The Dugout Discussion - Gameweek 1 - Man United vs Swansea - Best FPL Tips, Advice, Team News, Picks, and Statistics from Fantasy Football Scout

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Barnes

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Gyökeres	ARS	8.7m	109.5%	Very Likely
Palmer	CHE	10.4m	110.0%	Very Likely
Zubimendi	ARS	5.2m	92.9%	Likely
Cucurella	CHE	6.0m	103.8%	Very Likely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.5m	88.6%	Likely
Raya	ARS	5.9m	90.5%	Likely
Anderson	NFO	5.3m	97.3%	Maybe
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	88.8%	Unlikely
Garner	EVE	5.2m	86.0%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	81.5%	Unlikely
Rice	ARS	7.5m	73.8%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.6m	78.7%	Unlikely
Maguire	MUN	4.3m	71.2%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	71.5%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	7.1m	60.6%	Unlikely
Estêvão	CHE	6.4m	73.3%	Unlikely
Senesi	BOU	4.8m	70.4%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	70.7%	Unlikely
Martinez	MUN	4.8m	68.3%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.2m	68.5%	Unlikely
J.Timber	ARS	6.4m	55.7%	Unlikely
Muñoz	CRY	5.8m	58.2%	Unlikely
Madueke	ARS	6.8m	60.8%	Unlikely
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.3m	62.0%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	60.1%	Unlikely
Ayari	BHA	4.8m	60.4%	Unlikely
Hill	BOU	3.9m	55.2%	Unlikely
Hall	NEW	5.3m	59.4%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	56.3%	Unlikely
G.Jesus	ARS	6.4m	49.1%	Unlikely
Nallo	LIV	3.7m	48.3%	Unlikely
Sarr	CRY	6.3m	40.7%	Unlikely
Scott	BOU	5.0m	45.3%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	8.9m	39.1%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	46.9%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	43.9%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	42.6%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.6m	39.6%	Unlikely
O'Brien	EVE	4.9m	39.4%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.1m	40.8%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Foden	MCI	8.3m	113.8%	Very Likely
Merino	ARS	5.5m	105.4%	Very Likely
Minteh	BHA	5.7m	96.7%	Likely
Yoro	MUN	4.2m	99.7%	Likely
Saka	ARS	9.9m	92.2%	Likely
Spence	TOT	4.3m	97.0%	Maybe
Meslier	LEE	4.2m	98.6%	Maybe
Evanilson	BOU	7.1m	92.5%	Maybe
Schade	BRE	7.0m	86.0%	Maybe
Gravenberch	LIV	5.6m	89.0%	Unlikely
Guéhi	MCI	5.2m	94.0%	Unlikely
Roberts	BUR	4.4m	93.2%	Unlikely
Bajcetic	LIV	4.3m	88.9%	Unlikely
Wood	NFO	7.2m	87.0%	Unlikely
Vicario	TOT	4.8m	84.6%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	14.9m	68.9%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	84.0%	Unlikely
M.Bizot	AVL	4.2m	81.9%	Unlikely
Poveda	SUN	4.8m	84.6%	Unlikely
D.Leon	MUN	4.2m	80.4%	Unlikely
Stach	LEE	4.8m	74.6%	Unlikely
Toti	WOL	4.2m	78.7%	Unlikely
Burrowes	AVL	4.4m	80.0%	Unlikely
Pedro Porro	TOT	5.2m	76.0%	Unlikely
Carvalho	BRE	4.7m	77.5%	Unlikely
Byram	LEE	3.8m	77.9%	Unlikely
Kluivert	BOU	7.0m	76.1%	Unlikely
Aké	MCI	5.3m	73.5%	Unlikely
Weiss	BUR	4.3m	74.1%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.7m	68.5%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.2m	71.8%	Unlikely
Heaven	MUN	3.8m	68.2%	Unlikely
Trésor	BUR	4.4m	71.2%	Unlikely
Ebere	EVE	4.4m	72.1%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	5.9m	70.2%	Unlikely
Arrizabalaga	ARS	4.1m	68.5%	Unlikely
Doku	MCI	6.4m	67.2%	Unlikely
Lavia	CHE	4.9m	70.1%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	5.0m	63.2%	Unlikely
Mayenda	SUN	5.2m	66.2%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
No Change	Sanchez	CHE	B
No Change	Pickford	EVE	B
No Change	Henderson	CRY	C
Up	Petrovic	BOU	C, Vs
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	C
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 6 Feb, 2026 11:17am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	Chalobah	CHE	B
No Change	Senesi	BOU	B, Vs
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	B
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	C
No Change	Tarkowski	EVE	B
No Change	Cash	AVL	B
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	C
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B
No Change	Andersen	FUL	C

Last updated: 6 Feb, 2026 11:20am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Up	Rice	ARS	C
No Change	Fernández	CHE	A
No Change	Rogers	AVL	B
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	A
No Change	Wilson	FUL	A
No Change	Wirtz	LIV	A
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A, Inj
No Change	Ndiaye	EVE	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	A, £

Last updated: 6 Feb, 2026 11:32am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	B
No Change	Ekitiké	LIV	B
No Change	Bowen	WHU	A
Down	Watkins	AVL	B, Inj
Up	Kroupi	BOU	B, Vs, £
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C, VsX

Last updated: 6 Feb, 2026 11:38am

Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 1 – Man United vs Swansea

16 August 2014 2747 comments

Mark

And we’re underway. All our deadlines have passed and the season is here. It all starts at Old Trafford.

Normally the home of trophies and glory, this season United will host teams bereft of silverware but still buoyant, thanks to the Louis van Gaal revolution.

