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

    Traore is just a gimmick player with no output.

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

      Like Walcott, but strong.

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

        Walcott is better

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

        Walcott scored goals

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

        Walcott scored and assisted well at arsenal

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

        Walcott was way better.

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

      I think everyone knows that now. Shame really for such a great physical specimen!

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

        Should have gone to wrestling

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

      Physical 99
      Technical 1

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

      If He-Man had a footballer friend, he would look like Traore.

  2. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    The oil dripping from Traore's biceps will be enough to blow United away here

  3. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    As someone that forgot to do their team and staring down a huge red from 14k OR with Ronaldo(c), this hurts.

  4. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Do the basics Ronaldo. Your Portuguese teammates have seen your sui before

  5. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    just came to know that Alonso have given me 6 point - What a pleasant surprise 😀

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

      How did he even get an assist on that corner?

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

        Deemed to have shot from a free kick but Kelleher didn't even get a save for it...

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

        I wonder the same and 2 bonus - I just can't believe it.

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

        He took the free kick

  6. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    MU waking up...

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

    A DDG save right now would be worth 3 points.

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

    Wan Biss is a poor attacking option, offers nothing going forward.

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

      True, but many teams that play 5 at the back, not 5, and flood the team with attackers like their defenders to defend.

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

        No problem with his defence ability - but in two and a half years he has offered little attacking ability which is not good enough for a 50
        Mil player and United RB.

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

    Ronaldo goal incoming after 7 minutes

  10. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Could really do with de Gea assist

  11. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Semedo on my bench.

    This game needs a goal for Jones

    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      From jones*

      1. Giovanni Giorgio
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Jones goal and then he injures himself during the celebration.

        1. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          While pulling the same silly face for both

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

    Skillllllss Adama haha

  13. Egg noodle
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    CR7 goal DDG 1 save

    That's all I ask for

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

      me too

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

      I don't even want a shot at my DDG cleanie

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

    Neves ranger.

  15. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Two weeks owning Ronaldo, and despite the haul last GW, fed up already.

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

      yes you should have gone for Kane

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

    Sancho is just so underwhelming.

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      The English Aspas

    2. Dannyb
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Big time, all he does everytime I watch him is dribble a bit and then lose the ball.

    3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Southgate was slated for starting Saka ahead of him at the Euros

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

    Saiss bar

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

    Rashford on for Sancho

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

      Should have been earlier!

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

    Great play by Matic. Wolves don't score (even from the free kick) and he only had to pick up a YC

  20. Quality Quality Qualit
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Why did Matic bother Traore never scores anyway

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

      5 yard pass to Jimmy was on.

      1. Quality Quality Qualit
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yes, his decision making is even worse than his finishing. Has there ever been a footballer with so much promise and so little end result?

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

    Sancho's consistency is frightening.

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

    Dangerous.

    The smart tactic wasn't the tactical foul but to let Traore continue

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

    How many saves is DDG on?

    1. fusen
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      5

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      5

    3. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      still 5

    4. Egg noodle
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not enough

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

      5. One more needed

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

    De Gea so good he let it hit the bar so it could go for a goal kick 😉

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

    Rashford needs to go broke to up his form. Got rich and forgot how to play.

  26. Threat Level Midnight
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Just one match I want United to line up in a 4-3-3 with Sancho and Rash/Greenwood out wide. Can't be any worse than this crap

  27. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Didn't know Saiss had a good free kick in his locker!

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

    Matic or Shaw subbed next? Because they are on YCs

    1. Egg noodle
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Got to be cavani

  29. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Getting to that nervous time when I’d love another shot on target but at equally convinced it’ll go in

    1. Threat Level Midnight
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Read my mind. LOL

    2. fusen
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I've bet on Wolves scoring, so I'm pretty happy whatever happens from now to the end

  30. The Reptile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Where's my Hoever 1 pointer?