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Ronaldo and Pogba benched but Shaw fit to start for Manchester United v Everton

Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.7m) has been left out of the Manchester United starting XI by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for the opening Premier League match of Gameweek 7.

The most-owned forward in Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is joined by Paul Pogba (£7.8m) on the home bench, with the United boss making three changes from the side that lost to Aston Villa last weekend.

The injured Harry Maguire (£5.4m) is the other player to make way.

“Wednesday night was a big effort, big emotional and physical output, so we needed to freshen it up when it’s an early kick-off.” – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on his team selection

Edinson Cavani (£8.4m), Anthony Martial (£7.6m) and Victor Lindelof (£4.8m) are the three players who didn’t start in Gameweek 6 who make the line-up today.

Luke Shaw (£5.4m) is fit to start, meanwhile, having been a doubt for this game because of illness and injury.

Shaw was the most-sold player of Gameweek 7, with just under one million Fantasy managers offloading him.

Above: The most-captained players among the top 10,000 FPL managers

The Everton team news is much more straightforward: head coach Rafael Benitez makes one change from last weekend’s 2-0 win over Norwich City, with youngster Anthony Gordon (£4.5m) starting in place of the injured Alex Iwobi (£5.9m).

GAMEWEEK 7 LINE-UPS

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Varane, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, Fernandes, Greenwood, Martial, Cavani.

Subs: Henderson, Bailly, Pogba, Ronaldo, Lingard, Sancho, Telles, Matic, van de Beek.

Everton XI: Pickford, Godfrey, Keane, Mina, Digne, Doucoure, Allan, Gordon, Gray, Townsend, Rondon.

Subs: Begovic, Lonergan, Kenny, Holgate, Gbamin, Davies, Branthwaite, Whitaker, Dobbin.

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1,509 Comments Post a Comment
  1. GE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ronaldo in for Martial in second half please

  2. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Gray looking gooood. He really is the talisman of this Everton team

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Gordon, Doucoure and he have looked very good

    2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Ronaldo 100% coming on at HT if United keep playing like this. Everton scoring soon

      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Reply fail

  3. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Greenwood Y

  4. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Greenwood YC

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Rage transfer incoming

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Greenwood yellow

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Bugger.

  6. Grounderz
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Astonishing eh the number of Ronaldo owners here.

    Calling for Ole's head, Ronaldo should have/ would have/ could have scored this and that and hat-trick already, etc.

    1. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      It's all banter

      1. Grounderz
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, I know. I'm just doing the same to them, calling them out. 😆

  7. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Gordon’s alive!

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Hurray!

      Maybe the myth of Gbamin's existence will be proven true soon

  8. FantasyTony
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    It often feels like United must train with balls two sizes too large or something.

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Swollen balls?

    2. james 101
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      There’s definitely a joke in there somewhere.

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Ronaldo certainly does. Even when he’s on the bench.

  9. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    This game needs that geeza on half a mil a week.

  10. Krafty Werks
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ole's gonna wait until he's 1-0 down to bring Ronaldo on I think?!! Top class management from the best in the game?!!

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

      Cant believe they've given OGS over 400m for player purchases.

      1. CRO KLOPP
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        But they gave him credit card not cash

      2. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Purchases this year i.e. Sancho, Cavani, Ronaldo and Varane have not been bad! But Ole is not up to the task

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

          Been really impressed with Varane so far.

      3. Sandy Ravage
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Should have gone to Steve Bruce instead

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

          Newcastle was for sale for under 500m... Puts things in perspective.

  11. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Amazed by how much United have declined this season. So vulnerable on the break in every game, nothing in defence from the wingers.

  12. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Greenwood trying to get Gray a YC

  13. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    How's that a yellow card for Greenwood?

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Ridiculous yellow

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Lol

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          😉

    2. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      No attempt to play the ball. A professional foul as they say. Usually given as a yellow, particularly in that sort of passage of play.

      Simple.

  14. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Doucoure almost scores

  15. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    shaw has started but I'll be happy to sell, this united defence I shockingly bad

    how's martial still getting a gig btw? useless, get Ronaldo on

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    United have been awful

    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      We've been awful for a while.

  17. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Doucoure is a top player.

    1. Gross Blank Point
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      He is. If Salah wasn't having such a great season I'd have a whole midfield of these £6 millionish pickz, some very good players in that bracket

  18. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Please score Everton - For God's sake!!!!

  19. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Shaw going on wildcard this week. United all over the gaf, at home too.

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I'm not sure where you're from, but your profile pic causes me to read all of your posts in a cockney accent. It's jolly fun.

      1. Weak Become Heros
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Well I am a west ham fan so you’ll be right on that front.

  20. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Two one pointers in Greenwood and Ronaldo on the cards for me here.

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Ronaldo could miss a pen

      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Possible

      2. Max City
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        and a YC

  21. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Wan-B storming the baps table

  22. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    united best bet going forward is to get the ball to shaw up the pitch and I'm not just saying that because I own him

  23. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    McTominay will get carded soon

  24. Jensen Luiz Coleman
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Entertaining game

  25. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Cavani will be lucky to escape a YC

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

      Yeah not sure how he was let off for that

  26. Saka Rice
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    People didn't actually think Ronaldo would make Man U win the league did they? He's "just" a good finisher inside the box. Great player but he won't create the chances just finish them. Juventus came 4th last season.

    1. Maeki2
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      And season before that?

      1. Saka Rice
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Juventus won...they are like Bayer Munich and PSG they win every year with or without Ronaldo

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

      I don’t know many Utd fans who think Ronaldo improves our first 11 much. We all know the problems we have are at DM/CM.

    3. Alexis Nonsense
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      It's more a romance thing I guess, I think he makes them better, but they have no midfield so can't compete with the big teams anyway

      Fred and McTominay is not good enough

  27. Maeki2
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Gray def passing the eye test

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah looks good

  28. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Cavani way to old for this league now, get Ronaldo on !

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Martial needs to come off. Been anonymous

  29. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Well done to anyone who went without any Utd players these last 2 gameweeks

  30. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    The longer it stays 0-0 the more shouts we'll hear to get Ronaldo on - as if that's going to solve Utd's lack of creativity