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Double Gameweek 21 takes a bit of a breather after tonight’s match between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers, which kicks off at 17:30 GMT.

This is the 25th Premier League game in the space of eight days but we’ll have none in the next week as the domestic cups take centre stage.

This is plenty of Fantasy interest in this seventh fixture of Gameweek 21, particularly when it comes to the hosts.

David de Gea is the most-owned goalkeeper among the top 10,000 FPL managers, with Cristiano Ronaldo sitting in just under a third of these leading bosses and indeed in FPL teams overall.

The veteran Portuguese is the second most-captained player of Gameweek 21 (999,060 managers have handed him the armband), although that accolade has to be taken with a pinch of salt given the number of drifting Fantasy ghost ships now littering the overall ranks.

Both players start this evening in a Manchester United side showing two changes from the team that beat Burnley.

The alterations come at centre-half, with the injured Eric Bailly and Harry Maguire replaced by Raphael Varane and Phil Jones; the latter is starting his first United game in almost two years.

Victor Lindelof misses out once again because of coronavirus.

“Victor was still positive. Harry received a knock on his chest or whatever in the game against Burnley so we thought he would be good again for tonight but yesterday he was just trying, it was impossible, he even had too much pain when he was just standing or sitting.” – Ralf Rangnick

Bruno Fernandes is back from suspension but only among the substitutes, while Diogo Dalot and Marcus Rashford are benched for the second successive Gameweek.

Wolves haven’t been in action for over two weeks and there are two changes from the side that drew 0-0 with Chelsea, with Francisco Trincao and Nelson Semedo coming in for Leander Dendoncker and Ki-Jana Hoever.

Adama Traore is, once again, on the bench for the visitors, as is the fit-again Rayan Ait-Nouri.

Romain Saiss will depart for the Africa Cup of Nations after tonight’s game.

GAMEWEEK 21 LINE-UPS

Manchester United XI: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Jones, Shaw, McTominay, Matic, Greenwood, Sancho, Cavani, Ronaldo.

Subs: Rashford, Lingard, Fred, Bruno Fernandes, Dalot, Henderson, Alex Telles, van de Beek, Elanga.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Semedo, Neves, Moutinho, Marcal, Trincao, Jimenez, Podence.

Subs: Hoever, Ait Nouri, Bruno Jordao, Silva, Ruddy, Dendoncker, Traore, Cundle, Bueno.

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  1. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Fernandes on
    Greenwood off

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      shout out to Greenwood for 59th minute podcast

  2. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Why take GW off he is the engine?

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Rangnick afraid of making the big decisions. Cavani, Ronaldo and Sancho all bigger names that he can't upset.

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        If that's the case Sancho needs a serious reality check.

        1. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Sancho's ego has been inflated by his price tag and form in Bundesliga.

          One of the best things Klopp has done (although noone ever mentions it) is to implement a 'no tw*ts' signing policy. Liverpool don't go for players with egos (like Pogba, Ronaldo, Cavani, Sancho, Fernandes). They look for solid professionals who may be considered a bit boring (Robertson, Wijnaldum, Fabinho).

          1. Paul Psychic Octopus
            • 15 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Spot on.
            Like Real and Atletico Madrid.

  3. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What are United doing, have a bloody shot or something, this is worse than watching spurs under nuno

  4. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Greenwood off. Seems harsh. I thought he done alright.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Always first to go.

    2. fplgaruda
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      34 years old Cavani and 36 years old Ronaldo are United future.

      Why would you ever doubt that?

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bottle of oil being sent over to the wolves bench.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Making a salad?

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Extra virgin?

    3. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Hope there’s a happy ending

  6. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Can someone check their team score now and count in the united clean sheet points? I need a wolves goal asap...

  7. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How long before United fans want Ronaldo out?

    1. Miniboss
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Never. It’s more likely that manager will be swapped before end of season and Ronaldo returns to Madrid.

  8. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    The goal is coming

  9. Gazwaz80
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Jones on 3 baps, made up for him, hope he gets them even though I’ve got De Gea and Ronny…

  10. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who are people selling salah for?
    Kdb, son, other?

    1. _Make
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Phil Jones. Keeping the difference in the bank. Worth it.

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Jones bandwagon incoming !

    2. dando89
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      KDB maybe, but not decided yet (have kane so don't want Son too)

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers, they seem the be the 2 popular choices, spose son gives you funds for elsewhere

  11. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Traore on

  12. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lubed up & ready to enter.

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Oooooh Matron

    2. Gazwaz80
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Slippery character…

    3. fplgaruda
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Slime?

  13. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Road runner on

    1. AutoFill 2021
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Meep meep!

  14. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What a waste of time and money Ronnie has been. With so many changes hard to get rid of him.

  15. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Enjoying DDG haul while it lasts

  16. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Whose best 2nd keeper to get in WC for 4.5 price bracket
    Thinking Sa 1st choice

  17. Feloh
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    7 goals in 150 games for traore. That's a goals every twenty odd games.

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Due

  18. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno crossbar.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Should have scored

  19. Vlad Tepes
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Shaw will get 2nd Yellow when Traore is on pitch.

  20. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno bar

  21. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    De Gea owners with an uncomfortable watch now that Traore is on.

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      * you mean comfortable, right? 😀

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Never has a player with 0 goals or assists made me so nervous when facing my gk

      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        told you! Goal resulted from his cross!

  22. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno sitter

  23. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Incredible from Jones

  24. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno crossbar, big miss

  25. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Adama looks ridiculous

  26. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ron

  27. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    OMG sitter missed by Bruno

  28. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Suiii goal... offside

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      🙁

  29. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Nonnnn

  30. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    LOL offside Ronnie

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      lolside xD