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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

1,640 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Just imagine how good this kid is going to be in five years time!

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      You haven't seen Theo Walcott yet.

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

    Seriously that's not a pen!!????

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

    Wtf VAR is a joke

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

      Clear & obvious mistake - what was that then ?

    2. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah VAR does like to take a break sometimes, like yesterday at Anfield.

  4. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    JLINGZ Essential. The redeemer

  5. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Lingard has totally turned his career around last 6 months. Great to see. Wonder if Utd would still spend £100 mil on Sancho now if they had the option!?

  6. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Clear pen!

  7. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Lingard showing good character after Europe midweek to bounce back with that. Fair play

  8. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    that was a corner or pen surely?

  9. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Lol thats a penalty

  10. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Just one pen please ffs. Who's checked that on var

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

    Now that is a pen.

  12. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    What the actual!

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

    That is a poor VAR decision. Zouma not even close to getting the ball and slide tackles to take out Ronaldo

  14. dark91
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ok he has dived a lot in the past tbh but this one was a pen

  15. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    No contact

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

    VAR an absolute disgrace how have they checked that and said no pen?

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

      How was that not a Shaw handball?

  17. fusen
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Benrahma gets a ridiculously lucky goal

    Greenwood, Shaw, Veltman, Sanchez all blank

    FPL is so fun

  18. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    What the actual f***!?

  19. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ronaldo diving again.

  20. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Zouma laughing cos he knows it was a pen - so many ridiculous decisions this week

  21. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Possible pen for westham !!!

  22. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Lingard needs to start next game!

  23. @persecuted_by_mods
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Why does Ronaldo keep diving into legs that would naturally trip him up

    • Thanos
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      WHU pen

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      PENNNNNNNN

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

      West ham pen maybe.. Shaw handball. var rev

    • The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Lol, this is ridiculous now. Needs to get his head chopped off to get a penalty.

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

      How he checking this and not the ronaldo one

    • el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Pen for WHU

    • Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Oh this is just pathetic now, is a pen!!!!!!