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Varane and Sancho start as Man Utd visit Wolves in Gameweek 3

Fantasy Premier League’s (FPL) most popular player Bruno Fernandes (£12.1m) starts as Manchester United visit Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final match of Gameweek 3.

For the home team, Bruno Lage sticks with the same XI that featured against Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.

That means another start for Adama Traore (£6.0m), who has taken 10 shots so far this season without scoring.

Long-term injury victims Jonny (£4.5m) and Pedro Neto (£6.5m) remain sidelined, but Willy Boly (£4.9m) and Daniel Podence (£5.5m) have returned as substitutes.

As for Man Utd, Raphael Varane (£5.5m) and Jadon Sancho (£9.3m) both start as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes three changes, with Daniel James (£6.0m) returning as Victor Lindelof (£5.0m), Nemanja Matic (£4.5m) and Anthony Martial (£7.8m) drop out.

As a result, Paul Pogba (£7.7m) could revert to a deeper midfield role alongside Fred (£5.0m).

Dean Henderson (£4.9m), Alex Telles (£5.0m), Scott McTominay (£5.5m)  and Marcus Rashford (£9.4m) are all absent, as expected.

Kick-off at Molineux is at 16.30 BST.

GAMEWEEK 3 LINE-UPS

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

Subs: Gibbs-White, Cundle, Podence, Ait-Nouri, Boly, Silva, Ruddy, Hoever, Dendoncker

Man Utd XI: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, Pogba, James, Fernandes, Sancho, Greenwood

Subs: Lindelof, Dalot, Matic, Heaton, Martial, Lingard, Cavani, Mata, van de Beek

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  1. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    So with CR7 coming to utd surely that puts Bruno on penalties under threat?

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Wow, no one has posted anything like this in the last 4 days.

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Haven't been on in days.

        Sorry pal

    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Bruno is off pens for sure
      (But obviously that’s not been confirmed by anyone at the club)

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        OK thanks

    3. Louis Van Gaalstones
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I really feel like Bruno should keep them, he has a better conversion rate - but ronny will probably end up getting them

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah would have thought so

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

    As a MU fan, I'm not surprised at all that they are struggling against Wolves. Nothing new that

    1. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Wolves seem to favour the big teams, always up their game.

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

        Also this, look what they have done to City a couple of times.

        1. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Suits them so well

  3. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Oooh, Saiss.

    That was nice.

  4. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    It’s not a case of ‘if’ Wolves will score, it’s simply a case of ‘when’

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      No, it's definitely IF. They lack a finish at the moment. Have done in last 2 Prem games too.

      1. Get up ya bum
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Can confirm ice watched their games. So dominant everywhere but opponents box

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      No it’s actually if at this point

    3. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Fred will do his best to gift them a goal I’m sure!

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

    Wolves unlucky not to be ahead.

  6. Chilli Heatwave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Wish Saiss was 4.5 would be a no brained for me, trying to decide if coady should be drafted in now

    1. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      *brainer

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I’m looking at marcel personally

      1. Chilli Heatwave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Is he nailed? Haven’t looked into the stats on him yet will have a glance later

        1. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah he seems very nailed. Not very attacking but he backs up Traore pretty well on the left

          1. Chilli Heatwave
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            Cheers, will keep an eye on him.

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

    Pogba non existent as usual in Central midfield

    Put him back on the left where he doesn't have to work, swap Sancho over to the right, and sub Dan James for matic to go in & try to settle that Fred maniac down a bit

    Sooner mctominays back the better

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      The fact that pogba can’t play midfield anymore is actually a real worry now

      1. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Amen to that.

        It’s bizarre, because he has all the attributes to be a top box-to-box CM.
        He lacks the discipline, intelligence & positioning to pull it off though

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          So in summary, he doesnt have the attributes for it

          1. thegaffer82
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            Mental attributes yes. Physical attributes - he very much has the tools to do the job

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

    Is Pogba abox to box mid or simply disinterested in this set up? Seems irritated that AWB doesnt have world class vision

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

      Pogba shouldn't be a CM in a pairing, specially if it is with Fred.

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      He’s very good in a midfield 3, but can’t handle the work rate for a double pivot

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Isnt this midfield 3? Just with Bruno doing absolutely no defending

    3. Get up ya bum
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Same now as when they paid 100m he's never been a double pivot mid

  9. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Bruno down

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Uh oh

  10. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Bruno coming off?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      no

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

    Bruno literally begging for a penalty

    Pathetic

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

      He was used to getting those last year 😉

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

      faking injury to try and get a penalty, despite it being a graze of his shin pad.
      Poor Penandes

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Who wears a shinpad in their boot?

    3. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Can’t believe some people actually think this United side will compete with City, Liverpool and Chelsea for the title

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

        Why are you throwing Liverpool in there? One injury and they're screwed.

        1. JONALDINHO
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Who gets injured and they’re screwed?

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            If Salah gets injured the team is done.

            AFCON going to get messy in January if someone isn't signed soon.

