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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. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Martial essential now ?

  2. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Rashford on

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

      Hope he's wearing his sanitary pad

  3. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Rashford to Rodrigo looking tasty after he inevitably goes off injured.

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Do you expect Rodrigo to still be the striker or still have pens by GW22?

      1. Begbie.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Bamford will break down again soon IMO.

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Fair, but they just bought a new striker

          1. Begbie.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            Ah didn't know that. I expect Rodrigo will remain striker for now due to his record this season but yeah, probably long term a bit worrying.

  4. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    That's Rash up top now, right?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Yes would assume or Bruno false 9

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Actually Antony up top I think

    2. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Anthony up top

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Yep. If Sancho was fully able to play, Man Utd's current best front six would be:

      Eriksen Casemiro
      Sancho Fernandes Antony
      Rashford

  5. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Antony coming on for both Rashford & Martial?

    Not sure that's a smart move....

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Anthony out Anthony in

  6. Maddamotha
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    ANTONY OFF RASHFORD ON

    1. Tactical Frank
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Wrong

    2. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Lol

  7. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Weggy up top on Wednesday night, he'll do well for this United side!

  8. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Little half time massage did the trick. Come on Rash!

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

    G is for Grealish

    And also for gormless

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Who does Gormless play for?

    2. Mirror Man
        3 years, 2 days ago

        And also for grotesque

      • BeaversWithAttitude
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Also for GOAL!!!

    3. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Rashford bloody injured and Martial still comes off ffs that’s bloody annoying. Should have sold Martial to Toney and not Mitro. Watch Mitro haul

    4. Mirror Man
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Foden and De Bruyne have very rosey cheeks today. Like grannies after a few tia marias.

      • asr
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Rashford(c) punt going well I see :/

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Potentially better than Haaland (6 v 4 points)

        2. Gandalf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Be glad he's still playing this gameweek!

      • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Antony playing up front at the moment

      • dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Anthony off for Antony!

        1. Mirror Man
            3 years, 2 days ago

            Anton, Antoff

        2. Amartey Partey
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Rashford subbed and then subbed back on!

          1. Bluetiger1
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            interesting

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

          You're a hero, Marcus Rashford MBE.

        4. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Anthony off for Antony. ETH drops the h

        5. MJF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Martial proving yet again to be an horrific FPL pick.

        6. Lingard’s Shin Guards
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          go rashy u good thing. the tc dream is still alive

          1. Bluetiger1
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            Rashford possible injury before half time will he continue second half or Antony come on to protect him?

            1. Bluetiger1
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 2 days ago

              Looks still on after confusion & Martial off

        7. AARON-1
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          I think I will sell Martial for Ivan Toney assuming Toney comes through the Bournemouth game unscathed.
          Not a fan of "early transfers" but that may be necessary as I have exact money for the switch.

        8. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Nevermind Rashford, best news is Cancelo is still on

          1. Mirror Man
              3 years, 2 days ago

              The poor man's Paul Parker

          2. Jordan.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            if youve never owned rashford this year you wouldnt know what an utter pain in the ar*e he really is

            1. Begbie.
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 2 days ago

              Nah even as a non owner he's a pain in the ar*e because he'll be anonymous all game then get a 90th minute goal and suddenly all you see is "OMG RASHFORD"

          3. Freshy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            Bps
            Rodri (MCI) (12)
            Akanji (MCI) (11)
            Aké (MCI) (10)
            Bernardo (MCI) (8)
            Walker (MCI) (8)
            Eriksen (MUN) (7)
            Fred (MUN) (7)
            Casemiro (MUN) (6)

            1. Bluetiger1
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 2 days ago

              Thanks

            2. Jafooli
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 2 days ago

              Lol, does anyone have any of them in their FPL team?

            3. GOTHAM City F.C.
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 2 days ago

              Rodri hasn't been good tho

            4. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 days ago

              Pointless before 60 mins

          4. Prinzhorn
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            Martial blacklisted

          5. Pep's Money Laundry
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            I don't feel sorry for Martial, they knew in their soul this was the likeliest outcome but they still went ahead and got him in

            1. Pep's Money Laundry
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 2 days ago

              *Martial owners

            2. Old Bull
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 2 days ago

              DGW fever

          6. Bubz
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            Just one goal will do Erling

          7. dansmusen
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            0-0 would be a dream result

          8. how now brown cow
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            Well done cancelo owners. This is going to be a bore draw.

            1. Old Man
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 2 days ago

              Just when I sold him

          9. Begbie.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            Did they just pluck this ref out of the Stretford End or something? 😆

          10. Rainer
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            Ref remembered where he was...