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Man City v Man Utd team news: Donnarumma, Gvardiol, Foden + Sesko start

14 September 2025 614 comments
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Gameweek 4 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) comes to a conclusion this afternoon at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City v Manchester United gets underway at 16:30 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Pep Guardiola makes six changes to the side that lost 2-1 at Brighton and Hove Albion prior to the international break.

Gianluigi Donnarumma, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Nico O’Reilly, Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku all come into the starting XI.

James Trafford, Matheus Nunes and Oscar Bobb drop to the bench, while John Stones, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Omar Marmoush miss out through injury.

As for United, there is a first Premier League start for Benjamin Sesko, who replaces the injured Matheus Cunha.

The other alterations see Noussair Mazraoui, Patrick Dorgu and Manuel Ugarte come in for Diogo Dalot, Casemiro and Mason Mount.

LINE-UPS

Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Rodri, Bernardo, Reijnders, Foden, Doku, Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Ake, Nico, Savinho, Nunes, Bobb, Mukasa, Lewis, Mfuni

Manchester United XI: Bayindir, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw, Mazraoui, Ugarte, Fernandes, Dorgu, Mbeumo, Amad, Sesko

Subs: Heaton, Lammens, Fredricson, Heaven, Leon, Maguire, Casemiro, Mainoo, Zirkzee

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  1. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Haaland miss of season now!

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Huh? Did very well to even get a finish

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    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      That sucks!

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  2. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    lol

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  3. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Omfg

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  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    leave that for reijnders.....

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  5. Cojones of Destiny
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    get in lad yas!

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  6. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Pain

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  7. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Haaland sticking to the storyline and scoring as usual while also undertaking a side quest and mining for CBI 😎

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  8. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Always captain Salah

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  9. They are eating the dogs
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Haaland should get defcon points for clearance

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    1. Pedersen
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Haaland should get 12 defcon for that goal save

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  10. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Amorim about to start hiding and sliding magnets around his whiteboard.

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    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Harsh but funny

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      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        Why is he keep playing Bruno as a no 6holding mid-fielder - give that to Kobbie
        with legs.

        Switch system 4-2-3-1 play three midfields when all fit (Cunha / Bruno Fernandes / Mbeumbo) with Sesko up front - ?

        If he will not adapt time for the manager to go

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  11. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Bruno not even in the DEFCON mix

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  12. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Fernandes with those god awful sh1t3 chipped crosses over the top over and over

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  13. chocolove
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Enough Haaland.

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  14. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Can't see pep dropping Doku.

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

      Best game I've ever seen from him

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  15. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Haaland getting a few more here

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  16. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Haaland should’ve had a hattrick

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  17. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    How’s Haaland just gone up on the BPS. Big chance missed and shot off target? Am is missing something

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Just get him 🙂

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      1. RUUD!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        I’ve got him on FH but seems weird

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        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 13 days ago

          He is literally doing everything atm

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    2. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Centre back clearances b2b2b

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  18. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    So Rudolph probably needs to go soon-ish.

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  19. Salahbrate
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Is Richarlison nailed?

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    1. Pedersen
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      No. But he would probably play a lot of 70minuts games

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  20. White Pony
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    FPL experts: Haaland a good pick.

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Also FPL experts: Don’t buy Haaland, just free hit him in for GW6.

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  21. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Haaland right captain choice. Unfortunate outcome tho.

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    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Absolutely.

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  22. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Donna big save

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  23. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    time to sell Reindeers?

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Who for though, nobody better at his price

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

        Caicedo. 4 point floor.

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        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 13 days ago

          Reijnders has double point ceiling though

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    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      I'm holding for the moment as City still feel got another level to go

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  24. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    jfc what a save.

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  25. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Thats why city bought donnarumma

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  26. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    mbeumo really unlucky

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    1. Moon Dog
        3 months, 13 days ago

        Yep. That would have been a goal with Trafford in the net. Or anyone really.

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    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Some save that. Utd should have played Lemmens

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      1. FantasyTony
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        They're already starting 11 lemons

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        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 13 days ago

          Lol

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      2. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        As opposed to the Lemon they currently have between the sticks,

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      3. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        Instead of lemons

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    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Beautiful strike from Bryan, incredible save from Gianluigi, that why they bought him.

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    4. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Blimey, what a hit and what a save

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    5. SINGH
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Why do Man Utd have 2 Mbuemo's playing?

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      1. Moon Dog
          3 months, 13 days ago

          Glitch in the Matrix. They must have changed something.

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