            1. JONALDINHO
              • 6 Years
              2 years, 8 months ago

              Alisson
              Trent Matip VVD Robertson
              Henderson Fabinho Thiago
              Mane Firmino Jota

              Under Klopp this team challenges. This whole myth that 1 injury and they’re done isn’t true. If multiple players in 1 position are injured like last year they’ll obviously struggle like any team would

            2. JONALDINHO
              • 6 Years
              2 years, 8 months ago

              By the way they only miss 2 games due to AFCON

          2. Dthinger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            VVD, if last season is an indication

            1. JONALDINHO
              • 6 Years
              2 years, 8 months ago

              They were still top of the league for ages when he was injured. They only dropped down when Matip and Gomez were injured too

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

          Liverpool will be there, there about a. Chelsea and City are the real contenders however

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Liverpool are definitely in the race

        • Fish up a tree
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Wolves dominating so far. Utd poor tbh

          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            Yet you fancy that one United goal will win this.

        • Isco Disco
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          1 injury to Fabinho or Mane or VVD and Liverpool will find it hard to win the easy games.
          Did you forget how Pool lost 6 consecutive home games last season coz of injuries to few first team players

          1. JONALDINHO
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            They lost those games because they were missing every single first team centre back. It’s like taking Dias, Laporte, Stones from City. They’d be terrible. They can easily challenge without 1 of the players you mentioned. If all 3 were injured it would affect them but that’s the same with any team

      3. Fish up a tree
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Barcelona must have some team if they let this Trincao fella go out on loan!

        Think we need to get on Wolves as their fixtures look the dogs

        1. Get up ya bum
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Na Barca were desperately selling players trying to clear their salary. The club is a joke. They've given wolces a cut price permanent fee on him. He wasnt liked ay Barca anyway

        2. Pep bites Kun
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          He looks the business alright.

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

        Greenwood on right ck

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

        Why are utd waiting for Varane to play the ball up the field like Lindelof does? They have two non ball-playing defenders now.

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Slab is very good on the ball.

          1. Zalk
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            right...

        2. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Maguire is a great ball playing cb

          1. Zalk
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            Why has Lindelof always been the one with the ball then? And now Varane is the one on the ball?

        3. Chilli Heatwave
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Maguire, for his faults, is great at ball playing and bringing it out form the back

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

        Trincao is a beautiful dribbler

        1. ANGRY PERSON
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          But lacks the end product like traore

      7. tbos83
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Bruno fine

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

        Sancho currently looking worse than Bebe

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          😀

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          That's impossible.

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

          Blasphemy

        4. Fish up a tree
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Money well spent

        5. @persecuted_by_mods
            2 years, 8 months ago

            I keep telling people how crap bundesliga is and they don't listen

        6. Ci Siamo
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          If United drop points here too they might have to start Ronaldo GW4 regardless

        7. @persecuted_by_mods
            2 years, 8 months ago

            This is what happens when you start a premier league game with 3 players who cant pass a football (Fred, AWB, James)

          • HellasLEAF
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            Is Torres a realistic option? Had wanted to bring in to start the season but as always feared rotation risk. But he has started all 3 matches up front and played 90 twice.

            1. TorresMagic™
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              • 14 Years
              2 years, 8 months ago

              Should start the next one.

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

              I'm considering him, good price and with KDB out.

          • gooberman
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            Sancho completely ineffective again so far.

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                2 years, 8 months ago

                Reminder that Kagawa and Mikhtaryan were both player of the year in bundesliga

            2. have you seen cyan
              • 4 Years
              2 years, 8 months ago

              Is Jimi on the same level as DCL and Ings anymore?

              1. shiraz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 3 Years
                2 years, 8 months ago

                Great stats, wolves just unlucky to not have a goal or two in their last 2 matches. And it was against strong teams

                1. have you seen cyan
                  • 4 Years
                  2 years, 8 months ago

                  he does have pens right, thats something over Ings at least. Just hard to see him in the same bracket as those two, I dont think anyone can pick Jimi over DCL

                  Jimis price is good tho

            3. Chilli Heatwave
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              2 years, 8 months ago

              The worse United get today, the more sure I am that I will be bringing in Ronaldo for some sweet revenge against Newcastle. Predicting carnage

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

              Get Sancho to the Bencho. Lingard way better

              1. thegaffer82
                • 12 Years
                2 years, 8 months ago

                When he plays for West Ham perhaps!
                Jesse has had plenty of chances, but wasn’t good enough

            5. Bobby Digital
              • 6 Years
              2 years, 8 months ago

              Thought Utd would come out guns blazing for this one...

            6. Flair
              • 3 Years
              2 years, 8 months ago

              At this rate we'll be thinking of Pogba as a winger and not a midfielder

              1. Bobby Digital
                • 6 Years
                2 years, 8 months ago

                Why didn't Ole play the same setup he played in GW1?

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

                Pogba should be in Bruno's position, he is the better player

                1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
                  • 3 Years
                  2 years, 8 months ago

                  Lol ok mate

            7. _Ninja_
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              2 years, 8 months ago

              Bruno goal offside

            8. shiraz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 3 Years
              2 years, 8 months ago

              With the way wolves have been playing this 3 gw, great stats and great upcoming fixture. I am keeping tabs on jose sa, saiss, traore, jimmy and hee chan

              1. Fish up a tree
                • 2 Years
                2 years, 8 months ago

                Don’t think there’s any point delaying

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

              Bernandes GOAL. Offside