There’s room for optimism. A goal-strewn pre-season accompanied by all the right noises from the manager carries United into an opening day clash with Swansea who are asked to take up the role of sitting ducks. However, the visitors will have other ideas. With the bulk and pace of Wilfried Bony and Bafétimbi Gomis at their disposal, Garry Monk’s side have the weapons to disrupt a make-shift United back-line. It’s going to be interesting.

There should be goals. There should be points. Our expectations are raised by the fact that the world and his wife have the armband on Mr Rooney. The familiar tide of joy and frustration is just minutes away.

Fantasy Football and The Dugout Discussion has returned and it feels good. Enjoy the game.

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JeremyBentham
11 years, 5 months ago
SIGGY SIGGY SIGGY, OI OI OI

WHOS WITH ME
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1. dribbler
  11 years, 5 months ago
  me me me
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2. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 5 months ago
  *KI KI KI
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3. amol
  11 years, 5 months ago
  ME
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Timtastic03
11 years, 5 months ago
Rooney, Jones and Siggy..my 3 players from this game 😀
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1. sminkypinky
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Nice
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2. Sánchez
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Almost pulled it off too. Benched siggy 🙁
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Kirkibost
11 years, 5 months ago
I'm glad I swapped siggy now cause if I'd benched him I'd be needing tranqs
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Sam
11 years, 5 months ago
Chose Hendo over Sig for this week because I thought Gylfi was playing on the right as part of a 4-4-2. I feel like crying. Also a United fan. Not a great day so far.
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Willis.
11 years, 5 months ago
Sigggyyyyy
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Jafooli
11 years, 5 months ago
End the season now.
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Sarnab
11 years, 5 months ago
People planned to rotate Siggy with Bojan 😆
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sminkypinky
11 years, 5 months ago
Stupid me. Idiot. Deserves this. Benched him.
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Tangerine Army XI
11 years, 5 months ago
Anyone else hating this season already?!
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Blue Lion
11 years, 5 months ago
Siggy to Young...Do it they said. He is not playing in the hole they said.
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President John F. Keninnsie
11 years, 5 months ago
Bojan - Siggy rotation isn't off to a good start 😆
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1. Blue Lion
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Lets have a beer.
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2. Feanor
  11 years, 5 months ago
  This is why my fifth midfielder is Marney.
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3. Zep
  11 years, 5 months ago
  You benched him?
  
  *shakes head
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4. President John F. Keninnsie
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Oh not me. I was the one telling people Bojan is a crazy idea.
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FISSH
11 years, 5 months ago
Have no idea what all the united hype has been about.. You can have the best manager in the world doesn't matter if you have a terrible squad
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LewanGOALski
11 years, 5 months ago
Siggy this year's Rambo
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Keith Kiely
11 years, 5 months ago
I hate you siggy... I fu*king hate you
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1. Texas Pete
  11 years, 5 months ago
  +1 (until next week when I have him.)
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  1. Keith Kiely
    11 years, 5 months ago
    I have him... Just stupidly benched him because I expected a better united performance
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Sánchez
11 years, 5 months ago
Rooney (c)
Jones

Siggurdson (bench)

Good or bad?
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1. Keith Kiely
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Good I suppose apart from siggy of course
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2. Tangerine Army XI
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Same here (second bench)
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Milner4eva
11 years, 5 months ago
siggy

I

love

you
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aehii
11 years, 5 months ago
It meant taking out terry, costa, or mata to get siggurdson. 0.5m short.
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Bielsa’s bucket
11 years, 5 months ago
Siggy was the one player in my team who i was least confident of this gw, thanks for proving me wrong...
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1. Keith Kiely
  11 years, 5 months ago
  exact same and thats why I had him on the bench for the game
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Red Devil Swede
11 years, 5 months ago
If United loose this one the owners might actually realize the shit we're in and spend some money on excellent players. Injuries doesn't help either, 9 first teamers out atm.
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Malcolm Tucker for England …
11 years, 5 months ago
Van Gaal is a tactical genius.
Look at how he's changed the ineffective way united are playing to suit the circumstances....oh
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telite
11 years, 5 months ago
So I took Siggy out for the first GW :/ great.
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Mílanista
11 years, 5 months ago
Don't think I've ever been so annoyed with myself at an FPL decision. Classic case of overthinking last night and ending up doing something stupid.
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1. Syd.
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Same here took Siggy out for Young
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  1. Leaf
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Same , well benched Siggy for young
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Kevin Twine
11 years, 5 months ago
Anyone else do Siggy -> Young last night to free up 0.5m?

What a fail. 😆
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1. Mílanista
  11 years, 5 months ago
  ^^^^
  
  Absolute disaster
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  1. Kevin Twine
    11 years, 5 months ago
    At least we know what transfer we're doing this week then
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    1. Mílanista
      11 years, 5 months ago
      I've spent the .5
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2. Well you know, Triffic
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Yes, now to reverse it 🙁
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Your Mum's Athletic
11 years, 5 months ago
I had Siggy all pre-season and then changed him last minute, i will be doing mata > siggy
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1. Mull
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Did someone say knee jerk? 😉
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2. The 12th Man
  11 years, 5 months ago
  ditto! looking at the same transfer. the only way I can get him in without a hit.
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Zep
11 years, 5 months ago
Rooney goal with a Mata assist and I'll be a happy man...
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brookisbabbling
11 years, 5 months ago
BACK OF PAUL SCHOLES HEAD!
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Geordienufc1
11 years, 5 months ago
With siggy, Rooney and jones this pretty much couldn't be going any better for me 😀
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Yome
11 years, 5 months ago
Siggy 0.3 rise incoming, I love it!!!
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Jairzinho
11 years, 5 months ago
Rooney on just 1 bonus point now.

Siggy 2

Ki 3
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MJ6987
11 years, 5 months ago
This United line up does distinctly mid table. I say this as a United fan.
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