Bonnolly
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    3 years, 21 days ago

                    I mean, that’s not a VAR thing. Offside is offside.

              • La Roja
                • 12 Years
                3 years, 21 days ago

                Varchester and all that

              • g40steve
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 21 days ago

                Pogpost

              • @persecuted_by_mods
                  3 years, 21 days ago

                  Two separate people are genuinely making this argument today

                  Why did the VAR make that correct call there? It was a close call! Last week they got things wrong so why can't they get this one wrong too!111

                • Roy Hudd
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 21 days ago

                  Wood was offside. Let's move on.

                  1. TheSteel
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 21 days ago

                    Your h2h opponent must not have United defence.

                    1. Roy Hudd
                      • 7 Years
                      3 years, 21 days ago

                      I have rivals who have man u defence. Without drawing the lines I could see he was off. Try not to let it ruin 2021 for ya.

                      1. TheSteel
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        3 years, 21 days ago

                        Oh, okay. I have no doubts now. Thank you for confirming.

                        1. Roy Hudd
                          • 7 Years
                          3 years, 21 days ago

                          They've just shown on sky that he was off. But more importantly, are you ok? This seems to have rattled you. It's imperative to have good mental health, especially in these testing times.

                          1. TheSteel
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 11 Years
                            3 years, 21 days ago

                            Im okay, thank you for asking. Figured id discuss an fpl issue with peers on an fpl specific forum.

                            1. Roy Hudd
                              • 7 Years
                              3 years, 21 days ago

                              All the best for the future.

                  2. @persecuted_by_mods
                      3 years, 21 days ago

                      He probably was, still don't get why they wouldn't show the lines on a close call like that

                    • OPTA FPL
                      • 12 Years
                      3 years, 21 days ago

                      Shaw owner

                  3. SEXY SALAH
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 21 days ago

                    75 mins to go Mr Lowton

                  4. OLD Rafiki
                    • 3 Years
                    3 years, 21 days ago

                    I really feel bad caping son

                    1. Thomas Magnum
                      • 8 Years
                      3 years, 21 days ago

                      Why? Still one more game to go, no?

                      1. OLD Rafiki
                        • 3 Years
                        3 years, 21 days ago

                        tbh I don't see him scoring any goal

                        1. @persecuted_by_mods
                            3 years, 21 days ago

                            Your main problem is if kane is injured mourinho might just rest son for the final

                            1. Thomas Magnum
                              • 8 Years
                              3 years, 21 days ago

                              This could be the case, could also be great for Son owners if Kane is out and Son starts and gets a return

                              1. @persecuted_by_mods
                                  3 years, 21 days ago

                                  Yes he's done well when upfront but now with vinicious there it's not likely

                              2. Pep bites Kun
                                • 7 Years
                                3 years, 21 days ago

                                ooh hadn't thought of that. Doubt it though, Spurs are 5 points off top 4 and Son is 'rested', albeit through injury.

                                Let's hope for good news on Kane.

                        2. TheSteel
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 11 Years
                          3 years, 21 days ago

                          Could still pay off. But reinventing the wheel comes to mind if you also have Kane

                        3. thegaffer82
                          • 12 Years
                          3 years, 21 days ago

                          If Kane was to play (and score) v’s Southampton then I really feel it could have been catastrophic for your rank.

                          But extremely doubtful Kane plays, so I can see Son playing upfront and will give you a nice chance to claw back some points.

                          Not all lost by any means

                      2. Sandy Ravage
                        • 8 Years
                        3 years, 21 days ago

                        Bruno > Pogba (-4)?

                        1. Thomas Magnum
                          • 8 Years
                          3 years, 21 days ago

                          Seems sideways/downgrade to me

                        2. Eh, just one more thing ...
                          • 12 Years
                          3 years, 21 days ago

                          Ah ... free maybe ..... I’m pondering Bruno to rashford for free.

                        3. thegaffer82
                          • 12 Years
                          3 years, 21 days ago

                          Nah.

                          I wouldn’t write Bruno off just yet. And, if I were to sell him, it wouldn’t be for Pogba.

                      3. The Train Driver
                        • 8 Years
                        3 years, 21 days ago

                        Maupay or Welbeck?

                        1. Thomas Magnum
                          • 8 Years
                          3 years, 21 days ago

                          Wait and see who looks better when they play

                      4. 272MK
                        • 10 Years
                        3 years, 21 days ago

                        Man where are them Kane news.

                      5. Thomas Magnum
                        • 8 Years
                        3 years, 21 days ago

                        Pogba still wearing his basketball shooting sleeve is he?

                      6. El Presidente
                        • 4 Years
                        3 years, 21 days ago

                        This ManU team being 2nd in the league is one of the greatest mysteries of mankind...my God.

                        1. JONALDINHO
                          • 6 Years
                          3 years, 21 days ago

                          They have the second highest net spend in the world of 960m over the last decade. Realistically they should be winning the prem and UCL or at least challenging for them.

                        2. thegaffer82
                          • 12 Years
                          3 years, 21 days ago

                          Please expand... I really don’t get your point at all.

                          My guess is you’re saying Utd are awful and don’t deserve 2nd place.

                          In which case, who are so much better? why are they so much better? And are you sure football is the sport for you?

