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Meslier, Rashford, Ings benched as fans return to Premier League grounds

End-of-season rotation continues to ramp up as fans return to Premier League grounds.

Leeds, Manchester United and Southampton each boast at least one important Fantasy asset on the bench while Fulham come to Old Trafford with a very shuffled pack.

Illan Meslier (£4.8m) is among the substitutes at St. Mary’s Stadium tonight with Kiko Casilla (£4.1m) handed a first start since the Gameweek 19 defeat to Brighton.

He is joined there by Pascal Struijk (£4.0m) who ends a run of five successive starts to allow Liam Cooper (£4.3m) to return to the team for the first time since his Gameweek 31 sending off at Manchester City.

The club captain appears to be set for a night in a back-three alongside Diego Llorente (£4.4m) and Luke Ayling (£4.4m) with Stuart Dallas (£5.4m) and Ezgjan Alioski (£4.3m) either side of Kalvin Phillips (£4.9m) in a 3-3-3-1 formation.

Rodrigo (£5.7m) comes in for Mateusz Klich (£5.2m) play at number 10 with Jack Harrison (£5.5m) and Raphinha (£5.5m) either side of him and Patrick Bamford (£6.5m) leading the line.

As ever, Southampton are in their 4-2-2-2 formation with Che Adams (£5.7m) and Nathan Tella (£4.3m) leading the attack in Danny Ings‘ (£8.4m) absence.

Theo Walcott (£5.8m) celebrates his permanent switch to Saints by starting on the flanks with Moussa Djenepo (£5.4m) while Oriol Romeu (£4.5m) failing his late fitness test means another central-midfield outing for Stuart Armstrong (£5.5m) next to James Ward-Prowse (£5.9m).

Marcus Rashford (£9.6m) is Manchester United’s big-name benching as they host Fulham.

Paul Pogba (£7.6m) and Mason Greenwood (£7.3m) are on the left and right flanks of attacking midfield respectively tonight while Edinson Cavani (£8.0m) leads the line in front of Bruno Fernandes (£11.4m).

Axel Tuanzebe (£4.1m) makes a second league start from a possible three alongside Victor Lindelöf (£4.8m) while Luke Shaw (£5.5m) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.7m) are in their usual full-back roles.

Fulham come to Old Trafford with a rather second-string appearance as Joachim Andersen (£4.5m), Ola Aina (£4.4m) and Kenny Tete (£4.3m) on the bench.

Tim Ream (£4.2m) is handed the captaincy in his first start since Gameweek 6 and looks like one of just three recognised defenders alongside Joe Bryan (£4.5m) and Tosin Adarabioyo (£4.5m).

Gameweek 37 Line-ups

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Tuanzebe, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka; Fred, McTominay; Pogba, B Fernandes, Greenwood; Cavani.

Fulham XI: Areola; J Bryan, Adarabioyo, Ream; Lookman, Reed, Anguissa, Lemina, De Cordova-Reid; Cavaleiro, Carvalho.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Salisu, Vestergaard, J Stephens, Walker-Peters; Djenepo, Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Walcott; Tella, Adams.

Leeds United XI: Casilla; Llorente, Cooper, Ayling; Alioski, K Phillips, Dallas; Harrison, Rodrigo, Raphinha; Bamford.

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  1. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Has to be a Bruno assist or else that’s clearly offside. Will not accept a DDG assist

    1. DeadStarComing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Exactly. Surely opts now have to award the assist. If not clear offside.

    2. AD2110
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah exactly, what a joke

    3. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I don't think VAR checked whether he touched it or not, should have been dissalowed for offside, shows how pointless var is again

      1. DeadStarComing
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Agreed. Goal shouldn’t actually have stood.

      2. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Var isn’t pointless, the people running it are a bunch of useless and pathetic clowns

        1. Boxwoods
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          This

        2. WVA
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Football is better without it

  2. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    If u have bruno but not as cap

    Assist is good right?

