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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. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Get a YC, Casemiro!

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Yep - can’t have him with 3 bonus!

  2. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Haaland was never going to do it in the prem

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Half-season wonder

  3. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    5 mins

  4. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    That's some free kick routine that....

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

    Teams and defenders have worked out how to stop Haaland?

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

      I think City are just underperforming and he's a player that relies on good service.

  6. Pariße
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    United again causing trouble with marginal fraud.

  7. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Tyrion Lannister coming on...

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Tyrion is at least witty...

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Ings played yesterday

  8. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Slab head on

    Hope for city

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

    Rashford subbed

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      *dropped

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

    Maguire coming on

  11. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Rash off

  12. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Haaland tc'er. Fully expecting him to be dropped v Spurs.

  13. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Maguire on City will sneak this

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

      It always frightens me when he comes on.

  14. Mirror Man
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Injured Rashford > Mbappe

    • Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Rigged referees cost me pts

      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        United reliving the good ol days

    • lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Where Haaland goal?

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

        It's not 2022 anymore.

    • Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Rashford 3 bonus it looks like

    • The Mighty Hippo
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      The NLD should be a fun watch tomorrow. This result will have the Arsenal players buzzing.

    • Kane and Ablett
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Has Haaland touched the ball this half?

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Casemiro legend!

    • Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      At least my t/c has done better than my mane 3 pter

    • MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Haaland joins city

      Arsenal win the league going away

      Facts

    • Feanor
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      So happy I got rid of Cancelo

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Really depends for who though and if for a hit...
        A) MCI def - flopped so far
        B) MUN def - flopped so far
        C) NEW Def - to play

        Not tons of gain this week. By all accounts had played okay today.

    • diesel001
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      A poor result for anyone who has one or more of the following:

      - A Man Utd defender and a Man City defender (or more than one defender from either team)
      - Haaland (TC)
      - Rashford (but not (c) or (TC))
      - Martial
      - Mahrez
      - Foden

    • It's Fergie Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      GGMU!!!

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

      Get in Utd nice 6pointer

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

        United keeping two up good to see

    • Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Arsenal crown champs now?

    • Kane and Ablett
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      City can’t afford the luxury of a player who touches the ball only ten times in the big games….

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        He has made them shite

    • Dannyb
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Is that full time chaps?

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

        Yes

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

      Bernardo has been awful today.