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14 January 2023 1409 comments
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The Manchester derby is the first Premier League match of the day and kicks off at Old Trafford at 12:30pm GMT.

United and City are two of the four clubs who ‘double’ in Gameweek 20 and have been well-backed by Fantasy Premier League managers as a result: three of the top four most-bought players ahead of Friday’s deadline came from the these two teams.

The names in question were Luke Shaw, Marcus Rashford and Kevin De Bruyne, and all of them start this afternoon.

As for the rest of the team news, Anthony Martial is fit enough to start for the hosts at Old Trafford.

Shaw stays at centre-half, with Tyrell Malacia at left-back, while Fred comes in to bolster the midfield at the expense of the benched Antony.

Three City players who have struggled for Premier League game-time since the World Cup, Kyle Walker, Joao Cancelo and Phil Foden, are the only three survivors from the side that lost to Southampton in the Carabao Cup in midweek.

Foden is back on the left flank at the expense of Jack Grealish, while Walker and Cancelo’s deployment at full-back means that there is no place for Rico Lewis.

Aymeric Laporte is also among the substitutes.

GAMEWEEK 20 TEAM NEWS

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Shaw, Varane, Malacia, Fred, Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial.

Subs: Heaton, Lindelof, Maguire, Martinez, Antony, Elanga, McTominay, Garnacho, Mainoo.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Ake, Akanji, Cancelo, Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva, Mahrez, Foden, Haaland.

Subs: Ortega, Phillips, Gundogan, Grealish, Laporte, Alvarez, Gomez, Palmer, Lewis.



  1. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    City playing like they are 2 up

  2. jwong23
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    These slow ball movements from City is simply infuriating

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

    Ever since De Bruyne said Belgium we’re too old to win the World Cup his form has dipped so badly,

    He’s looking too old to do anything. Fred is bossing him

    1. jwong23
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      More city players need to play the ball forward. KdB can't do it all on his own

      1. Ruinenlust
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        So he’s only a system player?

    2. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      More looking forward to seeing the Croydon de Bruyne tomorrow

  4. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    What should I be hoping for as TC Haaland and Mahrez but ddg and shaw in team?

    1. MJF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      DDG pen save but Haaland nets the rebound, pen won by Mahrez. Shaw goal.

      1. Zladan
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Then Mahrez doesn’t get his assist…

        1. MJF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 days ago

          That my friend is a very good point!

    2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Do you know why you bought and picked them?

      1. jacob1989
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Haaland and ddg were already in my team. Shaw looked like a long term buy and mahrez a punt.
        Have rashford too. But no city defense.

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Big city win today and Utd cleaning vs Palace is best outcome

    4. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Haaland hattie

  5. Ruinenlust
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Why didn’t Rodri shoot?

  6. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Fred pocketing KDB is not what I expected to see.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Fred is a beast off the ball.

      Doing a Park Ji-sung today.

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Kdb not even on corners

    1. jwong23
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      KdB is pretty lousy on corners to be fair

  8. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Has Haaland touched the ball yet?

    1. Ruinenlust
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      He’s touched it more than Foden has

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        True

  9. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    No service for Haaland so far

  10. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Already regret the TC. Its clear he won't score more than 1 goal I 2 games...oh well...its not the most important chip anyway

    1. MJF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      23 minutes gone man,

    2. Neevesy
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Yawn.

    3. Pariße
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      He can still do a hattrick against Tottenham although Man United and Tottenham were never the best fixtures for a TC.

      But at 21 goals so far, his form is almost inevitably going to drop as it’s so unlikely what had already happened.

    4. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      That's some pretty blatant passive-aggressive reverse psychology you've got going, there. Fate ain't fallin for it 😀

  11. Ruinenlust
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Has Foden touched the ball yet?

  12. Pariße
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Silva needs 30 touches to check all options and end up passing sideways.

    1. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      At least he's checking

    2. jwong23
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      I missed the decisive plays from David Silva...

  13. jwong23
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Bernardo is literally running in circles...

  14. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Credit to ETH and Casemiro for the clear improvement so far

    Or maybe City's form is telling

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Speak of the (red) devil

  15. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Haaland TC feels like a big fail.

    Do something city

    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Goldilocks fraud

    2. Neevesy
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Came here to say "waiting for the TC wasted comments"

      22 mins, and I wasn't disappointed.

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Trying to jinx it?

  16. Ruinenlust
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Haaland blocked

  17. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Blonde Andy Carroll.

  18. SM001
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Was that Haalands first touch?

  19. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Our midfield is extremely compact. City are there for the taking on the counter

    1. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Oor err

      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Dammit!

        Oo err*

  20. Gazwaz80
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Haaland being kept warm like a pop tart in Fred’s pocket…

    1. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Warm? Pop tarts are hotter than the sun!

      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Boppin' Marv proverb

        1. Gazwaz80
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 days ago

          Haha, meant De Bruyne also 😀

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        A pop tart once melted a hole in my tongue like a drop of Alien blood.

        1. Deulofail
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 days ago

          How long did you put it in for?

          1. Marvin.
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 days ago

            Don't know why but this question made me snort with laughter.

            1. Deulofail
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 3 days ago

              8 Minutes!?

              1. Marvin.
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 3 days ago

                We'd be entering nuclear fusion territory after 8 minutes.

                1. Gazwaz80
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 3 days ago

                  Haha 😀

                2. Deulofail
                  • 9 Years
                  3 years, 2 days ago

                  Starting to realise that you weren't intentionally quoting Alan Partridge 😆

                  1. Marvin.
                    • 9 Years
                    3 years, 2 days ago

                    That was an apple pie.

                  2. Gazwaz80
                    • 6 Years
                    3 years, 2 days ago

                    Dan…

          2. Piggs Boson
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            10 seconds

  21. MJF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Martial being shouted at by the crowd twice for laziness.

    1. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      I can’t stand him.

    2. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Screaming at glass makes it more likely to break

      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Deulofail proverb

  22. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Ten Hag got United playing ball.

  23. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    DGWs are a trap

  24. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Can see where Wout might do a job for United. Martial's holdup play is only decent with the ball to his feet.

  25. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    As a owner of Shaw, Rash, Ederson, KDB and Haaland(c) i fully expect match to end 1:1 with goals from Bruno and Rodri. Asists Casemiro and Bilva

    1. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Most likely.

  26. boc610
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Dear fred , please let kdb out of your pocket, thanks

  27. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Fred like a limpet stuck to KDB

  28. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    This has 0-0 written all over it

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Just the bottom left corner for me.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Top left for me

    2. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      You talking about the article comment section?

  29. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Is that a card board cut out of Martial?

  30. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Goalcelo yet?