    1. djman102
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bruno EO is 73%, so points are good.

  3. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Who was it I was slagging off the other day for having DDG lol jokes on me

  4. FPL Alaska
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    If Bruno didn't touch it, than it's offside and no goal.

    1. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      True, but they can’t now disallow it so will Bruno get the assist?

      1. FPL Alaska
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        He should in my mind. If they can't disallow the goal, than they can't change the events that determined that goal was possible. Bruno assist should stand.

  5. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    If Bruno didn’t touch it, then it was offside from De Gea’s pass.

  6. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Goal should’ve been off. Cavani offside when the assister, de Gea, played the pass. Saying this as a United fan and Bruno owner.

  7. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Referees are absolutely shocking. How do they consistently get at least 1 decision wrong every week even WITH VAR

    Bunch of mangoes

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      BruNO touch. Cavani miles offside

      Old Trafford strikes again

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      VAR is pointless they get just as much wrong

    3. justaguy9
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      And always in favor of bruno

  8. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Has to be a Bruno assist because Cavani was offside from the pass by DDG and it was checked by VAR? This means VAR must have ruled that Fernandes got a touch?

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Or VAR just simply missed the fact that Bruno didnt touch it

    2. Dreaming of glory
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Or var missed that he didn't touch it......

    3. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      VAR didn't check there wasn't time

    4. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      VAR is to correct clear errors

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        They don't re-ref the game and make new calls.

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          I know this. Cavani was about 2 yards offside from DDG pass though so they must have checked where he was when Bruno “touched” it is the point I’m making. Whether he actually touched it or not is irrelevant as they deemed he did.

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            The option remains that they could not demonstrate that he did or didn't get the touch. That's the point I'm making. It's not true that they must have concluded that he did touch the ball.

            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              There's a bias towared the on-field decision, which is the default decision. It's only correctled if it's clear and obviously wrong. These are just humans looking at a screen. It's not any more clear and obvious to them as it is to us. So on-field decision stands.

  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Choupo-Moting has been awarded the assist.

    1. JohnnyRev7
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Nah, Kane will claim in. On his daughter's life.

  10. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    They'll change it to a Bruno assist so it doesnt make the refs look bad.

    Bruno didnt touch it, but the VAR refs assumed he did and gave the goal

    1. Cookie Kid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yep they will, bottlejobs

      Old Trafford fans are back

    2. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Strange thing is, in real time it looked clear as day he clipped it on.

      When slowed down he seems not to have touched it at all.

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        didnt change trajectory, the spin didnt change either. Dont think he touched it

  11. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    If that goal is onside then it’s a Bruno assist...

    More realistically though he didn’t touch it and it should be 0-0.

    Non-owner.

  12. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Dallas wastes a Raph assist.

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Noooo the two I own

    2. djman102
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Would have been perfect.

    3. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Oh ffs

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Whaaa

  13. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Lukaku assist ... so that everyone is happy 😆

  14. teddypicker
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    People on here talking like it's the first time VAR has got things wrong

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      This. So much this

  15. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Oh ffs just noticed FPL twitter said assist TBC. Guaranteed Bruno gets it now.

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      they'll say Bruno touched it so no one can blame VAR

      pretty clear that he didnt touch it

    2. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Does Mark own DDG?

    3. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Lol what a joke this game has become

  16. Reeker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Half time we should get some slow mo shots of the goal because of the offside controversy

  17. Salan
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bruno surely should get that red. Poor ref.

  18. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    It's a clear error, the VAR check was far too fast to have checked it correctly. Shouldn't have been allowed as Fernandes didn't touch it but we'll that's VAR isn't it.

    1. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Or Bruno did touch it

  19. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I had Bruno from GW6 - 36. I've just remembered what it's like not owning him.

  20. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bruno to pick up a second YC before half time? Oh the scenes, the scenes would be something ...

  21. SackWenger
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    For me - Bruno attempts the back heel flick and helps it on with his studs - very close call though

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bruno owner?

