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Kane on the bench as Shaw and Fernandes start for Man Utd

Two Premier League matches kick off at 2pm BST today – Southampton v Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes two changes from the team that comfortably beat Leeds United in Gameweek 1, as Nemanja Matic (£4.5m) and Anthony Martial (£7.9m) replace Scott McTominay (£5.5m) and Daniel James (£6.0m) in the starting XI.

New signings Raphael Varane (£5.5m) and Jadon Sancho (£9.4m) are both named on the bench.

Ralph Hasenhüttl’s Southampton will be looking to bounce back from their opening-day loss at Everton, though they are without a win in 10 home league matches against The Red Devils.

New signing Adam Armstrong (£6.0m) leads the line, while £4.0m defender Tino Livramento gets another start at right-back ahead of Kyle Walker-Peters (£5.0m), who again has to settle for a place on the bench.

At Tottenham Hotspur, Nuno names an unchanged starting XI with Harry Kane (£12.4m) on the bench. That means another out-of-position start for Son Heung-min (£10.0m).

Of all the current Premier League sides that the South Korean international has played against, Wolves are the only team he hasn’t scored against. Could that be about to change?

Meanwhile, Bruno Lage takes charge of his first Wolves home game and makes just one change to his starting XI, with Nelson Semedo (£5.0m) replacing Ki-Jana Hoever (£4.0m).

GAMEWEEK 2 LINE-UPS

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Livramento, Stephens, Salisu, Perraud, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Walcott, Djenepo, Adams, A Armstrong

Subs: Forster, Bednarek, Walker-Peters, Valery, Diallo, Elyounoussi, Tella, Redmond, Long

Man Utd XI: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Fred, Martial, Fernandes, Pogba, Greenwood

Subs: Heaton, Dalot, Varane, James, Lingard, Mata, McTominay, van de Beek, Sancho

Wolves XI: Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Semedo, Moutinho, Neves, Marcal, Trincao, Traore, Jimenez

Subs: Ruddy, Hoever, Ait-Nouri, Silva, Gibbs-White, Dendoncker, Cundle, Marques, Campbell

Spurs XI: Lloris, Tanganga, Sanchez, Dier, Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Alli, Moura, Bergwijn, Son

Subs: Gollini, Doherty, Davies, Sessegnon, Winks, Lo Celso, Gil, Kane, Scarlett

1,517 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Thank you Mccarthy.

  2. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    10 goals in last 10 games for greenwood

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Gundo > Greenwood = Happy

  3. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    As a huge Martial fan.. I must admit, he has been sooooo bad.

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Are you French or crazy?

      1. Arvin-ation
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        lmao

  4. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Greenwood clear in the baps

  5. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Martial has been terrible, and I’m not even watching the game….

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Spot on

    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Should be playing the cup matches only

  6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Hopefully Timmy can rise before Livramento

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Livramento won't rise now unless goal or assist. Casuals won't notice him.

    2. bigwig
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah this, transfer plans hinge on it!

    3. Sad Pablo Arsecobar
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Has Walker pieters really been dropped now? I can just see me putting Liv in and getting burnt with KWP lining up.

    4. Sad Ken
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Who's Timmy?

  7. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Martial off for Sancho. Thank heavens

  8. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba is on fire

  9. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba is essential.

  10. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba could've had a haul today

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      He still can

  11. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba close!

  12. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba in attacking positions. What a player!!!!!

  13. 3 A
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba look more dangerous now

  14. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba gash

  15. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Almost Greenwood assist

  16. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba goal imminent

  17. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba unplayable right now.

  18. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    WC confirmed. Will triple up on a United midfield and get rid of Shaw.

  19. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba 5 assists. 20 by gw 10?

  20. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba actually looking like a good FPL asset.

  21. The Legend Squad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba looking like the FPL asset he was always promised to be...

  22. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Both Pogba and Fred playing higher up the last game and this game compared to last. Likely change against the smaller teams. Makes them more desirable as FPL options.

  23. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba keeping that spot on the left me thinks.

  24. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Son just had an assist blocked by defenders hand

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Pen ?

      1. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Nope arm too close to body

      2. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        No

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

    Points make prizes and Pogba could prove to be the prize pick!

  26. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Salahs three points looking ok now

  27. Gunneryank
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    So Greenwood up top where he's supposed to be then? Sancho helps open things up for Bruno and Mason a bit?

  28. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    This is surely the main United front three now going forwards?

    Pogba Greenwood Sancho

    Or is that too obvious?

  29. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba Beats 1 player and scuffs a shot wide

    the ffs board goes wild!

  30. Khark
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Paul Pogba is such a fantastic footballer....when he can be arsed.