                      7. just a man
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 12 Years
                        3 years, 21 days ago

                        Nice line.

                      8. Scots Gooner
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 7 Years
                        3 years, 21 days ago

                        What a rubbish weekend of football

                        1. Thomas Magnum
                          • 8 Years
                          3 years, 21 days ago

                          There’s unfortunately been quite a few of them this season...

                        2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                          • 14 Years
                          3 years, 21 days ago

                          Same every week

                      9. JONALDINHO
                        • 6 Years
                        3 years, 21 days ago

                        Why doesn’t the ‘Clear and Obvious’ rule apply for offsides? Let the ref and the linesman do their job and if there is a clear offside / onside that is seen by the naked eye by the people in the box then allow or disallow the goal. Scrap the whole line idea. Same goals for any fouls, handballs, etc

                        1. @persecuted_by_mods
                            3 years, 21 days ago

                            Because what is clear and obvious is hard to be defined- the naked eye view will be just as inconsistent.

                            To one ref something will be clear and obvious then the next week with a different ref he'll see it differently

                            1. JONALDINHO
                              • 6 Years
                              3 years, 21 days ago

                              If they can decide whether it’s offside or not by looking at it. If it’s too tight to call and they need to pull out the lines then the referees decision stands

                          • Robson-Canoe
                            • 8 Years
                            3 years, 21 days ago

                            But where do you draw the line for "clear and obvious" with offsides? 1 cm? 10 cm? 20 cm?
                            It has to be a yes or no with offsides.

                        2. thegaffer82
                          • 12 Years
                          3 years, 21 days ago

                          We just got the line lads... Woods’ big toe was offside.

                          Can we lay it to rest now?

                          1. SEXY SALAH
                            • 7 Years
                            3 years, 21 days ago

                            I know, I’ve not even moaned and it would have benefitted me most with Lowton lol

                            1. thegaffer82
                              • 12 Years
                              3 years, 21 days ago

                              You’ve behaved impeccably throughout this whole saga KK 😉

                              1. SEXY SALAH
                                • 7 Years
                                3 years, 21 days ago

                                Hehe

                          2. @persecuted_by_mods
                              3 years, 21 days ago

                              Was just questioning why they didn't show the lines instantly like normal 🙂 didn't think he would be onside or there would be a conspiracy

                          3. La Roja
                            • 12 Years
                            3 years, 21 days ago

                            Burnley is beating the crap out of Bruno

                            1. Make United Great Again
                              • 11 Years
                              3 years, 21 days ago

                              Brexit FC

                          4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                            • 14 Years
                            3 years, 21 days ago

                            What’s this about a super league? Could this be the last worthwhile season of fpl?

                            1. Thomas Magnum
                              • 8 Years
                              3 years, 21 days ago

                              Brought it up earlier and these were some responses
                              https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2021/04/18/arteta-explains-leno-benching-as-ill-aubameyang-misses-out-again/?hc_page=6&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_23691544
                              Sounds that way that’s for sure if it ends up going ahead

                              1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                                • 14 Years
                                3 years, 21 days ago

                                I don’t know much about it so thanks for linking the post

                                Seems like a disaster. Taking out 5 or 6 teams from the premier league is going to be the end

                                1. Thomas Magnum
                                  • 8 Years
                                  3 years, 21 days ago

                                  I was wanting to find out more also, seems a terrible money grab that would kill domestic leagues and the sport. The Premier League issued a pretty damning notice saying it firmly rejects it

                            2. Make United Great Again
                              • 11 Years
                              3 years, 21 days ago

                              Wont go through imo

                              1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                                • 14 Years
                                3 years, 21 days ago

                                Good. Hope so

                            3. @persecuted_by_mods
                                3 years, 21 days ago

                                Isn't it to replace the champions league rather than national leagues

                                1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                                  • 14 Years
                                  3 years, 21 days ago

                                  Would still be a champions league under uefa? This is different I think

                                  1. Thomas Magnum
                                    • 8 Years
                                    3 years, 21 days ago

                                    Yes it’ll be a league as opposed to tournament and would be very detrimental to the UCL

                              • ZimZalabim
                                • 7 Years
                                3 years, 21 days ago

                                UEFA is trying to push through a change in format for the champions league so they can add 4 teams and add 4 games per team in one group rather than multiple groups as it is now and they would have 8 direct qualified teams plus 8 play off winners to add even more games, so the big European Clubs are using this as the time to try to push through their Super league plan which they've wanted to do for years as they will make crazy amounts of money by doing this and have guaranteed European Football every year.

                                I feel this is just going to end in some sort of compromise where they may get a bigger piece of the existing UCL and the changes aren't as drastic, but u never know, these owners are ruthless business men and their number 1 priority is making as much profit as possible, everything else is secondary.

                            4. Duke Silver ☑
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 9 Years
                              3 years, 21 days ago

                              Martin Tyler is easily amused.

                              1. Make United Great Again
                                • 11 Years
                                3 years, 21 days ago

                                Numbers..

                                1. Duke Silver ☑
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 9 Years
                                  3 years, 21 days ago

                                  Numbers are fun. Ball goes round and round like the wheels on the bus 😀

                              2. Thomas Magnum
                                • 8 Years
                                3 years, 21 days ago

                                I’ll make sure to look up the last 1-11 team for my next trivia night