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Ronaldo leads Man Utd line as Pogba set to feature in advanced role

Two Premier League matches kick off at 14:00 BST today – Brighton and Hove Albion v Leicester City and West Ham United v Manchester United.

At Brighton, Graham Potter makes just one change as Adam Webster (£4.5m) is sidelined with a hamstring injury and is replaced by Solly March (£5.4m).

Pascal Gross (£6.0m) is continuing to self-isolate due to Covid-19 regulations, but Enock Mwepu (£5.9m) does return to the bench along with Tariq Lamptey (£4.4m).

As for Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester City, Boubakary Soumare (£4.9m) makes his first Premier League start and comes in for Marc Albrighton (£5.4m), while Ricardo Pereira (£5.5m) replaces Timothy Castagne (£5.4m) at right-back.

Meanwhile, Michail Antonio (£7.9m) is suspended for West Ham United after being sent off against Southampton in Gameweek 4. As a result, either Jarrod Bowen (£6.3m) or Nikola Vlasic (£6.0m) will lead the line, with Said Benrahma (£6.4m) and Pablo Fornals (£6.0m) completing David Moyes’ front four.

For Manchester United, Scott McTominay (£5.4m) starts alongside Fred (£5.0m) in a double pivot following groin surgery. That means Paul Pogba (£7.8m) could move back into a more advanced role on the left of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s 4-2-3-1 formation.

Mason Greenwood (£7.7m) starts ahead of Jadon Sancho (£.9.1m) on the right, who drops to the bench along with Donny van de Beek (£5.8m) and Victor Lindelof (£4.9m), both of whom featured in Europe.

GAMEWEEK 5 LINE-UPS

Brighton XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Duffy, Dunk, March, Lallana, Bissouma, Cucurella, Trossard, Maupay, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Burn, Richards, Mwepu, Alzate, Mac Allister, Moder, Connolly

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Pereira, Soyuncu, Vestergaard, Bertrand, Tielemans, Ndidi, Soumare, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy

Subs: Ward, Castagne, Dewsbury-Hall, Amartey, Choudhury, Daka, Lookman, Iheahancho, Albrighton

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Zouma, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Vlasic, Benrahma, Fornals, Bowen

Subs: Areola, Masuaku, Dawson, Noble, Kral, Lanzini, Fredericks, Diop, Yamolenko

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, McTominay, Greenwood, Fernandes, Pogba, Ronaldo

Subs: Heaton, Dalot, Matic, Martial, Sancho, Lingard, Bailly, van de Beek, Mata

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  1. Harry the Hack
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    where's Antonio when you need him

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

    Bowen you numpty

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Maguire is a special talent!

    Constant comedic value.

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yes, thank you for the 80 million. 😀

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

        lol - nice one 😉

  4. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    How did MU pay £80 million for Slabhead is just beyond me

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Leicester buy cheap sell for ridiculous prices 🙂
      Maguire was replaced by Soy for peanuts

      1. Thanos
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Leicester board would have been rofl'ing when United would have bid that amount.

      2. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Fofana is the real deal - such shame he's badly injured.

    2. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      They thought that Liverpool paid £75m for VVD from a mid table club and so decided to copy them.
      AWB was United's answer to TAA

  5. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Penandes time yet?

    1. Saka Rice
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Penaldo you mean?

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        You don’t belittle a legend calling him that 😉

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    United look off the pace

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

      Standard 1st half away from home performance.

  7. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Veltman yc

  8. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    All these missed chances for WHU will bite them in the arse later on. United to win 1-0!

  9. Sgt. Schultz
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    United’s passing is just terrible!

  10. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    McFred in top form here.

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      McFred sounds like some new meal McDonalds could come up with.

  11. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Why is ddg kicking a ball he can literally get down on the gorund, roll about 5 times and still catch it

    1. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah, vey weird decision making.

  12. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    United look shite yet again.

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

    Ronaldo shot on target

  14. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Too early for Ronny cap fail post?

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

      Yes. can play poor and still score.

  15. Harry the Hack
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    my god. Fred. how is he continuing to get games?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Noone else to replace him in CM. He should be in Man Utd's second team, but until Man Utd buy a player like Rice or Phillips then Fred is going to keep playing.

      1. Harry the Hack
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        yeah i guess it was a rhetorical question. More like why didn't they get a good CM. He is making me cringe

    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Has sensitive photos of Ole

  16. Thomas Magnum
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    West ham could really do with a RB turned RW turned striker on the counter attack here

  17. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Brighton looking lively. Leicester not looking upto it.

  18. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ronaldo is entirely dependant on keeper howlers

    That would have been a goal vs newc keeper

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Rumours floating about was Woodman had Ronaldo TC, hence being dropped

  19. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Pereira could be a massive differential in the coming weeks if he stays quiet here

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Bruno post

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      😎

    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Give me an OMG BRUNO please Bemba

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

      Is he a member?

  21. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Shaw in the mood!

  22. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Shawt on target

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

    Greenwood taking too long to score.

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

      He only assists now

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

        I will take 2 of those.

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Flappy!

  25. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Benny R!!!

  26. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Benrahma goal

  27. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Benrahma G

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

    goal west ham benny

  29. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Benrahmaaaaaa

  30. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    West Ham goal