Dugout Discussion

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.

WATCH OUR MATCHDAY LIVE STREAM HERE

GET IN-GAME DATA AT LIVE FPL

Check your own rank and in-play FPL stats on LiveFPL.net every Gameweek

1,509 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 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 SON
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 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, 7 months ago

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

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

      How is ole still manager?

      1. janowsc
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

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

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

      Lingard should be starting as well

  4. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

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

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

    Anyone taking a punt on Shaw??

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Not even when I'm high

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Tis a fish-troll!

  6. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 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, 7 months ago

    United creating absolutely nothing

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

    Gray blank but brilliant performance, great AA.

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

      Easily been double digits on another day

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

      Yep he's a clown.

  10. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 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, 7 months ago

      Happy they won’t get Haaland too

  11. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Dobbin In

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

      Grass

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

    3 points from Shaw and Ronaldo, usual start for me

    1. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

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

  13. CostaCoffee
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 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, 7 months ago

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

    2. Carefree Crew
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      3,4,3 I'd imagine

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

      Yep

  15. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

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

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

      He unlocks the games

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

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

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

      Absolutely no sense in that

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

    30 sec left for a Ronaldo(C) failure confirmation

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

      It's confirmed

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

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

  20. Atimis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 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, 7 months ago

      You need to accept your fate.

    2. ANGRY PERSON
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      It's a game of Luck

  21. Salan
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ole is a genius, proved.

  22. squ1rrel
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Pull the trigger on Ron->Lukaku?

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Why? He wont be benched next game

  23. 3 A
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Siuuu...

    Lolll

  24. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 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, 7 months ago

    Oh boy

  26. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

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

  27. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ole should have left Ronnie on the bench

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yes, Sissoko would have given me more points

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

    Ronaldo BLANKKK

  29. JJO
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 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, 7 months ago

    Rafa's a great manager

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yep