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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. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Shawful

  2. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Utd reaply aren’t very good

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Need Phillips or Rice to replace Fred in the first XI

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

        Not sure why Rice would step down to Utd.

  3. bombonera
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Chilwell is starting for Chelsea

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Nope

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

        CHO too

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

    Shaw > cancelo done (exact money)

    Cancelo injuries inbound

  5. School of Poch
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Greenwood and Gray owner, just here to assist the assisters

  6. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    So glad that United cleanie is wiped, get in!!

    1. Dammit_182
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      It’s a beautiful thing. Now Ronnie to blank….pretty please

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Hope so!!

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      The feeling I used to get when Salah blanked, I miss that feeling but also hate playing the game negatively

  7. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    All setup for the Bruno winner and 3 BAPs then

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Greenwood

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yes Greenwood Assist that's right

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

    If I don't refresh FPL, do I still get to keep Shaw's 6 points?

    1. Dammit_182
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

    2. Forgetmeknot
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Pretty sure that’s how it works. Unfortunately you dont get any of the others yet to play either

  9. Forgetmeknot
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    As shaw now leaves on wc, what an anti climatic first 7 weeks of ownership he has been

  10. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    10 games without a CS at home now for Utd?

  11. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Doucoure is so sick, hopefully he gets baps, deserves them

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Sick?! What has he got? Hope it’s not lupus or anything

      1. teneighty
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        It's never lupus.

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Indeed, excellent control to release the ball

  12. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Dont know what Ronaldo is gesticulating about, Harry Kane would have saved that

  13. MITHRRANDIRR
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Proper shithousery from Townsend with that Siuuuuu celebration.

  14. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Chilly time!!!!

    1. _Gunner
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yes please

  15. jackruet
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Doucure the next yaya toure

    1. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      actually tho

  16. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Optus coverage in AU must be wayyyy behind
    you guys called the goal before United took their corner

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Tis terrible

  17. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I LOVE tripling up on Gray/Doucoure/Townsend

    What a goal

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

      Wow that's some belief. Nice. Benitez is class too, always have time for him.

  18. zes
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Who is on commentary here? They sound like they are wearing a Man U shirt. Sounded gutted when Townsend scored

  19. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Think the poster, Sun Jihai, got Chilwell in this GW

  20. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Shaw and Lindelof both going for the same man and leaving Townsend wide open for the goal. Shocking defending

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Docoure has that magnetism sucking people towards him

      He's been a nightmare all day, would be terrifying to play against him

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

      Replay of the defending for Martial's goal

      I trust neither defence because of stuff like this

  21. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    That Everton goal was incredible

    Gray 10/10
    Doucoure 11/10
    Townsend 8/10

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

      Why Townsend only gets 8? Perfect finish

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      What did townsend do wrong?

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      8/10 is very very good lads, but Doucoure & Gray were supernatural in the build up

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

      *Townsend 10/10

    5. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Gotta admit it was quite perfect

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

    Wasn’t sancho suppose to have some pace? Lad is running in treacle

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      He plays for Ole now!

  23. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Alonso playing LF?

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Left back on the team bus

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Strange decision to drop him, hope they lose 0-3 now

  24. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Pogba on
    Fred off

  25. bench boost for every gamew…
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Played Doucoure over Jota.

  26. MITHRRANDIRR
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Looking at the replay, Townsend botched that Siuuu shithousery there.

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

      Yep 😆

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

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2021/09/28/sell-ronaldo-for-lukaku-in-gameweek-7-what-fpl-managers-are-thinking/?hc_page=6&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_24196469

    Posted this the other day about where ManUtd have conceded all of their goals from (bar last week's from a corner) and where they've left gaps at the back, same again today

  28. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    2 pre assists is pretty annoying

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Gray & GW here

      1. School of Poch
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Likewise

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

    Pogba's haircut.... 😀

  30. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    never watched Bundesliga, Sancho is slooooow