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      no trajectory change, no change in spin of the ball, dont think he touched it

  22. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    United’s whole style is based around getting bad 50/50 decisions their way. Didn’t really notice until I started to pay attention to it.

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      A Liverpool fan talking about decisions going another teams way?

      1. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Do you not agree? Granted Liverpool got a lot of decisions their way in the past but this year we can agree they were very unlucky

        1. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          I think all the top sides get decisions in their favour in the prem yeah

          1. JONALDINHO
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            So why do you have to bring in the fact I support Liverpool?

            1. George Sillett
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Because you have previous when spouting biased comments re Liverpool.

            2. Fudgy
              • 4 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Liverpool won a title almost solely based on terrible var decisions

      2. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        get em Fudgy

    2. Ady87
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Hahahahahaha

    3. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I started paying attention somewhere in 1998. You?

    4. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Same for a lot of the 'top teams'

    5. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Hardly a style

    6. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      A style based on getting 50/50 decisions? What a load of rubbish 😀

    7. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Either a pathetic wind up or utter nonsense.

  23. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Not like the officials to make a mistake to benefit United.

    1. For Fuchs Sake
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      zzzzzzzzzz

    2. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      😀

    3. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Didn't the Liverpool keeper just score a goal in Fergie time? It was well after the 4 minutes added time

  24. For Fuchs Sake
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Some need glasses, the ball clearly changes in momentum, very subtle, but definite, hence why the goal was given. VAR would have had to check it.

    1. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Ball doesn't change momentum at all 😀 not one bit

      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        it does, you see it shift forward faster after it passes his boot. VAR must have seen something like this, or else it would be offside. Or they had another angle.

        1. Catastrophe
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          I really can't see any kind of deviation at all 😀

          You're making an assumption VAR made the correct call and is VAR also not there to correct clear and obvious errors? They don't always over-rule the ref.

    2. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Lol nice try. Zero change in spin

    3. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      You're the only one who needs glasses fella

    4. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah that’s what I thought tbh. When it happened it almost seemed obvious he clipped it on.

      The angle we see face on suggests otherwise, but we don’t see the heel of the boot.

    5. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I see you are a Man U fan.....glasses in the post

  25. Reeker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    In reality the only thing that matters is if Fernandes touched it not whether the goal is given. The incompetence of the VAR officials shouldn't be taken into consideration.

    I don't think the officials looked at it long enough to determine whether he touched it or not.

    1. A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Precisely this. Did Bruno touch the ball or not?

      1. Reeker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Probably have to wait till half time to get some slow mo shots

    2. Salarrivederci
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Well the VAR officials took a standpoint from which Bruno did touch the ball. They would have to award him the assist - otherwise the goal was offside

  26. Jebiga
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Fpl dosent know the basic football rules. Wow how many players they will lost because of this lol

    1. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      23!

  27. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Regardless of whether Bruno touched it and it was onside or not...

    What a finish from el matador.

    1. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Lovely goal, Cantona-esque

  28. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    After review, the assist for Cavani's goal is awarded to WATKINS

    #FPL

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      FFS sold him last week

    2. djman102
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Of course, he's on my bench!

    3. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      After review, the assist for Cavani's goal is awarded to VAR

    4. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I approve.

      Br second week Watkins owner

  29. I Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    People on Twitter are saying you can't be offside directly from a goal kick. Is this true or are they just biased United fans?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Even if that were true, it wasn't a goal kick.

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      you cant be offiside if you are on your own side of the pitch off a goal kick

      Dont think it was a goal kick anyways, it was open play from DDG

    3. SVG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Is true, but it was no goal kick

    4. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Oooo

    5. Salarrivederci
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Well it was not a goal kick, and Cavani was on the oppositions half during the pass from De Gea (pass from Bruno, since the goal would otherwise have been offside)

  30. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Reliable sources at the stadium giving it as a David de Gea assist.

    Bruno booking tho. Confirmed.