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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. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 20 hours ago

    Need jota to score or else I will regret getting him over greenwood

    1. KAALI_DAAL
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Lets phone Jota right away cause we cant have you regretting over something mate.

      1. REDMOND IN SANDALS
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        user name checks out

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 20 hours ago

    Rashford is so dangerous every time he has it!

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      He’s totally mastered being dangerous without actually looking in any danger of scoring a goal 🙁

  3. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 20 hours ago

    Just turned match on to see Utd have conceded. You just cannot rely on clean sheets from anyone in this game can you, regardless of the team they play for and the fixture. I really hate having to have defenders in FPL!

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Only if they are playing Sheff Utd 🙂

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        Ask the Arsenal fans/owners about that 😉 Tough choice to go Wolves over Arsenal

  4. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 20 hours ago

    Henderson with that cap shouting ‘build that wall’

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Big beautiful wall that he’ll make the Glazers pay for

  5. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 20 hours ago

    Bruno is useless isnt he

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Been poor in the past few weeks

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        Pogba effect

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 20 hours ago

          No pens to cover up his constant nothing performances effect.

    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Must’ve been too many home games recently

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Not at all - great player! It's a team sport. I have to say though that the interview where he complained that it was about the team and not just him, didn't fill me with confidence. He seemed tired. Roy Keane commentator just about made the remark to grow a pair

  6. Fpl_Juggernaut
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 20 hours ago

    Rashford just spamming the right analog stick

  7. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 20 hours ago

    Again just like the other week, my great team on paper just not delivering. All that analysing fixtures, whats the frikkin point!

  8. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 20 hours ago

    Maguire 50p head!

  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 20 hours ago

    Bruno/Shaw denied.

  10. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 20 hours ago

    They have been useless since I got them. In fact already got rid of Rudiger for TAA last Friday ev.

    1. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Sorry reply to last page! Regarding Rudiger n Shaw been useless

      1. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        Rudiger cleanie on its way this GW... shame you sold him 😉

        1. camarozz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 20 hours ago

          Story of my season so far. Evn Maja scored today after I sold him!!!! (to afford TAA)

    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Chelsea only keep CS’s in competitions not named English premier league following week 31 it seems

      1. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        That’s the kind of stat that’s just waiting to be busted...

        (I’m a glass half full kind of guy)

        1. Thomas Magnum
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 20 hours ago

          I really hope so as well!

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 20 hours ago

    No red check for Pogba?

    Studs to the knee...

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      He needs to get that technique out of his game. Has gotten away with several times.

  12. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 20 hours ago

    Shaw still wants those 3 bonus points.

  13. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 20 hours ago

    I’d do disgusting things for a Lowton winner

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Name them

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        Try me

    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Don’t hesitate to DM to discuss further

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        Haha!

  14. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 20 hours ago

    Fernandes is one such of a crap player

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Nice grav

    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      I’m looking forward to the kids going back to school

      *sigh*

  15. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 20 hours ago

    I’ve already cleared out my City players.

    Looks like United players can now go too.

    1. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Kdb doing it for me actually. And Dawson - 3 incoming

  16. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 20 hours ago

    Who's the 6 teams supposed to be involved in this super league craic?

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      City, Utd, Chelsea, Pool, Spurs, Arsenal(Don’t ask how)

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        Could’ve just said the big 6...

        1. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 20 hours ago

          Big 6 + Arsenal of course

    2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      The usual greedy blood suckers

  17. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 20 hours ago

    Going Brunoless since 26 has been one of the only good moves I’ve made this season. Pen incoming

    1. Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Sneaky reverse jinx

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        Close, if Shaw was streetwise

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 20 hours ago

          Instead, he just loses a BAP.

    3. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      This be game needs a dirty Bruno pen

    4. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Bruno never going to score or do anything in this game......put money on it.

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        Deposit me my money at full time then

        1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 20 hours ago

          Like I said was never going to score or do anything in this game........i hope you put money on it ??

    5. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Bruno is a fraud. Fell into the trap

      1. OLD Rafiki
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        90 min and am off to sell that MANCHESTER UNITED fraud star.

    6. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Which one of these teams are interested in joining a European Super League again?

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        Burnley turned it down. Wasn't elite enough for them.

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 20 hours ago

          Dyche giving the rest a chance, man of the people!

      2. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        😉

    7. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Shaw edging close to baps - must be due a YC I suppose

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        He's on 2 bonus now. Rashford has pulled way ahead for 3 though.

    8. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      awful WC... Shaw and Bruno doing nothing

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        Shaw is on for 2 bonus you nincompoop

    9. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Greenwood G

    10. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      bruno pen incoming

      1. JabbaWookiee
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        Haha! Bruno...

    11. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      GW G

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        Assist must be OG Burnley?

    12. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      2 1 to Manchester United.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        Lovely strike but a fair deflection.

        Should be his goal fine.

    13. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Pogba A

    14. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Shaw bonus wiped?

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 20 hours ago

        Hopefully.

    15. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 20 hours ago

      Bruno A

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 20 hours ago

          N9