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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. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Think it's WC time and Lukaku or Vardy for Ronaldo. United aren't going to do much against the big teams by the looks of things.

  2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Second week in a row Bruno was square for the tap in, this time Sancho doesn't pass it.

    Bloody hell

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

    How is Sancho above Lingard in Ole's pecking order?

    1. AleksaMaster
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      How is ole still manager?

      1. janowsc
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Think he’ll get sacked before seasons’s end?

    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Lingard should be starting as well

  4. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Cheers Ron for the 3pts from 2 games. Unreal.

  5. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone taking a punt on Shaw??

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Not even when I'm high

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Tis a fish-troll!

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

    Nah this is ending 1-1.

    The lunchtime kickoff curse carries on

  7. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    United creating absolutely nothing

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Gray blank but brilliant performance, great AA.

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

      Easily been double digits on another day

  9. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ole's tactics are utterly stupid and really deserves all the criticism that comes his way. Seriously is so out of depth.

    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yep he's a clown.

  10. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sancho is another one to ruin his career by signing for this club.

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Happy they won’t get Haaland too

  11. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Dobbin In

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Grass

  12. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    3 points from Shaw and Ronaldo, usual start for me

    1. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I beat you 4pys por moi as I captained Ronaldo haha

  13. CostaCoffee
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Few different ways Chelsea could line up.

    3-5-2
    Mendy
    Azpi Silva Rudi
    CHO Kova Chalobah RLC Chilwell
    Werner Lukaku

    3-4-3
    Mendy
    Chalobah Silva Rudi
    Azpi RLC Kova Chilwell
    CHO Lukaku Werner

    4-3-3
    Mendy
    Azpi Silva Rudi Chilwell
    RLC Chalobah Kova
    CHO Lukaku Werner

    Either way there looks to be far more creative options for Lukaku than the previous 2 games

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Going to be another kovacic goal today, isn't it...

    2. Carefree Crew
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      3,4,3 I'd imagine

  14. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ronaldo captain fail 2 weeks in a row. Wish I’d sold for Lukaku ffs

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yep

  15. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I don't know how Lingard doesn't get a look in

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

      He unlocks the games

  16. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Wildcarded this week Christensen in reckon he should go straight back out? Also gutted I went Cr7 over Vardy!

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Keep Christensen if you are open to some amount of rotation, else switch to Wolves (maybe even double Wolves)

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Should play 2/3 of games I reckon and is decent value for 5.0m

    3. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Absolutely no sense in that

    4. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      As I’ve been saying all week he will start 3 in 4, personally using him as a first sub with cancelo and rudiger starting

  17. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    This top 10k team gets it pretty bad

    Ronaldo (c)
    Mount + Alonso + Christensen
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/50263/event/7/

  18. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    30 sec left for a Ronaldo(C) failure confirmation

    1. Thanos
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      It's confirmed

  19. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Horrific start for Ronaldo cappers, could be very punishing if lukaku hauls

  20. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Should I just stop playing FPL?
    I see only bad moves…

    GW1 - picking Barnes Gundo over Benrahma Greenwood
    GW3 - still keeping Barnes and getting rid of Gundo
    GW4 - getting DCL for a hit who is injured
    GW5 - getting Bam who will be injured
    GW6 - doing Bruno Bam to Benrahma Ronaldo (c) for a hit
    GW7- (c) Ronaldo again…

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      You need to accept your fate.

    2. ANGRY PERSON
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      It's a game of Luck

  21. Salan
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ole is a genius, proved.

  22. squ1rrel
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Pull the trigger on Ron->Lukaku?

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Why? He wont be benched next game

  23. 3 A
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Siuuu...

    Lolll

  24. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    The most dissapointing thing here is Greenwood blank.

    50:50 who I got rid off between him and Jota. Watch Jota score tomorrow in a cameo…

  25. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Oh boy

  26. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I dont know about you, but I thoroughly enjoyed that game

  27. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ole should have left Ronnie on the bench

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yes, Sissoko would have given me more points

  28. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ronaldo BLANKKK

  29. JJO
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Why did that German shaite head bench Mount after all those comments and put 4 trees next to Lukaku

  30. bodgejob
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Rafa's a great manager

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yep